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.
Drifting. Energy is the 4th-strongest US sector, trailing SPY by -3.0pp on a 12-month performance score that leans toward recent action. The sector has fallen 2 ranks in the last 21 trading days — momentum is fading. 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 sliding lower — down 4.6% over the past 50 trading days — and sits 12% off its 12-month peak. Daily swings average 2.41%, so the tape is active. (As of June 23, 2026.)
Of the 115 stocks in Energy, 13% trade above their 50-day average and 72% above their 200-day. 13% sit within 10% of a fresh 52-week high. 4 new 20-day highs against 26 new lows today.
Petroleum & Natural Gas leads inside Energy, running +2.9pp ahead of SPY over the past 3 months. Coal trails at -24.8pp.
| Industry | 3m excess | 6m excess | Names | Top constituents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petroleum & Natural Gas | +2.9pp | +39.4pp | 106 | NINEAESIWTTR |
| Coal | -24.8pp | -15.0pp | 8 | METCZHCCMETC |
Energy traded $17.01B today — trading heavy at 83.56× the 30-day average — capturing 1.9% of all market volume. 1 accumulation days against 4 distribution days lately, an accum/dist ratio of 0.25.
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.