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Biotechnology has been identified as the one of the leading technologies of this century with the potential to address newer cures and bring about a marked advancement in the field of medical applications. Most techniques and applications in the field of biotechnology and has been generally accepted, which has generated an impressive revenue of growth in some stocks. Biotechnology investing has been hot over the last year and is currently considered to be the future by many experts in the market. I assume that conviction too. However, biotechnology investing is not that easy as people think. It is a task that requires a set of special skills so that you can spot the best company instantly. If you have being reading my blog since September, you may have noticed that I started to focus my technical analysis in some Biotechnology stocks, CTIC, CRIS and CBAI. Honestly, I have a huge list of Biotechnology stocks that I would like to own, but the money is not enough for all of them and I just invested in few of them. My favorite stocks are : CRIS , CTIC and CBAI.

1- The investment funds are on an upward trend (http://www.mffais.com/cris). Example, Arnhold and S Bleichroeder Advisers Llc have about 20% of Curis and are trying to increase this quota. This fund works as a "strong hand" to hold the tittles. They have 13 million in stocks (30 September), if Curis falls to $2, they will loose 13 million dollars. Taking into account the number of stocks they have, they surely have more information than the average investor. If the funds buy ... I do the same.

2 - The way trading is being done, will it be accumulation or distribution ??? I wage strongly on accumulation. The stock has been under strong accumulation since the beginning of November as chart shows. There is always more pressure from the buyers side. There are always considerable bids from the buyers side, just waiting for the patience to run out and in this way obtain more stock.

3-Besides this and in a regular way he will receive millions from the Debiopharm, as this drug passes several clinical tests.

CUDC-101 Phase I trial data – 2H2009/1Q2010
CUDC-205 (Hsp90 inhibitor) ind acceptance Q12010
CUDC-305 – 5 patient in phase I trial – Q12010
Next development candidate selection 1h2010

From a technical standpoint, chart looks bullish in all time frames. Technical indicator MACD is indicating a bullish signal as it is above the signal line and at the same time above the center line. It just hit new all time highs a few weeks ago ( $3.09 ) and the subsequent pullback has been rather tame. It looks like the stock is in a well defined trading range and it's worth watching to see if it can break through the range soon. If the markets show some strength , then CRIS could have enough strength to test the recent highs at $3.09 and can easily break it. I am a huge fan of CRIS for the long term. Until this proves otherwise I'm buying on dips.

Other stocks to watch on Monday

Stocks that have a Bullish Engulfing pattern at the end of their daily chart

DTV - Directv A
STI - SUNTRUST BANKS INC
LBTYA - Liberty Global Inc
CMCSK - Comcast Corporation
FTR - Citizens Communicat
VRTX - Vertex Pharmaceutical
NWS - News Corp Ltd ADR
RRI - Rri Energy Inc
AMX - America Movil SA
OI - OWENS ILLINOIS INC
CBL - CBL and Associates
DROOY - DRDGOLD ADS
ROVI - Macrovision Corporation
XRA - EXETER RESOURCE CORP
SLXP - Salix Pharmaceutical
SYNA - Synaptics Incorporated
GAME - SHANDA GAMES LTD
EXG - EV TX MGD GBL EQ INC
DOX - AMDOCS LTD
BRFS - Brf-Brasil Foods
ACL - Alcon Inc
VIT - Vanceinfo Technolog
SIG - Signet Jewelers
CSQ - CALAMOS STRAT TOT R
WAC - Hanover Capital Mor

Stocks that have a Bearish Engulfing pattern at the end of their daily chart.

