Stock sector performance
StockInsight™ Sector Performance Report
Market Overview
The latest breadth data shows a strongly rotational market rather than a uniformly bullish one.
The broad U.S. market gained 0.49%, but the headline hides a major dispersion underneath:
- Small caps: +1.54%
- Low caps: +1.20%
- Mid caps: +1.02%
- Large caps: +0.22%
- Top caps: +0.38%
That is an important signal. Money is moving beyond mega-cap leadership and into smaller companies, suggesting improving risk appetite.
At the sector level, Energy, Materials, Healthcare and Telecom equipment are among the strongest areas, while Consumer, Real Estate, Media and several transportation-related groups remain under pressure.
Sector Performance Snapshot
| Sector | 1 Day | 5 Day | 1 Month | 3 Month | 1 Year | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Healthcare | +2.74% | +4.48% | +15.39% | +28.20% | +8.77% | 🟢 Strong |
| Telecommunications | +2.78% | +9.05% | -3.93% | -9.52% | +2.38% | 🟡 Rebound |
| Basic Materials | +1.32% | +4.71% | -1.59% | +26.71% | +20.05% | 🟢 Improving |
| Industrials | -0.11% | +2.82% | +5.89% | +22.39% | +19.51% | 🟢 Bullish |
| Technology | +0.39% | +1.68% | +4.54% | +30.27% | +20.32% | 🟢 Bullish |
| Utilities | +0.52% | -3.45% | -3.21% | +1.01% | +2.26% | 🟡 Neutral |
| Consumer Services | -0.74% | +4.65% | +1.31% | +2.42% | +4.48% | 🟡 Mixed |
| Financials | -0.40% | +3.14% | +10.28% | +10.69% | +6.09% | 🟢 Positive |
| Consumer Goods | -0.49% | -6.16% | -6.34% | -1.63% | -6.49% | 🔴 Weak |
| Real Estate | -1.51% | +0.12% | +0.16% | +8.58% | +9.40% | 🟠 Weak |
| Automobiles & Parts | +1.28% | -16.21% | -19.48% | +0.52% | -22.80% | 🔴 Very weak |
1. Healthcare — NEW LEADERSHIP
Healthcare is arguably the strongest major sector in the dataset.
The U.S. Health Care Index gained 2.74% today, while its broader momentum remains impressive:
+4.48% over 5 days → +15.39% over 1 month → +28.20% over 3 months.
This isn’t simply a one-day bounce. The sector has developed a substantial medium-term trend.
The strongest subgroups are particularly interesting:
- Biotechnology: +3.51% today, +19.02% 1M
- Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology: +3.00%, +18.13% 1M
- Pharmaceuticals: +2.57%, +17.37% 1M
- Medical Equipment: +4.66%, +13.47% 1M
- Health Care Equipment & Services: +2.23%, +10.32% 1M
- Health Care Providers: +0.32%, +6.47% 1M
StockInsight™ takeaway
Healthcare has transitioned from a defensive sector into a genuine momentum sector.
The combination of strong 1M/3M performance and broad participation across biotech, pharma and medical equipment makes this one of the most attractive areas of the market right now.
Rating: 🟢 STRONG BULLISH
2. Energy — THE BIGGEST MOMENTUM TRADE
Energy is showing some of the most explosive performance in the entire dataset.
The U.S. Oil & Gas Index is up 6.32% today, while:
- +10.84% over 5 days
- +6.12% over 1 month
- +43.96% over 3 months
- +35.75% over 1 year
But the real story is underneath the sector.
Exploration & Production
+9.20% today
+13.68% 5D
+12.30% 1M
+52.10% 3M
+47.48% 1Y
Gold Mining
+11.94% today
+22.10% 5D
+67.03% 3M
Oil & Gas Producers
+7.07% today
+13.64% 5D
+45.55% 3M
+38.06% 1Y
Oil Equipment & Services
+5.58% today
+7.90% 5D
+63.71% 3M
+39.35% 1Y
This is broad energy participation, not just a handful of large oil companies.
