Stock Performance Across Industries

The metric of stock performance across industries is calculated based on the market-cap-weighted average price change of all listed stocks within each industry on the most recent trading day.

On August 27, 2026, the market exhibited a stark sector rotation, reflecting a bifurcated environment where capital aggressively rotated out of consumer dependent sectors and into hard assets, traditional energy, and mega cap technology. Emerging opportunities are highly visible in commodities and energy. Coking Coal, Thermal Coal, Silver, and Gold were among the top performers on August 27, boasting strong price gains and exceptionally high moving average participation rates above 75 percent. This signals a broad based, persistent momentum in real assets and industrial inputs. Simultaneously, Oil and Gas Drilling and Equipment services surged, reflecting a revitalized bid for energy assets. Another significant opportunity lies in technology. Software Application, Software Infrastructure, and Semiconductors posted robust gains. Notably, the weighted average returns in Semiconductors and Software far outpaced their medians, indicating that large cap leaders are heavily driving this performance and attracting risk on capital. Conversely, potential risks are heavily concentrated in consumer facing and discretionary sectors. On August 27, Apparel Retail, Grocery Stores, Discount Stores, Airlines, and Restaurants saw steep declines. The low moving average participation in these groups suggests deteriorating underlying breadth and growing macroeconomic concerns over consumer health, pricing power, and discretionary spending. In summary, the dominant trend on August 27 highlights a barbell strategy. Investors are buying commodity driven hedges and secular growth tech while shedding exposure to the everyday consumer. Portfolio managers should monitor the widening gap between thriving resource and tech sectors and the lagging consumer retail space, as further deterioration in consumer discretionary could signal broader economic vulnerabilities.

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Industry
30 days %
Above SMA20
Above SMA60
2026-08-21
2026-08-24
2026-08-25
2026-08-26
2026-08-27
5-Day Trend
Software - Infrastructure
24.44%
59.8%58.5%+1.19%-0.17%+0.37%+1.19%+4.01%
Household & Personal Products
-0.31%
43.3%60.0%+1.49%+1.54%-0.59%-0.19%-0.81%
Farm Products
-4.44%
52.4%28.6%-1.23%-1.62%+0.50%+0.41%-1.45%
Shell Companies
9.39%
66.4%74.5%+8.17%-0.53%+0.32%-0.64%+0.75%
Residential Construction
-3.30%
33.3%33.3%+1.13%+0.51%+0.96%-0.98%-2.01%
