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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 2.7, positive 3.3, negative -0.6) on 20251022. The forces of Sentiment towards Fundamentals (2.3), Price Level (2), Option Speculation (1.5), Sector Price Trend (0.7), and Broad Market Trend (-0.2) will drive up the price. The forces of Valuation Sentiment (-1), 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 (3.3). The extreme bullish overall sentiment (2.7) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-22 | 1% | 1% | 146 | 79 | 0.65% | 0.14% | 1.3 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 1.2 |
| 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 |
| 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 (0) S&P 500 Gains and Losses Today: Netflix Stock Slides; Intuitive Surgical Pops After Earnings A video streamer faced pressure on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025, as a one-time tax event weighed on its earnings, while strong results boosted a maker of robotic surgical devices. (https://finance.yahoo.com/) Wed. Oct 22, 2025 | |
| 2 (-3) Paying more for health insurance? Why weight-loss drugs may be driving up premiums. There’s been a “stark increase” in the share of large businesses covering GLP-1s for weight loss, new research shows. (https://www.marketwatch.com/) Wed. Oct 22, 2025 | |
| 3 (3) 3M's Modest Results Win Analyst Praise, But PFAS Litigation Risk Looms RBC Capital's Deane Dray raises 3M's price target to $130, citing solid Q3 results but warned PFAS litigation remains a major unpriced risk. (https://www.benzinga.com/) Wed. Oct 22, 2025 | |
| 4 (-3) Paying more for health insurance? Why weight-loss drugs may be driving up premiums. There’s been a “stark increase” in the share of large businesses covering GLP-1s for weight loss, new research shows. (https://www.marketwatch.com/) Wed. Oct 22, 2025 | |
| 5 (8) Boston Scientific Gains Momentum As Growth Broadens, Goldman Sachs Says Goldman Sachs analyst David Roman reiterated a Buy rating and $120 price target for Boston Scientific after strong Q3 results and raised guidance. (https://www.benzinga.com/) Wed. Oct 22, 2025 | |
| 6 (8) Intuitive Surgical Q3 Results Ease Bear Market Concerns, Analyst Views 'Headwinds As Largely Noise' Intuitive Surgical crushes Q3 earnings with $2.51 billion revenue, a 23% jump, fueled by $2.40 EPS and 20% growth in da Vinci procedures. (https://www.benzinga.com/) Wed. Oct 22, 2025 | |
| 7 (8) Intuitive Surgical's Stock Jumps As Demand for Robotic Procedures Rises The maker of da Vinci robots beat profit and sales forecasts on increased use of its surgical systems. (https://finance.yahoo.com/) Wed. Oct 22, 2025 | |
| 8 (-6) Health Insurance Premiums Keep Rising for US Workers Hi, it’s Ike in Boston. I’ve got some bad news — health care keeps getting more expensive. More on that, but first ... (https://www.bloomberg.com/) Wed. Oct 22, 2025 | |
| 9 (-4) More and more workers are using weight loss drugs. It’s costing their employers a fortune Weight loss drugs are proving to be super popular among many workers with job-based health insurance.But GLP-1 medications are busting their employers’ budgets, leading some firms to rethink their coverage. (https://finance.yahoo.com/) Wed. Oct 22, 2025 | |
| 10 (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 | |
| 11 (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 | |
| 12 (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 | |
| 13 (-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 | |
| 14 (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 | |
| 15 (-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 | |
| 16 (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 | |
| 17 (-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 | |
| 18 (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 | |
| 19 (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 | |
| 20 (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 | |
| 21 (-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 | |
| 22 (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 | |
| 23 (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 | |
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