Nasdaq Biotechnology Ishares (IBB) 308.45 $IBB
7 Huge Mistakes Every ETF Investor Needs to Avoid
Eric Dutram - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Oct 09, 9:45AM CDT
These are some of the most common misconceptions about ETF investing, make sure you do not make the same mistakes!
SPY: 201.33 (+0.12), VXX: 21.27 (-0.01), GLD: 110.87 (+1.73), XBI: 64.76 (+1.11), IBB: 308.45 (+1.25), IAU: 11.18 (+0.17)
Stocks Rally as March Rate Hike Most Likely
at The Street - Thu Oct 08, 3:06PM CDT
Stocks break free of range-bound trading in the final hour Thursday as a March rate hike grows more likely.
AA: 10.26 (-0.75), GILD: 100.65 (-0.16), MRK: 50.95 (-0.07), PFE: 33.24 (+0.15), DPZ: 105.38 (+2.74), DB: 29.34 (+0.95), AMGN: 149.59 (-0.31), IBB: 308.45 (+1.25), EMC: 27.86 (+0.68), LL: 18.84 (+2.42)
Correction in Health Care Stocks Remains in Full Force
at The Street - Thu Oct 08, 3:00PM CDT
Have we reached the point where something will be done about it?
CI: 136.36 (+2.73), ANTM: 140.49 (+3.16), HCA: 77.91 (+1.25), XBI: 64.76 (+1.11), UNH: 119.27 (+3.19), IBB: 308.45 (+1.25), XLV: 68.44 (+0.31)
Stocks Rise as Investors Interpret Fed Minutes as Dovish
at The Street - Thu Oct 08, 1:55PM CDT
Equities turn higher in late afternoon trading Thursday as investors interpret the Federal Reserve's minutes of its September meeting as dovish.
AA: 10.26 (-0.75), SHAK: 44.05 (-2.17), GILD: 100.65 (-0.16), MRK: 50.95 (-0.07), PFE: 33.24 (+0.15), DPZ: 105.38 (+2.74), DB: 29.34 (+0.95), AMGN: 149.59 (-0.31), IBB: 308.45 (+1.25), FCAU: 15.67 (+0.17), EMC: 27.86 (+0.68), LL: 18.84 (+2.42)
Biogen Caused Biotech Collapse but Might Also Lead Stocks Higher
at The Street - Thu Oct 08, 7:49AM CDT
Biogen has the opportunity to make amends for its second-quarter earnings blow-up when it reports third-quarter earnings in two weeks.
BIIB: 269.16 (-10.72), GILD: 100.65 (-0.16), IBB: 308.45 (+1.25), AMGN: 149.59 (-0.31), CELG: 117.38 (-0.59)
Why This Biotech Stock Is Bucking Biotech's Bloodbath
Todd Campbell, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Oct 08, 6:20AM CDT
Source: Clovis Oncology. Worry that regulators will pursue price controls on drugs and curb industry profit has led to a massive sell-off in biotech that has included more than a 17% drop in the Nasdaq Biotechnology ETF over the past three...
CLVS: 93.60 (+3.62), IBB: 308.45 (+1.25)
Jim Cramer -- Take Cisco Over Juniper and Buy Celgene, Too
at The Street - Wed Oct 07, 10:24AM CDT
Cramer likes Cisco Systems' low valuation and exposure to the cyber security industry. He loves Celgene for its above-average growth and reasonable valuation.
IBB: 308.45 (+1.25), CSCO: 27.91 (unch), CELG: 117.38 (-0.59), JNPR: 29.40 (-0.40)
iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology Index Falls 3.60% on Heavy Volume: Watch For Potential Rebound
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Tue Oct 06, 3:44PM CDT
iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology Index (AMEX:IBB) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $292.55 to a high of $310.00. Yesterday, the shares fell 3.6%, which took the trading range below the 3-day low of $297.00 on volume of 5.8 million shares. Often times after large one-day declines, short-term traders may play for some degree of mean reversion.
IBB: 308.45 (+1.25)
Look for Shares of iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology Index to Potentially Rebound after Yesterday's 3.60% Sell Off
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Tue Oct 06, 3:44PM CDT
iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology Index (AMEX:IBB) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $292.55 to a high of $310.00. Yesterday, the shares fell 3.6%, which took the trading range below the 3-day low of $297.00 on volume of 5.8 million shares. Often times after large one-day declines, short-term traders may play for some degree of mean reversion.
