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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 – Jun 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··Apr '22·Jun '22At selected month
Life Sciences Tools & ServicesReversing upward
Technology Hardware, Storage & PeripheralsReversing downward
BiotechnologyAccelerating
Health Care EquipmentDeclining faster
IT Consulting & Other ServicesReversing upward
Application SoftwareSlowing
SemiconductorsSlowing
Agricultural Products & ServicesSlowing
Human Resource & Employment ServicesGaining steadily
Multi-UtilitiesAccelerating
Electric UtilitiesSlowing
Independent Power Producers & Energy TradersLosing steadily
Life & Health InsuranceSlowing
Multi-line InsuranceReversing downward
Insurance BrokersSlowing
Internet Services & InfrastructureLosing steadily
Specialty ChemicalsReversing upward
Health Care SuppliesLosing steadily
Property & Casualty InsuranceSlowing
Building ProductsSlowing
Semiconductor Materials & EquipmentLosing steadily
Electrical Components & EquipmentDeclining faster
Asset Management & Custody BanksLosing steadily
Telecom Tower REITsReversing upward
Broadline RetailDeclining faster
Oil & Gas Exploration & ProductionSlowing
Industrial GasesReversing upward
Electronic ComponentsLosing steadily
Automotive Parts & EquipmentLosing steadily
Office REITsReversing downward
Paper & Plastic Packaging Products & MaterialsReversing upward
Water UtilitiesGaining steadily
Consumer FinanceReversing downward
Automotive RetailAccelerating
Aerospace & DefenseSlowing
Diversified BanksDeclining faster
Metal, Glass & Plastic ContainersLosing steadily
Computer & Electronics RetailLosing steadily
Hotels, Resorts & Cruise LinesReversing downward
Oil & Gas Equipment & ServicesSlowing
PharmaceuticalsAccelerating
Multi-Sector HoldingsLittle change
Health Care DistributorsSlowing
Construction Machinery & Heavy Transportation EquipmentReversing downward
Financial Exchanges & DataReversing upward
Real Estate ServicesLosing steadily
Fertilizers & Agricultural ChemicalsReversing downward
Regional BanksGaining steadily
Household ProductsReversing upward
Air Freight & LogisticsAccelerating
Cable & SatelliteSlowing
Health Care ServicesAccelerating
RestaurantsReversing upward
Managed Health CareAccelerating
Consumer Staples Merchandise RetailReversing downward
Transaction & Payment Processing ServicesSlowing
Communications EquipmentDeclining faster
Rail TransportationReversing downward
Diversified Support ServicesLittle change
Integrated Oil & GasSlowing
Passenger AirlinesReversing downward
Agricultural & Farm MachineryReversing downward
HomebuildingSlowing
Movies & EntertainmentDeclining faster
Data Center REITsReversing upward
Health Care REITsReversing downward
Industrial Machinery & Supplies & ComponentsSlowing
Research & Consulting ServicesLosing steadily
ReinsuranceGaining steadily
Multi-Family Residential REITsAccelerating
Self-Storage REITsReversing downward
Automobile ManufacturersReversing downward
Trading Companies & DistributorsReversing downward
CopperReversing downward
BroadcastingAccelerating
Retail REITsReversing downward
Systems SoftwareGaining steadily
Packaged Foods & MeatsAccelerating
DistributorsGaining steadily
Consumer ElectronicsLosing steadily
Investment Banking & BrokerageLosing steadily
Leisure ProductsReversing upward
Health Care FacilitiesDeclining faster
Home Improvement RetailReversing upward
Industrial ConglomeratesSlowing
Hotel & Resort REITsAccelerating
Other Specialized REITsGaining steadily
Construction & EngineeringGaining steadily
Cargo Ground TransportationGaining steadily
Oil & Gas Storage & TransportationSlowing
Soft Drinks & Non-alcoholic BeveragesAccelerating
Food RetailReversing downward
Casinos & GamingDeclining faster
Construction MaterialsLosing steadily
TobaccoAccelerating
Oil & Gas Refining & MarketingSlowing
GoldReversing downward
Apparel, Accessories & Luxury GoodsSlowing
SteelReversing downward
AdvertisingReversing downward
Personal Care ProductsReversing upward
Industrial REITsDeclining faster
Electronic Equipment & InstrumentsLosing steadily
Apparel RetailSlowing
Environmental & Facilities ServicesAccelerating
Food DistributorsGaining steadily
Integrated Telecommunication ServicesAccelerating
Electronic Manufacturing ServicesSlowing
Other Specialty RetailGaining steadily
Timber REITsLittle change
Interactive Home EntertainmentLosing steadily
Data Processing & Outsourced ServicesLittle change
Gas UtilitiesGaining steadily
Commodity ChemicalsReversing downward
Wireless Telecommunication ServicesAccelerating
Technology DistributorsLittle change
Heavy Electrical EquipmentLosing 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.