Specialty Retail
-2.06%
31.1%46.7%+1.02%+1.29%-3.60%+0.42%-2.08%
Tobacco
-3.94%
40.0%30.0%-1.43%+1.92%+0.50%+0.78%-1.95%
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Medical Instruments & Supplies
3.52%
56.1%63.2%+1.15%-0.60%-0.25%-0.27%-0.78%
Asset Management
5.82%
65.7%70.8%+1.30%+0.56%+0.27%+0.02%+0.09%
Biotechnology
22.37%
65.1%61.1%+1.30%-0.74%+2.24%-0.55%-0.19%
Marine Shipping
9.56%
77.5%82.5%+2.17%+0.18%+0.30%-2.79%+2.38%
Information Technology Services
14.92%
56.9%54.2%+1.23%-0.89%+0.88%-1.65%+2.64%
Software - Application
20.50%
57.0%64.0%+1.08%-0.25%-0.10%-0.85%+5.39%
Oil & Gas Equipment & Services
9.26%
54.9%60.8%-0.09%-0.99%-0.58%+0.32%+1.95%
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Communication Equipment
10.78%
35.4%37.5%+0.91%-1.88%+1.95%+1.63%+0.11%
Uranium
27.15%
100.0%100.0%+8.04%-0.53%+4.85%-0.40%+0.16%
Metal Fabrication
2.04%
36.8%52.6%+0.48%-0.67%+1.15%+0.44%+0.55%
Integrated Freight & Logistics
-6.09%
43.3%30.0%-0.14%+0.50%+0.98%+0.89%-0.42%
Auto Parts
-1.31%
27.8%25.9%+1.35%-0.79%+0.09%-0.52%-1.20%
Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances
6.92%
37.1%57.1%+0.72%+0.20%+0.23%+0.28%+0.21%
REIT - Industrial
-5.47%
41.2%29.4%+0.36%+0.67%-0.20%-0.82%-0.94%
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Specialty Industrial Machinery
1.09%
25.0%47.4%+0.52%-0.59%-0.31%+1.62%-0.98%
Insurance - Life
-0.86%
38.9%61.1%+0.51%+1.39%-0.51%+0.63%-0.39%
Solar
-8.21%
8.7%4.3%-0.55%-2.52%-0.18%+1.30%+1.92%
Consumer Electronics
-5.08%
52.9%52.9%-0.56%+0.35%-0.16%+1.12%+0.34%
Insurance - Property & Casualty
2.75%
55.3%74.5%-0.26%+1.78%-0.69%+0.49%-1.28%
Banks - Regional
-1.97%
19.8%61.9%+1.17%+0.30%+0.56%+0.03%-0.88%
REIT - Healthcare Facilities
-1.90%
56.3%50.0%+0.52%+0.35%+0.53%+0.04%-0.90%
Sponsored
Other Industrial Metals & Mining
17.90%
76.7%67.4%+3.73%+0.16%+1.92%-1.90%+0.19%
Internet Content & Information
-5.37%
34.7%43.1%+0.94%+0.99%+0.43%-0.64%-0.57%
Credit Services
3.41%
51.0%59.2%+1.54%+2.19%+0.21%-0.15%-0.82%
Semiconductors
5.90%
32.4%19.1%-0.36%-2.90%+1.80%-0.38%+4.76%
Restaurants
0.00%
29.8%49.1%+1.93%+1.01%-1.41%-0.06%-2.12%
Electrical Equipment & Parts
3.44%
33.3%31.1%-0.53%-1.29%+1.88%+1.68%+3.45%
Chemicals
-0.06%
35.3%17.6%-0.65%-3.00%-2.97%+0.39%+0.17%
Sponsored
Building Products & Equipment
-5.90%
15.2%30.3%+0.29%-0.48%-0.46%+1.18%-1.31%
Medical Devices
6.88%
43.6%49.3%+1.29%-0.58%-0.20%-0.71%-1.63%
Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic
7.33%
57.3%59.8%+0.85%+0.45%+1.09%-0.16%-0.19%
Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery
-2.32%