IBB: 308.45 (+1.25)
Stocks Close Mixed as Biotech Slumps, Energy Jumps
at The Street - Tue Oct 06, 3:38PM CDT
It's a very different day of trading for the investor favoring energy stocks compared to those hedging their bets on biotech.
BIIB: 269.16 (-10.72), SWKS: 79.50 (+0.07), HAL: 39.65 (-0.76), ILMN: 147.77 (+7.40), XOM: 79.26 (-0.77), IBB: 308.45 (+1.25), COP: 56.10 (-0.18), PMCS: 10.29 (+0.09), TCS: 11.90 (+0.15), LLY: 86.14 (+2.37), BMY: 61.44 (+0.93), ENS: 65.12 (-0.87), PEP: 99.47 (+0.50), AA: 10.26 (-0.75), DD: 56.18 (+0.05), TEVA: 58.96 (-0.28), CVX: 89.57 (-0.34), PTR: 80.09 (-0.93), JCI: 44.30 (-0.09), XLE: 68.94 (-0.45)
Why Biotech Stocks Were Crushed, Again
Brian Feroldi, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Oct 06, 3:24PM CDT
What: It was another tough day to be a biotech investor as the entire sector was once again sold-off hard today. The iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology ETF , an exchange traded fund that holds a basket of 144 biotech stocks with market caps over $200...
IBB: 308.45 (+1.25)
DuPont Still has Upside; Investors Seek Value Over Growth
at The Street - Tue Oct 06, 2:44PM CDT
The CNBC 'Fast Money' traders say DuPont still has upside despite Tuesday's 10% rally, while PepsiCo, McDonald's and Yum! Brands could also continue to rally.
SPY: 201.33 (+0.12), DIA: 170.76 (+0.39), MCD: 102.76 (-0.19), DD: 56.18 (+0.05), IBB: 308.45 (+1.25), BWLD: 196.14 (-1.07), PEP: 99.47 (+0.50), TXRH: 38.06 (-0.13), YUM: 70.25 (+2.79), XLE: 68.94 (-0.45)
Dow Edges Up as Oil Closes at Five-Week High
at The Street - Tue Oct 06, 2:16PM CDT
Stocks are mixed on Tuesday afternoon as energy pushes the Dow Jones Industrial Average higher while a biotech selloff weighs on the Nasdaq.
BUD: 111.88 (+1.19), BIIB: 269.16 (-10.72), SWKS: 79.50 (+0.07), HAL: 39.65 (-0.76), TAP: 81.61 (-0.39), ILMN: 147.77 (+7.40), IBB: 308.45 (+1.25), XOM: 79.26 (-0.77), COP: 56.10 (-0.18), PMCS: 10.29 (+0.09), TCS: 11.90 (+0.15), LLY: 86.14 (+2.37), BMY: 61.44 (+0.93), PEP: 99.47 (+0.50), AA: 10.26 (-0.75), DD: 56.18 (+0.05), TEVA: 58.96 (-0.28), CVX: 89.57 (-0.34), AAPL: 112.12 (+2.62), PTR: 80.09 (-0.93), XLE: 68.94 (-0.45)
Stocks Move Back Into Red as Biotech Sells Off Again
at The Street - Tue Oct 06, 9:36AM CDT
Stocks move back into the red by mid-morning Tuesday as the biotech sector suffers another selloff.
BUD: 111.88 (+1.19), BIIB: 269.16 (-10.72), SWKS: 79.50 (+0.07), TAP: 81.61 (-0.39), IBB: 308.45 (+1.25), ILMN: 147.77 (+7.40), LLY: 86.14 (+2.37), TCS: 11.90 (+0.15), PMCS: 10.29 (+0.09), BMY: 61.44 (+0.93), PEP: 99.47 (+0.50), AA: 10.26 (-0.75), DD: 56.18 (+0.05), TEVA: 58.96 (-0.28), AAPL: 112.12 (+2.62)
'Fast Money' Recap: Have Markets Risen Too Far Too Fast?
at The Street - Tue Oct 06, 4:00AM CDT
The trading panel discussed Dupont, Norman Peltz and if today's stock market is acting like 2011's.
SPY: 201.33 (+0.12), GILD: 100.65 (-0.16), DD: 56.18 (+0.05), IBB: 308.45 (+1.25), CELG: 117.38 (-0.59)
Stocks Climb in Year's Longest Winning Streak
at The Street - Mon Oct 05, 3:08PM CDT
Wall Street welcomes big gains, and a 2015 winning streak, to kick off the new week.
