Trending Towards Risk Off with Healthcare and Biotech Stocks
Assume Risk Off in Biotech-Wait for Completion of Earnings Cycle Large cap performance in 2026 has been lackluster: REGN down 7.5% today, PPH down 4.23% YTD. A Red Screen Day is developing in SMID biotech: XBI down 6.2% past five days but up 5.54% YTD, IBB down 2.23% YTD, down 5.4% WTD....
What Is a Balanced Portfolio: Are You a Trader or an Investor?…Update-3
Update -3 Get ready for SMID cap biotech Q2/Q3 rally, historically strong because of ASCO. Here are several SMID stocks on our trading list that have made huge gains YTD with the XBI up 4.76%: APLs up 60%, CBIO up 55%, DNLI up 16%, DNTH up 103%, PTGX up 20%, SLDB up 27%, TWST up 49%, XENE up...
Healthcare Sector Snapshot- M&A Will Drive SMID Cap Biopharma now in a Rally Mode…Update-2…”Strait talk”
Update-2 4/17/26...When the market is up because oil is down and the Straits may be open soon what can we say? A green screen day in SMID biopharma. Added to Illumina (ILMN) long at $132, Bought options in ABT stock believing that stock will come back by year end well over $105. Small...
SMID Biotech Stocks Update to our Trading Model with BULL Market Intact…Update-2
Update-2 4/12/26...Will try to focus on Diagnosiics and Tools this week as Healthcare looked weak.. Hope for some clarity from Abbott (ABT) down 19.95% YTD, on Thursday. Look at Fidelity FSMEX down 27.3% YTD down 22% 1 yr. TMO a favorite, for many years down 14.38% YTD, up 16% one year. BUT I...
Healthcare Sector Watch after a Bad Week, but Biotech is still Tradeable…Update-4..biotech rally!
Update-4 ..4/2/26..uh oh back onto tariff talk again ! NOT good for the market. Tariffs aren't good for business in general. BUT with our WAR in Iran ,and AI they create more chaos. Update-3 4/1/26...Another Green Day for biotech. If you are not in yet a good trade is to buy the IBB at $170,...