Incyte knocking on the door of a new upward trend after today’s 6% pop
Reports of results from the December 1-4 meeting of the American Society of Hematology continue to move biotech stocks. Today it was Incyte's (INCY) turn. The company announced positive results for a Phase 2 trial evaluating Incyte's Jakafi in combination with...
Incyte news continues to rebuild credibility of pipeline
Shares of Incyte  (INCY) climbed 2.51% today on the announcement of positive results from a Phase 2 clinical trial, GEOMETRY mono-1, evaluating MET inhibitor capmatinib in 94 adult patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer. The company presented the data at...
Selling Incyte calls at $95 now to re-buy after weekend at lower strike
Shares of Incyte (INCY), a member of my Jubak Picks portfolio, have been marching steadily higher in the last couple of weeks. The stock is 19.6% higher since the $61.75 low on August 6. And it's up another 2.06% today, Tuesday, August 28. But the call options I own...
Incyte beats on revenue, misses on earnings; reports good progress in pipeline
I am on vacation until August 26. I am using that downtime to catch up on some of the earnings reports I missed during the very busy second quarter earnings season. On July 30 Incyte (INCY) reported second quarter earnings of 26 cents a share, 4 cents below the Wall...
FDA delivers less than half a loaf to INCY and LLY in approving Olumiant
Today the U.S. Food & Drug Administration did finally approve Baricitinib, now known as Olumiant, for the treatment of moderately-to-severely active rheumatoid arthritis. But the approval carries more restrictions than expected. The FDA approved only the 2...
Here’s what’s behind the plunge in biotech–and in Incyte and Nektar
I’m sure you’ve noticed. As bad as the losses in the general market have been on some recent days–such as yesterday–the punishment meted out to biotech stocks has been worse.Part of that has been the “usual” pattern in a market that is busy selling “risk.” Biotech stocks always get hit hard in such a period. But there’s more, much more going on that’s specific to the sector. And in fact specific to Merck (MRK) and Incyte (INCY), a biotech that’s in my Jubak Picks Portfolio and where I also hold options in my Volatility Portfolio. The key event here for the sector is the April 5 news that Merck and Incyte were pulling the plug on a clinical trial
FDA sets next date for Incyte arthritis drug, baricitinib
The Food and Drug Administration today announced that its Arthritis Advisory Committee will meet on April 23 to discuss the application by Incyte (INCY) and Eli Lilly (LLY) for approval of baricitinib for the treatment of adult patients with moderately to severely active rheumatoid arthritis
Holding Incyte in my Jubak Picks portfolio for mid-year catalysts
When I sold Acadia Pharmaceuticals (ACAD) out of my Jubak Picks portfolio on March 5, one reason I gave was that the catalysts for this biotech were too far out--results from critical drug trials weren't likely to be reported for two years. The reason to hold onto...
A reminder today of why Jubak Pick Incyte has been so weak lately
Today MacroGenics (MGNX) announced that it had closed on its previously announced (October 25) Â license agreement with Incyte (INCY). For an upfront payment of $150 million and up to $420 million in milestone payments Incyte gained the exclusive global rights to...
Time to buy Incyte on the biotech dip
Maybe you didn't even know there was a biotech dip. If all you've been following in the sector is a stock like Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR), a Jubak Picks member (and the call options are a holding in my Volatility Portfolio), you're likely to respond "What dip?" Nektar...
Some signs the bottom is in for Incyte
This qualifies as a horrendous six months for any stock: Shares of Incyte (INCY) are down from $152.66 on March 15 to $115.19 at the close today, October 2. The shares have been even lower, which is one thing giving me some hope that the pain is coming to an end. The...Download Jim’s eBook for Free