VOD - Vodafone Gp Plc
EBAY - eBay Inc.
JNJ - JOHNSON & JOHNSON
GILD - Gilead Sciences, Inc.
XRX - XEROX CORP
SII - SMITH INTL INC
BHI - BAKER HUGHES INC
UPS - UPS
LNC - LINCOLN NATIONAL CORP
OIH - OIL SERVICE HOLDERS
JCG - J CREW GROUP INC
FTO - FRONTIER OIL CORP
COH - Coach Inc
AEO - American Eagle Outf
ANF - ABERCROMBIE & FITCH CO
LINE - LINN ENERGY LLC UTS
EPD - ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS
BUCY - Bucyrus Intl
CINF - Cincinnati Financial
LEG - LEGGETT & PLATT INC
COV - Covidien Plc
GES - GUESS INC
CLX - CLOROX CO
MCK - MCKESSON HBOC INC
NHP - NATIONWIDE HLTH PRO
IR - INGERSOLL RAND CO
TRW - TRW AUTOMOTIVE HLDG
JBHT - J.B. Hunt Transport
DOV - DOVER CORP
WBS - Webster Financial Cp
BMS - BEMIS CO INC
MMR - MCMORAN EXPLORATION CO
UNTD - United Online Inc
GY - GENCORP INC
MDU - M D U RESOURCES GRO
FUN - CEDAR FAIR L P
SEIC - SEI Investments Com
KFN - KKR Financial Hldg
MW - Men's Wearhouse Inc
CRA - Celera Group
KMP - KINDER MORGAN ENRGY
CSC - COMPUTER SCIENCES CORP
PAG - UNITED AUTO GROUP INC
PNR - PENTAIR INC
ASH - ASHLAND INC
FFIV - F5 Networks, Inc.
COGT - COGENT INC
ETP - HERITAGE PROPANE PT
ZNT - ZENITH NATIONAL INS
SBH - Sally Beauty Holdin.
OKE - ONEOK INC
LAZ - LAZARD LTD
TBL - TIMBERLAND CO
AM - AMERICAN GREETINGS
ACS - AFFILIATED COMPUTER
ALK - ALASKA AIR GROUP INC
DEER - Deer Consumr Pdt
RWT - REDWOOD TRUST INC
QDEL - Quidel Corporation
MHLD - Maiden Hldgs Ltd
DECK - Deckers Outdoor Cor
IRC - INLAND RE CORP
CAST - GREAT WALL ACQUISIT
JKHY - Jack Henry & Associ.
NST - NSTAR
UNT - UNIT CORP
ACV - ALBERTO CULVER CO
PAA - PLAINS ALL AMERICAN
CR - CRANE CO
BRNC - BRONCO DRILLING COMP
HALO - HALOZYME THERAPEUTI
FIRE - Sourcefire Inc

List of stocks where MA 13 crossed below the MA 50 ( Bearish Cross ) on Friday

GILD - Gilead Sciences, Inc.
GFI - GOLD FIELDS LTD
FLEX - Flextronics Interna
BTU - PEABODY ENERGY CORP
BP - BP AMOCO ADS
COST - Costco Wholesale Co
EGLE - Eagle Bulk Shipping
STD - BANCO SANTANDER CEN
LIHR - Lihir Gold, Limited
AVY - AVERY DENNISON CORP
DBC - PS DB COMMODITY IDX
VION - Vion Pharmaceutical.
TWI - TITAN INTL INC
DEER - Deer Consumr Pdt
RWT - REDWOOD TRUST INC
TD - TORONTO DOMINION BANK
GIM - TEMPLETON GLOBAL IN
TEF - TELEFONICA SA
BWX - SPDR Lehman Interna.
TYL - TYLER TECHNOLOGIES INC
PMD - Psychemedics Corp
WIP - Spdr Db Int Govt
CHW - Calamos Global Dyna

