Healthcare Scan

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Healthcare Scan

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Data as-of 2026-07-10 close.

VRTX and MRNA — last scan's two most extreme names in the entire cross-scan dataset (RSI 82, both "new extremes") — both round-tripped hard, VRTX down 8.3% and MRNA down 16.5% in price, with RSI back to the low-to-mid 50s. No name in the healthcare universe is below RSI 40 or above RSI 67 right now; the whole board compressed into a tight neutral band. This cut reads from the broader healthcare.json universe (21 names) rather than the narrower curated healthcare-scan.json list used last cycle, so ZTS, HROW, and GH appear here for the first time in a few scans while GRDN and IQV are not in this cut — treat cross-cycle comparisons for those specific names with that caveat. AMGN remains the steadiest large-cap accumulate, effectively unchanged for a third straight scan.

Source: healthcare.json (broader universe; healthcare-scan.json is the narrower curated cut used in the prior report — see note above). Latest bar 2026-07-10. Prior scan: 2026-07-07-healthcare-scan.

Quick Snapshot

Signal Reading
Overall 🟡 Sector-wide cooldown — VRTX and MRNA both dropped from RSI 82 (the two most extreme names in the whole cross-scan dataset last cycle) to the low-to-mid 50s
Leaders VEEV (RSI 66.1, +17.7% 30D, still the sector's clearest continued reversal); TMO (RSI 64.7, steady +10.9% 30D); GH (RSI 63.4, cooled hard from RSI 77.7 while still up +94.7% 3M)
Laggards PFE (RSI 41.5, still unresolved, -10.2% 3M); ZTS (RSI 42.2, -36.8% 3M, -52.9% from ATH — the sector's most structurally broken name, back in this cut); ISRG (RSI 45.0, recovery stalled and reversed)
Key insight The managed-care/large-pharma cooldown flagged last scan kept going, and VRTX/MRNA — the two names that replaced them as "most extreme" — cooled just as hard. Nothing in this sector is currently extended; nothing is deeply oversold either.

What's Going On

Last scan's headline was that VRTX and MRNA had become the sector's (and the whole cross-scan dataset's) two most extreme names, both RSI 82. That's over — both are back to the low-to-mid 50s after real price pullbacks (VRTX -8.3%, MRNA -16.5%). VEEV is the one name that kept its reversal going, up another chunk in RSI and 30-day performance after being flagged "the scan's clearest reversal" last cycle — still weak-up DC, hasn't confirmed a trend flip, but the price action keeps validating the turn.

This report reads from the broader healthcare.json universe rather than the narrower curated healthcare-scan.json list used in the prior report, so the ticker set shifted: ZTS, HROW, and GH are in this cut (ZTS was flagged last cycle as a name to "track separately even if it's off this specific scan's ticker list" given its -53% collapse thesis — it's back, still deeply broken at RSI 42.2 and -52.9% from its 52-week high). GRDN and IQV, which were in last cycle's curated list, aren't in this universe cut. Treat any single-name comparison across that boundary with that caveat in mind. PFE remains the one genuinely weak large-cap, still unresolved after multiple scans. AMGN is again the cleanest, quietest accumulate name in the sector.

What Changed Since Prior Scan (2026-07-07)

  • VRTX and MRNA both round-tripped from the sector's most extreme readings. VRTX: RSI 81.6→53.1, price $529.59→$485.39 (-8.3%). MRNA: RSI 81.9→54.8, price $81.80→$68.27 (-16.5%), still +76.7% vs VWAP (down from +114.7%). Both were flagged "don't chase" last scan — validated.
  • VEEV kept its reversal going. RSI 69.4→66.1 (still elevated, marginally cooler), price $192.01→$190.12 (roughly flat), but 30D gain is now +17.7%, continuing the turn flagged last scan. Still weak-up DC — no confirmed trend flip yet.
  • ISRG's recovery stalled and reversed. RSI 59.9→45.0, price $432.83→$406.78 (-6.0%) — the multi-scan climb off a broken low gave back ground this cycle, consistent with the same reversal seen in the biotech-scan cut of this name.
  • JNJ, MRK, BIIB all continued cooling from their prior extension, now RSI 47-60, mostly flat to slightly down in price — same "resting, not correcting" pattern flagged two scans ago, still playing out.
  • UNH, CVS, DXCM, MDT, TMO are all essentially unchanged, still holding their prior gains without adding much — steady, not a fresh signal either way.
  • GH cooled hard. RSI 77.7→63.4, price $168.82→$160.05 (-5.2%), still +73.0% vs VWAP and +94.7% 3M — extended but no longer parabolic.
  • Universe composition shifted. This cut reads healthcare.json (21 tickers, includes ZTS/HROW/GH) rather than healthcare-scan.json (19 tickers, includes GRDN/IQV) — see the note above before drawing hard conclusions on names that moved between lists.

How To Read The Board

RSI measures how stretched a stock is over the past 14 sessions — under 30 is oversold, over 70 is overbought/extended. vs SMA20 is the price gap to the 20-day average. vs VWAP is the premium over the average price paid by current holders — a useful gut check on how much of a move is unrealized gain that could get sold into weakness. Trend combines direction/strength with a cross signal: GC (golden cross) is structurally healthier than DC (death cross). A stock recovering off a low RSI while still marked strong-down DC, like ISRG here, means the price move hasn't yet been confirmed by the underlying trend — treat it as "watch," not "buy."

