Silicon Investor - Biotech Short CandidatesCopyright © 2013 Knight Sac Media. All rights reserved.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/subject.aspx?subjectid=50514This is a forum for the exchange of short ideas in biotech. Lots of money is being thrown at biotech, and there's a lot of chaff. Many threads are looking for the cream of the crop. Let's also find the bottom of the barrel! Politeness expected. Reasoning for your idea (i.e. overhyped market, su...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/images/Logo380x132.pngSI - Biotech Short Candidateshttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/subject.aspx?subjectid=5051438013210[tuck] Good question. Most likely these are results from a backtesting program, with p...tuckGood question. Most likely these are results from a backtesting program, with parameters tweaked to optimize returns. Not sure if all approvals of publicly traded companies were used. There's definitely potential for selection bias here, as an investor has to judge what approvals are going to move the share price mu...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=281448515/15/2012 12:51:17 AM[DewDiligence_on_SI] Were the details of the short-and-cover algorithm developed prospectively?DewDiligence_on_SIhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=281442385/14/2012 5:43:25 PM[tuck] Interesting article on shorting (or selling longs to seek a lower re-entry price...tuckInteresting article on shorting (or selling longs to seek a lower re-entry price) FDA approvals. The strategy is simple, easily done by market peons, and appears to work well given the 15 data points: seekingalpha.com  Cheers, Tuckhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=281439875/14/2012 3:59:37 PM