List of stocks where MA 13 crossed above the MA 50 ( Bullish Cross ) on Friday

RIMM - Research in Motion
XTO - CROSS TIMBERS OIL CO
BSX - BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP
SCHW - CHARLES SCHWAB CORP
KMX - CarMax Inc
IHR - Interstate Hotels &
PRU - PRUDENTIAL FINANCIA
ODP - OFFICE DEPOT INC
CBB - Cincinnati Bell
EAT - BRINKER INTL INC
MTG - M G I C INVT CORP WIS
SKS - SAKS INC
FBP - FIRST BANCORP
FSLR - First Solar Inc
WTNY - Whitney Holding Corporation
GNBT - Generex Biotechnolo
RDN - RADIAN GROUP INC
DROOY - DRDGOLD ADS
ARRS - Arris Group Inc
MOLX - Molex Incorporated
XRAY - DENTSPLY International
LAMR - Lamar Advertising C
DTG - DOLLAR THRIFTY AUTO
ORB - ORBITAL SCIENCES CORP
SONC - Sonic Corp.
NOG - Northern Oil and Ga
COGT - COGENT INC
MHK - MOHAWK INDS INC
ENR - ENERGIZER HOLDINGS INC
BLK - BLACKROCK INC
PNFP - Pinnacle Financial
LPNT - LifePoint Hospitals
RTI - R T I INTERNATIONAL
CLNE - Clean Energy Fuels
ATO - ATMOS ENERGY CORP
SNE - SONY CORP
MCRL - Micrel, Incorporated
DENN - Denny's Corp
GNPG - EMTA Holdings Inc
WGOV - Woodward Governor C
TMRK - Terremark Worldwide
LUB - Lubys Inc
NTCT - NetScout Systems, Inc.
OREX - Orexigen Therapeutical
CSL - CARLISLE COS INC
SHLM - A. Schulman, Inc.
MDP - MEREDITH CORP
MYRG - MYR Group Inc

List of stocks where MA 50 crossed below the MA 200 ( Dead Cross ) on Friday

GILD - Gilead Sciences, Inc.
ATVI - Activision, Inc.
LYG - Lloyds Bankg Grp
STT - STATE STREET CORP
MTG - M G I C INVT CORP WIS
ZQK - Quiksilver Inc
MESA - Mesa Air Group
ANAD - ANADIGICS, Inc.
BGC - General Cable Corp
AFFX - Affymetrix, Inc.
FEED - AgFeed Industries Inc
VGR - Vector Group Ltd
URRE - URANIUM RESOURCES INC
ACTU - Actuate Corporation
ADY - AMERICAN DAIRY INC
SIMO - SILICON MOTION TECHN

List of stocks where MA 50 crossed above the MA 200 ( Golden Cross ) on Friday

MZBYE - ASIA PMT SYS INC
OESX - Orion Energy System
AIPC - AMERICAN ITALIAN PA

List of stocks where the chart is displaying a Bullish Signal Reversal Alert

ACMR A.C. Moore Arts & Crafts, Inc.
ACTU Actuate Corp.
ADTN ADTRAN, Inc.
AFFX Affymetrix, Inc.
ARBA Ariba, Inc.
ARRS Arris Grp., Inc.
BRCD Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.
CAEI China Architectural Engineering, Inc.
CBEH China Integrated Energy, Inc.
CCMP Cabot Microelectronics Corp.
CHKE Cherokee, Inc.
CTIC Cell Therapeutics, Inc.
FXEN FX Energy, Inc.
GFIG GFI Group Inc.
GOLD Randgold Resources Ltd.
ICLR ICON PLC
IDIX Idenix Pharmaceuticals Inc.
LKFN Lakeland Financial Corp.
NANO Nanometrics Inc.
NAVG Navigators Group, Inc.
NBIX Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.
NITE Knight Capital Group, Inc.
OKSB Southwest Bancorp, Inc.
OREX Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc.
RGEN Repligen Corp.
SGEN Seattle Genetics Inc.
VITA Orthovita Inc.

List of stocks where the chart is displaying a Bearish Signal Reversal Alert

AMLN Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
ANAT American National Insurance Co.
AUDC AudioCodes Ltd.
AXTI American Xtal Technology
CAMD California Micro Devices Corp.
HPOL Harris Interactive, Inc.
HSWI HSW International, Inc.
HTBK Heritage Commerce Corp.
IBAS iBasis, Inc.
INSP InfoSpace, Inc.
MLNK ModusLink Global Solutions, Inc.
NABI Nabi
PCYC Pharmacyclics, Inc.
PLLL Parallel Petroleum Corp.
QPSA Quepasa.com Inc.
RAME RAM Energy Resources, Inc.
SOLF Solarfun Power Holdings Co., Ltd.
UBSI United Bankshares, Inc.
VIGN Vignette Corp.

