Avian Flu

As further evidence that you buy stocks when they are not front page news – you won’t believe the performance of Avian Flu stocks the last few months. I almost forgot about it. I guess it will be front page news again soon.

Thank you www.crossingwallstreet.com:

An Avian Flu IndexYou know you’re a professional investor when you look for a profit opportunity from anything.

Here’s an Avian Flu Index from TrendMacro (via Luskin).

These companies make vaccines, anti-virals and other products likely to be in big demand if the avian flu turns deadly, investment research firm TrendMacro says.Stock…………………………..Weds. Close……….YTDAlnylam………………………….$17.23……………29.0%Avant Immunotherapy……..$2.31……………..22.9%Avi…………………………………$6.98…………….102.3%BioCryst………………………..$19.16…………….14.4%Carrington Labs……………..$6.85………………44.8%Chiron…………………………..$45.70……………..2.8%Crucell………………………….$24.96…………….-2.5%Embrex…………………………$10.00…………….-27.8%Gilead Sciences……………..$62.70……………..19.3%Generex…………………………$3.22……………..288.0%Hemispherx……………………$3.74………………72.4%MedImmune…………………..$36.28………………3.6%Nastech………………………..$16.87……………..14.6%Novavax……………………….$7.51……………….95.1%Quidel…………………………..$11.87……………..10.3%Sinovac…………………………$5.11……………….27.4%Vical……………………………..$5.30……………….26.2%