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Short Sellers Retreat From Biogen Idec, Move On Pharmacyclics (BIIB, BMRN, PCYC)
Friday, October 25, 2013 - 3:36pm | 924Among leading biotech and emerging pharmaceutical companies, short sellers retreated from Biogen Idec (NASDAQ: BIIB) by the largest percentage in early October. Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN), Illumina (NASDAQ: ILMN), Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: REGN) and Seattle Genetics (NASDAQ: SGEN) saw short...
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Short Sellers Move On Amgen, Vertex (AMGN, PCYC, VRTX)
Friday, October 11, 2013 - 2:33pm | 901Among leading biotech and emerging pharmaceutical companies, short sellers moved on Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN), Pharmacyclics (NASDAQ: PCYC) and Vertex Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: VRTX) the most strongly in late September. The number of shares sold short in Dendreon (NASDAQ: DNDN) and Biogen Idec (NASDAQ:...
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BioMarin, Celgene Lead Trend in Biotech Short Interest (BRMN, CELG, REGN)
Wednesday, September 25, 2013 - 12:52pm | 897Among leading biotech and emerging pharmaceutical companies, short sellers moved on BioMarin Pharmaceutical (NASDAQ: BMRN), Celgene (NASDAQ: CELG) and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: REGN) the most between the August 30 and September 13 settlement dates. The number of shares sold short in...
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Alexion, Pharmacyclics Buck Trend in Biotech Short Interest (ALXN, CELG, PCYC)
Saturday, September 14, 2013 - 11:47am | 910Declining short interest in Alexion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ALXN) and Pharmacyclics (NASDAQ: PCYC) bucked the trend among leading biotech and emerging pharmaceutical companies between the August 15 and August 30 settlement dates. The number of shares sold short in Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN), Biogen...
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Short Interest In Celgene, Onyx Continues To Shrink (CELG, ONXX, VRTX)
Tuesday, August 27, 2013 - 1:29pm | 943Among leading biotech and emerging pharmaceutical companies, Celgene (NASDAQ: CELG), Onyx Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ONXX) and Vertex Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: VRTX) saw significant percentage declines in short interest between the July 31 and August 15 settlement dates. Short sellers also shied away...
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Short Interest in Pharmacyclics Plunges (AMGN, ONXX, PCYC)
Friday, July 26, 2013 - 10:46am | 913Among biotech and emerging pharmaceutical companies, Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN), Onyx Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ONXX) and Pharmacyclics (NASDAQ: PCYC) saw the most significant percentage declines in short interest between the June 28 and July 15 settlement dates. Short sellers also shied away from...
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Short Interest Rises in Gilead Sciences, Onyx Pharmaceuticals (BIIB, GILD, ONXX)
Thursday, July 11, 2013 - 12:47pm | 925Among biotech and emerging pharmaceutical companies, Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ: GILD) and Onyx Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ONXX) saw the most significant rises in short interest between the June 14 and June 28 settlement dates. The number of shares sold short in Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN), Arena...
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Short Interest in Biogen Idec and Vertex Shrinks (BIIB, CELG, VRTX)
Wednesday, June 26, 2013 - 1:17pm | 894Among biotech and emerging pharmaceutical companies, Celgene (NASDAQ: CELG) and saw the most significant rise in short interest between the May 31 and June 14 settlement dates. The number of shares sold short in Onyx Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ONXX), Pharmacyclics (NASDAQ: PCYC) and Regeneron...
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Short Interest Falls in Vertex, Rises in Biogen Idec (VRTX, BIIB)
Wednesday, June 12, 2013 - 1:29pm | 926Among biotech and emerging pharmaceutical companies, Biogen Idec (NASDAQ: BIIB), saw the most significant rise in short interest between the May 15 and May 31 settlement dates. The number of shares sold short in Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN), Dendreon (NASDAQ: DNDN), Onyx Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ONXX)...
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Short Interest in Vertex Rises, in Biogen Idec Falls
Wednesday, May 29, 2013 - 1:19pm | 862Among biotech and emerging pharmaceutical companies, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: REGN) and Vertex Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: VRTX) saw he most significant rise in short interest between the April 30 and May 15 settlement dates. The number of shares sold short in Alexion Pharmaceuticals (...
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Short Interest in Vertex Rises, in Celgene Falls
Saturday, May 11, 2013 - 10:45am | 884The short interest moves in biotech and emerging pharmaceutical companies were mixed in the latter two weeks of April. The number of shares sold short in Dendreon (NASDAQ: DNDN), Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ: GILD), Illumina (NASDAQ: ILMN), Onyx Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ONXX) and VIVUS (NASDAQ: VVUS)...
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Illumina and Other Bargain Biotech Stocks Worth a Look Now
Wednesday, May 1, 2013 - 12:57pm | 916The research team at PropThink, which focuses on emerging growth companies in the health care sector, recently offered a list of bargain biotech stocks worth a look. The stocks that made the list include Endo Health Solutions (NASDAQ: ENDP), Illumina (NASDAQ: ILMN) and Keryx Biopharmaceuticals (...
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Short Sellers Move into Celgene, Regeneron
Friday, April 26, 2013 - 1:25pm | 861The short interest moves in biotech and emerging pharmaceutical companies were mixed in the first two weeks of April. The number of shares sold short in Alexion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ALXN), Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN), Biogen Idec (NASDAQ: BIIB), Dendreon (NASDAQ: DNDN), Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ: GILD...
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Short Sellers Move Out of Amgen, Celgene, Pharmacyclics
Wednesday, April 10, 2013 - 1:30pm | 819The short interest in biotech and emerging pharmaceutical companies was mixed in the final two weeks of March. The number of shares sold short in Alexion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ALXN), Arena Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ARNA), Illumina (NASDAQ: ILMN), Onyx Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ONXX), Vertex...
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Short Sellers Dump Amgen, Focus on Celgene, Gilead Sciences
Thursday, March 28, 2013 - 8:18am | 891The short interest in biotech and emerging pharmaceutical companies was mixed again in the first two weeks of March. The number of shares sold short in Arena Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ARNA), Dendreon (NASDAQ: DNDN), Illumina (NASDAQ: ILMN) and VIVUS (NASDAQ: VVUS) grew somewhat between the...