Wednesday, May 25, 2016

RSV F Fast track NVAX Let the bodies hit the floor!


Monday, April 11, 2016

NVAX update

Account balance has been painful.
I've added as able.
Top line results expected next 3 months.
Ownership >77% now with large short position.
More ownership data coming out over the next month, I expect good data.
If they execute and news is good I will hold.
If news is bad the trade is off.

Friday, February 12, 2016

Last place

It would be nice if the tides changed.  Ongoing results here:  http://libra-investments.com/hf/bh.html


Thursday, February 4, 2016

Thursday, January 14, 2016

NVAX, the big flush

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Sunday, January 3, 2016

INCYTE INCY

Timeline for blockbuster drug Jakafi
6/8/11  NDA
8/3/11 FDA accepts filing
11/16/11  1st approval, 2nd indication approval comes 12/4/14

This one made some wild moves:
2/11/8 $12.83   11/7/8   1.85, a whopping 86% decline, long recovery until 3/8/10   25 months
4/5/10   14.87    5/3/10   8.5   43% decline, recover 9/20/10    5 months
5/2/11  21.15    11/21/11   11.76  44% decline, recover 4/23/12   11 months

now above $108, a 745% gain since 2008

Lessons:
Bear market brutal but sitting tight can work out.
Options, I've used Leaps before, perhaps better to buy when they have declined 30-40% off a peak.

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ALXN

I followed this company back when it was trading near $25, kind of kicked myself for not buying in to it.  It is now 190ish.  Regulatory time frame for Solaris:
09/06  submitted for regulatory approval
11/06  FDA granted it priority review
03/07  approved
09/11  approved for an additional indication

Price action:
9/5 7.5      11/5 4.59    38% decline, 1/6 recover    2,400% gain since 9/5, 1.5 years prior to product.
3/6 9.55     5/6 7.45      22%, 11/6 recover
11/6  11.45  3/7 8.78    23%, 3/7 recover
10/7   20.03    3/8  12.32    38%  7/8 recover
It took until 2010 to clear out the $25 range

Lessons:
Lots of volatility in price
Price mostly recovers within a year.
The climb is not really fast, especially at the approval time frame.  Revenues really do matter, take time to recognize.
Price can double in the year or two before approval (double from previous peak even).
Gotta sit tight to be right.