Given the interest in biotechnology stocks, we offer a list of other charts that may be of interest to biotech investors. Outside of a couple major yearly conferences, there would seem to be little of a seasonal nature to drive biotechs. However, there certainly does seem to be some seasonality in investor's risk tolerance, and biotechnology stocks are nothing if not risky. At the same time, drug makers are somewhat immune to certain macroeconomic forces. We'd also point out a "give and take" relationship between volatile biotechs and semiconductors. In the end, this group of stocks has some unique characteristics that serious investors should be aware of.
The biotechs below are "pure"...we haven't included medical device makers, or large pharmaceuticals.