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Sectors · ENERGY
What this page tells you: how the Energy sector ranks vs the US equity market, how healthy the move is inside, and which stocks are leading it.
Top leader. Energy is the top-ranked US sector, beating SPY by +12.2pp on a 12-month performance score that leans toward recent action. Rank has held steady over the last 21 trading days. Use the panels below to confirm whether the move is broad or narrow, where the heaviest volume is flowing, and which stocks sit at the front of the move.
Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) is trending higher firmly — up 9.7% over the past 50 trading days — and sits at its 12-month peak. Daily swings average 1.90%, so the tape is active. (As of August 24, 2026.)
Of the 111 stocks in Energy, 86% trade above their 50-day average and 80% above their 200-day. 48% sit within 10% of a fresh 52-week high. 15 new 20-day highs against 3 new lows today.
Coal leads inside Energy, running +11.3pp ahead of SPY over the past 3 months. Fresh leadership — its 6-month picture is still negative at -14.3pp.
| Industry | 3m excess | 6m excess | Names | Top constituents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coal | +11.3pp | -14.3pp | 7 | HCCAMRCNR |
| Petroleum & Natural Gas | -1.3pp | +2.4pp | 103 | PBFDKMPC |
Energy traded $15.71B today — trading normal at 0.96× the 30-day average — capturing 2.5% of all market volume. 0 accumulation days against 1 distribution days lately, an accum/dist ratio of 0.50.
Inside Energy, PBF (97), NESR (97), and CLMT (97) lead by IBD relative-strength percentile.
| # | Ticker | IBD %ile | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 105 | PBF | 97 | $69.51 | |
| 115 | NESR | 97 | $33.42 | |
| 118 | CLMT | 97 | $47.32 | |
| 136 | DK | 96 | $68.08 |
Composite RS uses IBD-style multi-horizon weights (3m / 6m / 9m / 12m at 0.4 / 0.2 / 0.2 / 0.2, recency-weighted). Per-horizon RS is each sector ETF's excess return vs SPY over that lookback, from daily price history. Leader counts cross-reference the daily stock RS leaderboard with each sector's GICS membership. Ranks are recomputed every trading day. Read how to read sector rotation, or hunt one level down on industries and leaders.