List of stocks where the chart is displaying a New Buy Signal according to the technical indicator CCI

AAON AAON, Inc.
ACOR Acorda Therapeutics Inc.
AEIS Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.
AGAM AGA Medical Holdings Inc.
AGNC American Capital Agency Corp.
AIRV Airvana Inc.
ANAD ANADIGICS, Inc.
ARBA Ariba, Inc.
ASCMA Ascent Media Corp.
ATTD Attitude Drinks Inc.
BABY Natus Medical, Inc.
BNCL Beneficial Mutual Bancorp Inc.
BOSC B.O.S. Better Online Solutions
BRKR Bruker Corp.
CACH Cache, Inc.
CADX Cadence Pharmaceuticals Inc.
CAVM Cavium Networks Inc.
CBRL Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.
CHDO CHDT Corp.
CITP COMSYS IT Partners Inc.
COTE Coates Intl Ltd.
CSGS CSG Systems Intl, Inc.
CVBF CVB Financial Corp.
CYPB Cypress Bioscience, Inc.
DDIC DDi Corp.
DDSS Labopharm, Inc.
DLIA Delia's Inc.
EGOV National Information Consortium, Inc.
ETFC E*Trade Financial Corp.
EXTR Extreme Networks, Inc.
FACT Facet Biotech Corporation
FCBC First Community Bancshares Inc.
FFBC First Financial Bancorp.
FFIC Flushing Financial Corp.
FIGI Fortress International Group, Inc.
FNFG First Niagara Financial Group, Inc.
FULT Fulton Financial Corp.
FWRD Forward Air Corp.
GAIN Gladstone Investment Corporation
GETI GenTek Inc.
GNAU General Automotive Co.
HAFC Hanmi Financial Corp.
HBHC Hancock Holding Co.
HCBK Hudson City Bancorp, Inc.
HNBC Harleysville National Corp.
HPOL Harris Interactive, Inc.
IBOC International Bancshares Corp.
IIVI II-VI Inc.
INCY Incyte Corp.
INDM United America Indemnity, Ltd.
INET Internet Brands, Inc.
JDAS JDA Software Group, Inc.
KANA Kana Communications, Inc.
KFRC kforce.com, Inc.
KNDL Kendle Intl, Inc.
LIME Lime Energy Co.
LIOX Lionbridge Technologies, Inc.
MBRX Metabasis Therapeutics Inc.
MIPS MIPS Technologies, Inc.
MKTX MarketAxess Holdings Inc.
MNRTA Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corp.
MRNA MDRNA, Inc.
NARA Nara Bank, National Association
NEON Neonode Inc
NFBK Northfield Bancorp, Inc.
NTRS Northern Trust Corp.
OCFC OceanFirst Financial Corp.
OCNW Occam Networks, Inc.
OESX Orion Energy Systems Inc.
OTTR Otter Tail Power Co.
PCBC Pacific Capital Bancorp
PNRA Panera Bread Co.
POSC Positron Corp.
PPCO Penwest Pharmaceuticals Co.
PRSP Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.
QRCP Quest Resource Corp.
RBCN Rubicon Technology Inc.
RDEA Ardea Biosciences Inc.
RMTI Rockwell Medical Technologies, Inc.
RNIN Wireless Ronin Technologies, Inc.
RUE rue 21 Inc.
RYAAY Ryanair Holdings PLC
SBNY Signature Bank
SENO SenoRx, Inc.
SITO Single Touch Systems Inc.
SKYW SkyWest, Inc.
SMOD SMART Modular Technologies Inc.
SPPR Supertel Hospitality Inc.
STFC State Auto Financial Corp.
SVVS SAVVIS, Inc.
SYMM Symmetricom, Inc.
TIBX TIBCO Software, Inc.
TPLM Triangle Petroleum Corp
TRCR Transcend Services, Inc.
TSCO Tractor Supply Co.
ULTI The Ultimate Software Group, Inc.
UVSP Univest Corp. of Pennsylvania
VNUS VNUS Medical Technologies Inc.
VRSN VeriSign, Inc.
WABC Westamerica Bancorporation
WBCO Washington Banking Co.
XNPT XenoPort, Inc.

