Healthcare Scan
Healthcare Scan
Data as-of 2026-07-28 close.
No name in this 21-ticker cut sits below RSI 40 for the first time in several scans — ISRG, MRNA, and HROW, the sector's three oversold prints last time, all graduated upward. ABT had the biggest single move: RSI 68.3 → 73.3, +16.53% over 30 days, crossing into overbought alongside AMGN (64.1 → 72.8). TMO held near the top (71.0 → 70.3). ISRG's recovery is the notable middle case — RSI 31.4 → 42.4, 52-week-high gap -45.0% → -40.1% — but its regime classifier still reads "collapse."
Source: healthcare.json (the broader 21-name universe, not the narrower healthcare-scan.json cut). Latest bar 2026-07-28 for every name in this cut. Prior scan: 2026-07-25-healthcare-scan.
Quick Snapshot
| Signal | Reading |
|---|---|
| Overall | 🟡 The cut cleared its oversold band entirely while the overbought cluster tripled — ABT, AMGN, and TMO are all now above RSI 70 |
| Leaders | ABT (RSI 73.3, biggest single move, +16.5% over 30 days); AMGN (72.8, crossed overbought); TMO (70.3, held near the top after last scan's cross) |
| Laggards | MRNA (RSI 40.3, still down -19.9% over 30 days); ISRG (42.4, "collapse" regime persists despite real improvement); HROW (43.5, still -10.0% this week) |
| Key insight | ISRG's 52-week-high gap narrowed from -45.0% to -40.1% and its RSI moved out of the oversold band entirely, but the regime classifier still reads "collapse" with thesis marked "intact" — treat as recovering, not resolved |
What's Going On
ABT posted the biggest single move in the cut. RSI climbed from 68.3 to 73.3 — crossing into overbought — on +16.53% over 30 days (change30d per healthcare.json), the largest 30-day gain anywhere in this scan. AMGN crossed the same threshold, RSI 64.1 → 72.8, +9.03% over 30 days. TMO — the sole overbought name last scan — held near the top rather than extending further, 71.0 → 70.3. All three are now extended enough that a fresh entry means chasing, not buying a pullback.
ISRG is the cut's most instructive middle case, and the same story shows up in this session's biotech cut for the identical ticker: RSI moved from 31.4 to 42.4, out of the oversold band entirely, and the gap to its 52-week high narrowed from -45.02% to -40.09%. Both are real improvements. But the regime classifier still reads "collapse," the trend is strong-down DC, and the thesis flag on file still reads "intact" — better tape, unconfirmed structure.
The sector's other two previously-oversold names both improved without fully resolving. MRNA moved 36.7 → 40.3, still down -19.93% over 30 days. HROW moved 39.9 → 43.5, still down -10.04% over the week even after last scan's sharp break. Neither has posted a clean reversal signal yet. ZTS climbed further out of its weak band, 45.5 → 52.7, though it remains -51.70% off its own 52-week high — improved momentum sitting on top of a still-deeply-damaged chart.
Away from those extremes, a broad middle held steady or improved modestly: SYK, VEEV, MRK, MDT, JNJ, and CVS all sit in the RSI 60s with no single name badly extended — the cleanest zone in the cut for a fresh look.
What Changed Since Prior Scan (2026-07-25)
- The oversold band emptied out entirely. ISRG, MRNA, and HROW — the sector's three sub-40 prints last scan — all moved above RSI 40; no name remains below that line.
- ABT had the biggest single move. RSI 68.3 → 73.3, +16.53% over 30 days — now overbought.
- AMGN crossed into overbought. RSI 64.1 → 72.8, +9.03% over 30 days.
- TMO held near the top rather than extending. RSI 71.0 → 70.3.
- ISRG recovered meaningfully but stayed in a "collapse" regime. RSI 31.4 → 42.4; 52-week-high gap -45.0% → -40.1%.
- ZTS climbed further out of its weak band. RSI 45.5 → 52.7, though still -51.7% off its 52-week high.
- HROW improved from its sharp break last scan but hasn't reversed. RSI 39.9 → 43.5, still -10.04% over the week.
- SYK had a strong week. RSI 56.2 → 62.9, +10.18% over the week.
- GH cooled from its prior read. RSI 48.8 → 45.8.
- Universe unchanged. Same 21 tickers as the July 25
healthcare.jsoncut — no composition change.
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 whose RSI recovers out of the oversold band while the regime classifier still reads "collapse" — like ISRG here — means the price move hasn't been confirmed by the underlying structure; treat it as "watch," not "buy."