KMI: 32.35 (-0.33), BIIB: 269.16 (-10.72), GE: 28.07 (+0.04), POT: 21.74 (-0.16), XOM: 79.26 (-0.77), COP: 56.10 (-0.18), IBB: 308.45 (+1.25), LLY: 86.14 (+2.37), BMY: 61.44 (+0.93), APP: 0.11 (unch), RDS.A: 55.27 (-0.61), GOOGL: 671.24 (+4.24), TEVA: 58.96 (-0.28), TWTR: 30.85 (+0.53), CVX: 89.57 (-0.34), XLE: 68.94 (-0.45)
3 Reasons ISIS Pharmaceuticals Is a Buy
Brian Feroldi, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Oct 05, 2:43PM CDT
Image source: ISIS Pharmaceuticals. After years of providing investors with market-crushing returns, biotech stocks as a group have taken quite the beat-down recently. After reaching a brief peak in price over the summer months, iShares Nasdaq...
ISIS: 43.24 (+0.86), IBB: 308.45 (+1.25)
S&P 500 on Track for Longest Winning Streak of 2015
at The Street - Mon Oct 05, 2:15PM CDT
Stocks extend big gains into the final hour of trading Monday, putting the S&P 500 on track for its longest winning streak this year.
KMI: 32.35 (-0.33), BIIB: 269.16 (-10.72), GE: 28.07 (+0.04), POT: 21.74 (-0.16), XOM: 79.26 (-0.77), COP: 56.10 (-0.18), IBB: 308.45 (+1.25), LLY: 86.14 (+2.37), BMY: 61.44 (+0.93), APP: 0.11 (unch), RDS.A: 55.27 (-0.61), GOOGL: 671.24 (+4.24), TEVA: 58.96 (-0.28), TWTR: 30.85 (+0.53), CVX: 89.57 (-0.34), XLE: 68.94 (-0.45)
Watch for iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology Index to Potentially Pullback After Gaining 3.42% Yesterday
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Fri Oct 02, 3:53PM CDT
iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology Index (AMEX:IBB) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $297.22 to a high of $316.00. Yesterday, the shares gained 3.4%, which took the trading range above the 3-day high of $305.94 on volume of 4.2 million shares. Often times after large one-day gains, short term traders will seek to take profits and, as such, investors should be cautious.
IBB: 308.45 (+1.25)
7 Huge Mistakes Every ETF Investor Needs to Avoid
Eric Dutram - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Oct 09, 9:45AM CDT
These are some of the most common misconceptions about ETF investing, make sure you do not make the same mistakes!
SPY: 201.33 (+0.12), VXX: 21.27 (-0.01), GLD: 110.87 (+1.73), XBI: 64.76 (+1.11), IBB: 308.45 (+1.25), IAU: 11.18 (+0.17)
Stocks Rally as March Rate Hike Most Likely
at The Street - Thu Oct 08, 3:06PM CDT
Stocks break free of range-bound trading in the final hour Thursday as a March rate hike grows more likely.
AA: 10.26 (-0.75), GILD: 100.65 (-0.16), MRK: 50.95 (-0.07), PFE: 33.24 (+0.15), DPZ: 105.38 (+2.74), DB: 29.34 (+0.95), AMGN: 149.59 (-0.31), IBB: 308.45 (+1.25), EMC: 27.86 (+0.68), LL: 18.84 (+2.42)
Correction in Health Care Stocks Remains in Full Force
at The Street - Thu Oct 08, 3:00PM CDT
Have we reached the point where something will be done about it?
CI: 136.36 (+2.73), ANTM: 140.49 (+3.16), HCA: 77.91 (+1.25), XBI: 64.76 (+1.11), UNH: 119.27 (+3.19), IBB: 308.45 (+1.25), XLV: 68.44 (+0.31)
Stocks Rise as Investors Interpret Fed Minutes as Dovish
at The Street - Thu Oct 08, 1:55PM CDT
Equities turn higher in late afternoon trading Thursday as investors interpret the Federal Reserve's minutes of its September meeting as dovish.
AA: 10.26 (-0.75), SHAK: 44.05 (-2.17), GILD: 100.65 (-0.16), MRK: 50.95 (-0.07), PFE: 33.24 (+0.15), DPZ: 105.38 (+2.74), DB: 29.34 (+0.95), AMGN: 149.59 (-0.31), IBB: 308.45 (+1.25), FCAU: 15.67 (+0.17), EMC: 27.86 (+0.68), LL: 18.84 (+2.42)
Biogen Caused Biotech Collapse but Might Also Lead Stocks Higher
at The Street - Thu Oct 08, 7:49AM CDT
Biogen has the opportunity to make amends for its second-quarter earnings blow-up when it reports third-quarter earnings in two weeks.
