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Self-driving and eVTOL stocks

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Self-driving and new aviation

Autonomy and eVTOL

Autonomous vehicles, delivery robots and electric aircraft under development.

The business roster

5 companies in this theme

All curated names are shown here, including companies without a current scan result. These are business connections, not buy signals.

  1. AURCore
    Aurora Innovation

    Develops autonomous trucking technology.

    Company source ↗
  2. TSLARelated
    Tesla

    Develops vehicle autonomy and robotaxi services within a larger car business.

    Company source ↗
  3. JOBYDeveloping
    Joby Aviation

    Develops electric vertical-takeoff aircraft.

    Company source ↗
  4. ACHRDeveloping
    Archer Aviation

    Develops electric vertical-takeoff aircraft.

    Company source ↗
  5. SERVDeveloping
    Serve Robotics

    Operates and expands autonomous sidewalk delivery robots.

    Company source ↗

Some systems operate today; others still need scale, certification or commercial adoption. A company can serve a theme without deriving most of its revenue from it. The role labels describe its connection, not expected stock performance.

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Current long term checks

5 of 5 companies have fresh observations. Check the date and price before acting.

  1. 1 ACHRArcher Aviation $3.91+2.9%Pre-market $3.91 0.0% Waitfor a pullback into the buy zone Setup being watched: a move back above support after a dip below it · 66% below its 1-year high
    Waiting for
    a pullback into the buy zoneReaching a price alone does not change the label; the rule checks again on a fresh price
    Get out if wrong
    below $3.685.9% under today's price
    First test
    $4.30An old price level met 2 times, about 1.7x the risk

    Last 3 months

    Get outFirst testFloor

    Why it's here

    Where it stands. Over 5 sessions it is -3.9%. Daily RSI is 31 at the last close.

    Strength. 2.1 points behind its sector fund (XLI) over 5 sessions.

    ACHRXLI sectorITA themeS&P 500
    5 sessions-3.9%-1.9%-3.3%-0.4%
    1 month-31.5%-2.5%-4.9%-0.9%
    What could go wrong
    • The stop is only 0.95 normal daily moves away: ordinary daily swings can reach it, so the reward-to-risk figure looks better than it is.
    • Under its 50-day and 200-day averages: a bounce inside a downtrend.
    • Down 64% over the past year: the business may have changed.

    Trading 0.81x its normal volume, about usual, price up.

    Buy setup checklist: 4 of 6 met (Buy setup needs all 6)
    • Recovering from its low
    • Normal or busier trading
    • A clear setup has formed
    • Not met: Price is near the buy zoneAlready above the entry band; wait rather than chase.
    • A confirming signal agrees
    • Not met: Market is not falling hardBroad market -0.9% and technology market -5.0% over one month; both must be above their 50-day averages with nonnegative returns. 825 of 1834 fresh, liquid stocks in our scan are above their 50-day average. Data coverage: 95%; at least 80% is required. Breadth is context for this holding period, not an automatic veto.

    News comes from our Market wire and never counts as an entry by itself. The first test is a distance, not a target. We do not have an earnings date for this stock yet; look up the next earnings report first.

    How far below its highs

    1-month high: -32%3-month high: -44%1-year high: -66%All-time high: -77%

    Measured from closing prices. Green: 50% or more below the high. Yellow: 20 to 50% below. Orange: less than 20% below.

    Where the price sits in each range

    1 week
    1 month
    3 months
    This year

    Ranges use each day's high and low.

    Mid cap · $3 billion Industrials Theme: eVTOL Swings about 6x as much as the S&P 500 Dip signal: Strong On our 2026 watchlist

    Price as of Fri Oct 23, 4:00 PM ET.

    Pre-market: $3.91 at 8:39 AM ET. The plan uses the regular-session price.

  2. 2 TSLATesla $372.22-0.6%Pre-market $380.78 +2.3% Waitfor the trend to turn up Setup being watched: a close above its 1-month high · Down 17% this year
    Waiting for
    the trend to turn upReaching a price alone does not change the label; the rule checks again on a fresh price
    Get out if wrong
    below $345.887.1% under today's price
    First test
    $386.47 Tight overheadThe 3-month closing high, about 0.5x the risk

    Last 3 months

    Get outFirst test

    Why it's here

    Where it stands. Over 5 sessions it is +4.9%. Tesla is holding above its 50-day ($363.77) average.

