Pattern Engine · Sector RS

Sector RS daily scan.

Which of the 11 SPDR sector ETFs outperformed (or underperformed) SPY on the last close. Sorted by 1-day relative move so today's rotation prints first; the medium-term rank and RRG quadrant sit alongside as regime context.

As of 2026-08-28 · SPY -0.23% on the day · Methodology →

Full sector scan

11 SPDR sector ETFs ranked by last-day outperformance vs SPY. 1D vs SPY is the rotation read; 63d rank carries the medium-term trend; quadrant is the JdK RRG regime (Leading / Improving / Weakening / Lagging).

Sector 1D 1D vs SPY 63d outperf 63d rank Quadrant
XLC Communication Services +1.42% +1.65% -4.04% #8 Improving
XLY Consumer Discretionary +1.15% +1.37% -4.79% #10 Improving
XLE Energy +0.63% +0.85% +10.19% #3 Leading
XLP Consumer Staples +0.43% +0.66% +1.83% #5 Lagging
XLF Financials +0.38% +0.61% +11.07% #2 Lagging
XLB Materials -0.09% +0.13% +2.40% #4 Lagging
XLV Health Care -0.24% -0.02% +13.05% #1 Leading
XLRE Real Estate -0.40% -0.18% +0.03% #7 Lagging
XLI Industrials -0.93% -0.70% +0.60% #6 Lagging
XLU Utilities -1.04% -0.82% -5.15% #11 Lagging
XLK Technology -1.55% -1.32% -4.64% #9 Leading

Related

Universe: 11 SPDR sector ETFs (XLK XLF XLV XLY XLP XLC XLI XLE XLU XLB XLRE) + SPY benchmark. Data refreshed nightly at 22:30 UTC by lab-data-refresh.yml. Investment Diary, not investment advice.

Method in brief

Sector relative strength divides each sector ETF's price by the S&P 500 and reads the trend of that RATIO, not of price — a sector can fall and still gain relative strength if it falls less than the market. The scan tracks the eleven SPDR sector ratios daily, flags fresh RS breakouts and breakdowns, and charts each ratio against its own moving-average stack on the per-ETF pages. Leadership rotations show up here before they show in the headline sector returns. Construction and base rates in the Sector RS methodology; the current sector board in numbers on the US sector page. Research diary, not investment advice.

FAQ · from the current data

Sector Relative Strength — live — Q&A

What does the Sector Relative Strength engine show?

The 11 SPDR sector ETFs ranked against SPY: top/bottom-3 callouts and the 11-row scan table sorted by 1-day relative performance, with 21d/63d/252d relative-strength horizons behind it. Methodology: /lab/patterns/sector-rs/.

How often does it run?

Nightly after the US close. Part of the Pattern Engine, the live counterpart of Pattern Lab — five engines on the Signal desk.

Is a signal here a recommendation?

No. Every engine output is a pattern hit in an investment research diary — a watch-list label with its trigger state, never advice. Base rates and the methodology live on the Pattern Lab page.