BIIB: 269.16 (-10.72), GILD: 100.65 (-0.16), IBB: 308.45 (+1.25), AMGN: 149.59 (-0.31), CELG: 117.38 (-0.59)
Why This Biotech Stock Is Bucking Biotech's Bloodbath
Todd Campbell, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Oct 08, 6:20AM CDT
Source: Clovis Oncology. Worry that regulators will pursue price controls on drugs and curb industry profit has led to a massive sell-off in biotech that has included more than a 17% drop in the Nasdaq Biotechnology ETF over the past three...
CLVS: 93.60 (+3.62), IBB: 308.45 (+1.25)
Jim Cramer -- Take Cisco Over Juniper and Buy Celgene, Too
at The Street - Wed Oct 07, 10:24AM CDT
Cramer likes Cisco Systems' low valuation and exposure to the cyber security industry. He loves Celgene for its above-average growth and reasonable valuation.
IBB: 308.45 (+1.25), CSCO: 27.91 (unch), CELG: 117.38 (-0.59), JNPR: 29.40 (-0.40)
iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology Index Falls 3.60% on Heavy Volume: Watch For Potential Rebound
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Tue Oct 06, 3:44PM CDT
iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology Index (AMEX:IBB) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $292.55 to a high of $310.00. Yesterday, the shares fell 3.6%, which took the trading range below the 3-day low of $297.00 on volume of 5.8 million shares. Often times after large one-day declines, short-term traders may play for some degree of mean reversion.
IBB: 308.45 (+1.25)
Look for Shares of iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology Index to Potentially Rebound after Yesterday's 3.60% Sell Off
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Tue Oct 06, 3:44PM CDT
iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology Index (AMEX:IBB) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $292.55 to a high of $310.00. Yesterday, the shares fell 3.6%, which took the trading range below the 3-day low of $297.00 on volume of 5.8 million shares. Often times after large one-day declines, short-term traders may play for some degree of mean reversion.
IBB: 308.45 (+1.25)
Stocks Close Mixed as Biotech Slumps, Energy Jumps
at The Street - Tue Oct 06, 3:38PM CDT
It's a very different day of trading for the investor favoring energy stocks compared to those hedging their bets on biotech.
BIIB: 269.16 (-10.72), SWKS: 79.50 (+0.07), HAL: 39.65 (-0.76), ILMN: 147.77 (+7.40), XOM: 79.26 (-0.77), IBB: 308.45 (+1.25), COP: 56.10 (-0.18), PMCS: 10.29 (+0.09), TCS: 11.90 (+0.15), LLY: 86.14 (+2.37), BMY: 61.44 (+0.93), ENS: 65.12 (-0.87), PEP: 99.47 (+0.50), AA: 10.26 (-0.75), DD: 56.18 (+0.05), TEVA: 58.96 (-0.28), CVX: 89.57 (-0.34), PTR: 80.09 (-0.93), JCI: 44.30 (-0.09), XLE: 68.94 (-0.45)
Why Biotech Stocks Were Crushed, Again
Brian Feroldi, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Oct 06, 3:24PM CDT
What: It was another tough day to be a biotech investor as the entire sector was once again sold-off hard today. The iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology ETF , an exchange traded fund that holds a basket of 144 biotech stocks with market caps over $200...
IBB: 308.45 (+1.25)
DuPont Still has Upside; Investors Seek Value Over Growth
at The Street - Tue Oct 06, 2:44PM CDT
The CNBC 'Fast Money' traders say DuPont still has upside despite Tuesday's 10% rally, while PepsiCo, McDonald's and Yum! Brands could also continue to rally.
SPY: 201.33 (+0.12), DIA: 170.76 (+0.39), MCD: 102.76 (-0.19), DD: 56.18 (+0.05), IBB: 308.45 (+1.25), BWLD: 196.14 (-1.07), PEP: 99.47 (+0.50), TXRH: 38.06 (-0.13), YUM: 70.25 (+2.79), XLE: 68.94 (-0.45)
Dow Edges Up as Oil Closes at Five-Week High
at The Street - Tue Oct 06, 2:16PM CDT
Stocks are mixed on Tuesday afternoon as energy pushes the Dow Jones Industrial Average higher while a biotech selloff weighs on the Nasdaq.