    Strength. 4.4 points ahead of its sector fund (XLY) over 5 sessions.

    TSLAXLY sectorXLK themeS&P 500
    5 sessions+4.9%+0.6%-0.1%-0.4%
    1 month-1.5%+2.5%-5.9%-0.9%
    What could go wrong
    • No clear trend yet: ADX 12 (under 15 is choppy).
    • Under its 200-day average ($386.35).

    Trading 0.96x its normal volume, about usual, price down.

    Buy setup checklist: 1 of 6 met (Buy setup needs all 6)
    • Not met: Trend is pointing upThe rising-trend checks have not all lined up yet.
    • Normal or busier trading
    • Not met: A clear setup has formedNeeds an upward move through $388.86 and a price near the session's high.
    • Not met: Price is near the buy zoneHas not entered the setup's price band yet.
    • Not met: A confirming signal agrees0 different confirmation types found. At least 1 is required.
    • Not met: Market is not falling hardBroad market -0.9% and technology market -5.0% over one month; both must be above their 50-day averages with nonnegative returns. 825 of 1834 fresh, liquid stocks in our scan are above their 50-day average. Data coverage: 95%; at least 80% is required. Breadth is context for this holding period, not an automatic veto.

    News comes from our Market wire and never counts as an entry by itself. The first test is a distance, not a target. No upcoming earnings date found on Finviz (checked nightly); confirm with the company before holding through a report.

    How far below its highs

    1-month high: -4%3-month high: -4%1-year high: -24%All-time high: -24%

    Measured from closing prices. Green: 50% or more below the high. Yellow: 20 to 50% below. Orange: less than 20% below.

    Where the price sits in each range

    1 week
    1 month
    3 months
    This year

    Ranges use each day's high and low.

    Mega cap · $1.47 trillion Consumer discretionary Theme: Mag 7 Swings about 3x as much as the S&P 500 Dip signal: Strong

    Price as of Fri Oct 23, 4:00 PM ET.

    Pre-market: $380.78 at 8:40 AM ET. The plan uses the regular-session price.

  3. 3 JOBYJoby Aviation $4.76+1.3%Pre-market $4.75 -0.2% Waitfor the trend to turn up Setup being watched: a close above its 1-month high · 73% below its 1-year high
    Waiting for
    the trend to turn upReaching a price alone does not change the label; the rule checks again on a fresh price
    Get out if wrong
    below $4.436.9% under today's price
    First test
    $6.40The 20-day high, about 5.0x the risk

    Last 3 months

    Get outFirst testFloor

    Why it's here

    Where it stands. Over 5 sessions it is +2.1%. Daily RSI is 28 at the last close.

    Strength. 4.0 points ahead of its sector fund (XLI) over 5 sessions.

    JOBYXLI sectorITA themeS&P 500
    5 sessions+2.1%-1.9%-3.3%-0.4%
    1 month-24.4%-2.5%-4.9%-0.9%
    What could go wrong
    • Under its 50-day and 200-day averages: a bounce inside a downtrend.
    • Down 70% over the past year: the business may have changed.

    Trading 0.63x its normal volume, quieter than usual, price up.

    Buy setup checklist: 0 of 6 met (Buy setup needs all 6)
    • Not met: Trend is pointing upThe rising-trend checks have not all lined up yet.
    • Not met: Normal or busier tradingTrading is 0.63 times normal; this setup requires 0.80 times.
    • Not met: A clear setup has formedNeeds an upward move through $6.40 and a price near the session's high.
    • Not met: Price is near the buy zoneHas not entered the setup's price band yet.
    • Not met: A confirming signal agrees0 different confirmation types found. At least 1 is required.
    • Not met: Market is not falling hardBroad market -0.9% and technology market -5.0% over one month; both must be above their 50-day averages with nonnegative returns. 825 of 1834 fresh, liquid stocks in our scan are above their 50-day average. Data coverage: 95%; at least 80% is required. Breadth is context for this holding period, not an automatic veto.