StockInsight™ takeaway
Energy is currently exhibiting classic momentum characteristics.
The major risk is that such rapid short-term appreciation can create crowded conditions. But from a relative-strength perspective, energy is clearly one of the market’s dominant groups.
Rating: 🟢 STRONG BULLISH / MOMENTUM
3. Materials — COMMODITY ROTATION
Materials are also showing strong participation.
The broad Basic Materials Index gained 1.32% today and is up:
+4.71% 5D → +26.71% 3M → +20.05% 1Y
The underlying commodity groups are even stronger.
Basic Resources
+4.77% today / +17.50% 5D / +64.37% 3M
Industrial Metals & Mining
+70.95% 3M / +39.74% 1Y
Iron & Steel
+77.33% 3M / +49.19% 1Y
Gold Mining
+67.03% 3M
Aluminum
+63.23% 3M
This is a major theme.
The market is showing strong demand for hard assets and commodity-linked equities, particularly metals and mining.
StockInsight™ takeaway
Materials are one of the clearest beneficiaries of the current rotation.
Rating: 🟢 BULLISH
4. Technology — SECULAR LEADER, BUT ROTATION WITHIN THE SECTOR
Technology remains one of the strongest long-term sectors despite only a +0.39% daily gain.
The U.S. Technology Index is:
- +1.68% 5D
- +4.54% 1M
- +30.27% 3M
- +20.32% 1Y
The most important point is that the leadership is becoming increasingly concentrated in infrastructure.
Semiconductors
+1.91% today
+57.35% 3M
+43.24% 1Y
Electronic Equipment
+2.52% today
+76.64% 3M
+51.48% 1Y
Electrical Components & Equipment
+2.05% today
+44.09% 3M
+41.57% 1Y
Telecommunications Equipment
+6.34% today
+63.11% 3M
+55.03% 1Y
This paints a very specific picture:
The market isn’t simply buying “technology.” It is aggressively buying the infrastructure behind electrification, AI, data centers and communications.
Interestingly, Software is also showing a powerful short-term rebound:
+2.05% today / +21.09% 5D / +18.41% 1M
while the broader Software & Computer Services Index is up 6.97% over 5 days.
StockInsight™ takeaway
Technology remains a core portfolio leadership sector, but investors should distinguish between AI/infrastructure hardware leadership and weaker software/Internet pockets.
Rating: 🟢 BULLISH
5. Industrials — HEALTHY LONG-TERM TREND
Industrials are essentially flat today at -0.11%, but that masks strong medium-term performance.
The sector is:
+2.82% 5D → +5.89% 1M → +22.39% 3M → +19.51% 1Y
Several subgroups remain particularly strong.
Industrial Metals & Mining
+70.95% 3M
Industrial Engineering
+40.03% 3M
Industrial Transportation
+37.99% 3M
General Industrials
+16.14% 1M
Diversified Industrials
+16.02% 1M
The aerospace/defense complex remains another important contributor, although today’s performance was mixed.
StockInsight™ takeaway
Industrials continue to offer strong cyclical exposure with substantial medium-term momentum.
Rating: 🟢 BULLISH
6. Financials — QUIETLY STRONG
Financials slipped 0.40% today, but the underlying trend remains healthy:
+3.14% 5D → +10.28% 1M → +10.69% 3M
Banks are particularly impressive.
Banks
+1.09% today
+5.24% 5D
+18.64% 1M
+27.61% 3M
+13.28% 1Y
Asset managers are even stronger over the short term:
+2.86% today / +10.63% 5D / +14.27% 1M
StockInsight™ takeaway
Financials are not leading today’s tape, but the 1M and 3M trends remain firmly positive.
This is an important confirmation of the broader risk-on environment.
Rating: 🟢 BULLISH
7. Telecommunications — POWERFUL SHORT-TERM REVERSAL
Telecommunications gained 2.78% today and 9.05% over five days.