List of stocks where the chart is displaying a New Sell Signal according to the technical indicator CCI

AEZS AEterna Zentaris Inc.
ALAN Alanco Technologies, Inc.
ALXA Alexza Pharmaceuticals Inc.
MAR Amarillo Biosciences
APDN Applied DNA Sciences Inc.
ASXSF Alberta Star Development Corp.
AUTH AuthenTec Inc
BPTR BrandPartners Group, Inc.
BSGC BigString Corp.
BSHF BioShaft Water Technology Inc.
CAMH Cambridge Heart, Inc.
CATY Cathay Bancorp, Inc.
CEXI Cdex Inc.
CHCO City Holding Co.
CHLN China Housing and Land Development, Inc.
CNUV China Nuvo Solar Energy, Inc.
CPPXF Continental Energy Corp.
CTCM CTC Media Inc.
CVAT Cavitation Technologies, Inc.
CVNS Conversion Services Intl
DCTH Delcath Systems, Inc.
DECK Deckers Outdoor Corp.
DPAC Dense-Pac Microsystems, Inc.
DRRX Durect Corp.
DRYS Dry Ships Inc.
ECLP Eclipsys Corp.
EPCT EpiCept Corp.
EXPE Expedia, Inc
FEED AgFeed Industries, Inc.
FFNW First Financial Northwest, Inc.
FLWS 1-800 FLOWERS.COM, Inc.
FTEK Fuel Tech Inc.
GLRE Greenlight Capital Re, Ltd.
GTXI GTx, Inc.
HEPH Hollis-Eden Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
HSWI HSW International, Inc.
ICGN Icagen, Inc.
IMGN ImmunoGen, Inc.
IMOS ChipMOS Technologies Ltd.
ISYS Integral Systems, Inc.
IVAC Intevac, Inc.
IVOT iVoice Technology Inc.
JOYG Joy Global Inc.
KMGB KMG Chemicals, Inc.
KNOT Knot, Inc.
LAVA Magma Design Automation Inc.
LBAS Location Based Technologies, Inc.
LSTZA Liberty Starz Group
MCGC MCG Capital Corp.
MTXX Matrixx Initiatives, Inc.
MXOM Mexoro Minerals Ltd.
MYRX Myriad Pharmaceuticals Inc.
NCOC National Coal Corp.
NGHI Nevada Gold Holdings, Inc.
NWPX Northwest Pipe Co.
NYNY Empire Resorts, Inc.
OFIX Orthofix Intl N.V.
OPLK Oplink Communication, Inc.
PALM Palm, Inc.
PAYX Paychex, Inc.
PEFF Power Efficiency Corp.
PMD Psychemedics Corp.
PURE Pure Bioscience
PVSP Pervasip Corp.
ROST Ross Stores, Inc.
SCII Stem Cell Therapy Intl Corp.
SDTH ShengdaTech, Inc.
SENEA Seneca Foods Corp.
SFNL Secured Financial Network, Inc.
SMRT Stein Mart, Inc.
SNWT San West, Inc.
SPPI Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
SRFDF Starfield Resources Inc.
STSA Sterling Financial Corp.
SYNT Syntel, Inc.
TCBK TriCo Bancshares
TKOI Telkonet, Inc.
TXIC Tongxin International Ltd.
UNDT Universal Detection Technology
URBF Urban Barns Foods Inc.
VASO Vasomedical, Inc.
VIAP VIA Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
VOD Vodafone Airtouch PLC Ads
VOIG Velocity Oil & Gas Inc.
WPRT Westport Innovations Inc.
WSCE Wescorp Energy Inc.
WWWW Web.com Group Inc.
XSEL Xinhua Sport & Entertainment Ltd.
YRCW YRC Worldwide Inc.

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