Healthcare Sector Update: MEDtech and Diagnostics…UPDATE-1 UNH earnings miss, LLY soars…
Update-1 4/17/25--UNH shares crash over 20% on earnings release due to higher medical costs. Unbelievable surprise because this was supposed to be the most defensive stock.Revised outlook from Medical Advantage business due to heightened care activity. Lilly shares soar 14% on data from weight...
Healthcare Sector Update…..coming at end of the day 4/16/25
Amidst the tariff chaos we may get clues from one of the most defensive sectors of the market-healthcare stocks. Recently we provided a playbook of positions for those actively managing their LIFE SCIENCE portfolios. However in the midst of tariff chaos and policies targeting various...
Is it a Good Time to Trade Small Cap Biotech Stocks?– 3 Steps to Consider…Update-3 …How do NIH cutbacks affect ongoing clinical trials?
UPDATE 4/15/25: Nice Rally in SMID BiOTECH on Monday then faded. UPDATE tomorrow with UNH Congress needs to do their job and prioritize cancer research funding especially for clinical trials. Update-3 4/13...We will summarize market performance for healthcare and biotech on our next update: XLV...
Hell Week in March 2025: Detoxing with Tariffs until April 2? Update-4…No Liberation from new BEAR today as of 4/4 11a
Update-4 4/6/25 ...Signposts at end of Hell Week, here are values: XLV at 135.28...down 6.39% week ,1.66% YTD, IBB at $117.16 down 10.08% week, 11.38% YTD, XBI at $73.66 down 12.73% % week, 18.21% YTD. DOW down 9.9% YTD, NASDAQ 100 down 17.2% YTD, S&P 500 down 13.7% YTD. ===========...
Healthcare and Biotech Sector Update-2025 YTD: Are Healthcare Stocks really Defensive during Macro Turmoil? Update-3
Update-3 The answer is YES healhcare stocks are DEFENSIVE. SEE next post. Update-2 March 27 3P EDT....Large caps holding after brief SELL-OFF earlier this week. Added to VRTX today. Losing interest in PFE despite 6% dividend? MRK and REGN see hopeless. SMID caps are having one good day per week...