Sector Rotation

Relative strength, momentum, and money-flow across every GICS sector (with Technology split into semiconductors and software), plus key sub-industries, benchmarked against the S&P 500.

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Actual return for the selected timeframe (1M).

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Financials

-4.4%

Confidence: 77

Semiconductors

+4.5%

Real Estate

-3.9%

Confidence: 68

Health Care

+3.6%

Communication Services

-2.9%

Confidence: 50

Consumer Staples

+2.1%

Materials

-2.4%

Confidence: 46

Software

+2.0%

Industrials

-0.9%

Confidence: 22

Energy

+2.3%

Sector Matrix Across Timeframes

Actual return by sector and timeframe

Sector	1D	1W	1M	3M	6M	1Y	YTD	5Y
Semiconductors	-3.6%	-9.5%	+4.5%	+2.1%	+24.6%	+69.5%	+57.3%	+341.4%
Health Care	+2.5%	+2.7%	+3.6%	+8.0%	+18.3%	+21.9%	+12.2%	+36.3%
Energy	+0.5%	+6.5%	+2.3%	+18.4%	+21.1%	+56.2%	+50.8%	+147.2%
Consumer Staples	+1.8%	+4.9%	+2.1%	+0.0%	+5.8%	+10.2%	+10.3%	+22.5%
Software	-3.0%	-1.9%	+2.0%	+15.6%	+28.6%	-6.1%	+2.0%	+33.3%
Utilities	-0.4%	+1.1%	+0.7%	-8.4%	-9.6%	-8.4%	-2.5%	+27.0%
Consumer Discretionary	-0.7%	-0.2%	-0.1%	-4.6%	-5.6%	-4.8%	-7.4%	+23.2%
Industrials	-1.0%	-0.6%	-0.9%	-7.2%	-2.6%	+9.9%	+7.6%	+66.7%
Materials	-0.4%	+1.2%	-2.4%	-2.4%	-3.7%	+12.4%	+9.2%	+23.0%
Communication Services	-1.4%	-0.5%	-2.9%	-1.4%	-5.6%	-2.7%	-5.9%	+36.7%
Real Estate	-0.8%	+2.2%	-3.9%	-8.4%	-4.5%	+1.5%	+2.9%	-7.9%
Financials	-0.6%	+1.2%	-4.4%	-4.1%	+4.2%	+3.2%	-0.7%	+40.6%

1M Returns

Actual return for 1M

Sector Performance vs S&P 500

Cumulative return, indexed to 100 at the start of the window (last 90 days) · S&P 500 plotted as the bold white reference line

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Relative Strength vs Momentum, 1M

X: relative return vs SPY for the selected timeframe · Y: momentum acceleration (1W relative strength vs 1M trend)

← Improving (top-left)Leading (top-right) →

← Lagging (bottom-left)Weakening (bottom-right) →

Sector Matrix Leadership Table

Ranked by rotation score (0–100 percentile)

Sector	Score	Signal	State	1D	1W	1M	3M	6M	1Y	YTD	5Y
Energy	100	ROTATION IN	Leading	+0.5%	+6.5%	+2.3%	+18.4%	+21.1%	+56.2%	+50.8%	+147.2%
Health Care	91	ROTATION IN	Leading	+2.5%	+2.7%	+3.6%	+8.0%	+18.3%	+21.9%	+12.2%	+36.3%
Consumer Staples	82	ROTATION IN	Leading	+1.8%	+4.9%	+2.1%	+0.0%	+5.8%	+10.2%	+10.3%	+22.5%
Software	73	NEUTRAL	Weakening	-3.0%	-1.9%	+2.0%	+15.6%	+28.6%	-6.1%	+2.0%	+33.3%
Utilities	64	NEUTRAL	Improving	-0.4%	+1.1%	+0.7%	-8.4%	-9.6%	-8.4%	-2.5%	+27.0%
Consumer Discretionary	55	NEUTRAL	Improving	-0.7%	-0.2%	-0.1%	-4.6%	-5.6%	-4.8%	-7.4%	+23.2%
Materials	45	NEUTRAL	Improving	-0.4%	+1.2%	-2.4%	-2.4%	-3.7%	+12.4%	+9.2%	+23.0%
Industrials	36	NEUTRAL	Improving	-1.0%	-0.6%	-0.9%	-7.2%	-2.6%	+9.9%	+7.6%	+66.7%
Real Estate	27	NEUTRAL	Improving	-0.8%	+2.2%	-3.9%	-8.4%	-4.5%	+1.5%	+2.9%	-7.9%
Communication Services	18	ROTATION OUT	Improving	-1.4%	-0.5%	-2.9%	-1.4%	-5.6%	-2.7%	-5.9%	+36.7%
Financials	9	ROTATION OUT	Improving	-0.6%	+1.2%	-4.4%	-4.1%	+4.2%	+3.2%	-0.7%	+40.6%
Semiconductors	0	ROTATION OUT	Weakening	-3.6%	-9.5%	+4.5%	+2.1%	+24.6%	+69.5%	+57.3%	+341.4%

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1M Industry Group Returns

Actual return for 1M, semiconductors, software, biotech, metals & mining, oil & gas E&P, and clean energy

Industry Group Leadership Table

Ranked by rotation score (0–100 percentile), scored within this sub-industry group only

