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Which industries are leading the market right now?

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.

Updated 2026-05-21T23:32:02.025Z·49 industries · 1,684 stocks
01
Pharmaceutical Products
Leader · 1M RS
+18.39%
▲
Shipbuilding & Railroad Equipment
Biggest climber · 1m vs 3m
+52 pct
▼
Rubber & Plastic Products
Biggest faller · 1m vs 3m
−72 pct
Rank by RS
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showing46 industries·green leads, terracotta lags
#IndustryGICS sectorRS vs SPYΔ 5DΔ 21DLeadCross-horizon rankTop constituentsStocks
01
Pharmaceutical Products
Health Care
+18.39%
+1
+6
Broad
1M99
3M94.64
6M77.22
1Y—
ERNAREPLRLYBLQDASLS
265stocks
02
Electronic Equipment
Information Technology
+16.63%
0
0
Broad
96.82
99
99
—
MXLAMPGMRAMWOLFAMBQ
116stocks
03
Healthcare
Health Care
+10.41%
+7
+28
Narrow
94.64
92.47
66.33
—
PIIIAGLAIRSPGNYVCYT
57stocks
04
Computers
Information Technology
+10.32%
0
+4
Narrow
92.47
96.82
96.82
—
OSSSNDKFTNTSTXPANW
34stocks
05
Beer & Liquor
Consumer Staples
+5.69%
+19
+10
—
90.29
66.33
64.16
—
COCOWESTPRMBKOKDP
11stocks
06
Electrical Equipment
Industrials
+5.29%
-1
+4
Narrow
88.11
83.76
88.11
—
FCELFLNCFPSBETHR
31stocks
07
Business Services
Industrials
+2.78%
0
+36
—
85.93
90.29
33.67
—
CRCGSKLZINODXMTRAKAM
161stocks
08
Entertainment
Communication Services
-0.61%
+6
+7
—
83.76
85.93
53.27
—
STUBFBYDRSILTHWMG
30stocks
09
Defense
Industrials
-0.75%
0
+12
—
81.58
88.11
94.64
—
RKLBMNTSRDWVOYGNN
20stocks
10
Software
Information Technology
-0.99%
-3
+31
Narrow
79.4
77.22
3.18
—
BANDDMRCBLZEDOCNDDOG
176stocks
11
Petroleum & Natural Gas
Energy
-1.51%
-3
-9
Narrow
77.22
75.04
83.76
—
AESINBRWTTRHPKSM
87stocks
12
Transportation
Industrials
-2.55%
+2
-5
—
75.04
40.2
72.87
—
GBTGRXOLPGHTLDCVLG
62stocks
13
Insurance
Financials
-3.07%
+6
+9
—
72.87
53.27
7.53
—
CNCHUMOSCRLIFEUFCS
113stocks
14
Real Estate
Real Estate
-3.13%
+1
+11
—
70.69
61.98
18.42
—
RMAXHPPAHRTINVHIIPRpA
31stocks
15
Recreation
Consumer Discretionary
-3.18%
-4
+6
—
68.51
38.02
57.62
—
FNKOKNYETICALYPTON
11stocks
16
Utilities
Utilities
-3.25%
0
-7
—
66.33
42.38
27.13
—
GIGGUORANGLXIFRTRGP
99stocks
17
Shipbuilding & Railroad Equipment
Industrials
-3.27%
-1
-2
—
64.16
11.89
51.09
—
TRNMBUUGDGBXMCFT
7stocks
18
Trading
Financials
-3.37%
0
+7
—
61.98
57.62
31.49
—
BWETPBTRILYDHCCLDT
360stocks
19
Steel Works Etc
Materials
-3.47%
-2
-9
—
59.8
64.16
90.29
—
NWPXSXCBOOMGLWWS
27stocks
20
Machinery
Industrials
-4.04%
-3
-5
—
57.62
48.91
85.93
—
TRTAAONVELOACMRTGEN
87stocks
21
Banking
Financials
-4.05%
+2
+4
Narrow
55.44
55.44
44.56
—
DGXXWYFICDBULZPURR
349stocks
22
Automobiles & Trucks
Consumer Discretionary
-4.84%
-6
-2
—
53.27
24.96
42.38
—
GTXAEVAVGNTBWAPII
44stocks
23
Fabricated Products
Industrials
-5.25%
0
+14
—
51.09
70.69
61.98
—
MTRNPKOHMECTRSAZZ
10stocks
24
Business Supplies
Materials
-5.44%
+2
0
—
48.91
5.36
14.07
—
PACKREYNMAGNKMBEBF
13stocks
25
Measuring & Control Equipment
Industrials
-5.59%
-3
-6
Narrow
46.73
72.87
92.47
—
RALCGNXSTBRKRMKSI
45stocks
26
Aircraft
Industrials
-5.61%
-7
+7
—
44.56
18.42
22.78
—
JOBYHEIATROHEI.ASARO
20stocks
27
Communication
Communication Services
-5.65%
+2
-5
