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Large cloud and AI platforms

Hyperscalers

Large operators investing in cloud computing and extensive data-center networks.

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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.

MSFTCore
Microsoft
Operates Azure cloud data centers and AI services.
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AMZNCore
Amazon
Operates AWS cloud infrastructure and AI services.
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GOOGLCore
Alphabet
Operates Google Cloud infrastructure and AI services.
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METARelated
Meta Platforms
Operates large data-center infrastructure for its apps and AI models.
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ORCLRelated
Oracle
Operates Oracle Cloud Infrastructure for enterprise and AI workloads.
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These diversified companies have many revenue streams; AI infrastructure is only part of each business. 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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1 METAMeta $633.44-1.4% WaitPulled back 19% under its 3-month high; the rule waits for the weekly chart to turn upPullbackHot news Down 4% this year Inside the zoneZone to watch $620.04 to $640.14Wrong below $593.24 (6.3% under)
Waiting for
the weekly chart to turn up (a higher weekly low and close)Zone the rule watches: $620.04 to $640.14. Reaching a price alone does not change the label; the rule checks again on a fresh price

Get out if wrong
below $593.246.3% under today's price

First test
$771.27The 20-day high, about 3.4x the risk

Entry timing: Wait

RSI 14 (daily)
34 Soft; 36 at the last close
Below its 20-day high
5.1 normal daily moves (1.0 or more is a dip)
Off its 3-month high
-19% the rule looks for 5% to 25%
Weekly chart
Not yet completed weeks: a higher low and close, or above last week's high
RSI momentum turn
No daily RSI back above 45 for 3 sessions and pushing higher

Entry timing decides the label. A stock that is overbought or pressing its highs is never marked good timing. These reads use daily prices.

Last 3 months

Zone to watchGet outFirst test
Why it's here

Where it stands. Over 5 sessions it is -10.2%. Meta is holding above its 200-day ($632.46) average.

Strength. Returns over 5 sessions and 1 month.

META XLK sector S&P 500

5 sessions -10.2% -1.1% -0.6%
1 month -15.7% -6.3% -1.2%

Company news, Mon 7:34 AM ET: META plans $95 billion stock offering for AI expansion
What could go wrong
9.1 points behind its sector fund (XLK) over 5 sessions.
Under its 50-day average ($664.69).
Setup being watched: a close above its 1-month high.

Trading 2.80x its normal volume, busier than usual, price down.

Also seeing: Lagging its sector, room to catch up.
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 $771.27 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 -0.6% and technology market -1.7% over five sessions; both must be above their 20-day averages with nonnegative returns. 1064 of 1815 fresh, liquid stocks in our scan are above their 20-day average. Data coverage: 93%; 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: -17%3-month high: -19%1-year high: -19%

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
$633.27$713.22

1 month
$633.27$771.27

3 months
$524.49$779.82

This year
$520.26$779.82

Ranges use each day's high and low.

Mega cap · $1.64 trillion Technology Theme: Mag 7 Swings about 4x as much as the S&P 500 Dip signal: Early

Price as of Mon Oct 26, 9:32 AM ET.
2 MSFTMicrosoft $525.88+0.3% WaitOnly 3% under its 3-month high; the rule waits for a real pullbackPullbackHot news Up 9% this year
Waiting for
a pullback of 5% or more from its 3-month high (now 3%)Reaching a price alone does not change the label; the rule checks again on a fresh price

Get out if wrong
below $515.701.9% under today's price

First test
$535.57 Tight overheadAn old price level met 2 times, about 0.9x the risk

Entry timing: Wait

RSI 14 (daily)
54 Healthy; 53 at the last close
Below its 20-day high
2.4 normal daily moves (1.0 or more is a dip)
Off its 3-month high
-3% the rule looks for 5% to 25%
Weekly chart
Not yet completed weeks: a higher low and close, or above last week's high
RSI momentum turn
No daily RSI back above 45 for 3 sessions and pushing higher

Entry timing decides the label. A stock that is overbought or pressing its highs is never marked good timing. These reads use daily prices.

Last 3 months

Get outFirst test
Why it's here

Where it stands. Over 5 sessions it is -1.4%. Microsoft is holding above its 50-day ($509.04) and 200-day ($436.75) averages.

Strength. In line with its sector fund (XLK) over 5 sessions.

