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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 – Nov 2019 · 122 industries

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

Industry18 Q118 Q218 Q318 Q419 Q119 Q219 Q319 Q4At selected month
Life Sciences Tools & ServicesSlowing
Technology Hardware, Storage & PeripheralsAccelerating
BiotechnologyReversing upward
Health Care EquipmentReversing downward
IT Consulting & Other ServicesDeclining faster
Application SoftwareDeclining faster
SemiconductorsSlowing
Agricultural Products & ServicesReversing upward
Human Resource & Employment ServicesGaining steadily
Multi-UtilitiesDeclining faster
Electric UtilitiesReversing downward
Independent Power Producers & Energy TradersReversing upward
Life & Health InsuranceReversing upward
Multi-line InsuranceGaining steadily
Insurance BrokersGaining steadily
Internet Services & InfrastructureDeclining faster
Specialty ChemicalsGaining steadily
Health Care SuppliesReversing upward
Property & Casualty InsuranceDeclining faster
Building ProductsGaining steadily
Semiconductor Materials & EquipmentGaining steadily
Electrical Components & EquipmentReversing upward
Asset Management & Custody BanksReversing upward
Telecom Tower REITsReversing downward
Broadline RetailDeclining faster
Oil & Gas Exploration & ProductionSlowing
Industrial GasesGaining steadily
Electronic ComponentsGaining steadily
Automotive Parts & EquipmentGaining steadily
Office REITsGaining steadily
Paper & Plastic Packaging Products & MaterialsReversing upward
Water UtilitiesReversing downward
Consumer FinanceGaining steadily
Automotive RetailGaining steadily
Aerospace & DefenseReversing upward
Diversified BanksReversing upward
Metal, Glass & Plastic ContainersReversing downward
Computer & Electronics RetailReversing upward
Hotels, Resorts & Cruise LinesReversing upward
Oil & Gas Equipment & ServicesReversing upward
PharmaceuticalsSlowing
Multi-Sector HoldingsLittle change
Health Care DistributorsGaining steadily
Construction Machinery & Heavy Transportation EquipmentReversing upward
Financial Exchanges & DataReversing downward
Real Estate ServicesGaining steadily
Fertilizers & Agricultural ChemicalsReversing downward
Regional BanksReversing upward
Household ProductsDeclining faster
Air Freight & LogisticsReversing downward
Cable & SatelliteGaining steadily
Health Care ServicesAccelerating
RestaurantsReversing downward
Managed Health CareReversing upward
Consumer Staples Merchandise RetailReversing downward
Transaction & Payment Processing ServicesSlowing
Communications EquipmentSlowing
Rail TransportationSlowing
Diversified Support ServicesSlowing
Integrated Oil & GasDeclining faster
Passenger AirlinesReversing downward
Agricultural & Farm MachineryGaining steadily
HomebuildingAccelerating
Movies & EntertainmentReversing upward
Data Center REITsReversing downward
Health Care REITsReversing downward
Industrial Machinery & Supplies & ComponentsGaining steadily
Research & Consulting ServicesReversing downward
ReinsuranceGaining steadily
Multi-Family Residential REITsReversing downward
Self-Storage REITsReversing downward
Automobile ManufacturersDeclining faster
Trading Companies & DistributorsGaining steadily
CopperReversing upward
BroadcastingLittle change
Retail REITsSlowing
Systems SoftwareSlowing
Packaged Foods & MeatsDeclining faster
DistributorsGaining steadily
Consumer ElectronicsLosing steadily
Investment Banking & BrokerageReversing upward
Leisure ProductsReversing downward
Health Care FacilitiesReversing upward
Home Improvement RetailReversing downward
Industrial ConglomeratesReversing downward
Hotel & Resort REITsGaining steadily
Other Specialized REITsGaining steadily
Construction & EngineeringGaining steadily
Cargo Ground TransportationGaining steadily
Oil & Gas Storage & TransportationGaining steadily
Soft Drinks & Non-alcoholic BeveragesReversing downward
Food RetailGaining steadily
Casinos & GamingAccelerating
Construction MaterialsReversing downward
TobaccoReversing upward
Oil & Gas Refining & MarketingAccelerating
GoldReversing downward
Apparel, Accessories & Luxury GoodsReversing upward
SteelGaining steadily
AdvertisingGaining steadily
Personal Care ProductsReversing downward
Industrial REITsGaining steadily
Electronic Equipment & InstrumentsReversing downward
Apparel RetailGaining steadily
Environmental & Facilities ServicesDeclining faster
Food DistributorsGaining steadily
Integrated Telecommunication ServicesReversing downward
Electronic Manufacturing ServicesGaining steadily
Other Specialty RetailSlowing
Timber REITsGaining steadily
Interactive Home EntertainmentReversing downward
Data Processing & Outsourced ServicesGaining steadily
Gas UtilitiesGaining steadily
Commodity ChemicalsReversing upward
Wireless Telecommunication ServicesReversing downward
Technology DistributorsAccelerating
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.