The sector has had a great bounce since March lows. A good way to play the COVID vaccine race. IBB is the best-known biotech ETF, but he does the XBI, because it's equal-weighted. XBI has had a great bounce. It's a great sector with reasonable valuations. The race for a COVID vaccine is a tailwind, of course. Biotech is a slow-growth area, which benefit from interest rates staying very low for the long term.
Exposure to the covid vaccine is quite minimal in this ETF. Very short term over-bought and he expects a 10-15% correction. Trim some exposure into strength. Longer term, the biotech sector looks good.
options He normally won't buy an ETF, but someone bought 20,000 of the May 95 strike calls for a little over $1.00. It's a very diverse diverse biotech ETF.
Many biotech companies are trading below their cash levels. He doesn't own the stocks, but is good with ETFs like this. He expects more M&A in biotechs as big pharma buys these companies.
Healthcare has been an ignored sector, but is enjoying some momentum and will do well in second-half 2024. McKesson, Merck and Amgen, all holdings in this ETF, are doing well and even making new highs. Also, biotech does well when rates come down.
The sector has had a great bounce since March lows. A good way to play the COVID vaccine race. IBB is the best-known biotech ETF, but he does the XBI, because it's equal-weighted. XBI has had a great bounce. It's a great sector with reasonable valuations. The race for a COVID vaccine is a tailwind, of course. Biotech is a slow-growth area, which benefit from interest rates staying very low for the long term.