Bayer AG shares surged higher on Tuesday this week on news that the German company forecast its peak sale of pharmaceuticals to €12 billion. Bayer forecast that its thrombosis treatment asundexian could bring in more than €5 billion. Revenue from the prostrate-cancer drug Nubeqa and cardio-renal therapy drug was set to both exceed €3 billion. Does this mean that Bayer can rely on these medicines as drivers for growth over the coming years?

Is a short-term run higher worth exploring for Bayer? The seasonal over the last 10 years have been promising seeing 8 gains in 10 years with an average return of 3%. The maximum gain has been a steady 12.27% in 2015 and the maximum loss has been a relatively modest -1.57%. So, is now the time to buy Bayer?

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