    News comes from our Market wire and never counts as an entry by itself. The first test is a distance, not a target. We do not have an earnings date for this stock yet; look up the next earnings report first.

    How far below its highs

    1-month high: -25%3-month high: -46%1-year high: -73%All-time high: -77%

    Measured from closing prices. Green: 50% or more below the high. Yellow: 20 to 50% below. Orange: less than 20% below.

    Where the price sits in each range

    1 week
    1 month
    3 months
    This year

    Ranges use each day's high and low.

    Mid cap · $4.7 billion Industrials Theme: eVTOL Swings about 6x as much as the S&P 500 Dip signal: Strong On our 2026 watchlist

    Price as of Fri Oct 23, 4:00 PM ET.

    Pre-market: $4.75 at 8:39 AM ET. The plan uses the regular-session price.

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The company descriptions and sources above explain each connection. They do not measure revenue exposure or predict stock performance.

Company connections reviewed 2026-09-26. Curated examples from our stock universe; this is not an exhaustive industry list.

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Leading sector funds on Fri Oct 23: Cybersecurity (CIBR) +3.2%, Energy (XLE) +2.6%, Software (IGV) +1.7% · Lagging: Consumer Staples (XLP) -1.9%, Communication (XLC) -1.8%, Consumer Disc (XLY) -1.7%

Sectors today

Which sectors are hot, which are dipping, and why it matters.

Every stock belongs to a sector, and money moves between sectors as the economy changes. That movement is sector rotation. Green is up on Fri Oct 23, red is down; the deeper the color, the bigger the move. Tap a tile to open that sector.

Big drop to big gain, from the move on Fri Oct 23 in each sector's funds (averaged when a sector has several). The color steps at 0.25%, 0.6%, 1.2% and 2% each way. Every small line on the site works the same way: the last 60 sessions of daily closes ("60d"), ending at today's price (the dot, green or red for today's move). The line's color is that 60-day trend; the % chip and the tile color are today's move, so a stock can be up today on a red line. A sector tile's line is its funds averaged.

How sector rotation works

A sector is a group of companies that do similar work. Banks sit in one sector. Oil drillers sit in another. Wall Street splits the US market into 11 sectors. This site uses 12 groups: it folds the two consumer sectors into one, then adds crypto and a row for the whole market.

Sector rotation is money moving out of one sector and into another. It often happens because the economy moves in cycles, and in each stage some sectors tend to do better than others. It can also happen on a big theme, like AI, or a policy change. Big investors shift toward the groups they expect to lead next, and that shift shows up in prices.

Why this matters to a beginner: a good company can still drop when its whole sector is out of favor. Knowing which groups usually lead in each stage helps you see where attention is going. But nobody rings a bell at each stage. Stocks often move before the economy does, a stage is usually clear only after it ends, and stages can last months or years and do not always come in order.

  1. 1Early recoveryThe economy is climbing out of a slump. Rates are low or falling. Hiring restarts.Tends to lead: Banks and finance, Consumer, Real estate, Industry and defense, Technology

    Cheap loans and pent-up demand (spending people put off) tend to lift banks, stores (the wants side of Consumer), home builders and factories first. Small companies and technology often join in.

  2. 2ExpansionGrowth is steady. Jobs are strong. Rates rise slowly.Tends to lead: Technology, Communication, Industry and defense

    Companies tend to spend on growth, and profits often rise fastest in these groups.

  3. 3Late cycleGrowth is slowing. Prices and rates are high. The Fed is tight (the central bank is keeping rates high).Tends to lead: Energy, Metals and materials, Health care, Utilities and clean energy, Consumer

    High oil and metal prices tend to help energy and mining profits, and steady demand tends to make health care, staples (the needs side of Consumer) and utilities look safer.

  4. 4SlowdownThe economy stalls or shrinks. Spending and hiring fall. Rates start to drop.Tends to lead: Utilities and clean energy, Health care, Consumer

    People still pay for power, medicine and groceries (the needs side of Consumer), so those profits tend to hold up better.

