What this page tells you: how the Financials sector ranks vs the US equity market, how healthy the move is inside, and which stocks are leading it.
Turn candidate. Financials is the 7th-strongest US sector, trailing SPY by -8.5pp on a 12-month performance score that leans toward recent action. The sector has climbed 4 ranks in the last 21 trading days — momentum is on its side. 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.
Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF) is trending higher — up 4.3% over the past 50 trading days — and sits just below its 12-month peak. Daily swings average 1.45%, so the tape is normal. (As of June 23, 2026.)
Of the 927 stocks in Financials, 63% trade above their 50-day average and 59% above their 200-day. 54% sit within 10% of a fresh 52-week high. 231 new 20-day highs against 65 new lows today.
Banking leads inside Financials, running +5.6pp ahead of SPY over the past 3 months. Trading trails at -4.2pp.
| Industry | 3m excess | 6m excess | Names | Top constituents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banking | +5.6pp | +5.2pp | 401 | BNYWYFIDGXX |
| Insurance | +0.5pp | -9.1pp | 126 | CLOVOSCRHUM |
| Trading | -4.2pp | -1.0pp | 381 | MAASAPPSBWET |
Financials traded $92.80B today — trading heavy at 497.71× the 30-day average — capturing 10.2% of all market volume. 20 accumulation days against 10 distribution days lately, an accum/dist ratio of 2.00.
Inside Financials, HUT (98), WULF (98), and CIFR (97) lead by IBD relative-strength percentile.
| # | Ticker | IBD %ile | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | HUT | 98 | $120.51 | |
| 60 | WULF | 98 | $28.78 | |
| 80 | CIFR | 97 | $27.64 | |
| 112 | DGXX | 97 | $6.72 |
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.