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| 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, positive 3.5, negative -0.5) on 20251021. The forces of Sentiment towards Fundamentals (2.4), Price Level (2), Option Speculation (1.5), Sector Price Trend (0.6), Broad Market Trend (0.5), 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 (3.5). The extreme bullish overall sentiment (3) 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. |
| Date | Attention | Average Attention | Price | Price Level | Change | SMA10 Trend | Market Sentiment | Trend Sentiment | Fundamentals | News Sentiment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-21 | 2% | 1.1% | 145.06 | 75 | 0.21% | 0.07% | 1.5 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 4.4 |
| 2025-10-20 | 1% | 1.1% | 144.76 | 75 | 1.06% | 0% | 1.3 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 6.3 |
| 2025-10-19 | 0% | 1% | 1.5 | 0 | 2.5 | 0 | ||||
| 2025-10-18 | 0% | 1.1% | 1.5 | 0 | 2.5 | 8 | ||||
| 2025-10-17 | 2% | 1.3% | 143.24 | 67 | 0.64% | -0.07% | 1.3 | 0 | 2.2 | 2.7 |
| 2025-10-16 | 1% | 1.1% | 142.33 | 62 | -0.17% | -0.07% | 0.7 | -0.2 | 2.2 | 4 |
| 2025-10-15 | 2% | 1% | 142.57 | 66 | 0.17% | -0.07% | 0.8 | -0.3 | 2.2 | 4 |
| 2025-10-14 | 2% | 0.9% | 142.33 | 66 | 0.27% | 0.21% | 0.7 | -0.4 | 2.3 | 5.8 |
| 2025-10-13 | 0% | 0.9% | 141.94 | 65 | -0.13% | 0.42% | 0.5 | -0.3 | 2.1 | 4 |
| 2025-10-12 | 1% | 1% | 1.5 | 0.4 | 2.4 | -4 | ||||
| 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 (8) Healthy Returns: A key step forward for Novo Nordisk's GLP-1 pill A closely watched pill from Novo Nordisk just scored an approval for slashing cardiovascular risks, while Mark Cuban gives Trump credit on drug prices. (https://www.cnbc.com/) Tue. Oct 21, 2025 | |
| 2 (8) Danaher gives investors reasons to stick around, sending beaten-up shares flying The supplier of tools to drugmakers and hospitals is set up for a stronger 2026. (https://www.cnbc.com/) Tue. Oct 21, 2025 | |
| 3 (8) Intuitive Surgical beats earnings estimates on strong demand for surgical robots Shares of the Sunnyvale, California-based company surged 17% in extended trading. The company, known for its da Vinci robotic systems, has seen steady growth as hospitals work through a backlog of deferred procedures and expand access to minimally invasive care. The medical device maker slightly raised its adjusted gross profit margin forecast for 2025 to between 67% and 67.5% from between 66% and 67%. (https://finance.yahoo.com/) Tue. Oct 21, 2025 | |
| 4 (-6) Novo Nordisk chair and six directors exit after dispute with shareholder Stay informed with global news & in-depth analysis Gain clarity from expert opinion FT App on Android & iOS FT Edit access First FT: the day’s biggest stories 20+ curated newsletters Follow topics & set alerts with myFT FT Videos & Podcasts 10 monthly gift articles to share. (https://www.ft.com/) Tue. Oct 21, 2025 | |
| 5 (8) Danaher Reports Strong Q3 Earnings, Shares Move Higher Danaher Corporation (NYSE:DHR) shares are rising Tuesday after the company reported better-than-expected third-quarter financial results. (https://www.benzinga.com/) Tue. Oct 21, 2025 | |
| 6 (-3) Elevance Health's Strong Quarter Can't Shake Off Medicaid Troubles Elevance Health beats estimates, but shares fall due to Medicare pressures, Obamacare changes, and Medicaid attrition. (https://www.benzinga.com/) Tue. Oct 21, 2025 | |
| 7 (8) This Healthcare Stock Is Up 1,000%, Outpacing Nvidia, Tesla, and Apple Combined Can Oncology Institute's stock continue rewarding investors? (https://www.fool.com/) Tue. Oct 21, 2025 | |
| 8 (-2) The Ozempic maker shakes up its board. It has been a year of turmoil for Novo Nordisk. Ozempic maker Novo Nordisk is shaking up its board. (https://www.marketwatch.com/) Tue. Oct 21, 2025 | |
| 9 (8) Blackstone and TPG Agree to $18 Billion Deal to Buy Hologic Blackstone Inc. and TPG Inc. have agreed to acquire medical-device maker Hologic Inc. for as much as $18.3 billion, including debt, adding to the flurry of multibillion-dollar dealmaking by private equity firms in recent weeks. (https://www.bloomberg.com/) Tue. Oct 21, 2025 | |
