A Health Care Trio in Rally Mode
In the time I've been writing this column -- nearly two years -- various sub-industries from the medical sector have cycled in and out of leadership. When I ran some scans of heavy-volume gainers Tuesday morning, I saw several top-performing medical names making upside moves.
Shares of Jazz Pharmaceuticals (JAZZ), which makes treatments for psychiatric and neurological ailments including narcolepsy, anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder, are up nearly 17% this week to $56.24 on optimism about the outcome of a patent lawsuit pertaining to its narcolepsy drug Xyrem, which has been a solid grower. Tuesday's price action brought the stock to an all-time session high. I have to emphasize that it's never a good idea to chase a stock when it rallies to new highs. Instead, watch for a pullback to short- or medium-term moving averages....359 more words left in this article. To read them, just click below and try Real Money FREE for 14 days.
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