How to read this page
  • Green means the group is up on Fri Oct 23, red means down. A darker shade means a bigger move; the darkest shade is a move of about 2% or more. Leading means rising more than the other groups.
  • One day is noise. A headline, one big stock, or options expiry (the day option contracts end) can flip a square. Most experienced investors treat one day as noise.
  • Leading for a week is a lean (a small tilt, not a trend). Leading for several weeks while another group lags is rotation. That is the pattern this page is about.
  • Groups rarely move in true opposite directions. 'Often trades places with' means one tends to lead while the other lags. Groups that trade places on rate news, like banks and real estate, can still rise together for months when the economy is recovering.
  • Read the red squares too. Money leaving one group often shows up in another the same day.
  • Check the whole market row first. On a big down day nearly everything is red, and that says little about any one sector. Nothing moves against the whole market for long.

A hot sector does not mean every company in it is doing well, so each company still needs its own check; this page is for learning and does not tell you what to buy or sell.

Each sector, up close

Open a sector to see what moves it, which sectors move with it, and the stocks leading and lagging inside it today.

Market The whole marketS&P 500, Nasdaq 100, small companies -0.3%week +0.3%

S&P 500 -0.5% · Nasdaq +0.0% · Russell 2000 -0.3%

What moves it

The S&P 500 (500 big US companies), the Nasdaq 100 (big tech-heavy names) and small caps (smaller companies) together.

  • Rates rising fast: usually down, and small caps often hurt most (more borrowed money)
  • The Fed (the US central bank) cutting rates: often up, unless a recession is the reason
  • Profits beating estimates (analyst forecasts): usually up
  • The VIX (a gauge of expected market swings) jumping: usually down; when risk appetite (willingness to take chances) is high, small caps tend to lead, and when fear is high they tend to lag the S&P 500

Related sectors

Tends to move with TechnologyCommunicationConsumerBanks and financeIndustry and defenseCrypto

Worth watching: The S&P 500 (fund SPY) next to small caps (fund IWM), named only as a way to watch the group. When small caps lead, it is often a sign that investors feel bold.

Index funds: S&P 500 · SPY -0.5%Nasdaq · QQQ +0.0%Russell 2000 · IWM -0.3%

Leading Energyoil, gas, uranium +2.6%week +1.6%

Ahead of the market this week.

What moves it

Oil and gas producers, refiners (they turn crude into gasoline), pipeline owners and oilfield service firms.

  • Oil price up: usually up; refiners can gain when crude falls
  • OPEC (the oil producers' group) cutting supply: often up (less oil, higher price)
  • Global slowdown: often down (less fuel demand)
  • Strong US dollar: often down

Related sectors

Tends to move with Metals and materialsIndustry and defense

Tends to move against TechnologyConsumer

Worth watching: The price of WTI crude (the main US oil price), quoted every day. Energy stocks tend to follow it closely.

Sector funds: Energy · XLE +2.6%

Leading the sector today

  1. VG Venture Global+9.3%
  2. NE Noble Corporation+8.5%
  3. TDW Tidewater+8.1%
  4. OII Oceaneering+7.2%
  5. SLB SLB+7.1%

Lagging today

  1. BE Bloom Energy-11.2%Today's day pick
  2. IEP Icahn Enterprises-6.0%
  3. FCEL FuelCell Energy-4.1%

121 stocks we cover sit in this sector. In today's picks: BE.

Leading Technologychips, software, security, robotics +1.3%week +1.7%

Ahead of the market. Cybersecurity +3.2% is the strongest.

What moves it

Chip makers, software, cloud computing, phones and computers, and the hardware behind AI.

  • Rising interest rates: usually down (future profits are worth less today)
  • Strong earnings and AI spending: usually up
  • Strong US dollar: often down (overseas sales are worth fewer dollars)
  • Chip export rules or tariffs: often down for chip makers

Related sectors

Tends to move with The whole marketCommunicationCryptoConsumer

Tends to move against EnergyHealth careMetals and materials

Worth watching: The 10-year Treasury yield (the interest rate on US government bonds, which sets many loan rates). When it climbs fast, tech often stalls.