BUD: 111.88 (+1.19), BIIB: 269.16 (-10.72), SWKS: 79.50 (+0.07), HAL: 39.65 (-0.76), TAP: 81.61 (-0.39), ILMN: 147.77 (+7.40), IBB: 308.45 (+1.25), XOM: 79.26 (-0.77), COP: 56.10 (-0.18), PMCS: 10.29 (+0.09), TCS: 11.90 (+0.15), LLY: 86.14 (+2.37), BMY: 61.44 (+0.93), PEP: 99.47 (+0.50), AA: 10.26 (-0.75), DD: 56.18 (+0.05), TEVA: 58.96 (-0.28), CVX: 89.57 (-0.34), AAPL: 112.12 (+2.62), PTR: 80.09 (-0.93), XLE: 68.94 (-0.45)
Stocks Move Back Into Red as Biotech Sells Off Again
at The Street - Tue Oct 06, 9:36AM CDT
Stocks move back into the red by mid-morning Tuesday as the biotech sector suffers another selloff.
BUD: 111.88 (+1.19), BIIB: 269.16 (-10.72), SWKS: 79.50 (+0.07), TAP: 81.61 (-0.39), IBB: 308.45 (+1.25), ILMN: 147.77 (+7.40), LLY: 86.14 (+2.37), TCS: 11.90 (+0.15), PMCS: 10.29 (+0.09), BMY: 61.44 (+0.93), PEP: 99.47 (+0.50), AA: 10.26 (-0.75), DD: 56.18 (+0.05), TEVA: 58.96 (-0.28), AAPL: 112.12 (+2.62)
'Fast Money' Recap: Have Markets Risen Too Far Too Fast?
at The Street - Tue Oct 06, 4:00AM CDT
The trading panel discussed Dupont, Norman Peltz and if today's stock market is acting like 2011's.
SPY: 201.33 (+0.12), GILD: 100.65 (-0.16), DD: 56.18 (+0.05), IBB: 308.45 (+1.25), CELG: 117.38 (-0.59)
Stocks Climb in Year's Longest Winning Streak
at The Street - Mon Oct 05, 3:08PM CDT
Wall Street welcomes big gains, and a 2015 winning streak, to kick off the new week.
KMI: 32.35 (-0.33), BIIB: 269.16 (-10.72), GE: 28.07 (+0.04), POT: 21.74 (-0.16), XOM: 79.26 (-0.77), COP: 56.10 (-0.18), IBB: 308.45 (+1.25), LLY: 86.14 (+2.37), BMY: 61.44 (+0.93), APP: 0.11 (unch), RDS.A: 55.27 (-0.61), GOOGL: 671.24 (+4.24), TEVA: 58.96 (-0.28), TWTR: 30.85 (+0.53), CVX: 89.57 (-0.34), XLE: 68.94 (-0.45)
3 Reasons ISIS Pharmaceuticals Is a Buy
Brian Feroldi, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Oct 05, 2:43PM CDT
Image source: ISIS Pharmaceuticals. After years of providing investors with market-crushing returns, biotech stocks as a group have taken quite the beat-down recently. After reaching a brief peak in price over the summer months, iShares Nasdaq...
ISIS: 43.24 (+0.86), IBB: 308.45 (+1.25)
S&P 500 on Track for Longest Winning Streak of 2015
at The Street - Mon Oct 05, 2:15PM CDT
Stocks extend big gains into the final hour of trading Monday, putting the S&P 500 on track for its longest winning streak this year.
KMI: 32.35 (-0.33), BIIB: 269.16 (-10.72), GE: 28.07 (+0.04), POT: 21.74 (-0.16), XOM: 79.26 (-0.77), COP: 56.10 (-0.18), IBB: 308.45 (+1.25), LLY: 86.14 (+2.37), BMY: 61.44 (+0.93), APP: 0.11 (unch), RDS.A: 55.27 (-0.61), GOOGL: 671.24 (+4.24), TEVA: 58.96 (-0.28), TWTR: 30.85 (+0.53), CVX: 89.57 (-0.34), XLE: 68.94 (-0.45)
Watch for iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology Index to Potentially Pullback After Gaining 3.42% Yesterday
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Fri Oct 02, 3:53PM CDT
iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology Index (AMEX:IBB) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $297.22 to a high of $316.00. Yesterday, the shares gained 3.4%, which took the trading range above the 3-day high of $305.94 on volume of 4.2 million shares. Often times after large one-day gains, short term traders will seek to take profits and, as such, investors should be cautious.
IBB: 308.45 (+1.25)
