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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 Mar 2018 – Dec 2018 · 122 industries

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

Industry18 Q118 Q218 Q318 Q4At selected month
Life Sciences Tools & ServicesReversing upward
Technology Hardware, Storage & PeripheralsSlowing
BiotechnologyReversing upward
Health Care EquipmentReversing upward
IT Consulting & Other ServicesSlowing
Application SoftwareSlowing
SemiconductorsSlowing
Agricultural Products & ServicesSlowing
Human Resource & Employment ServicesSlowing
Multi-UtilitiesReversing upward
Electric UtilitiesReversing upward
Independent Power Producers & Energy TradersReversing upward
Life & Health InsuranceSlowing
Multi-line InsuranceSlowing
Insurance BrokersReversing upward
Internet Services & InfrastructureSlowing
Specialty ChemicalsReversing upward
Health Care SuppliesSlowing
Property & Casualty InsuranceReversing upward
Building ProductsSlowing
Semiconductor Materials & EquipmentSlowing
Electrical Components & EquipmentSlowing
Asset Management & Custody BanksSlowing
Telecom Tower REITsReversing upward
Broadline RetailSlowing
Oil & Gas Exploration & ProductionSlowing
Industrial GasesReversing upward
Electronic ComponentsSlowing
Automotive Parts & EquipmentSlowing
Office REITsSlowing
Paper & Plastic Packaging Products & MaterialsSlowing
Water UtilitiesReversing upward
Consumer FinanceSlowing
Automotive RetailReversing upward
Aerospace & DefenseSlowing
Diversified BanksSlowing
Metal, Glass & Plastic ContainersReversing upward
Computer & Electronics RetailSlowing
Hotels, Resorts & Cruise LinesSlowing
Oil & Gas Equipment & ServicesSlowing
PharmaceuticalsReversing upward
Multi-Sector HoldingsLittle change
Health Care DistributorsSlowing
Construction Machinery & Heavy Transportation EquipmentSlowing
Financial Exchanges & DataReversing upward
Real Estate ServicesSlowing
Fertilizers & Agricultural ChemicalsSlowing
Regional BanksSlowing
Household ProductsReversing upward
Air Freight & LogisticsSlowing
Cable & SatelliteReversing upward
Health Care ServicesSlowing
RestaurantsReversing upward
Managed Health CareReversing upward
Consumer Staples Merchandise RetailReversing upward
Transaction & Payment Processing ServicesReversing upward
Communications EquipmentSlowing
Rail TransportationSlowing
Diversified Support ServicesLittle change
Integrated Oil & GasSlowing
Passenger AirlinesSlowing
Agricultural & Farm MachineryReversing upward
HomebuildingSlowing
Movies & EntertainmentSlowing
Data Center REITsSlowing
Health Care REITsReversing upward
Industrial Machinery & Supplies & ComponentsSlowing
Research & Consulting ServicesSlowing
ReinsuranceSlowing
Multi-Family Residential REITsReversing upward
Self-Storage REITsReversing upward
Automobile ManufacturersReversing upward
Trading Companies & DistributorsSlowing
CopperSlowing
BroadcastingLittle change
Retail REITsReversing upward
Systems SoftwareSlowing
Packaged Foods & MeatsSlowing
DistributorsSlowing
Consumer ElectronicsSlowing
Investment Banking & BrokerageSlowing
Leisure ProductsSlowing
Health Care FacilitiesSlowing
Home Improvement RetailSlowing
Industrial ConglomeratesSlowing
Hotel & Resort REITsSlowing
Other Specialized REITsSlowing
Construction & EngineeringSlowing
Cargo Ground TransportationSlowing
Oil & Gas Storage & TransportationReversing upward
Soft Drinks & Non-alcoholic BeveragesReversing upward
Food RetailSlowing
Casinos & GamingSlowing
Construction MaterialsSlowing
TobaccoSlowing
Oil & Gas Refining & MarketingSlowing
GoldReversing upward
Apparel, Accessories & Luxury GoodsSlowing
SteelSlowing
AdvertisingReversing upward
Personal Care ProductsReversing upward
Industrial REITsReversing upward
Electronic Equipment & InstrumentsReversing upward
Apparel RetailReversing upward
Environmental & Facilities ServicesReversing upward
Food DistributorsSlowing
Integrated Telecommunication ServicesReversing upward
Electronic Manufacturing ServicesSlowing
Other Specialty RetailSlowing
Timber REITsSlowing
Interactive Home EntertainmentSlowing
Data Processing & Outsourced ServicesSlowing
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
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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.