Sector funds: Technology · XLK +0.5%Semis · SMH +0.7%Software · IGV +1.7%Cybersecurity · CIBR +3.2%Quantum · QTUM +0.5%Robotics · BOTZ +1.0%

Leading the sector today

  1. NTSK Netskope+9.4%
  2. FSLY Fastly+8.7%
  3. SAIL SailPoint+8.6%
  4. TTMI TTM Technologies+8.4%
  5. CRWD CrowdStrike+8.2%

Lagging today

  1. CRDO Credo Technology-9.5%
  2. SSNC SS&C Technologies-7.3%
  3. BTBT Bit Digital-6.8%

316 stocks we cover sit in this sector. In today's picks: BB, KLAC, TOST.

Strong Real estateproperty funds +0.1%week +1.0%

Doing well this week.

What moves it

REITs (companies that own buildings and pay most of their profit to shareholders as dividends), plus home builders and owners of warehouses, data centers and apartments. Wall Street files home builders under consumer; this site keeps them here because they follow mortgage rates.

  • Rising interest rates: usually down; falling rates: usually up
  • Strong job growth: often up (more tenants, more buyers)
  • Recession: often down (fewer tenants), though warehouses and apartments tend to hold up better than offices
  • Office vacancies (empty space) rising: often down for office owners

Related sectors

Tends to move with Utilities and clean energy

Tends to move against Banks and finance

Worth watching: The 30-year mortgage rate, posted weekly by Freddie Mac (a government-backed mortgage company). Lower tends to help, most of all home builders. REITs follow the 10-year Treasury yield more closely.

Sector funds: Real Estate · XLRE +0.1%

Leading the sector today

  1. CCI Crown Castle+9.1%
  2. RITM Rithm Capital+8.2%
  3. REXR Rexford+6.7%
  4. AMT American Tower+4.1%
  5. KRC Kilroy Realty+3.6%

Lagging today

  1. CBRE CBRE-6.0%
  2. CSGP CoStar-4.3%
  3. JLL Jones Lang LaSalle-3.9%

97 stocks we cover sit in this sector. In today's picks: COLD, AHR.

Weak Cryptobitcoin funds -0.2%week -0.4%

Slipping this week.

What moves it

Bitcoin, Ethereum, crypto miners, exchanges like Coinbase, and companies that hold bitcoin on their books.

  • Rising rates and tight money (high rates, costly loans): usually down; falling rates and easy money (low rates, cheap loans): often up
  • Risk appetite (willingness to take chances) high and tech rallying: often up; strong US dollar: often down
  • Exchange hacks: usually down. New rules: can go either way; clearer rules have lifted prices before, crackdowns have hurt
  • Bitcoin trades all weekend, so crypto stocks often jump or drop at Monday's open

Related sectors

Tends to move with TechnologyThe whole market

Tends to move against Utilities and clean energyHealth care

Worth watching: The bitcoin price. Nearly every stock in this group tends to follow it.

Sector funds: Bitcoin · IBIT -0.2%

Weak Industry and defensefactories, defense, space -0.4%week -1.2%

Slipping. Industrials -1.3% is dipping most.

What moves it

Machinery, railroads, airlines, construction and engineering firms, shipping, aerospace and defense contractors. Home builders sit under Real estate on this site.

  • Economy growing and the ISM factory survey rising: usually up
  • Oil price up: often down for airlines and shipping (fuel is their biggest cost)
  • Strong US dollar: often down for machinery and aerospace makers that sell abroad
  • Defense budgets rising or global tension: often up for defense names; rising rates: often down for machinery buyers

Related sectors

Tends to move with Metals and materialsBanks and financeThe whole marketEnergy

Tends to move against Utilities and clean energyHealth care

Worth watching: The ISM manufacturing PMI, a monthly factory survey. Above 50 usually means factories are growing.

Sector funds: Industrials · XLI -1.3%Defense · ITA -1.1%Space · UFO +1.1%

Leading the sector today

  1. RHI Robert Half+21.7%
  2. ENVX Enovix+9.4%
  3. HSAI Hesai+8.2%
  4. BETA Beta Technologies+6.5%
  5. OUST Ouster+6.1%

Lagging today

  1. FIX Comfort Systems-9.3%
  2. LOAR Loar-5.0%
  3. CECO CECO Environmental-4.7%

262 stocks we cover sit in this sector. In today's picks: WTS, AER.

