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Watch the market rotate through history

Follow the changes in industry market weight. Every column is an observation—not a research thesis.

Historical time machine
Historical observation
20182026

Capital rotation timeline

Showing Jan 2018 – Oct 2018 · 122 industries

12M weight change · pp · fixed colour scale across dates

IndustryJan '18Feb '18Mar '18Apr '18May '18Jun '18Jul '18Aug '18Sep '18Oct '18At selected month
Life Sciences Tools & ServicesReversing downward
Technology Hardware, Storage & PeripheralsReversing downward
BiotechnologyReversing downward
Health Care EquipmentReversing downward
IT Consulting & Other ServicesDeclining faster
Application SoftwareReversing downward
SemiconductorsReversing downward
Agricultural Products & ServicesDeclining faster
Human Resource & Employment ServicesReversing downward
Multi-UtilitiesDeclining faster
Electric UtilitiesDeclining faster
Independent Power Producers & Energy TradersDeclining faster
Life & Health InsuranceReversing downward
Multi-line InsuranceDeclining faster
Insurance BrokersDeclining faster
Internet Services & InfrastructureReversing downward
Specialty ChemicalsDeclining faster
Health Care SuppliesReversing downward
Property & Casualty InsuranceDeclining faster
Building ProductsReversing downward
Semiconductor Materials & EquipmentDeclining faster
Electrical Components & EquipmentReversing downward
Asset Management & Custody BanksDeclining faster
Telecom Tower REITsReversing downward
Broadline RetailDeclining faster
Oil & Gas Exploration & ProductionReversing downward
Industrial GasesDeclining faster
Electronic ComponentsReversing downward
Automotive Parts & EquipmentReversing downward
Office REITsDeclining faster
Paper & Plastic Packaging Products & MaterialsDeclining faster
Water UtilitiesDeclining faster
Consumer FinanceDeclining faster
Automotive RetailReversing downward
Aerospace & DefenseDeclining faster
Diversified BanksDeclining faster
Metal, Glass & Plastic ContainersDeclining faster
Computer & Electronics RetailDeclining faster
Hotels, Resorts & Cruise LinesDeclining faster
Oil & Gas Equipment & ServicesDeclining faster
PharmaceuticalsReversing downward
Multi-Sector HoldingsLittle change
Health Care DistributorsDeclining faster
Construction Machinery & Heavy Transportation EquipmentDeclining faster
Financial Exchanges & DataDeclining faster
Real Estate ServicesDeclining faster
Fertilizers & Agricultural ChemicalsReversing downward
Regional BanksDeclining faster
Household ProductsReversing downward
Air Freight & LogisticsDeclining faster
Cable & SatelliteReversing downward
Health Care ServicesDeclining faster
RestaurantsDeclining faster
Managed Health CareReversing downward
Consumer Staples Merchandise RetailDeclining faster
Transaction & Payment Processing ServicesReversing downward
Communications EquipmentDeclining faster
Rail TransportationReversing downward
Diversified Support ServicesReversing downward
Integrated Oil & GasDeclining faster
Passenger AirlinesReversing downward
Agricultural & Farm MachineryDeclining faster
HomebuildingDeclining faster
Movies & EntertainmentDeclining faster
Data Center REITsReversing downward
Health Care REITsReversing downward
Industrial Machinery & Supplies & ComponentsReversing downward
Research & Consulting ServicesDeclining faster
ReinsuranceLosing steadily
Multi-Family Residential REITsDeclining faster
Self-Storage REITsReversing downward
Automobile ManufacturersDeclining faster
Trading Companies & DistributorsDeclining faster
CopperDeclining faster
BroadcastingLittle change
Retail REITsReversing downward
Systems SoftwareReversing downward
Packaged Foods & MeatsReversing downward
DistributorsDeclining faster
Consumer ElectronicsAccelerating
Investment Banking & BrokerageDeclining faster
Leisure ProductsReversing downward
Health Care FacilitiesReversing downward
Home Improvement RetailReversing downward
Industrial ConglomeratesReversing downward
Hotel & Resort REITsDeclining faster
Other Specialized REITsDeclining faster
Construction & EngineeringDeclining faster
Cargo Ground TransportationDeclining faster
Oil & Gas Storage & TransportationReversing downward
Soft Drinks & Non-alcoholic BeveragesReversing downward
Food RetailDeclining faster
Casinos & GamingDeclining faster
Construction MaterialsDeclining faster
TobaccoDeclining faster
Oil & Gas Refining & MarketingReversing downward
GoldDeclining faster
Apparel, Accessories & Luxury GoodsReversing downward
SteelDeclining faster
AdvertisingDeclining faster
Personal Care ProductsReversing downward
Industrial REITsDeclining faster
Electronic Equipment & InstrumentsReversing downward
Apparel RetailReversing downward
Environmental & Facilities ServicesReversing downward
Food DistributorsDeclining faster
Integrated Telecommunication ServicesDeclining faster
Electronic Manufacturing ServicesDeclining faster
Other Specialty RetailDeclining faster
Timber REITsDeclining faster
Interactive Home EntertainmentReversing downward
Data Processing & Outsourced ServicesReversing downward
Gas UtilitiesLittle change
Commodity ChemicalsLittle change
Wireless Telecommunication ServicesLittle change
Technology DistributorsLittle change
Heavy Electrical EquipmentLittle change
Single-Family Residential REITsLittle change
Passenger Ground TransportationLittle change
FootwearLittle change
Health Care TechnologyLittle change
Homefurnishing RetailLittle change
NegativePositive · saturates at 0.6pp
Hover for values · click any cell for monthly detail

Quarterly and yearly columns show the last available monthly observation in each period, not an average or sum. The final period may be partial. Change metrics retain their stated lookback regardless of frequency. The time machine moves the whole window month by month; no future observations enter the displayed history.

How are these descriptive states defined?

Gaining / losing: 12-month weight change above +0.005pp / below −0.005pp. Direction and speed are separate dimensions, not mutually exclusive recommendations.

Accelerating / slowing: compare the most recent 3M change with the preceding 3M change. Accelerating means a positive change speeds up by >0.02pp. Slowing means the magnitude of movement declines by >0.02pp. A falling industry can also slow.

Reversing: the last two 3M changes have opposite signs, outside a ±0.005pp tolerance. Persistence counts consecutive same-direction monthly changes.

Broad / concentrated: company attribution, not a market-cap concentration shortcut. Concentrated means the three largest same-direction contributors account for ≥70% of gross same-direction changes; otherwise broad requires ≥60% of constituents moving with the industry. Other cases are mixed.