The Buzz on $OPK as Shares Have a Very Bad Day for #Opko Health, Inc. (OPK)

by | Dec 14, 2015 | Buzz

Screen Shot 2015-12-14 at 12.21.09 PMAre you watching Opko Health (NYSE: OPK) as it opened lower, and dropped from there. The stock is presently down 6% as it wages a very soft recovery midday. 

What’s the Buzz here? Why is it down so sharply?  

There’s a lot of reasons. Let’s see if the Buzz can get this nailed down. 

 

Here’s that Buzz on OPK: 

Update… As We Near the Close: 

Some are down, some are loading up, some are unsure…. 

Here’s three examples back-to-back:

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First, over at StockTwits we see this from Mactoast:

 

$OPK although anyone selling this today may want a good lobotomy in the near future

— Erin Welti (@Mactoast) Dec. 14 at 12:27 PM

 

And this Leads Our Buzz from Twitter:

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Unicorn Bay wonders about the risks? 

 

  1. UnicornBay ‏@TheUnicornBay

    Wondering about risks of $OPK? The 63-day volatility is 25.4% 

     

     

     Trend Prophet asks about how you see your money here? 

     
    Trend Prophet ‏@TrendProphet 1h1 hour ago

    $OPK how exactly is investing your spare change working out for you? #cashews #hazelnut #robinhood #acorns …

  2. My Allies talks the strategic alliance: 

    MyAllies Trading ‏@MyAlliesTrading

    $OPK OPKO’s GeneDx Subsidiary and North Shore-LIJ Health System Form Strategic Alliance for Genetic Testing goo.gl/IxKXJM

     

  3.  More on this as All Stock News puts out an alert:

    $Stocknewsalerts ‏@Allstocknews

    $OPK OPKO’s GeneDx Subsidiary and North Shore-LIJ Health System Form Strategic Alliance for Genetic Testing From our Stock News Alerts App

     

  4.  Sarcasm sees the stock fall and stay in the $9 range:

    Sarcasm Bot ‏@sarcbot

    $OPK And there it is, $9 bucks

     

  5.  ProVesting says the CEO is buying 

    ProVesting ‏@ProVesting

    $OPK: The CEO & Chairman of Opko Health (NYSE: OPK) is Buying Shares:StockNewsHour.com/opk-the-ceo-ch…

    1. Stock Monitor shows that Frost is getting some shares:

      Stock Monitor ‏@stockmonitorapp

      Phillip Md Et Al Frost Acquires 30,000 Shares of Opko Health Inc. (OPK) Stock dlvr.it/D0tQ7X $OPK #stocks…

       
       

  7. Aaron suggest calls?

     
    AaronX ‏@AaronXtrades

    $OPK could be a good time to pickup some #calloptions #options #bullish down here!

     

  8. Joe sees ground breaking:  

    Joe Donahue ‏@josephfdonahue

    .@GeneDx & @NorthShoreLIJ establish ground breaking collaboration to support patient care & research prnewswire-yahoopartner.tumblr.com/post/135186683… #genomics $OPK

     

  9.  Chris sees a transformative quarter:

    Ćris m ‏@crisknows

    $OPK is returning to levels before their “transformative” quarter. I bought more w/ cost basis under $9.5. #biotech #stockaction

     

    1. Bulltalk says sell the news:  

      Bullltalk ‏@Bullltalk

      $OPK why would this be a ‘sell the news’ @bradloncar too much into future? finance.yahoo.com/news/opkos-gen… plus Dr. Frost keeps buying.. Thanks

        Short Trade Alerts … says short?  Really?

  11. Stock Trade Alerts ‏@AlertTrade

    SHORT Seller Alert $OPK – OPKO HEALTH #ShortSeller #Stocks ~ via #AlertTrade

     

  12. A few more interesting Buzz Items below:

     
    Ohio St8 ‏@_Mikey_J

    Get it all out now $OPK

     

  13.  
    Jon Tandarich ‏@jtswizz85

    Any idea why $OPK down so much today and last week??

     

  14.  
    Jared Droke ‏@jared_droke

    I will have to revisit $OPK at a later time. I got stopped out last Friday at $10.40 for a break even ish position. It’s stuck down trending

     

  15.  
    Powertrades ‏@SimonJo59050272

    @_Mikey_J_ ha let’s try this again..added at $10.01 $OPK

     

  16.  
    Alexander Morris ‏@tymorapro

    $OPK: ApproachingKeyLevel- (10.00), News, 1NewLo, PrvCLo-, 14:6Accel-, allTFs-, ch:-3.9%, 1MoLo-, bigFlt:325M, HiPctSht[19%:13d]

     

    1.  
      StockNews ‏@StockNews

      $OPK – OPKO’s GeneDx Subsidiary and North Shore-LIJ Health System Form Strategic Alliance for Genetic Testing 

       
       

  18.  
    NASDAQ ‏@NASDAQODUK

    $OPK Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

     

  19.  
    Powertrades ‏@SimonJo59050272

    $RLYP added at $26.44… $OPK added at $10.22..

     

    1.  
      WKRB News ‏@WKRBNews

      Phillip Md Et Al Frost Acquires 30,000 Shares of Opko Health Inc. $OPK Stock

       
       

  21.  
    Ohio St8 ‏@_Mikey_J

    $opk sigh…..

  22.  
    Breaking News Now ‏@newswithvalue

    $ENDP $OPK: Traders Observing Biotech Stocks: Endo International plc – 

  23.  
    Powertrades ‏@SimonJo59050272

    @jimcramer Hello?? Is anyone listening $SPY $RLYP $CEMP $OPK

     

  24.  
    Analyst Ratings ‏@ARatings

    The CEO & Chairman of Opko Health (NYSE: OPK) is Buying Shares $OPK 

    TrillionStock ‏@TrillionStock

    I am bullish on $OPK with a target price of $10.32 in 1 mo. on Vetr