Lagging Metals and materialsgold, rare earths, chemicals -0.6%week -2.8%

Behind the market. Materials -0.7% is dipping most.

What moves it

Two sides. Industrial: miners, steel, copper, chemicals, building materials and packaging. Gold: gold miners, which often act differently from the rest.

  • Global growth and China demand strong: usually up for industrial metals
  • Strong US dollar: often down (metals are priced in dollars)
  • Fear or a falling dollar: often up for gold, even when steel and copper fall
  • Housing and construction slowing: often down

Related sectors

Tends to move with EnergyIndustry and defense

Tends to move against Technology

Worth watching: The copper price. Traders call it Dr. Copper because it tends to track global growth.

Sector funds: Materials · XLB -0.7%Gold · GLD -0.6%Rare Earth · REMX -0.3%

Leading the sector today

  1. CLF Cleveland-Cliffs+6.5%
  2. ENTG Entegris+4.8%
  3. MEOH Methanex+3.9%
  4. HCC Warrior Met Coal+3.4%
  5. MOS Mosaic Company+3.3%

Lagging today

  1. NWL Newell Brands-6.5%
  2. PPTA Perpetua Resources-4.8%
  3. NEM Newmont-4.6%

128 stocks we cover sit in this sector. In today's picks: STLD, ECL.

Lagging Utilities and clean energypower, solar, wind -0.8%week -0.5%

Behind the market. Clean Energy -0.9% is dipping most.

What moves it

Electric, gas and water utilities (fund XLU), plus solar, wind and battery firms (funds ICLN or TAN). Utilities are steady and rate-sensitive. Solar and wind swing far more and often act like tech stocks.

  • Rising interest rates: usually down (their steady dividends, cash paid to shareholders, compete with bond interest)
  • Falling interest rates: usually up (their dividends look better next to bond interest)
  • Recession fears: utilities often hold up; data center power demand: often up for utilities that sell power to data centers
  • Subsidy or policy changes: big swings for clean energy, either way

Related sectors

Tends to move with Real estateHealth care

Tends to move against Banks and financeCryptoIndustry and defenseCommunication

Worth watching: The 10-year Treasury yield (the interest rate on US government bonds). Utilities often move the opposite way.

Sector funds: Utilities · XLU -0.7%Clean Energy · ICLN -0.9%

Leading the sector today

  1. SBS Companhia de+2.1%
  2. PAM Pampa Energia+2.1%
  3. CIG Comp En De Mn+0.9%
  4. NWE NorthWestern+0.6%
  5. ELPC Companhia+0.6%

Lagging today

  1. NNE Nano Nuclear-3.0%
  2. PCG Pacific Gas-2.7%
  3. FRVO Fervo Energy-2.5%

69 stocks we cover sit in this sector. None of today's picks are here.

Weak Health carepharma, biotech, devices -1.1%week +1.5%

Slipping this week.

What moves it

Drug makers, biotech, health insurers, hospitals and medical device makers.

  • Economy slowing: often holds up better than most groups
  • Drug price or insurance rule changes in Washington: often down
  • New drug approvals from the FDA (the US drug regulator): often up for that company
  • Rising rates: often down for small biotech; strong US dollar: often down for big drug makers

Related sectors

Tends to move with Utilities and clean energyConsumer

Tends to move against TechnologyCryptoIndustry and defense

Worth watching: Headlines on drug pricing and Medicare (government health insurance for seniors). Policy news often matters more here than in most groups.

Sector funds: Healthcare · XLV -1.1%

Leading the sector today

  1. GMAB Genmab A/S+9.5%
  2. ZLAB Zai Lab+9.0%
  3. LQDA Liquidia+7.5%
  4. SDGR Schrodinger+5.3%
  5. ADPT Adaptive+4.5%

Lagging today

  1. CORT Corcept-20.1%
  2. TNGX Tango Therapeutics-16.4%
  3. PBLS Parabilis-9.2%

219 stocks we cover sit in this sector. In today's picks: TECH, CHE, VRTX, COR.

