November 2, 2023 7:46am

Our portfolio that is … torn asunder

Earnings: Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY), Ionis Pharmaceuticals (IONS), Ultragenyx Pharmaceuticals (RARE)

Pre-Open Indications: 1 Positive, 2 Sell into Strength and 1 Negative Indications

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Remember that overnight and pre-open actions in futures don't necessarily translate into actual trading in the coming day’s session. My interpretation of the morning’s numbers is written to be informative; it’s built on what could happen or materialize

 

The pre-open Dow futures are UP +0.36% or (+121 points), the S&P is UP +0.54% or (+23 points) as the Nasdaq is UP +0.83% or (+122 points)

Stock futures rose Thursday,

European markets opened higher,

Asia Pacific markets rose sharply,

 

Henry’omics:

We need to more than consider the economic environment - rising rates and inflation to comprehend the micro re “our” universe of cell and gene therapy companies …

Wednesday, indexes gained as the Dow closed UP +221.71 points or +0.67%, the S&P closed UP +44.06 points or +1.05% while the Nasdaq closed UP +210.23 points or +1.64%.

Economic Data Docket: The cost of labor unexpectedly declined in the third quarter, providing at least some relief in the inflation front, the Labor Department reported. Unit labor costs, a measure of hourly compensation against productivity, fell 0.8% for the July-through-September period at a seasonally adjusted rate. Economists had been looking for a gain of 0.7%. On a 12-month basis, unit labor costs increased 1.9%. The breakdown reflected a 3.9% increase in hourly compensation, offset by a 4.7% rise in productivity. That increase in productivity also was more than expected, beating the Dow Jones estimate for a gain of 4.3% for the biggest quarterly gain since the Q3/20. Output increased 5.9%, while hours worked rose 1.1%.

 

Ebb and flow:

Q4: November – 1 positive close

·         October – 1 sick day, 9 positive and 12 negative closes

 

Companies in my headlights – It’s your decision; I provide ideas and context: looking for lost SHEAP …

I post about “indication intelligence” devoting my time to collection and analysis of information to assist investors with insight into sector vulnerabilities and strengths. A dictionary definition of “indicate” refers to something less than a certainty; an indication could be a signal of being oversold or overbought, a recommendation, or grounds for inferring or a basis for believing.

Sell into Strength Indications:

Wednesday’s closing price,  Tuesday's closing “numbers” with aftermarket dollar ($) and cent ($0.00) value and percentage (%)

Cellectis SA (CLLS) closed up +$1.67 after Tuesday’s -$0.04 with a positive +$0.57 or +21.5% pre-open indication

CRISPR Therapeutics closed up +$4.82 after Tuesday’s $0.00 with a positive +$0.25 or +0.57% pre-open indication

 

Positive Indications:

Wednesday’s closing price, some Tuesday,  closing “numbers” with aftermarket dollar ($) and cent ($0.00) value and percentage (%)

Intellia Therapeutics (NTLA) closed up +$0.45 with a positive +$0.25 or +0.98% pre-open indication

 

Negative Indications:

Wednesday’s closing price,  with aftermarket dollar ($) and cent ($0.00) value and percentage (%)

Ionis Pharmaceutica’s (IONS) closed up +$0.99 with a negative -$3.29 or -7.27% pre-open indication -EARNINGS

 

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  • U.S. stock futures pushed higher early Thursday as the major indexes looked set to build on the gains made after the Federal Reserve’s decision to pause interest rates. <Barron’s>
  • While a bevy of sector earnings await this week,

I follow the dictum, quoting Churchill that “short words are best, and the old words when short are best of all.”

  • "With major unknowns remaining around the central bank's reaction function, and another raft of stronger-than-expected data helping boost U.S. yields, rate differentials are tilting more aggressively against the yen as the session unfolds."

 

Some other relevant earnings: Moderna (MRNA) expected 2023 revenue of at least $6 billion, a decline reflecting weaker demand for COVID-19 vaccines this year, but that it would return to sales growth in 2025 and break even the following year.

  • MRNA reported Q3 sales of $1.8 billion, topping analysts' estimates of $1.32 billion, according to LSEG data. Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine is its lone marketed product. $900 million of its quarterly revenue came from the U.S. and $800 million from international sales. Moderna said the $6 billion 2023 revenue forecast was based on the expectation that at least 50 million COVID-19 vaccines would be administered in the United States. Shares fell 3% in premarket trading.

 

Today’s relevancy from Friday’s session and the week’s perspective:

  • Forecasting short-term directional movements in the stock market with percentage (%) accuracy is impossible!
  • A summed-up quote, “We still have a shaky economic outlook. So, while the third quarter GDP print was extraordinarily high, I think everybody still expects that the US economy is going to slow down. The only question there is how much is it going to slow down and how fast” < Dave Sekera, chief U.S. market strategist at Morningstar>
  • Investors should be very cautious, largely holding cash!

What the sector patterns and markets are telling me:

  • An aftermarket that reeks of know unknows
  • A sentiment factor driven by algorithms and electronic trading,
  • Remember, the closer we get to earnings releases <LPS or loss per share sweepstakes> the leaner gains or expressive losses are going to be!
  • The ongoing Israel-Hamas war has raised questions of a potential oil supply crunch and a resulting rise in fuel prices if the geopolitical instability spreads to neighboring oil producers in the region.

 

I hate to be so negative or contrarian but, this is a NO spin zone and facts are its product; I am more frequently right than consequentially wrong but, I am mostly EARLY!

 

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