The interesting part is that the sector remains weak over longer periods:
-3.93% 1M / -9.52% 3M
This means today’s strength looks more like a reversal/rotation trade than established long-term leadership.
Telecom equipment is considerably stronger:
+6.34% today / +5.74% 5D / +16.86% 1M / +63.11% 3M
StockInsight™ takeaway
The distinction between telecom operators and telecom infrastructure is important.
Infrastructure is demonstrating genuine momentum; traditional telecom remains a recovery trade.
Rating: 🟡 IMPROVING
8. Utilities — DEFENSIVE, BUT LOSING MOMENTUM
Utilities gained only 0.52% today, while the sector is down:
- -3.45% 5D
- -3.21% 1M
Yet it remains positive over longer periods.
This is particularly interesting because utilities have historically benefited from the AI/data-center buildout through rising electricity demand.
However, the recent weakness indicates that investors currently prefer higher-beta AI infrastructure and energy plays rather than traditional defensive utilities.
Rating: 🟡 NEUTRAL
9. Consumer Services — MIXED
Consumer Services declined 0.74% today, although it remains up 4.65% over five days.
The internal picture is highly fragmented.
Travel & Tourism
+6.94% today / +11.77% 5D / +19.50% 1M
Travel & Leisure
+1.75% today / +10.49% 1M
But:
Hotels
-1.33% today / -4.93% 5D
Recreational Services
-5.35% today
Recreational Products
-3.50% today
StockInsight™ takeaway
Consumer Services isn’t a clean sector trade. Travel-related equities are showing strong momentum, while leisure/recreation groups are struggling.
Rating: 🟡 MIXED
10. Consumer Goods — CLEAR LAGGARD
Consumer Goods is one of the weakest major sectors.
The sector is down:
-0.49% today
-6.16% 5D
-6.34% 1M
-1.63% 3M
-6.49% 1Y
The weakness is broad.
Footwear
-5.31% today / -9.13% 5D / -37.02% 3M
Furnishings
-4.92% today / -10.38% 3M
Personal Goods
-2.84% today / -17.35% 3M
Apparel Retailers
-3.75% today
This is a clear area of market underperformance.
Rating: 🔴 BEARISH
11. Real Estate — WEAK DESPITE LONG-TERM GAINS
Real Estate fell 1.51% today, leaving the sector almost unchanged over the past month.
The longer-term picture is still positive:
+8.58% 3M / +9.40% 1Y
But the recent momentum is fading.
REITs:
-1.44% today / -0.25% 5D / +0.12% 1M
Residential REITs are weaker:
-3.14% today / -3.20% 5D
Hotel & Lodging REITs were particularly weak:
-9.27% today
StockInsight™ takeaway
Real estate has not yet broken its longer-term trend, but relative strength has deteriorated considerably.
Rating: 🟠 CAUTIOUS
12. Automobiles — DEEPLY OUT OF FAVOR
This is one of the weakest areas in the entire dataset.
Automobiles & Parts:
+1.28% today
But:
-16.21% 5D
-19.48% 1M
-22.80% 1Y
Automobiles themselves are even weaker:
-16.96% 5D / -20.67% 1M / -24.11% 1Y
Auto Parts are holding up much better:
+1.03% today / +5.99% 1M
That creates a very interesting divergence between vehicle manufacturers and suppliers.
Rating: 🔴 STRONG UNDERPERFORMER
Biggest Industry Winners
The most powerful individual industry moves in the dataset are striking.
Today’s strongest
- Business Training & Employment Agencies — +10.40%
- Exploration & Production — +9.20%
- Oil & Gas Producers — +7.07%
- Travel & Tourism — +6.94%
- Telecommunications Equipment — +6.34%
- Oil & Gas — +6.32%
- Oil Equipment & Services — +5.58%
- Integrated Oil & Gas — +5.53%
- Fixed-Line Telecommunications — +5.16%
- Gold Mining — +11.94% — particularly notable among commodity groups
Biggest Industry Losers
The downside is equally concentrated.