MSFT XLK sector S&P 500

5 sessions -1.4% -1.1% -0.6%
1 month +1.9% -6.3% -1.2%

Company news, Sat 9:07 AM ET: Microsoft, Google, Amazon set to report quarterly results
What could go wrong
The stop is only 0.96 normal daily moves away: ordinary daily swings can reach it, so the reward-to-risk figure looks better than it is.
Earnings Oct 28 after the close, 2 trading days away: a swing hold would span the report.
Setup being watched: a close above its 1-month high.

Trading 0.69x 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 0.69 times normal; this setup requires 1.00 times.
Not met: A clear setup has formedNeeds an upward move through $551.15 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 -0.6% and technology market -1.7% over five sessions; both must be above their 20-day averages with nonnegative returns. 1064 of 1815 fresh, liquid stocks in our scan are above their 20-day average. Data coverage: 93%; 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. Earnings dates come from Finviz, checked nightly; confirm the date with the company.
How far below its highs

1-month high: -3%3-month high: -3%1-year high: -3%

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
$515.70$534.21

1 month
$502.22$551.15

3 months
$388.74$551.15

This year
$349.20$551.15

Ranges use each day's high and low.

Mega cap · $3.9 trillion Technology Theme: Mag 7 Swings about 2x as much as the S&P 500

Price as of Mon Oct 26, 9:32 AM ET.
3 AMZNAmazon.com $248.22+0.1% Almost readyPulled back 13% under its 3-month high, down 0.6% on the month; the rule waits for the weekly turn upPullback Up 8% this year Inside the zoneZone to watch $244.76 to $249.94Wrong below $237.84 (4.2% under)
Waiting for
the weekly turn upZone the rule watches: $244.76 to $249.94. Reaching a price alone does not change the label; the rule checks again on a fresh price

Get out if wrong
below $237.844.2% under today's price

First test
$265.34The 20-day high, about 1.6x the risk

Entry timing: Almost ready

RSI 14 (daily)
43 Healthy; 43 at the last close
Below its 20-day high
2.5 normal daily moves (1.0 or more is a dip)
Off its 3-month high
-13% the rule looks for 5% to 25%
Weekly chart
Not yet completed weeks: a higher low and close, or above last week's high
RSI momentum turn
No daily RSI back above 45 for 3 sessions and pushing higher

Entry timing decides the label. A stock that is overbought or pressing its highs is never marked good timing. These reads use daily prices.

Last 3 months

Zone to watchGet outFirst test
Why it's here

Where it stands. Over 5 sessions it is -5.4%. Amazon.com is holding above its 200-day ($243.30) average.

Strength. Returns over 5 sessions and 1 month.

AMZN XLY sector XLK theme S&P 500

5 sessions -5.4% -0.4% -1.1% -0.6%
1 month -0.6% +3.1% -6.3% -1.2%
What could go wrong
No clear trend yet: ADX 14 (under 15 is choppy).
5.0 points behind its sector fund (XLY) over 5 sessions.
Under its 50-day average ($255.36).
Earnings Oct 29 after the close, 3 trading days away: a swing hold would span the report.
Setup being watched: a close above its 1-month high.

Trading 0.99x its normal volume, about 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 0.99 times normal; this setup requires 1.00 times.
Not met: A clear setup has formedNeeds an upward move through $265.34 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 -0.6% and technology market -1.7% over five sessions; both must be above their 20-day averages with nonnegative returns. 1064 of 1815 fresh, liquid stocks in our scan are above their 20-day average. Data coverage: 93%; 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. Earnings dates come from Finviz, checked nightly; confirm the date with the company.
How far below its highs

1-month high: -5%3-month high: -13%1-year high: -13%

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
$246.45$265.34

1 month
$244.72$265.34

3 months
$226.16$287.20

This year
$196.00$287.20

Ranges use each day's high and low.

Mega cap · $2.68 trillion Consumer discretionary Theme: Mag 7 Swings about 3x as much as the S&P 500 On our 2026 watchlist

Price as of Mon Oct 26, 9:32 AM ET.

	META	XLK sector	S&P 500
5 sessions	-10.2%	-1.1%	-0.6%
1 month	-15.7%	-6.3%	-1.2%

	MSFT	XLK sector	S&P 500
5 sessions	-1.4%	-1.1%	-0.6%
1 month	+1.9%	-6.3%	-1.2%

	AMZN	XLY sector	XLK theme	S&P 500
5 sessions	-5.4%	-0.4%	-1.1%	-0.6%
1 month	-0.6%	+3.1%	-6.3%	-1.2%

Labels apply to swing trading only. A company's place in a theme is not a reason to buy it.

