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Health Care Sector: News Highlight, Sentiment and Fundamentals
Fri. Oct 3, 2025

The price action of Health Care (XLV) sector is shaped by numerous forces, ranging from broad macroeconomic trends to company-specific performance and market structure. The overall sentiment for Health Care sector is very positive (overall 3.4, positive 3.9, negative -0.5) on 20251003. The forces of Sentiment towards Fundamentals (2.2), Price Level (2), Sector Price Trend (1.8), Option Speculation (1.5), Broad Market Trend (0.2), and Valuation Sentiment (-1) will drive up the price. The forces of and Market Risk Prefrence (0) will drive down the price.

'Buy the dips' is the preferred trading strategy. Hourly SMA 20 trend line is likely to provide a support from any pullbacks. The swing to upside will be significant considering the high positive sentiment forces (3.9). The extreme bullish overall sentiment (3.4) may signal the top of this uptrend.

The sentiment for Broad Market Trend is calculated based on SPY trend. The sentiment for Sector Price Trend is calculated based on XLV trend. The sentiment for Option Speculation is calculated from put/call ratio. The Risk Prefrence is calculated from Bitcoin price trend. Price Level sentiment is positive when oversold, and negative when overbought. Valuation Sentiment, and Sentimentals towards Fundamentals are extracted from headlines and market commentary. All sentiment scores are normalized on a -10 - +10 scale.


DateAttentionAverage
Attention
PricePrice
Level
ChangeSMA10
Trend
Market
Sentiment
Trend
Sentiment
FundamentalsNews
Sentiment
2025-10-032%      1.4%      144.8      112      1.15%      0.51%      2.3      1.8      2.2      4.3     
2025-10-022%      1.3%      143.16      111      -0.16%      0.44%      1.8      1.2      2      2.7     
2025-10-012%      1.3%      143.39      132      3.01%      0.44%      0.6      1      1.5      6.6     
2025-09-302%      1.1%      139.2      92      2.43%      0.22%      1.2      0.3      1.5      5.6     
2025-09-291%      1%      135.9      23      0.28%      -0.07%      0.8      -0.2      1.2      1.3     
2025-09-281%      1.4%      0.3      -0.3      0.6      7     
2025-09-270%      1.9%      0.2      -0.3      0.5      0     
2025-09-261%      2%      135.52      11      1.01%      -0.22%      -0.1      -0.3      -0.1      2     
2025-09-252%      1.9%      134.16      -26      -1.65%      -0.44%      0.4      -0.4      0.1      -0.3     
2025-09-241%      1.6%      136.41      17      -0.39%      -0.07%      0.6      -0.2      0.5      2     
 
Both emotion scores and sentiment scores are calculated in a -10 - +10 scale.
The price level reaches 100 at Bollinger upper band, and zero at lower band.

 
1 (-2) UnitedHealth shareholder proposes independent board chair The Accountability Board, a nonprofit advocacy group and UnitedHealth's shareholder, said the current structure would decrease the board's "checks and balances by consolidating power." Hemsley took the CEO job after his predecessor Andrew Witty resigned abruptly in May. Hemsley served as the board chair since 2017. (https://finance.yahoo.com/) Fri. Oct 3, 2025
2 (3) S&P 500 Gains and Losses Today: Palantir Plunges; Health Insurance Stocks Surge The benchmark index eked out a fractional gain to close at a record high Friday with a boost from health insurance stocks, while an AI software darling's stock tumbled on a report of security problems. (https://finance.yahoo.com/) Fri. Oct 3, 2025
3 (7) Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. stock rises Friday, outperforms market Shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. TMO rose 3.50% to $543.32 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX rising 0.01% to 6,715.79 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA rising 0.51% to 46,758.28. Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. closed 11.07% short of its 52-week high of $610.97, which the company achieved on January 30th. (https://www.marketwatch.com/) Fri. Oct 3, 2025
4 (2) Molina Healthcare Inc. stock underperforms Friday when compared to competitors despite daily gains Shares of Molina Healthcare Inc. MOH advanced 3.97% to $201.97 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX rising 0.01% to 6,715.79 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA rising 0.51% to 46,758.28. This was the stock's third consecutive day of gains. (https://www.marketwatch.com/) Fri. Oct 3, 2025
5 (8) AngioDynamics Eyes Growth Despite Tariffs AngioDynamics (ANGO) exceeds expectations, raises guidance for fiscal 2026 with positive cash flow expected. (https://www.benzinga.com/) Fri. Oct 3, 2025
 
6 (7) Johnson & Johnson is a buy as drug sales continue to improve, Wells Fargo says The bank upgraded the pharma giant to overweight from equal weight. (https://www.cnbc.com/) Fri. Oct 3, 2025
7 (5) Eli Lilly and Its Competitors Pop on the Pfizer News Market Analysis by covering: Eli Lilly and Company, Merck & Company Inc, Pfizer Inc, AbbVie Inc. Read 's Market Analysis on Investing.com (https://www.investing.com/) Fri. Oct 3, 2025
8 (-4) Bristol Myers Squibb Co. stock underperforms Thursday when compared to competitors Shares of Bristol Myers Squibb Co. BMY shed 3.58% to $45.73 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX rising 0.06% to 6,715.35 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA rising 0.17% to 46,519.72. The stock's fall snapped a four-day winning streak. (https://www.marketwatch.com/) Thu. Oct 2, 2025
9 (7) Humana Affirms Outlook, Calls Star Ratings In-Line With View Humana Inc. shares jumped after the company affirmed its earnings guidance for 2025, reassuring investors who have been blindsided by insurance companies’ outlook cuts this year. (https://www.bloomberg.com/) Thu. Oct 2, 2025
10 (5) A health-care stock that's maintaining momentum despite regulatory headwinds Frank Holland breaks down what traders are watching ahead of the new session. (https://www.cnbc.com/) Thu. Oct 2, 2025
 
11 (8) This Best Stock is the Salesforce of drug discovery. Time to get long here Josh and Sean break down the reason behind the momentum of this unique healthcare stock. (https://www.cnbc.com/) Thu. Oct 2, 2025
12 (-7) Medicare changes could delay or deny healthcare, demand prior approvals for treatment Accountable care organizations — which run like Medicare Advantage plans — get financially penalized when they spend too much. This may be where Medicare is heading. (https://www.marketwatch.com/) Thu. Oct 2, 2025
13 (7) 6 Healthcare Stocks Positioned to Soar After Trump-Pfizer Deal Market Analysis by covering: Eli Lilly and Company, Merck & Company Inc, Biogen Inc, Pfizer Inc. Read 's Market Analysis on Investing.com (https://www.investing.com/) Thu. Oct 2, 2025


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