Health Services 2023-09-11: Unchanged at "WEAK" strength rating (6th strongest of 9 levels), previous move was DOWN

Health Services 2023-09-11: Unchanged at "WEAK" strength rating (6th strongest of 9 levels), previous move was DOWN
Health Services industry for the trading week ended 2023-09-11. Minimal change.

Bottom line: Health Services has generally been falling over the past 6 weeks.
Key stocks: UNH, TMO, ABT, SYK, MDT, ELV, ISRG, CI, BSX, BDX (top 10 by market cap).
Context: The industry has been 45% positive YTD, falling to only 16% positive over the past month.

One week, YTD, and one month reviews below, along with links to past reviews.

1 Week Detail

Overview

1 sub-industry strengthened and 1 sub-industry weakened (8 total).

Strongest at Strong rating (4th strongest of 9 levels):
1. Long Term Care Facilities, though this weakened 2 levels this past week

Weakest at Weaker rating (7th strongest):
1. Medical Labs/Research

10-Week Industry/Sub-industry Week-by-Week Comparison

The largest 2 sub-industries (Medical Appliances/Equipment and Medical Equipment with 46 and 38 stocks, respectively) have been declining over the past 6 to 8 weeks.

Individual Stock Leaders and Laggards

Current strongest and weakest stocks are shown below. These are of most interest as the downtrodden are prone to large (if perhaps temporary) pops while the strongest have been leading the charge for their sub-industries.

Current ratio of Strongest to Weakest stocks is 15:51.

Historical Context - YTD and 4 week Lookbacks

Standout winners and losers for different lookback periods are shown below including their sub-industries.

YTD Lookback

17 stocks (~1 of 8) >50% YTD led by NPCE +384% and 3 more stocks >+100% (MDXG, RCEL, PRG). 27 stocks down more than -25% (1 of every 5 stocks).

4 Week Lookback

2 stocks >15% over the past 4 weeks and 17 (~1 of 8 stocks) down more than -15%. 

Past Reviews

July 18 (8 weeks ago)