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Why these companies belong here

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 today: Space (UFO) +1.1%, Cybersecurity (CIBR) +0.8%, Healthcare (XLV) +0.6% · Lagging: Clean Energy (ICLN) -2.2%, Bitcoin (IBIT) -2.0%, Communication (XLC) -0.9%

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 today, red is down; the deeper the color, the bigger the move. Tap a tile to open that sector.

The whole market +0.2% week -0.1% Industry and defense +1.0% week +0.0% Health care +0.6% week +2.6% Technology +0.5% week +0.9% Metals and materials +0.4% week -1.7% Real estate +0.4% week +2.5% Consumer +0.3% week -1.3% Banks and finance +0.3% week +1.8% Energy -0.4% week +1.9% Communication -0.9% week -5.1% Utilities and clean energy -1.0% week -0.2% Crypto -2.0% week -2.7%

Big drop to big gain, from the move today 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.

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.
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.
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.
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 today, 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 +0.2%week -0.1%

S&P 500 +0.3% · Nasdaq +0.3% · Russell 2000 +0.2%

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

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 +0.3%Nasdaq · QQQ +0.3%Russell 2000 · IWM +0.2%

Leading Industry and defensefactories, defense, space +1.0%week +0.0%

Ahead of the market. Space +1.1% is the strongest.

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

Tends to move against Utilities and clean energy Health care

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

Sector funds: Industrials · XLI +0.8%Defense · ITA +1.1%Space · UFO +1.1%

Leading the sector today

Lagging today

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

Leading Health carepharma, biotech, devices +0.6%week +2.6%

Ahead of the market 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 energy Consumer

Tends to move against Technology Crypto Industry 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 +0.6%

Leading the sector today

Lagging today

219 stocks we cover sit in this sector. In today's picks: RLAY, COR, MOH.

Strong Technologychips, software, security, robotics +0.5%week +0.9%

Doing well. Semis +1.1% 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 market Communication Crypto Consumer

Tends to move against Energy Health care Metals 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 +0.4%Semis · SMH +1.1%Software · IGV -0.2%Cybersecurity · CIBR +0.8%Quantum · QTUM +0.5%Robotics · BOTZ +0.3%

Leading the sector today

Lagging today

316 stocks we cover sit in this sector. In today's picks: S, INGM, SSNC, PLTR.

Weak Metals and materialsgold, rare earths, chemicals +0.4%week -1.7%

Slipping. Gold +0.1% 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 Energy Industry 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 +0.2%Gold · GLD +0.1%Rare Earth · REMX +0.9%

Leading the sector today

Lagging today

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

Leading Real estateproperty funds +0.4%week +2.5%

Ahead of the market 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 +0.4%

Leading the sector today

Lagging today

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

Steady Consumershopping, everyday goods, cars +0.3%week -1.3%

Moving with the market. Consumer Disc +0.8% leads, Consumer Staples -0.1% trails.

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

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 +0.8%Consumer Staples · XLP -0.1%Autonomous · IDRV +0.3%

Leading the sector today

Lagging today

272 stocks we cover sit in this sector. In today's picks: TSLA, SHW, COKE, WSM, MUSA, MNST.

Leading Banks and financebanks, insurers, payments +0.3%week +1.8%

Ahead of 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 defense Consumer The whole market

Tends to move against Real estate Utilities 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 +0.3%

Leading the sector today

Lagging today

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

Strong Energyoil, gas, uranium -0.4%week +1.9%

Doing well 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 materials Industry and defense

Tends to move against Technology Consumer

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 -0.4%

Leading the sector today

Lagging today

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

Lagging Communicationmedia, telecom, internet -0.9%week -5.1%

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 Technology The whole market Consumer

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 -0.9%

Leading the sector today

Lagging today

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

Weak Utilities and clean energypower, solar, wind -1.0%week -0.2%

Slipping. Clean Energy -2.2% 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 estate Health care

Tends to move against Banks and finance Crypto Industry and defense Communication

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

Sector funds: Utilities · XLU +0.2%Clean Energy · ICLN -2.2%

Leading the sector today

Lagging today

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

Lagging Cryptobitcoin funds -2.0%week -2.7%

Behind the market 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 Technology The whole market

Tends to move against Utilities and clean energy Health care

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

Sector funds: Bitcoin · IBIT -2.0%

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