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TickerStance ranks all 49 Fama-French industries by relative strength against the S&P 500. The list below is sorted by their 1 month excess return vs SPY — the same signal swing traders use to find where money is rotating. Free, no sign-up, refreshed nightly at the close.
As of 2026-08-24, after the US close, the strongest industries vs the S&P 500 (1 month relative strength) are 1) Precious Metals, 2) Coal, 3) Non-Metallic & Industrial Metal Mining; the weakest are Utilities, Agriculture, Electronic Equipment.
Where each industry sits by relative-strength level (horizontal) and momentum (vertical), vs the S&P 500 — after close, Aug 24, 2026. Select an industry to trace its path over the last six readings. A descriptive view of rotation — not advice.
How to use this board.Industries near the top are seeing the strongest relative price action vs the S&P 500 over the past 1 month. The board is a hunt list — click a row to see the full constituents, breadth, and relative-strength history for that industry. We don't tell you what to buy; we tell you where the bid is.
This is intel, not signals. Industry rotation reads tell you what the market is favouring; whether you trade them is a sizing and setup question we leave to you. Past regime ≠ future returns.
Markets don't move as one. On any given week, capital is rotating out of one corner of the economy and into another — banks giving way to chipmakers, oil giving way to airlines, gold giving way to regional banks. Relative-strength (RS) leaderboards are the cleanest way to see that rotation as it happens.
The TickerStance industries board ranks the 49 Fama-French industry buckets by their excess return versus the S&P 500. Industries near the top are seeing real bid: their stocks, on average, are outpacing the broader market. That's where institutional money is going. Industries near the bottom are being distributed.
Each row carries two extra reads layered on top of today's rank. Rotation shows how the rank has moved over the last five and twenty-one trading days, so you can separate climbers from stale strength. Concentration flags whether the industry's RS is broad-based or carried by a few megacap names.
Start at the top of the board, then drill into a group to scan its constituents. The 1M / 3M / 6M / 1Y durability strip measures agreement across horizons: a fresh rotation reads as top-decile on 1M but mid-pack on 6M, while a mature, durable trend reads as top-decile across all four. Inside a group, breadth shows how wide the move is — the share of constituents above their moving averages, and the count of names within 2% of a 52-week high — so you can tell broad participation from a narrow run led by a handful of mega-caps.
Which industries are leading the market right now?
As of Aug 24, 2026, Precious Metals leads the 49 Fama-French industries on relative strength vs the S&P 500, followed by Coal and Non-Metallic & Industrial Metal Mining. TickerStance recomputes every industry rank nightly after the US close.
What is FF49?
Fama-French 49. An academic taxonomy that groups every US-listed stock into one of 49 industry buckets by SIC code. Coarser than IBD’s 197 groups, but free, transparent, and exactly what the Ken French data library publishes.
Is this free?
Yes. The full board and every industry detail page are public, with no sign-up — all 49 rankings, breadth, and constituents. Pro adds labor on top of the open data: replay over history, and per-industry email digests. It never gates the data itself.
How often does it update?
Nightly, after the US close — posted around 5:30–6:00 PM ET. The banner up top shows when the next reading lands.
Is this trading advice?
No. TickerStance is a regime read — conditions, not trading advice. Past regime does not predict future returns.