Industry	Score	Signal	State	1D	1W	1M	3M	6M	1Y	YTD	5Y
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production	100	ROTATION IN	Improving	-1.2%	+5.1%	-1.2%	+19.0%	+20.4%	+55.3%	+56.4%	—
Medical Devices	93	ROTATION IN	Leading	-0.3%	+3.3%	+1.8%	+2.8%	-3.0%	-10.4%	-15.3%	—
Software	86	LEADING	Weakening	-3.0%	-1.9%	+2.0%	+15.6%	+28.6%	-6.1%	+2.0%	—
Retail	79	ROTATION IN	Improving	+0.1%	+1.3%	+1.2%	-6.9%	+0.2%	+0.4%	-1.5%	—
Insurance	71	NEUTRAL	Improving	+0.0%	+2.1%	-4.3%	-4.3%	+6.0%	+4.0%	+1.2%	—
Transportation	64	NEUTRAL	Improving	-0.6%	+0.6%	-2.9%	-11.1%	+0.5%	+13.4%	+6.9%	—
Aerospace & Defense	57	NEUTRAL	Improving	+0.1%	+0.3%	-4.0%	-11.8%	-12.7%	-2.6%	-5.1%	—
Biotechnology	50	NEUTRAL	Improving	+0.2%	-2.2%	-4.6%	-3.1%	+7.9%	+40.0%	+20.6%	—
Oil Services & Equipment	43	NEUTRAL	Improving	-1.9%	+0.5%	-5.9%	+1.5%	-5.6%	+53.2%	+34.3%	—
Pharmaceuticals	36	NEUTRAL	Improving	+0.4%	-0.9%	-6.7%	-7.4%	+8.4%	+31.6%	+11.3%	—
Semiconductors	29	NEUTRAL	Weakening	-3.6%	-9.5%	+4.5%	+2.1%	+24.6%	+69.5%	+57.3%	—
Banks	21	ROTATION OUT	Improving	-1.2%	-0.9%	-7.7%	-11.6%	-1.6%	+8.2%	+2.3%	—
Homebuilders	14	ROTATION OUT	Improving	-2.0%	-1.9%	-7.6%	-17.2%	-11.6%	-17.1%	-14.2%	—
Clean Energy	7	ROTATION OUT	Lagging	-3.0%	-3.7%	-5.0%	-9.5%	-14.1%	+1.6%	+1.5%	—
Metals & Mining	0	ROTATION OUT	Lagging	-4.3%	-5.3%	-9.4%	+0.7%	-14.4%	-9.4%	-4.3%	—

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Sector rotation: relative strength by GICS sector

Sector rotation is the movement of money between parts of the market as conditions change — out of defensives into cyclicals as growth expectations rise, and back again when they fall. The table below ranks the GICS sectors by relative strength against the S&P 500, using each sector's SPDR ETF as its proxy, with Technology split into semiconductors (SMH) and software (IGV) because the two have moved so differently that a single technology line hides the rotation, as of October 14, 2026.

Relative strength is the sector's return minus the benchmark's over the same window: a positive figure means the sector beat the index, not that it rose. A sector can lead while falling, which is exactly the signal rotation analysis exists to surface. Money flow is a volume-weighted measure of buying against selling pressure over the month. Rank change compares today's relative strength ranking with the prior reading.

Strongest sector: Semiconductors (+2.96% vs SPY)
Weakest sector: Financials (-5.99% vs SPY)
S&P 500, 1 month: +1.58%
Sectors ranked: 12

GICS sectors, with Technology split into semiconductors and software, ranked by one-month relative strength against the S&P 500.
Sector	1M vs S&P 500	1M return	3M return	1M money flow	Trend
1. SemiconductorsSMH · rank unchanged	+2.96%	+4.54%	+2.09%	+78.71%	Weakening
2. Health CareXLV · rank up 2	+1.97%	+3.56%	+7.99%	+65.05%	Leading
3. EnergyXLE · rank unchanged	+0.74%	+2.32%	+18.37%	+37.51%	Leading
4. Consumer StaplesXLP · rank up 2	+0.55%	+2.13%	+0.02%	+43.35%	Leading
5. SoftwareIGV · rank down 3	+0.39%	+1.97%	+15.57%	+37.89%	Weakening
6. UtilitiesXLU · rank down 1	-0.86%	+0.73%	-8.36%	+10.86%	Improving
7. Consumer DiscretionaryXLY · rank unchanged	-1.72%	-0.13%	-4.64%	-2.89%	Improving
8. IndustrialsXLI · rank unchanged	-2.44%	-0.86%	-7.23%	-6.73%	Improving
9. MaterialsXLB · rank unchanged	-3.96%	-2.38%	-2.38%	-54.88%	Improving
10. Communication ServicesXLC · rank unchanged	-4.45%	-2.87%	-1.37%	-56.55%	Improving
11. Real EstateXLRE · rank unchanged	-5.45%	-3.87%	-8.39%	-70.19%	Improving
12. FinancialsXLF · rank unchanged	-5.99%	-4.41%	-4.06%	-75.35%	Improving

Sector proxies are the State Street SPDR select sector funds (XLV, XLF, XLE, XLY, XLP, XLC, XLI, XLRE, XLU, XLB), with Technology split into SMH (semiconductors) and IGV (software), benchmarked against SPY. Returns are price returns and exclude dividends. Published as market data, not investment advice; rankings describe what has already happened and are not a forecast.