The evidence is constructive, but security selection and entry discipline still matter.
70
technical evidence
out of 100
out of 100
Week Ending: 28 August 2026
United States US Healthcare Industry
Medical Care Facilities
For the week ending 28 August 2026, Medical Care Facilities declined 2.18% with 12 advancing, 30 declining, and 0 unchanged constituents. The index is equal weighted and the constituent tape shows uncapped security returns.
Current architecture
Upward Expansion
The activity fan is positively ordered above a rising Trend Line with price accepted above it.
70
technical evidence
Index1443.38
1 week-2.18%
Breadth29%
Members42
Country
🇺🇸 United States · US
Sector
Healthcare
Universe
NASDAQ, NYSE
Price basis
Adjusted weekly close
Trend architecture
Index, activity fan and structural anchors
Rolling 156-week evidence. Trend Signal points mark weeks when price, trend and the activity fan confirmed together.
Index Value
Trend Line
Fair Value
Activity Lines
Constructive architecture
Transitional architecture
Defensive architecture
Current architecture
Upward Expansion
16 completed weeks in this state
Trend acceptance
11.6%
Index versus Trend Line
Persistence
100%
Positive across every horizon
Participation
29%
12 advancing, 30 declining
Investor positioning lens
Is the evidence ready for capital?
A rules-based technical classification using trend, breadth, persistence, relative strength and path quality.
Evidence balance
Selective
Five-pillar map
Trend
89
Breadth
42
Persistence
74
Relative
60
Risk quality
90
What supports the view
- The index remains above a constructive Trend gate.
- Constituent trends show positive multi-horizon persistence.
- Medium-term relative returns and peer standing remain constructive.
What restrains conviction
- Breadth remains too narrow or inconsistent for a high-conviction position.
- The current 13-week parent-relative trend is weakening.
- The index is extended well above current Fair Value, increasing chase risk.
- Positive contribution is concentrated in a small leadership cohort.
This is a weekly research classification, not personal investment advice. Sentiment is reported as an independent confirmation layer and does not alter the technical score.
Trend state and durability
Architecture, persistence and constituent regimes
The index path is tested against the underlying security-level trend evidence.
The activity fan is positively ordered above a rising Trend Line with price accepted above it.
State age16 weeks
Trend gateUp
Fan width7.37%
Fast versus slow change-2.12 pts
Above 50%
Below 0%
Six completed weeks of price acceptance relative to the full Activity Line fan.
Index persistence
100% agreement
Positive across every horizon
The 13, 26, 39 and 52-week trends all point upward, giving the advance broad horizon agreement.
13-week
12.3%
26-week
20.1%
39-week
22.6%
52-week
23.0%
Constituent trend persistence
93% coverage
Is the index move broadly durable?
64%positive
Coherent positive46%
Coherent negative8%
Average horizon agreement80%
Positive horizon share70%
Weakening positives4
Repairing negatives8
39 constituents measured as of 21 Aug 2026. Median trend age is 19 weeks.
Custom stage map
90% coverage
Where constituents sit in the cycle
47%Stage 2
Stage 1 · Basing24%9 securities
Stage 2 · Advancing47%18 securities
Stage 3 · Distribution3%1 securities
Stage 4 · Declining26%10 securities
Re-acceleration watch0
Transition watch7
Relative strength leaders37%
Fair Value repairs8
Measured as of 21 Aug 2026. Stages summarize price, Activity Line architecture, Fair Value position and relative evidence.
Architecture breadth
77/100 mean confidence
How market energy is distributed
Architecture breadth shows the distribution of expanding, rotating, balancing and contracting securities. It is diagnostic context and is not added as a second vote in the positioning score.
Capital rotation
Performance relative to Healthcare
Relative index
13-week relative trend
Starting level
A rising relative line means this group is compounding faster than Healthcare. A falling line means capital has done better in the parent benchmark.
Relative index138.9
13-week trend142.0
4-week trend change2.90%
Weekly peer rank9 of 11
1 week
-0.8 pts
relative
4 weeks
-7.1 pts
relative
13 weeks
8.4 pts
relative
26 weeks
16.4 pts
relative
52 weeks
12.7 pts
relative
Market internals
Participation, dispersion and path risk
Equal-weight index evidence with constituent-level breadth and dispersion.
Breadth
Narrow
Participation quality
29%
advanced
- Advancing
- 12
- Declining
- 30
- Unchanged
- 0
Risk and persistence
52-week lens
Path quality
Annualised weekly volatility18.8%
Drawdown from 52-week high-3.3%
Positive weeks, last 1354%
Current directional run3 weeks
Turnover versus 13-week norm82%
Breadth impulse-29.4 pts
Cross-section
42 measured
Return distribution
Q1 -4.3%
Median -2.2%
Q3 0.4%
Average winner1.6%
Average loser-3.7%
Dispersion3.3 pts
Top-five upside share75%
Top-five capital share64%
Capital data coverage100%
Dispersion describes how far constituent outcomes are spreading apart. Capital concentration is contextual only; the index itself is equal weighted.
Momentum cycle
30-week persistence
Positive readings show expansion. Negative readings show contraction.
Breadth cycle
Net participation
Advancers less decliners as a percentage of measured constituents.
News and narrative
Does company news confirm the market tape?
55out of 100
More positive than negative
Positive company scores outnumber negative ones, but the overall score remains close to 50.
Evidence quality
47/100 confidence
Coverage before conviction
Qualified companies1229% of measured constituents
Articles781100% direct company evidence
Publishers229Independent sources represented
Latest evidence29 AugFreshness is weighted in the score
Constructive 50%Balanced 42%Cautious 8%
Price confirms news4
Price disagrees2
Negative news absorbed0
Positive but stretched2
Constructive edge
Strongest qualified tone
ADUS41/100 confidence · 58 direct
60
Is Addus HomeCare (ADUS) Undervalued After Its Q2 Earnings Beat?
UHS48/100 confidence · 44 direct 59Universal Health stock steadies after Q2 2026 earnings beat and Talkspace acquisition
HCA63/100 confidence · 124 direct 58Can Operational Resiliency Protect HCA's Long-Term Profitability?
LFST45/100 confidence · 67 direct 58Does LifeStance’s Q2 Revenue Surge And Low Leverage Profile Reshape The Bull Case For LFST?
THC37/100 confidence · 68 direct 58This Insider Has Just Sold Shares In Tenet Healthcare
Narrative risk
Weakest qualified tone
DCGO35/100 confidence · 38 direct
39
DCGO | DocGo Inc. Common Stock Financials - Revenue Breakdown
ENSG58/100 confidence · 63 direct 45Here's Why Ensign Group Stock Remains a Buy for Investors
SNDA36/100 confidence · 61 direct 49Sonida Senior Living director Michael Simanovsky sells $5.88m in stock By Investing.com
AVAH55/100 confidence · 74 direct 54Aveanna Healthcare Stock Offers Everything Investors Want as Shares Hit New All-Time High
CHE37/100 confidence · 50 direct 55Chemed drops amid report on Vista Healthcare business
Only fresh, quality-controlled company evidence is included. Industry and sector context is down-weighted and cannot create a directional group conclusion on its own.
Leadership tape
Leaders, laggards and contribution shape
Latest completed week, ranked on uncapped constituent returns.
Constituent ledger
Industry constituents
All 42 measured constituents, ranked by latest weekly return.
Rank
Ticker
Company
Exchange
Market cap
Close
Index contribution
Return
The index uses capped equal-weight weekly constituent returns. The ledger shows uncapped security returns so outliers remain visible for research.