Lagging Banks and financebanks, insurers, payments -1.3%week +0.7%

Behind the market this week.

What moves it

Big banks, regional banks, card networks, insurers, brokers and asset managers.

  • Rates rising slowly: usually up (bigger lending margins, the gap between what banks pay and charge); rates jumping fast: can hurt (losses on bonds they hold)
  • Long-term rates above short-term rates: tends to help; short rates above long rates (an inverted curve) is a warning sign for banks
  • Loan defaults (loans not paid back) rising, recession fears or a bank failure: usually down
  • Busy stock trading and deal-making: often up for brokers and asset managers

Related sectors

Tends to move with Industry and defenseConsumerThe whole market

Tends to move against Real estateUtilities and clean energy

Worth watching: The gap between the 2-year and 10-year Treasury yields (rates on US government bonds). A wider gap tends to help banks.

Sector funds: Financials · XLF -1.3%

Leading the sector today

  1. UWMC UWM+26.1%
  2. FCNCA First Citizens+8.2%
  3. SIGI Selective+5.3%
  4. GGAL Grupo Financiero+5.0%
  5. BMA Banco Macro+4.9%

Lagging today

  1. SLM SLM-10.8%
  2. GPGI GPGI-9.6%
  3. FLG Flagstar Bank-9.3%

286 stocks we cover sit in this sector. In today's picks: WRB, RGA.

Lagging Consumershopping, everyday goods, cars -1.5%week -0.7%

Behind the market. Consumer Staples -1.9% is dipping most.

What moves it

Two sides. Wants: stores, restaurants, carmakers, travel and clothing (fund XLY). Needs: food, drinks and household goods, called staples (fund XLP). The needs side is what tends to move with Health care.

  • Jobs and wages strong: usually up for the wants side
  • Gas prices up: often down for stores and restaurants (less spare cash)
  • Rising rates: often down for cars and big purchases
  • Recession fears: the needs side tends to hold up, the wants side tends to fall

Related sectors

Tends to move with The whole marketCommunicationTechnologyHealth careBanks and finance

Tends to move against Energy

Worth watching: Monthly retail sales and the consumer confidence survey. Both are free and easy to find.

Sector funds: Consumer Disc · XLY -1.7%Consumer Staples · XLP -1.9%Autonomous · IDRV -0.8%

Leading the sector today

  1. CART Maplebear+9.2%
  2. VFS VinFast Auto+3.7%
  3. NSIT Insight+3.2%
  4. VSXY Victorias Secret &+2.7%
  5. LCID Lucid+1.7%

Lagging today

  1. LKQ LKQ-22.5%
  2. MMYT MakeMyTrip-7.2%
  3. FCFS FirstCash-6.5%

272 stocks we cover sit in this sector. In today's picks: CSW, TSLA, MTN, MHK, VAC, FRPT, COKE.

Lagging Communicationmedia, telecom, internet -1.8%week -4.4%

Behind the market this week.

What moves it

Google (Alphabet), Meta, Netflix, Disney, phone carriers, video game makers and streaming services.

  • Ad spending strong: usually up
  • Rising rates: often down for the growth names (companies expected to grow fast)
  • Recession: often down for ad sellers; phone carriers tend to hold up
  • Subscriber growth beating estimates (analyst forecasts): often up for that company

Related sectors

Tends to move with TechnologyThe whole marketConsumer

Tends to move against Utilities and clean energy

Worth watching: Ad revenue in the Alphabet and Meta earnings reports, four times a year. It often sets the tone for the group.

Sector funds: Communication · XLC -1.8%

Leading the sector today

  1. VEON VEON+4.7%
  2. VSAT ViaSat+4.2%
  3. ECHO EchoStar+3.8%
  4. ASTS AST SpaceMobile+2.6%
  5. LUMN Lumen Technologies+2.5%

Lagging today

  1. T AT&T-8.0%
  2. TMUS T-Mobile US-7.7%
  3. TKC Turkcell Iletisim-3.6%

57 stocks we cover sit in this sector. None of today's picks are here.

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