Technology stocks have been quite the laggard for some time. In fact, the Large-cap Technology Index ($XLK) is actually down since mid-July.
Sector Rotation is the lifeblood of a bull market. How many times have you heard me say that?
And this cycle is no different. They used to tell me that it was only the Tech stocks that were driving this bull market, and nothing else what's working.
Here we are with the S&P500 hitting new all-time highs literally every single month, and Technology stocks are actually down since July.
The chart that I think shows this rotation really well is this one here, with Technology hitting new 52-week lows relative to the QQQs, while Consumer Discretionary is hitting new 52-week highs:
Rotation rotation rotation.
That's what this is all about.
The largest component of the Consumer Discretionary Sector is $AMZN, representing 20% of the Index. It also has a 6% weighting in the Nasdaq100 $QQQ.