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Large Cap Biopharmaceuticals: Performance Metrics..Update-1
Update-1..2/15/24...Post from 9/23 biotech bottom when we picked ABBV,GEHC. Near/at new 52 wk. highs : ABBV, LLY, MRK, VRTX, XPH etc. Update- -2/12/24....Gilead Sciences responds immediately to...
Healthcare and Life Science Funds and ETFs Performance 2023-2024
Healthcare and Life Science Funds and ETFs Healthcare stocks usually provide a defensive posture to a stock portfolio. SMID biotech stocks have been in a bear market since late 2021 but they are...
Biotech and MedTech Portfolio Notes on a FED Day…Update 4… 2/15 Small cap rally continues
Update-4. 2/15....2:30p EST XBI pushing for new 52 weeks highs at $93.61. Biotechs/medtechs strong: CRBU, CRMD, CRSP, CPRX, CYRX, ILMN,SUPN, TWST, VCEL. Update-3 2/6..3P EST Some of my SMID caps are...
Momentum Shifts Back to Tech Stocks as Healthcare Lags in 2024…Update-5 Movers Alert: DHR TMO.
Update -5 1/28/24...Weekly Summary Healthcare Sector: XLV flat for week down 0.14% to $139.27, IBB up 0.13% to $135.35, XBI up 1.37% to $88.24. Pivotal week coming up with FED day Wednesday and MEGA...
Biotech Playbook: Small Caps Show Momentum Peaking During #JPM24…Update-1
Update-3 1/19/24 2:45 EST ......XBI trying to bottom at $87 handle, but consider test providers in light of pick up in patient utilization of healthcare DHR ,TMO. NAZ up 1.5% on huge tech rally. AMD...
Healthcare Playbook: JPM 24-Day 2 1/9/24…update 1/11/24
1/11/24 10:21 A EST .....Small cap biotch rally fading fast with CPI at 3.4% and market focus on crude disruption in Middle East and Bitcoin launch. XBI down 2.5%. Healthcare Playbook: JPM 24 Day...
Healthcare Playbook: JPM Day One 1/8/24
Healthcare Playbook -JPM Day One 1//24 Momentum resumed in many small cap biotech stocks today helped by dealmaking. The IBB was up 2.4% to $139.39 and the equal weighted small cap XBI was up 4.6%...
Large Cap Biopharmaceuticals Baseline as of 1/7/24
Large Cap Biopharmaceuticals as of 1/7/24 prior to JPM Most healthcare ETFs and Large Caps are up since the 10/8/23 lows. We will look at these valuations after JPM and Q4 earnings.The trend for the...
Life Science Mutual Funds Compared to ETFs…January 2024 and Retrospective-Part I
Life Science Mutual Funds Compared to ETFs We have written about Life Science Funds vs ETFs in our past articles. Life science funds have been in a bear market since the recent peak in Q3 2021. The...
Small Caps Are on a Tear Including Speculative Biotechs:Update-4…Strong Start for healthcare stocks in 2024
Update-4 1/3/23-1p EST,...Shift in biopharma toward large cap biotechs. Review small cap trades for profit taking. Our favorite large caps are: ABBV, GILD, LLY, MRK, REGN, VRTX; more speculative...