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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 – Jan 2021 · 122 industries

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

IndustryJan '18·Mar '18·May '18·Jul '18·Sep '18·Nov '18·Jan '19·Mar '19·May '19·Jul '19·Sep '19·Nov '19·Jan '20·Mar '20·May '20·Jul '20·Sep '20·Nov '20·Jan '21At selected month
Life Sciences Tools & ServicesReversing downward
Technology Hardware, Storage & PeripheralsReversing downward
BiotechnologyReversing downward
Health Care EquipmentReversing downward
IT Consulting & Other ServicesReversing downward
Application SoftwareReversing downward
SemiconductorsReversing downward
Agricultural Products & ServicesReversing downward
Human Resource & Employment ServicesReversing downward
Multi-UtilitiesReversing downward
Electric UtilitiesReversing downward
Independent Power Producers & Energy TradersReversing downward
Life & Health InsuranceReversing downward
Multi-line InsuranceReversing downward
Insurance BrokersSlowing
Internet Services & InfrastructureReversing downward
Specialty ChemicalsReversing downward
Health Care SuppliesReversing downward
Property & Casualty InsuranceReversing downward
Building ProductsReversing downward
Semiconductor Materials & EquipmentReversing downward
Electrical Components & EquipmentReversing downward
Asset Management & Custody BanksReversing downward
Telecom Tower REITsReversing downward
Broadline RetailReversing downward
Oil & Gas Exploration & ProductionReversing downward
Industrial GasesReversing downward
Electronic ComponentsReversing downward
Automotive Parts & EquipmentReversing downward
Office REITsReversing downward
Paper & Plastic Packaging Products & MaterialsReversing downward
Water UtilitiesReversing downward
Consumer FinanceReversing downward
Automotive RetailReversing downward
Aerospace & DefenseReversing downward
Diversified BanksReversing downward
Metal, Glass & Plastic ContainersReversing downward
Computer & Electronics RetailReversing downward
Hotels, Resorts & Cruise LinesAccelerating
Oil & Gas Equipment & ServicesReversing downward
PharmaceuticalsReversing downward
Multi-Sector HoldingsLittle change
Health Care DistributorsReversing downward
Construction Machinery & Heavy Transportation EquipmentReversing downward
Financial Exchanges & DataReversing downward
Real Estate ServicesReversing downward
Fertilizers & Agricultural ChemicalsReversing downward
Regional BanksReversing downward
Household ProductsReversing downward
Air Freight & LogisticsReversing downward
Cable & SatelliteReversing downward
Health Care ServicesReversing downward
RestaurantsReversing downward
Managed Health CareReversing downward
Consumer Staples Merchandise RetailReversing downward
Transaction & Payment Processing ServicesReversing downward
Communications EquipmentReversing downward
Rail TransportationReversing downward
Diversified Support ServicesReversing downward
Integrated Oil & GasReversing downward
Passenger AirlinesReversing downward
Agricultural & Farm MachineryReversing downward
HomebuildingReversing downward
Movies & EntertainmentReversing downward
Data Center REITsReversing downward
Health Care REITsReversing downward
Industrial Machinery & Supplies & ComponentsReversing downward
Research & Consulting ServicesReversing downward
ReinsuranceReversing downward
Multi-Family Residential REITsReversing downward
Self-Storage REITsReversing downward
Automobile ManufacturersAccelerating
Trading Companies & DistributorsReversing downward
CopperReversing downward
BroadcastingLittle change
Retail REITsReversing downward
Systems SoftwareReversing downward
Packaged Foods & MeatsReversing downward
DistributorsReversing downward
Consumer ElectronicsReversing downward
Investment Banking & BrokerageReversing downward
Leisure ProductsReversing downward
Health Care FacilitiesReversing downward
Home Improvement RetailReversing downward
Industrial ConglomeratesReversing downward
Hotel & Resort REITsReversing downward
Other Specialized REITsReversing downward
Construction & EngineeringReversing downward
Cargo Ground TransportationReversing downward
Oil & Gas Storage & TransportationReversing downward
Soft Drinks & Non-alcoholic BeveragesReversing downward
Food RetailReversing downward
Casinos & GamingReversing downward
Construction MaterialsReversing downward
TobaccoReversing downward
Oil & Gas Refining & MarketingReversing downward
GoldReversing downward
Apparel, Accessories & Luxury GoodsReversing downward
SteelReversing downward
AdvertisingReversing downward
Personal Care ProductsReversing downward
Industrial REITsReversing downward
Electronic Equipment & InstrumentsReversing downward
Apparel RetailReversing downward
Environmental & Facilities ServicesReversing downward
Food DistributorsReversing downward
Integrated Telecommunication ServicesReversing downward
Electronic Manufacturing ServicesReversing downward
Other Specialty RetailReversing downward
Timber REITsReversing downward
Interactive Home EntertainmentReversing downward
Data Processing & Outsourced ServicesReversing downward
Gas UtilitiesReversing downward
Commodity ChemicalsReversing downward
Wireless Telecommunication ServicesReversing downward
Technology DistributorsReversing downward
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.