40.7%51.8%+2.51%-1.19%-0.81%+0.95%-1.09%
Gold
47.53%
93.8%91.7%+3.34%+0.78%+2.20%-3.16%+0.82%
Electronic Components
2.60%
26.7%17.8%+0.33%-1.89%+1.78%+2.18%+0.56%
Entertainment
7.69%
51.0%59.2%+0.13%+1.14%+1.50%-1.06%-1.71%
Sponsored
Aerospace & Defense
7.51%
14.9%36.5%+1.04%-1.50%+1.22%+1.09%-0.01%
Utilities - Regulated Electric
-5.66%
21.9%14.6%-2.21%+1.05%+0.26%+0.28%-0.94%
Specialty Chemicals
1.15%
33.9%48.2%+0.98%+0.09%-0.39%+0.40%-0.58%
Computer Hardware
18.44%
44.4%52.8%+0.81%-3.91%+2.49%+3.11%-0.20%
Other Precious Metals & Mining
39.89%
100.0%92.9%+2.36%-0.23%+2.22%-1.52%+1.72%
Insurance Brokers
3.97%
45.5%59.1%+1.08%+1.97%-1.30%-0.75%-1.30%
Real Estate - Development
-1.67%
36.4%36.4%+2.03%-0.83%-0.08%-1.31%-0.37%
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Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries
7.54%
40.0%40.0%+0.85%+1.50%-1.36%-1.13%-1.70%
Advertising Agencies
8.72%
41.7%44.4%+0.68%+1.20%-0.60%-0.96%+0.12%
Apparel Manufacturing
-9.22%
32.0%32.0%+1.44%-0.33%-2.35%+0.19%-1.76%
REIT - Retail
-6.99%
17.9%14.3%-0.75%+0.95%-0.45%-0.68%-0.88%
Airports & Air Services
-3.88%
25.0%12.5%+0.80%-1.91%+1.68%+0.29%-0.39%
Specialty Business Services
2.40%
50.0%56.8%+0.37%+0.67%-1.06%-0.52%+0.63%
Oil & Gas E&P
11.39%
80.0%77.3%+0.15%-1.40%-1.98%-0.19%+0.50%
Sponsored
Auto Manufacturers
-4.95%
41.4%41.4%+4.37%-3.40%+0.14%-1.13%+1.93%
Consulting Services
3.57%
57.1%61.9%+0.32%+0.46%-1.15%-0.36%+0.83%
Beverages - Non-Alcoholic
-4.35%
50.0%50.0%+0.74%+1.27%-0.62%-1.11%-1.48%
Diagnostics & Research
14.39%
82.7%76.9%+1.19%-0.73%+0.50%+0.36%+0.14%
Scientific & Technical Instruments
7.56%
18.8%37.5%+0.38%-2.11%+1.27%+1.05%+0.42%
Engineering & Construction
-2.63%
42.6%33.3%-1.26%-3.75%-1.76%+1.26%+0.33%
Packaged Foods
6.34%
39.7%46.0%+0.66%+1.74%-0.67%-0.55%-0.92%
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Real Estate Services
49.83%
45.5%43.2%+0.89%-0.16%+48.91%-1.59%-2.12%
Telecom Services
4.26%
41.1%44.6%+0.92%+0.54%+0.25%-0.26%-1.38%
Health Information Services
21.82%
59.2%57.1%+1.09%-0.88%-0.27%+0.09%+4.27%
Leisure
-4.12%
30.3%42.4%+0.37%-0.45%-0.13%-0.50%-1.69%
Security & Protection Services
8.01%
39.1%52.2%+0.50%+0.23%-0.92%+0.59%-0.27%
Agricultural Inputs
2.01%
71.4%57.1%+3.05%-0.02%-0.57%-0.04%-0.62%
Packaging & Containers
4.19%
43.5%69.6%+1.90%-0.88%-0.36%+0.20%-1.77%
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Pharmaceutical Retailers
14.11%
71.4%28.6%-0.42%-0.60%+3.52%-1.51%+2.30%
Utilities - Renewable
-1.66%
36.4%22.7%-0.62%-1.13%-0.32%+1.74%+0.41%
Oil & Gas Midstream
0.97%
78.2%80.0%-0.88%+0.01%-0.67%+2.01%-0.33%
Footwear & Accessories
