From the desk of Willie Delwiche.
Key Takeaway: Small-caps hit pause but remain market leaders. Another breadth thrust shows rally participation remains robust. Bond yields are digesting recent rise, but the path of least resistance remains higher.
The Technology sector continued its descent toward the bottom of the relative strength rankings. It dropped to its lowest ranking since mid-2016 and fell out of the sector leadership group (which based on a three-week smoothing of the current ranking) for the first time in two years. Technology is joined in the cellar by Utilities, Consumer Staples and Consumer Discretionary. Cyclical value leadership remains intact. Even though small-cap groups led the way lower last week, our industry-group rankings continue to show leadership from small-caps and mid-caps.