Price Table

Stock Price RSI vs SMA20 7D% 30D% 3M% 52wkHi% Trend vs VWAP
PFE $24.17 41.5 -2.2% +1.9% -7.6% -10.2% -15.9% down GC -2.3%
ZTS $75.56 42.2 -1.3% +2.7% -7.2% -36.8% -52.9% strong-down DC -33.3%
ISRG $406.78 45.0 -0.8% -4.0% -1.5% -11.4% -32.6% strong-down DC -15.4%
BIIB $199.15 47.2 -2.3% -6.3% -0.4% +12.9% -9.4% strong-up GC +18.4%
GILD $129.83 50.9 +1.7% +1.4% +3.8% -6.0% -17.5% strong-up GC +3.4%
MRK $123.54 52.1 +0.8% -2.4% +3.0% +3.6% -5.2% strong-up GC +22.7%
VRTX $485.39 53.1 +0.7% -6.3% +9.1% +10.3% -9.1% strong-up GC +10.7%
MRNA $68.27 54.8 +4.0% -15.8% +37.5% +34.7% -20.2% strong-up GC +76.7%
HROW $42.48 56.3 +1.2% -0.5% +12.8% +14.5% -22.6% up DC +6.3%
ABT $93.93 56.4 +2.3% -0.0% +4.8% -6.1% -31.7% weak-up DC -13.4%
LLY $1,188.58 57.1 +2.0% -1.4% +2.4% +28.1% -4.9% strong-up GC +29.7%
AMGN $363.39 58.6 +1.9% +0.3% +2.6% +4.7% -7.1% strong-up GC +11.6%
SYK $329.78 59.1 +4.1% +2.9% +8.2% -4.8% -18.6% weak-up DC -4.4%
UNH $424.62 59.7 +2.2% +1.8% +5.3% +36.4% -2.2% strong-up GC +35.0%
JNJ $256.98 59.8 +3.6% -0.4% +7.8% +8.6% -4.6% strong-up GC +23.4%
DXCM $74.96 60.0 +4.6% +6.0% -0.4% +18.8% -16.7% strong-up GC +9.2%
MDT $83.87 60.6 +4.1% +2.2% +5.3% -3.8% -21.1% weak-up DC -5.3%
CVS $104.15 61.5 +1.6% +1.0% +3.6% +34.5% -1.9% strong-up GC +33.0%
GH $160.05 63.4 +9.5% -6.2% +22.3% +94.7% -8.1% strong-up GC +73.0%
TMO $527.05 64.7 +6.5% +3.2% +10.9% +2.6% -18.2% up DC +3.2%
VEEV $190.12 66.1 +10.5% +0.5% +17.7% +20.0% -38.8% weak-up DC -8.3%

Tier Analysis

Extreme Oversold (RSI < 25)

None.

Oversold (RSI 25-40)

None. Every name in this cut is RSI 40+ — the lowest print is PFE at 41.5.

RSI 40+ (everyone else)

  • Weak / unresolved (RSI 41-47): PFE, ZTS, ISRG, BIIB. ZTS is the standout for how broken it is (-52.9% from ATH, strong-down DC) — this is the collapse thesis flagged last cycle, confirmed still live. ISRG's stalled recovery is the other notable name here.
  • Basing / cleanest accumulate (RSI 51-59, cooled from prior extension): GILD, MRK, VRTX, MRNA, HROW, ABT, LLY, AMGN, SYK. AMGN remains the standout — never got extended, barely moves, three scans running. VRTX and MRNA are here now instead of the "parabolic" tier.
  • Continuing / steady (RSI 59-65): UNH, JNJ, DXCM, MDT, CVS, GH, TMO. All holding gains without adding fresh momentum; GH is the one real mover, cooling hard from a parabolic read.
  • Most extended survivor (RSI 66): VEEV. The sector's one name still building on its reversal, though trend hasn't confirmed with a golden cross yet.

Entry Zones

Stock Price Zone RSI 30D% Setup
AMGN $363.39 <$350 (SMA20 retest) 58.6 +2.6% Best large-cap risk/reward in the scan for a third scan running; never got extended
GILD $129.83 <$127 (SMA20 support) 50.9 +3.8% Basing, GC intact, +3.4% vs VWAP
TMO $527.05 <$495 (SMA20) 64.7 +10.9% Steady, +3.2% vs VWAP, thesis intact
PFE $24.17 <$23.60 41.5 -7.6% Still the sector's weakest large-cap; GC intact but no bounce yet — contrarian probe only
VEEV $190.12 Watch for DC→GC flip 66.1 +17.7% Genuine reversal continuing but trend hasn't confirmed — don't chase

Action Matrix

Action Stocks Why
📈 ACCUMULATE AMGN, GILD, TMO Best risk/reward — not extended, cleanest technical setups three scans running
🔒 HOLD VRTX, MRNA, MRK, HROW, ABT, LLY, UNH, JNJ, DXCM, MDT, CVS, GH All cooled from prior extension without breaking down; don't add at current premiums
🔍 WATCH PFE, BIIB, SYK, VEEV PFE remains the lone unresolved weak name; VEEV is the sector's real turnaround, still unconfirmed
❌ BROKEN / AVOID ZTS, ISRG ZTS: `strong-down DC`, -52.9% from ATH, collapse thesis confirmed still live. ISRG: recovery stalled and reversed this cycle

What To Watch Next

  • VRTX and MRNA both round-tripped from RSI 82 to the mid-50s in one scan — is there a real catalyst that stabilizes either name here, or does mean-reversion keep going?
  • ZTS is back in this cut still deeply broken (-52.9% from ATH) — is the collapse thesis still live for the book, and should it get tracked as its own name regardless of which watchlist file surfaces it?
  • VEEV: does the reversal confirm with a golden cross next scan, or was this another single-cycle bounce in a still-unconfirmed name?
  • ISRG's recovery reversed after multiple scans of progress in both the healthcare and biotech cuts — worth checking whether this is a name-specific issue or a read-through from the broader medtech/robotics group.
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