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Sector Focus

Comments by Frank Gretz- Last Updated August 7, 2001

AMEX BIOTECH INDEX COMPONENTS:
Interesting to note only one component (GENZ) in the BTK Index has a positive technical pattern.
                             
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Symbol

Company Name

% of
BTK

Technical Opinion

Current Price

AFFX

Affymetrix Inc.

7.4

Negative

$24

BGEN

Biogen Inc

6.4

Negative

$58

DNA

Genetech Inc

6.4

Negative

$42

GENZ

Genzyme Corp-Gen

6.3

Positive

$57

AMGN

Amgen Inc.

6.2

Neutral

$63

PDLI *

Protein Design

6.0

Negative

$57

HGSI *

Human Genome Sci

6.0

Negative

$50

CEPH

Cephalon Inc.

6.0

Neutral

$61

CHIR

Chiron Corp

5.8

Negative

$44

MLNM

Millennium Pharm.

5.7

Negative

$30

GILD

Gilead Sciences

5.6

Netural

$51

IMNX

Immunex Pharm.

5.5

Negative

$15

IDPH

Idec Pharm.

5.5

Negative

$41

CRA

Celera Genomics

5.4

Negative

$28

CORR

COR Therapeutics

5.3

Negative

$26

MEDI  *

Medimmune Inc.

5.2

Negative

$37

VRTX *

Vertex Pharm

5.0

Negative

$36



Representative stock charts:

Human Genomics (HGSI- $50)


Medimmune Inc. (MEDI- $37)

Protein Design (PDLI-$57)

 

Vertex Pharm (VRTX- $36)


 

 

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