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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 – Mar 2022 · 122 industries

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

IndustryJan '18··Apr '18··Jul '18··Oct '18··Jan '19··Apr '19··Jul '19··Oct '19··Jan '20··Apr '20··Jul '20··Oct '20··Jan '21··Apr '21··Jul '21··Oct '21··Jan '22·Mar '22At selected month
Life Sciences Tools & ServicesReversing downward
Technology Hardware, Storage & PeripheralsSlowing
BiotechnologyReversing upward
Health Care EquipmentReversing downward
IT Consulting & Other ServicesReversing downward
Application SoftwareDeclining faster
SemiconductorsReversing downward
Agricultural Products & ServicesAccelerating
Human Resource & Employment ServicesSlowing
Multi-UtilitiesAccelerating
Electric UtilitiesAccelerating
Independent Power Producers & Energy TradersGaining steadily
Life & Health InsuranceReversing upward
Multi-line InsuranceReversing upward
Insurance BrokersAccelerating
Internet Services & InfrastructureGaining steadily
Specialty ChemicalsReversing downward
Health Care SuppliesDeclining faster
Property & Casualty InsuranceReversing upward
Building ProductsReversing downward
Semiconductor Materials & EquipmentReversing downward
Electrical Components & EquipmentReversing downward
Asset Management & Custody BanksDeclining faster
Telecom Tower REITsReversing downward
Broadline RetailSlowing
Oil & Gas Exploration & ProductionReversing upward
Industrial GasesReversing downward
Electronic ComponentsGaining steadily
Automotive Parts & EquipmentDeclining faster
Office REITsGaining steadily
Paper & Plastic Packaging Products & MaterialsSlowing
Water UtilitiesGaining steadily
Consumer FinanceReversing upward
Automotive RetailGaining steadily
Aerospace & DefenseReversing upward
Diversified BanksSlowing
Metal, Glass & Plastic ContainersGaining steadily
Computer & Electronics RetailGaining steadily
Hotels, Resorts & Cruise LinesReversing upward
Oil & Gas Equipment & ServicesReversing upward
PharmaceuticalsGaining steadily
Multi-Sector HoldingsLittle change
Health Care DistributorsAccelerating
Construction Machinery & Heavy Transportation EquipmentReversing upward
Financial Exchanges & DataReversing downward
Real Estate ServicesGaining steadily
Fertilizers & Agricultural ChemicalsAccelerating
Regional BanksReversing upward
Household ProductsReversing downward
Air Freight & LogisticsSlowing
Cable & SatelliteSlowing
Health Care ServicesSlowing
RestaurantsDeclining faster
Managed Health CareSlowing
Consumer Staples Merchandise RetailGaining steadily
Transaction & Payment Processing ServicesSlowing
Communications EquipmentReversing downward
Rail TransportationSlowing
Diversified Support ServicesReversing upward
Integrated Oil & GasAccelerating
Passenger AirlinesReversing upward
Agricultural & Farm MachineryReversing upward
HomebuildingReversing downward
Movies & EntertainmentSlowing
Data Center REITsReversing downward
Health Care REITsReversing upward
Industrial Machinery & Supplies & ComponentsReversing downward
Research & Consulting ServicesReversing downward
ReinsuranceGaining steadily
Multi-Family Residential REITsGaining steadily
Self-Storage REITsSlowing
Automobile ManufacturersSlowing
Trading Companies & DistributorsReversing upward
CopperGaining steadily
BroadcastingLittle change
Retail REITsGaining steadily
Systems SoftwareReversing downward
Packaged Foods & MeatsAccelerating
DistributorsGaining steadily
Consumer ElectronicsGaining steadily
Investment Banking & BrokerageGaining steadily
Leisure ProductsGaining steadily
Health Care FacilitiesGaining steadily
Home Improvement RetailReversing downward
Industrial ConglomeratesGaining steadily
Hotel & Resort REITsGaining steadily
Other Specialized REITsGaining steadily
Construction & EngineeringReversing upward
Cargo Ground TransportationReversing downward
Oil & Gas Storage & TransportationReversing upward
Soft Drinks & Non-alcoholic BeveragesAccelerating
Food RetailAccelerating
Casinos & GamingGaining steadily
Construction MaterialsReversing downward
TobaccoReversing upward
Oil & Gas Refining & MarketingReversing upward
GoldAccelerating
Apparel, Accessories & Luxury GoodsReversing downward
SteelAccelerating
AdvertisingGaining steadily
Personal Care ProductsReversing downward
Industrial REITsSlowing
Electronic Equipment & InstrumentsReversing downward
Apparel RetailReversing downward
Environmental & Facilities ServicesGaining steadily
Food DistributorsReversing upward
Integrated Telecommunication ServicesReversing upward
Electronic Manufacturing ServicesReversing downward
Other Specialty RetailGaining steadily
Timber REITsGaining steadily
Interactive Home EntertainmentGaining steadily
Data Processing & Outsourced ServicesGaining steadily
Gas UtilitiesGaining steadily
Commodity ChemicalsReversing upward
Wireless Telecommunication ServicesReversing upward
Technology DistributorsGaining steadily
Heavy Electrical EquipmentGaining steadily
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.