| 10 (8) Blackstone and TPG Agree to $18 Billion Deal to Buy Hologic Blackstone Inc. and TPG Inc. have agreed to acquire medical-device maker Hologic Inc. for as much as $18.3 billion, including debt, adding to the flurry of multibillion-dollar dealmaking by private equity firms in recent weeks. (https://www.bloomberg.com/) Tue. Oct 21, 2025 | |
| 11 (7) Hologic to go private in up to $18.3 billion deal backed by Blackstone, TPG Blackstone and TPG have agreed to acquire medical diagnostics firm Hologic in a deal worth up to $18.3 billion, it said on Tuesday. (https://www.cnbc.com/) Tue. Oct 21, 2025 | |
| 12 (-5) Novo Nordisk chair and directors quit after boardroom rift Novo Nordisk directors and the firm's controlling shareholder failed to reach an agreement on the future composition of the board. (https://www.cnbc.com/) Tue. Oct 21, 2025 | |
| 13 (8) Hologic to go private in up to $18.3 billion deal backed by Blackstone, TPG (Reuters) -Medical diagnostics firm Hologic has agreed to be acquired by Blackstone and TPG in a deal valued at up to $18.3 billion, it said on Tuesday, marking one of the largest healthcare take-private transactions this year. (https://finance.yahoo.com/) Tue. Oct 21, 2025 | |
| 14 (7) Blackstone, TPG plan to take Hologic private in a deal worth more than $13 billion Private equity firms Blackstone and TPG will spend more than $13 billion to buy women’s health specialist Hologic. The companies said Tuesday they will pay up to $79 for each Hologic share in a deal that takes the company private. Shares of Hologic rose after markets opened Tuesday. (https://finance.yahoo.com/) Tue. Oct 21, 2025 | |
| 15 (8) Crown Estate Unveils $6 Billion Oxford Science Park Project The Crown Estate, the property company that generates income for King Charles III, has bought a site in Oxfordshire as part of a life sciences development project worth as much as £4.5 billion ($6 billion) once complete. (https://www.bloomberg.com/) Mon. Oct 20, 2025 | |
| 16 (7) WeightWatchers partners with Amazon for weight-loss drug delivery NEW YORK (Reuters) -WeightWatchers said on Monday it will partner with Amazon to deliver medications including injectable GLP-1 obesity treatments for its members, a move the telehealth provider said will make it easier for some customers to receive prescriptions. WeightWatchers customers will be able to check whether their medications are in stock and have the refrigerated drugs delivered more efficiently by using the Amazon Pharmacy option on its website, said WeightWatchers Chief Operating O (https://finance.yahoo.com/) Mon. Oct 20, 2025 | |
| 17 (7) IQVIA Holdings Inc. stock outperforms competitors on strong trading day Shares of IQVIA Holdings Inc. IQV advanced 3.67% to $212.05 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX rising 1.07% to 6,735.13 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA rising 1.12% to 46,706.58. IQVIA Holdings Inc. closed 9.89% short of its 52-week high of $235.32, which the company reached on October 21st. (https://www.marketwatch.com/) Mon. Oct 20, 2025 | |
| 18 (4) Activist investor Jana Partners takes stake in medical device maker Cooper Companies, WSJ says The hedge fund will push Cooper to improve how it allocates capital in order to boost returns, the WSJ said. (https://www.cnbc.com/) Mon. Oct 20, 2025 | |
| 19 (8) AstraZeneca hails major breakthroughs with breast-cancer drugs An executive at AstraZeneca says breast-cancer drugs that the company highlighted at an industry conference over the weekend could represent $10 billion worth of company sales in five years’ time. (https://www.marketwatch.com/) Mon. Oct 20, 2025 | |
| 20 (4) Activist Jana Takes Stake in Cooper, a Maker of Medical Devices Bausch + Lomb is seen as a potential buyer for the contact-lens unit and the CEO said he would be interested. (https://www.wsj.com/) Mon. Oct 20, 2025 | |
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