Price Table
| Stock | Price | RSI | vs SMA20 | 7D% | 30D% | 3M% | 52wkHi% | Trend | vs VWAP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MRNA | $55.81 | 40.3 | -16.1% | -6.5% | -19.9% | +22.1% | -34.8% | weak-down GC | +41.6% |
| ISRG | $361.80 | 42.4 | -5.7% | +3.4% | -10.9% | -20.3% | -40.1% | strong-down DC | -22.5% |
| HROW | $39.32 | 43.5 | -8.4% | -10.0% | -4.5% | -2.3% | -28.3% | weak-up DC | -2.2% |
| GH | $143.62 | 45.8 | -8.4% | -5.7% | -6.6% | +72.2% | -17.5% | strong-up GC | +49.6% |
| ZTS | $77.51 | 52.7 | +3.5% | +2.9% | +6.6% | -31.4% | -51.7% | weak-up DC | -29.1% |
| BIIB | $205.61 | 52.9 | +0.5% | +1.2% | -5.1% | +5.8% | -6.4% | strong-up GC | +20.2% |
| DXCM | $74.85 | 54.6 | +2.3% | +0.1% | +7.0% | +30.0% | -16.8% | strong-up GC | +9.4% |
| UNH | $428.79 | 56.1 | +0.9% | -1.7% | +2.1% | +16.3% | -7.1% | strong-up GC | +33.9% |
| VRTX | $490.39 | 56.7 | -0.3% | +1.7% | -1.9% | +15.9% | -8.1% | strong-up GC | +11.6% |
| GILD | $134.32 | 57.2 | +2.2% | +3.1% | +6.3% | +4.9% | -14.6% | up DC | +6.2% |
| PFE | $25.25 | 61.8 | +4.5% | +3.0% | +5.4% | -0.6% | -12.2% | up DC | +3.6% |
| LLY | $1,220.66 | 61.9 | +2.6% | +3.9% | -0.8% | +43.7% | -2.3% | strong-up GC | +31.3% |
| SYK | $346.60 | 62.9 | +7.0% | +10.2% | +5.2% | +10.3% | -14.2% | up DC | +1.2% |
| VEEV | $201.20 | 63.1 | +5.7% | +6.3% | +14.2% | +27.2% | -35.2% | weak-up DC | -1.7% |
| MRK | $131.82 | 63.3 | +3.8% | +4.4% | +1.9% | +19.7% | -2.4% | strong-up GC | +28.6% |
| MDT | $86.88 | 64.6 | +5.5% | +5.5% | +7.4% | +10.5% | -18.3% | weak-up DC | -1.7% |
| JNJ | $266.73 | 65.2 | +3.6% | +6.4% | +3.2% | +18.0% | -3.0% | strong-up GC | +25.1% |
| CVS | $109.34 | 66.3 | +3.7% | -0.5% | +6.2% | +31.1% | -1.2% | strong-up GC | +36.6% |
| TMO | $576.41 | 70.3 | +8.8% | +10.1% | +13.8% | +23.8% | -10.5% | up DC | +11.3% |
| AMGN | $393.10 | 72.8 ↑ | +7.2% | +7.3% | +9.0% | +17.2% | -1.2% | strong-up GC | +19.6% |
| ABT | $107.27 | 73.3 ↑ | +11.6% | +7.6% | +16.5% | +18.3% | -22.0% | weak-up DC | +0.9% |
Tier Analysis
Extreme Oversold (RSI < 25)
None.
Oversold (RSI 25-40)
None. For the first time in several scans, every name in this cut sits above RSI 40 — the sector's three prior sub-40 prints (ISRG, MRNA, HROW) all moved up.
RSI 40+ (everyone else)
- Cooling (RSI 41-49): MRNA, ISRG, HROW, GH. ISRG is the standout for real tape improvement despite a still-"collapse" regime.
- Basing (RSI 50-59): ZTS, BIIB, DXCM, UNH, VRTX, GILD. None extended, none broken — the cleanest zone in the cut.
- Momentum / overbought (RSI 60+): PFE, LLY, SYK, VEEV, MRK, MDT, JNJ, CVS, TMO, AMGN, ABT. Three of these (TMO, AMGN, ABT) are now above the 70 overbought line — up from one last scan.
Entry Zones
| Stock | Price | Zone | RSI | 30D% | Setup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GILD | $134.32 | <$131.61 (support shelf) | 57.2 | +6.3% | Cooled from a stronger prior read, clean structure |
| DXCM | $74.85 | <$72.79 (support shelf) | 54.6 | +7.0% | Golden-cross uptrend, not extended vs VWAP |
| PFE | $25.25 | <$24.83 (support shelf) | 61.8 | +5.4% | Steady climb, no overextension |
| ABT | $107.27 | Extended — no clean entry | 73.3 | +16.5% | Biggest single move in the cut; wait for a pullback rather than chase |
| ISRG | $361.80 | No support shelf identified | 42.4 | -10.9% | Real improvement but regime still "collapse" — thesis intact, structure unconfirmed |
Action Matrix
| Action | Stocks | Why |
|---|---|---|
| 📈 ACCUMULATE | GILD, DXCM, PFE | Clean, not extended, no broken-structure flags |
| 🔒 HOLD | MRK, JNJ, LLY, UNH, CVS, VEEV, SYK, BIIB, VRTX, MDT, GH | Cooled from prior extension or climbing steadily without breaking down |
| 🔍 WATCH | MRNA, HROW, ZTS | All improved from deeply damaged reads but none has confirmed a floor |
| ⚠️ AVOID / DON'T CHASE | TMO, AMGN, ABT | All now above RSI 70 — the sector's overbought cluster tripled this scan |
| ❌ AVOID / FALLING KNIFE | ISRG | "Collapse" regime persists despite real RSI and 52-week-high improvement |
What To Watch Next
- The oversold band emptied out entirely this scan — does it stay clear, or does the next pullback refill it?
- ABT and AMGN both just crossed into overbought alongside TMO — does the cluster keep extending, or does it give back the way LEGN did in this session's biotech cut?
- ISRG's tape improved (RSI 31.4 → 42.4, 52wk-high gap narrower) while its regime still reads "collapse" — which read wins over the next scan?
- ZTS climbed to RSI 52.7 but remains -51.7% off its 52-week high — is that a genuine floor forming, or a bounce inside a still-broken chart?
Sources
- Tape data (price/RSI/SMA/returns): full-scan pre-computed summaries as of the 2026-07-28 close — healthcare.
Related
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