-14.17%
20.0%40.0%+1.47%+0.03%-2.71%-0.94%-1.01%
Silver
42.51%
75.0%75.0%-1.06%-0.36%+2.09%-0.76%+3.51%
Mortgage Finance
-6.37%
33.3%33.3%-0.85%+0.95%+1.50%-2.61%+2.26%
Medical Care Facilities
6.31%
52.0%66.0%+2.75%+0.05%-0.19%+0.22%-1.60%
Sponsored
Paper & Paper Products
7.15%
33.3%33.3%+2.84%+2.74%-0.21%-1.02%+0.09%
Insurance - Specialty
-1.45%
41.2%52.9%+0.01%+0.89%+0.12%0.00%-0.21%
Apparel Retail
-7.69%
33.3%36.4%+1.38%+0.65%-1.12%-0.38%-2.55%
Lodging
-1.04%
66.7%41.7%-0.28%+0.84%-0.18%+0.42%-1.65%
Personal Services
-3.54%
43.8%56.3%+0.76%+0.81%-0.84%+0.59%-1.58%
REIT - Mortgage
-3.52%
44.2%41.9%-0.24%+0.29%-0.56%-1.04%+0.55%
REIT - Hotel & Motel
-1.79%
50.0%50.0%+0.27%+0.37%+0.32%-1.85%-0.62%
Sponsored
Capital Markets
3.50%
63.7%52.5%+3.79%-0.31%+2.10%-1.58%+0.34%
Pollution & Treatment Controls
2.31%
36.8%42.1%-0.25%-0.51%-0.02%+0.20%-0.44%
Building Materials
-8.03%
17.6%17.6%+2.09%-0.14%-0.24%+0.36%-0.88%
Insurance - Diversified
1.61%
9.1%45.5%-0.12%+1.65%-0.01%+0.08%-0.32%
REIT - Diversified
-5.88%
25.0%18.8%-0.50%+0.84%-0.69%-1.05%-0.89%
Grocery Stores
-2.63%
45.5%18.2%+2.83%+2.44%-0.94%+0.13%-2.97%
Steel
9.32%
54.2%58.3%+2.07%+0.23%+1.08%+1.42%+0.81%
Sponsored
Internet Retail
2.76%
34.2%50.0%-1.19%+1.01%0.00%-0.47%-1.62%
Aluminum
6.53%
25.0%0.0%+2.17%-3.09%+2.72%-1.61%+2.68%
Resorts & Casinos
-4.82%
5.9%17.6%+1.43%-0.37%-0.10%-1.04%-2.82%
Tools & Accessories
-1.00%
30.0%40.0%+0.92%-0.75%-0.19%+2.11%-0.62%
Lumber & Wood Production
-3.92%
33.3%66.7%+0.78%-0.60%-0.35%-1.57%-0.49%
Rental & Leasing Services
-3.71%
11.1%27.8%+0.99%-1.23%-1.38%+0.40%-1.32%
Department Stores
4.01%
25.0%50.0%+1.97%+2.02%-0.68%-0.18%-0.44%
Sponsored
Electronic Gaming & Multimedia
-6.77%
33.3%41.7%+3.46%-2.43%+2.60%-2.82%-0.11%
Semiconductor Equipment & Materials
-5.48%
12.9%6.5%+0.06%-1.60%+0.44%-0.10%+0.48%
Broadcasting
3.39%
37.5%50.0%-0.72%-0.15%+1.82%-2.24%-2.35%
Utilities - Regulated Water
-2.98%
76.9%92.3%+0.03%+2.39%-0.07%+0.12%-0.62%
Auto & Truck Dealerships
2.41%
20.7%37.9%-0.86%+1.52%+2.57%-1.57%+0.01%
Utilities - Regulated Gas
-5.39%
25.0%31.3%-2.11%+0.67%+0.04%+0.95%-0.96%
Airlines
-9.58%
5.9%0.0%+1.76%+0.75%+1.96%-1.32%-2.06%
Sponsored
Railroads
2.57%
45.5%63.6%+1.41%-0.33%-0.17%+0.45%-0.90%
Staffing & Employment Services
10.60%
52.9%64.7%+1.09%-0.17%+0.03%-0.34%+0.28%
Trucking
-14.05%
25.0%6.3%+1.33%-3.01%-0.86%+0.96%+0.07%
Drug Manufacturers - General
4.41%
61.9%61.9%+1.28%-0.09%+0.69%-1.90%-1.37%
Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing
15.76%
63.2%73.7%+1.96%-0.59%-1.83%+2.19%-0.30%
Education & Training Services
6.45%
