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Sector rotation · Week 41, 2026

Sector rotation map, week of Oct 5–9, 2026

The 12 sector funds against SPY at the close

At the Friday, Oct 9, 2026 close, 1 of the 12 sectors sat in Leading, and Technology (XLK) had the strongest relative strength against the S&P 500, an RS-Ratio of 101.40, in Weakening.

In the week to Oct 9, 2026, Financials (XLF) moved furthest on the map, 2.21 points, from Lagging into Improving, and 4 sectors changed quadrant in all.

2 sectors were in Lagging at the Oct 9, 2026 close, and Communication Services (XLC) had the weakest relative strength, an RS-Ratio of 97.99 with RS-Momentum at 98.33, still fading.

Rotation map for the week of Oct 5–9, 2026: Leading XLE; Weakening XLK; Lagging XLV, XLC; Improving XLU, XLP, XLY, XRT, XLI, XLRE, XLF, XLB979899101102979899101102100100Relative strength →Momentum →ImprovingLeadingLaggingWeakeningTechnology (XLK): Weakening, RS-Ratio 101.40, RS-Momentum 98.82Sep 11Financials (XLF): Improving, RS-Ratio 98.36, RS-Momentum 101.53Sep 11Energy (XLE): Leading, RS-Ratio 100.83, RS-Momentum 100.37Sep 11Health Care (XLV): Lagging, RS-Ratio 99.87, RS-Momentum 99.70Sep 11Consumer Discretionary (XLY): Improving, RS-Ratio 98.93, RS-Momentum 101.40Sep 11Consumer Staples (XLP): Improving, RS-Ratio 98.98, RS-Momentum 100.89Sep 11Industrials (XLI): Improving, RS-Ratio 98.53, RS-Momentum 100.55Sep 11Materials (XLB): Improving, RS-Ratio 98.21, RS-Momentum 100.56Sep 11Utilities (XLU): Improving, RS-Ratio 99.06, RS-Momentum 101.11Sep 11Real Estate (XLRE): Improving, RS-Ratio 98.53, RS-Momentum 100.74Sep 11Communication Services (XLC): Lagging, RS-Ratio 97.99, RS-Momentum 98.33Sep 11Retail (XRT): Improving, RS-Ratio 98.90, RS-Momentum 101.08Sep 11
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Where the 12 sit

Improving8XLU XLP XLY XRT XLI XLRE XLF XLB
Leading1XLE
Lagging2XLV XLC
Weakening1XLK

This week's crossings

  1. XLE EnergyWeakening→Leading
  2. XLF FinancialsLagging→Improving
  3. XLP Consumer StaplesLagging→Improving
  4. XLK TechnologyLeading→Weakening

The week in numbers

RS-Ratio above 1002 of 122 a week earlier
RS-Momentum above 1009 of 12
Crossings4sectors changed quadrant
Moved furthestXLF2.21 points on the map

At the Oct 9, 2026 close, 2 of the 12 sectors had an RS-Ratio above 100, relative strength above their own 60-session norm against the S&P 500, the same count as a week earlier, and 9 had RS-Momentum above 100.

The 3 strongest by RS-Ratio at the Oct 9, 2026 close: Technology (XLK) at 101.40, Energy (XLE) at 100.83 and Health Care (XLV) at 99.87.

The 3 weakest at the Oct 9, 2026 close: Communication Services (XLC) at 97.99, Materials (XLB) at 98.21 and Financials (XLF) at 98.36.

In the week to Oct 9, 2026, Financials (XLF) gained the most momentum, RS-Momentum up 1.97 to 101.53, while Technology (XLK) lost the most, down 1.84 to 98.82.

The longest run in one quadrant at the Oct 9, 2026 close belongs to Industrials (XLI): Improving for 5 or more weeks running.

All 12 sectors at the close

SectorQuadrantRS-RatioRS-MomentumWeek's move
XLKTechnologyWeakening1 wk101.4098.82 2.13
XLEEnergyLeading1 wk100.83100.37 1.39
XLVHealth CareLagging2 wks99.8799.70 1.11
XLUUtilitiesImproving2 wks99.06101.11 1.05
XLPConsumer StaplesImproving1 wk98.98100.89 1.66
XLYConsumer DiscretionaryImproving2 wks98.93101.40 1.12
XRTRetailImproving3 wks98.90101.08 0.39
XLIIndustrialsImproving5+ wks98.53100.55 0.38
XLREReal EstateImproving2 wks98.53100.74 0.96
XLFFinancialsImproving1 wk98.36101.53 2.21
XLBMaterialsImproving2 wks98.21100.56 0.65
XLCCommunication ServicesLagging4 wks97.9998.33 0.77

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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.