- Media Agencies: -20.74%
- Hotel & Lodging REITs: -9.27%
- Footwear: -5.31%
- Airlines: -5.18%
- Furnishings: -4.92%
- Recreational Services: -5.35%
- Apparel Retailers: -3.75%
- Residential REITs: -3.14%
- Home Construction: -3.10%
- Property & Casualty Insurance: -2.98%
3-Month Leadership
The 3-month numbers provide an even clearer picture of where institutional money has been working.
Top performers
Industrial Metals & Mining: +70.95%
Gold Mining: +67.03%
Iron & Steel: +77.33%
Aluminum: +63.23%
Oil Equipment & Services: +63.71%
Telecommunications Equipment: +63.11%
Mining: +61.52%
Pharmaceuticals: +57.37%
Semiconductors: +57.35%
Technology Hardware & Equipment: +54.60%
This is an extremely important cluster.
The market’s strongest themes are:
1. Metals & Mining
2. Energy
3. AI/Semiconductor Infrastructure
4. Healthcare/Pharma/Biotech
5. Industrial Equipment
These are increasingly behaving like institutional leadership groups.
Weakest 3-Month Groups
At the other end:
- Media Agencies: -41.93%
- Internet: +26.93% despite sharp recent weakness
- Footwear: -37.02%
- Gambling: -35.44%
- Toys: -28.48%
- Recreational Products: -35.99%
- Specialized Consumer Services: -30.14%
- Real Estate Services: -29.47%
- Personal Goods: -17.35%
- Leisure Goods: -28.94%
The weakness is heavily concentrated in consumer-facing discretionary businesses and selected media/real-estate groups.
Small Caps vs Large Caps — A Major Signal
One of the most interesting pieces of today’s data isn’t sector-specific.
| Market Segment | Today | 5D | 1M | 3M | 1Y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Large Cap | +0.22% | +2.37% | +4.15% | +20.37% | +12.14% |
| Mid Cap | +1.02% | +2.60% | +8.86% | +17.38% | +16.30% |
| Small Cap | +1.54% | +2.29% | +5.67% | +23.76% | +18.63% |
| Low Cap | +1.20% | +2.49% | +7.72% | +19.54% | +17.12% |
This is bullish.
The strongest daily performance is coming from small and mid caps, not mega caps.
That suggests the rally is becoming broader and more risk-seeking, rather than remaining dependent on a handful of mega-cap technology stocks.
StockInsight™ Sector Rotation Map
🟢 Strong Leadership
Energy
Healthcare
Materials
Technology
Industrials
🟢 Improving
Financials
Telecommunications
🟡 Neutral / Mixed
Utilities
Consumer Services
🟠 Caution
Real Estate
🔴 Underweight
Consumer Goods
Automobiles & Parts
Bottom Line
The latest data paints a much more interesting picture than the headline index gains suggest.
The market is experiencing a broadening risk-on rotation, with small caps substantially outperforming large caps and capital flowing into several high-beta cyclical themes.
The strongest combination is currently:
Energy + Metals + AI Infrastructure + Healthcare + Industrials
The standout feature is the simultaneous strength of commodities and technology infrastructure. Semiconductor, electrical equipment, telecom equipment, metals, mining and energy stocks are all posting exceptionally strong 3-month returns.
Meanwhile, the market is decisively avoiding several consumer-oriented groups, with automobiles, footwear, media agencies, recreational products and parts of real estate showing severe relative weakness.
StockInsight™ Market Read
Overall Market Regime: 🟢 BULLISH ROTATION
Leadership Quality: 8/10
Breadth: Improving
Risk Appetite: High
Best Momentum: Energy / Materials / Healthcare / AI Infrastructure
Best Broadening Signal: Small Caps
Major Weakness: Consumer Goods / Autos / Selected Real Estate & Media
Key message: The rally is broadening — but it is rotating toward cyclical, commodity and infrastructure themes rather than traditional defensive sectors.
