Medical Technology Stocks: Innovation Endures As Valuations Reset

Investors are questioning the staying power of medical technology (medtech) stocks, which have fallen from grace since the COVID-19 pandemic. The starting point is to distinguish between medtech and other healthcare industries.

Seeking Alpha • May 2, 2026

LABU Could Rip Higher if Biotech Finally Gets Its Long-Awaited Breakout

If you bought XBI a year ago and held it, you are up roughly 65%. If you bought Direxion Daily S&P Biotech Bull 3X Shares (NYSEARCA:LABU) on the same day, you are up about 235%.

24/7 Wall Street • Apr 27, 2026

Equal-Weight ETFs Are the Play for Small-Cap Drug Development. Here's How to Position Now

Biotech has reasserted itself over the past year as drug approvals,

24/7 Wall Street • Apr 23, 2026

Global PMI: Tracking The Sectors Hit Hardest By The Middle East War

Survey data underscored how the war in the Middle East has already had a material impact on economic growth around the world. Drilling down deeper, the data showed weaker growth trends were recorded across all major industries globally.

Seeking Alpha • Apr 12, 2026

Triple-Leveraged Biotech ETF Doubles as Regulatory Winds Shift in 2026

Triple-leveraged ETFs aren't for everyone, but if you believe biotech is about to break out, Direxion Daily S&P Biotech Bull 3X Shares (NASDAQ:LABU) offers the most aggressive way to capture that move.

24/7 Wall Street • Jan 16, 2026

Navigate Biotech's Crosscurrents With Direxion's LABU And LABD ETFs

Although the equities market often embodies chaos and capricious non-linearity, few sectors witness as much kinetic wildness like biotechnology. At its core, biotech represents an innovative push toward addressing the human condition — which is often found to be shockingly frail.

Benzinga • Dec 18, 2025

Top Performing Leveraged/Inverse ETFs: 11/16/2025

Top Performing Leveraged/Inverse ETFs Last Week These were last week's top performing leveraged and inverse ETFs. Note that because of leverage, these kinds of funds can move quickly.

ETF Trends • Nov 19, 2025

New FDA Director Could Sway Biotech ETFs

Biotech stocks could sway toward the upside with the appointment of a new director at the Federal Drug Administration's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research. Dr. Richard Pazdur will take the reigns, bringing 26 years of related industry experience.

ETF Trends • Nov 14, 2025

Investing In Health Stocks - How Policy Clarity Is Opening Doors

The healthcare sector has experienced one of its most significant de-ratings in 35 years, with valuations now at a 30% discount to the broader market. Healthcare trades at historical valuation discounts across multiple metrics.

Seeking Alpha • Nov 11, 2025

As M&A Deals Rise, Can Biotech Pharma Break Loose?

After a relatively sluggish 2024 for mergers & acquisitions (M&A) activity in the biopharma sector, the environment could be more conducive for deals in the rest of 2025. The industry, like the rest of the capital markets, will be keeping an eye on interest rates as monetary easing by the U.S.

ETF Trends • Sep 19, 2025