Key Takeaway: Indexes caught up to and are now catching down to the median stock. Price and pessimism can fuel a snowball of volatility. The weight of the evidence argues for caution.
Financials moved back into the top spot in this week’s rankings. It holds the top spot in the equal-weight version of the large-cap rankings as well, suggesting broad strength within the sector. Utilities & Materials saw big drops in the rankings and relative weakness in those sectors is present across various capitalization levels.
Sector-level weakness in Utilities is confirmed in our industry group heatmap. Other areas of broad deterioration include Capital Goods, Tech Hardware, and Real Estate.
