Upcoming Obamacare Disruption

Observations

  • Government subsidised Obamacare was great for the health industry including: health insurers, hospitals, drug companies and supporting companies.
  • Trump’s election will disrupt this industry.
  • Supporting views on a repeal/transition of Obamacare.
  • Whether a full repeal or modification/fix to Obamacare, my view is that this is bearish for the healthcare sector
Funds & ETFs

  • HealthCare Funds – Bearish view and avoid.
  • Tracker ETF – XLV bearish positions entered.

XLV – Healthcare select SPDR Fund

Fig. 1 - 2016-11-28 XLV Price action (Source: Stockcharts.com)

Fig. 1 – 2016-11-28 XLV Price action (Source: Stockcharts.com)

  • Fig. 1 shows the current price action. Since August to Nov a downtrend has formed with a 50% pull back in recent weeks to $72.
  • With fiscal policy ramping up, significant changes to this sector should be made in early 2017.
  • Target price would be the previous low of around $60.

 

Best,
Michael

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