43.2%34.1%+1.16%+0.18%+0.81%+0.15%+0.45%
Discount Stores
-5.93%
33.3%44.4%+0.78%+2.61%-1.27%-0.74%-1.65%
Sponsored
Conglomerates
3.61%
28.0%52.0%-0.21%-0.17%+0.12%+0.98%-0.42%
Waste Management
-5.19%
63.2%68.4%-0.05%+0.77%-1.53%+0.35%-1.22%
Oil & Gas Integrated
8.35%
50.0%88.9%-0.35%-1.04%-2.00%-0.77%-0.28%
REIT - Specialty
3.54%
38.9%44.4%-0.80%+0.07%+0.79%-0.27%-0.47%
Food Distribution
0.22%
46.2%46.2%+1.17%+0.01%-0.58%-0.61%-0.85%
REIT - Office
-1.78%
47.6%47.6%-0.26%+1.79%+1.14%-1.51%-0.80%
Textile Manufacturing
-17.31%
75.0%50.0%+0.82%-1.41%-0.44%+1.27%+0.37%
Sponsored
Banks - Diversified
1.09%
31.6%63.2%+0.77%+0.43%+0.73%+0.12%-0.72%
Luxury Goods
-13.02%
9.1%9.1%-0.04%+1.49%-1.20%+0.03%-4.46%
REIT - Residential
-5.38%
28.6%23.8%-0.18%+1.28%-0.30%-0.85%-1.90%
Travel Services
7.78%
26.3%42.1%+0.70%+1.26%+0.21%-1.63%-2.33%
Recreational Vehicles
-0.78%
23.1%46.2%0.00%+0.43%-1.00%+2.60%-0.99%
Industrial Distribution
-0.40%
33.3%52.4%+1.06%-0.72%-1.26%+1.88%-0.48%
Real Estate - Diversified
-0.13%
50.0%50.0%-1.01%+0.94%+0.06%-1.23%-1.37%
Sponsored
Electronics & Computer Distribution
8.66%
50.0%75.0%+0.67%-2.79%+2.32%+1.75%+1.77%
Gambling
-4.66%
46.7%33.3%+2.71%+0.28%-0.77%-2.43%-1.66%
Medical Distribution
4.63%
66.7%55.6%+1.44%+1.61%+2.56%-0.35%-1.17%
Thermal Coal
18.04%
100.0%83.3%+1.42%+1.09%+0.29%+0.16%+3.49%
Oil & Gas Drilling
18.22%
100.0%88.9%-0.55%-2.33%-0.71%-1.09%+3.29%
Insurance - Reinsurance
2.47%
71.4%71.4%+0.35%+1.47%-0.31%+0.82%-0.28%
Business Equipment & Supplies
0.83%
0.0%50.0%-0.98%-0.45%-0.07%-0.16%+0.67%
Sponsored
Coking Coal
36.42%
83.3%83.3%+4.93%-0.13%+0.87%+0.33%+3.85%
Utilities - Independent Power Producers
-9.44%
42.9%14.3%-1.58%-0.92%+1.76%+0.97%-0.38%
Publishing
-3.89%
66.7%44.4%+0.40%+2.35%+0.86%-0.43%+0.50%
Utilities - Diversified
-5.98%
12.5%50.0%-2.91%+1.06%+0.05%+0.68%-0.41%
Healthcare Plans
-4.80%
27.3%36.4%+0.87%+1.57%-0.63%+1.05%-1.24%
Copper
28.54%
100.0%100.0%+8.22%-0.01%+2.71%-2.13%+0.53%
Beverages - Brewers
-3.47%
14.3%42.9%+1.37%+0.82%-0.35%-0.54%-0.18%
Sponsored
Infrastructure Operations
56.22%
100.0%100.0%+3.02%+5.13%+1.39%+3.78%-0.66%
Electric Utilities
0.00%
100.0%0.0%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Financial Data & Stock Exchanges
5.81%
78.6%71.4%+1.32%+0.87%-0.08%+0.31%+0.30%
Other
5.56%
83.3%100.0%+6.13%+1.81%+1.06%+0.35%-6.64%
Confectioners
2.48%
40.0%60.0%-0.02%+0.86%-2.20%-0.29%-1.31%
Financial Conglomerates
0.92%
33.3%33.3%+2.42%+0.06%+2.31%+0.39%-1.38%
Home Improvement Retail
-5.23%
0.0%16.7%+0.08%+0.52%-0.20%-1.16%-1.82%
Sponsored
Investment Holding Companies
0.54%
100.0%100.0%0.00%+0.09%0.00%0.00%0.00%