Narrow
42.38
79.4
70.69
—
EVCCXDOATEXASTSIRDM
52stocks
28
Chemicals
Materials
-5.80%
-1
-8
—
40.2
59.8
75.04
—
PCTLXFRFTKSXTNEU
51stocks
29
Medical Equipment
Health Care
-5.90%
+3
+4
—
38.02
35.84
16.24
—
AVRELMDIARTNVCRSTAA
85stocks
30
Construction
Industrials
-6.01%
-9
-9
—
35.84
46.73
68.51
—
STRLMYRGGEOPWRECG
46stocks
31
Restaurants, Hotels, Motels
Consumer Discretionary
-6.56%
+6
+4
—
33.67
44.56
38.02
—
SGTHBLMNBJRIARMK
53stocks
32
Wholesale
Consumer Discretionary
-6.84%
+3
-10
—
31.49
33.67
55.44
—
ASPNRELLFSTRWKCCHEF
62stocks
33
Consumer Goods
Consumer Staples
-7.07%
+2
-15
—
29.31
20.6
35.84
—
COOKHELEFLXSCLCHD
29stocks
34
Construction Materials
Materials
-7.59%
+4
-8
—
27.13
31.49
59.8
—
BWLCUTHLIOPRLBVMI
35stocks
35
Shipping Containers
Materials
-7.81%
-1
-3
—
24.96
1
11.89
—
GPKPKGSONSLGNGEF
10stocks
36
Almost Nothing
Industrials
-8.47%
+3
-36
—
22.78
14.07
9.71
—
CWSTAESRSGWCNWM
7stocks
37
Food Products
Consumer Staples
-9.31%
+1
-3
—
20.6
7.53
1
—
MEDADMMDLZKHCSJM
33stocks
38
Retail
Consumer Discretionary
-9.70%
+4
+2
—
18.42
27.13
20.6
—
ELAPTRNCVSNSITHZO
103stocks
39
Printing & Publishing
Communication Services
-10.18%
+2
+2
—
16.24
68.51
48.91
—
SCHLTDAYWLYNWSAWBTN
10stocks
40
Agriculture
Consumer Staples
-10.21%
+1
-21
—
14.07
22.78
24.96
—
BVCALMCTVADOLECVGW
7stocks
41
Personal Services
Consumer Discretionary
-11.10%
-1
-13
—
11.89
51.09
29.31
—
HRBLINCDRVNCVSAR
26stocks
42
Rubber & Plastic Products
Materials
-11.62%
-6
-7
—
9.71
81.58
79.4
—
NPOMYEKRTCSLATR
11stocks
43
Coal
Energy
-12.57%
0
+4
—
7.53
9.71
5.36
—
ARLPHCCCNRMETCNRP
7stocks
44
Non-Metallic & Industrial Metal Mining
Materials
-12.68%
-9
+4
—
5.36
29.31
46.73
—
CLFCMPIPIALOYMDU
23stocks
45
Apparel
Consumer Discretionary
-12.97%
+2
-26
—
3.18
16.24
40.2
—
SHOOCROXRLCTASCOLM
23stocks
46
Precious Metals
Materials
-16.43%
-19
-7
—
1
3.18
81.58
—
NEMCDECTGOPPTAMUX
8stocks
Methodology · how to read this

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.

UniverseCS + ADRC, core list only
TaxonomyFama-French 49
RS formulaExcess vs SPY, log-return
Min stocks5 per industry
Updated2026-05-21T23:32:02.025Z
Computev1
Primer · industry RS

What is an industry RS leaderboard, and why does it matter?

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. Concentrationflags whether the industry's RS is broad-based or carried by a few megacap names.

How retail swing traders use this

Look at the top of the board first. The leaders are your hunt list: industries with the wind at their back. Drill into one, scan its constituents, and you have a shortlist of names that are already working — no screener filtering required. The 1M / 3M / 6M / 1Y cross-horizon ranks let you tell the difference between a fresh rotation (climbing on 1M, mid-pack on 6M) and a mature trend (top-decile across all four).

Common questions

FAQ

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. Both the board and each industry detail page are public. No sign-up. Pro unlocks alerts, history exports, and per-industry email digests.

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, not trading advice. Past regime ≠ future returns.

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