Insmed (INSM) - Breakout Opportunity 📌 Insmed ( NASDAQ:INSM ) – Breakout Opportunity
Insmed is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on serious and rare lung diseases. The stock more than doubled in May 2024 following positive Phase 3 results for its drug Brensocatib. The FDA has granted Priority Review, with a PDUFA date set for August 12, 2025 — and commercial launch expected in H2 2025.
Technical Overview:
Since the massive gap up in May 2024, INSM has been trading inside a well-defined horizontal channel between:
🔻 Support: $61.65
🔺 Resistance: $84.82
Currently, price is near the upper third of the range (~$79.92), showing signs of renewed momentum with rising volume and RSI trending higher.
Plan
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📍 Entry: Daily close above $85 with strong volume ( >2.5M )
Targets
🎯 Target 1: $94 (+11%)
🎯 Target 2: $106 (+25%)
🛑 Stop: $82 (-4.7%)
Risk ratio:
🟠 Target 1: > 2:1
🟢 Target 2: > 5:1
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📊 Key Indicators to Watch:
✅ RSI > 60 with upward slope
✅ MACD bullish crossover
✅ Break above 20-day EMA with volume
✅ Volume expansion on green candles
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INSM
INSM - June 24 Qullamaggie Breakout and Episodic Pivot15 June
Price surfing the 10SMA and making lower highs
There are two large momentum candles bringing price above the consolidation.
It was also one of the rare stocks that was green while the broader market was red
Risk
I know the reason for the new pricing but I am unable to determine if it is so impactful that it justifies a 122% spike. But technicals seem to align for so i am entering
Insmed Catapults 113% on Positive ASPEN Study ResultsInsmed ( NASDAQ:INSM ), a biotech company, has successfully developed a lung disease drug, brensocatib, which has been shown to significantly reduce the frequency of respiratory symptoms such as chronic cough in a late-stage study. The drug, which is expected to be launched in mid-2025, is expected to be approved by the FDA in the fourth quarter of this year. The company also plans to launch the drug in Europe and Japan in the first half of 2026.
Bronchiectasis is a chronic lung disease that affects 350,000 to 500,000 adults in the United States and has no approved treatments currently. The results validate Insmed's theory that blocking an enzyme called DPP1 can help treat some inflammatory diseases. The market potential for brensocatib is "very attractive," with the potential to expand several-fold with a simple CT scan, potentially identifying more NCFB patients who are currently diagnosed with COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease).
Insmed ( NASDAQ:INSM ) tested two doses of brensocatib, with the low dose leading to a 21.1% reduction in the number of lung exacerbations a patient would be expected to experience in a year, while the high dose led to a 19.4% reduction in the annualized rate of pulmonary exacerbations. The results were encouraging, but questions remain about whether patients received Arcturus' drug on top of Vertex Pharmaceuticals' Trikafta, a standard treatment for cystic fibrosis.
Insmed ( NASDAQ:INSM ) stock has skyrocketed 112.9% to 46.84 in morning trades on the stock market. The low dose led to a 21.1% reduction in the number of lung exacerbations a patient would be expected to experience in a year, while the high dose resulted in a 19.4% reduction in the annualized rate of pulmonary exacerbations.
In related news, Arcturus Therapeutics (ARCT) stock soared 23.1% to 37.42 on a positive update for its cystic fibrosis treatment. Patients with cystic fibrosis have mutations in their CFTR gene, and Arcturus uses an inhaled drug to deliver messenger RNA to patients' lungs. Four patients received two doses of Arcturus' drug over eight days, and on average, they had a 4% improvement in how much air they could expel for one second, a key test of lung function in cystic fibrosis.
Insmed stock ( NASDAQ:INSM ) has outperformed lately and has bounded off its 50-day Moving Average (MA) on the news. The stock is currently overbought trading with a Relative Strength Index (RSI) of 83.47.