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Sector rotation · Week 29, 2026

Sector rotation map, week of Jul 13–17, 2026

The 12 sector funds against SPY at the close

At the Friday, Jul 17, 2026 close, 5 of the 12 sectors sat in Leading, and Financials (XLF) had the strongest relative strength against the S&P 500, an RS-Ratio of 101.86.

In the week to Jul 17, 2026, Energy (XLE) moved furthest on the map, 2.83 points, from Improving into Leading, and 7 sectors changed quadrant in all.

3 sectors were in Lagging at the Jul 17, 2026 close, and Consumer Discretionary (XLY) had the weakest relative strength, an RS-Ratio of 99.04 with RS-Momentum at 99.85, still fading.

Rotation map for the week of Jul 13–17, 2026: Leading XLF, XRT, XLRE, XLP, XLE; Weakening XLV, XLI; Lagging XLK, XLB, XLY; Improving XLU, XLC98991011029899101102103100100Relative strength →Momentum →ImprovingLeadingLaggingWeakeningTechnology (XLK): Lagging, RS-Ratio 99.45, RS-Momentum 99.24Jun 18Financials (XLF): Leading, RS-Ratio 101.86, RS-Momentum 100.07Jun 18Energy (XLE): Leading, RS-Ratio 100.23, RS-Momentum 103.07Jun 18Health Care (XLV): Weakening, RS-Ratio 101.57, RS-Momentum 98.30Jun 18Consumer Discretionary (XLY): Lagging, RS-Ratio 99.04, RS-Momentum 99.85Jun 18Consumer Staples (XLP): Leading, RS-Ratio 100.39, RS-Momentum 100.55Jun 18Industrials (XLI): Weakening, RS-Ratio 100.53, RS-Momentum 99.39Jun 18Materials (XLB): Lagging, RS-Ratio 99.25, RS-Momentum 99.58Jun 18Utilities (XLU): Improving, RS-Ratio 99.89, RS-Momentum 100.13Jun 18Real Estate (XLRE): Leading, RS-Ratio 100.95, RS-Momentum 101.23Jun 18Communication Services (XLC): Improving, RS-Ratio 99.31, RS-Momentum 100.62Jun 18Retail (XRT): Leading, RS-Ratio 101.26, RS-Momentum 100.54Jun 18
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Where the 12 sit

Improving2XLU XLC
Leading5XLF XRT XLRE XLP XLE
Lagging3XLK XLB XLY
Weakening2XLV XLI

This week's crossings

  1. XLE EnergyImproving→Leading
  2. XLP Consumer StaplesLagging→Leading
  3. XLRE Real EstateLagging→Leading
  4. XRT RetailWeakening→Leading
  5. XLU UtilitiesLagging→Improving
  6. XLK TechnologyWeakening→Lagging
  7. XLY Consumer DiscretionaryImproving→Lagging

The week in numbers

RS-Ratio above 1007 of 125 a week earlier
RS-Momentum above 1007 of 12
Crossings7sectors changed quadrant
Moved furthestXLE2.83 points on the map

At the Jul 17, 2026 close, 7 of the 12 sectors had an RS-Ratio above 100, relative strength above their own 60-session norm against the S&P 500, up from 5 a week earlier, and 7 had RS-Momentum above 100.

The 3 strongest by RS-Ratio at the Jul 17, 2026 close: Financials (XLF) at 101.86, Health Care (XLV) at 101.57 and Retail (XRT) at 101.26.

The 3 weakest at the Jul 17, 2026 close: Consumer Discretionary (XLY) at 99.04, Materials (XLB) at 99.25 and Communication Services (XLC) at 99.31.

In the week to Jul 17, 2026, Energy (XLE) gained the most momentum, RS-Momentum up 2.44 to 103.07, while Health Care (XLV) lost the most, down 1.55 to 98.30.

The longest run in one quadrant at the Jul 17, 2026 close belongs to Communication Services (XLC): Improving for 5 or more weeks running.

All 12 sectors at the close

SectorQuadrantRS-RatioRS-MomentumWeek's move
XLFFinancialsLeading4 wks101.86100.07 0.85
XLVHealth CareWeakening2 wks101.5798.30 1.60
XRTRetailLeading1 wk101.26100.54 1.41
XLREReal EstateLeading1 wk100.95101.23 2.75
XLIIndustrialsWeakening2 wks100.5399.39 0.49
XLPConsumer StaplesLeading1 wk100.39100.55 1.92
XLEEnergyLeading1 wk100.23103.07 2.83
XLUUtilitiesImproving1 wk99.89100.13 0.59
XLKTechnologyLagging1 wk99.4599.24 1.06
XLCCommunication ServicesImproving5+ wks99.31100.62 0.77
XLBMaterialsLagging2 wks99.2599.58 0.59
XLYConsumer DiscretionaryLagging1 wk99.0499.85 0.60

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Each dot is a sector fund measured against SPY at the week's last close, by the readings the MomoEdge Pulse dashboard uses. The map updates at 8:00 AM ET every Saturday with the week's closes. Educational content, not financial advice.