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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 – Jul 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··Jul '22At selected month
Life Sciences Tools & ServicesReversing upward
Technology Hardware, Storage & PeripheralsSlowing
BiotechnologyReversing downward
Health Care EquipmentDeclining faster
IT Consulting & Other ServicesDeclining faster
Application SoftwareReversing upward
SemiconductorsReversing upward
Agricultural Products & ServicesReversing downward
Human Resource & Employment ServicesSlowing
Multi-UtilitiesSlowing
Electric UtilitiesReversing downward
Independent Power Producers & Energy TradersLosing steadily
Life & Health InsuranceReversing downward
Multi-line InsuranceReversing downward
Insurance BrokersReversing downward
Internet Services & InfrastructureLosing steadily
Specialty ChemicalsDeclining faster
Health Care SuppliesSlowing
Property & Casualty InsuranceReversing downward
Building ProductsSlowing
Semiconductor Materials & EquipmentSlowing
Electrical Components & EquipmentDeclining faster
Asset Management & Custody BanksSlowing
Telecom Tower REITsSlowing
Broadline RetailReversing upward
Oil & Gas Exploration & ProductionReversing downward
Industrial GasesDeclining faster
Electronic ComponentsLosing steadily
Automotive Parts & EquipmentLosing steadily
Office REITsReversing downward
Paper & Plastic Packaging Products & MaterialsReversing downward
Water UtilitiesLosing steadily
Consumer FinanceDeclining faster
Automotive RetailGaining steadily
Aerospace & DefenseReversing downward
Diversified BanksSlowing
Metal, Glass & Plastic ContainersLosing steadily
Computer & Electronics RetailLosing steadily
Hotels, Resorts & Cruise LinesReversing downward
Oil & Gas Equipment & ServicesReversing downward
PharmaceuticalsReversing downward
Multi-Sector HoldingsLittle change
Health Care DistributorsReversing downward
Construction Machinery & Heavy Transportation EquipmentReversing downward
Financial Exchanges & DataReversing upward
Real Estate ServicesLosing steadily
Fertilizers & Agricultural ChemicalsReversing downward
Regional BanksReversing upward
Household ProductsReversing downward
Air Freight & LogisticsReversing upward
Cable & SatelliteSlowing
Health Care ServicesReversing downward
RestaurantsReversing upward
Managed Health CareSlowing
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 & EntertainmentSlowing
Data Center REITsReversing downward
Health Care REITsReversing downward
Industrial Machinery & Supplies & ComponentsSlowing
Research & Consulting ServicesDeclining faster
ReinsuranceLittle change
Multi-Family Residential REITsReversing downward
Self-Storage REITsReversing downward
Automobile ManufacturersSlowing
Trading Companies & DistributorsReversing downward
CopperReversing downward
BroadcastingReversing downward
Retail REITsReversing downward
Systems SoftwareSlowing
Packaged Foods & MeatsReversing downward
DistributorsGaining steadily
Consumer ElectronicsLosing steadily
Investment Banking & BrokerageSlowing
Leisure ProductsLosing steadily
Health Care FacilitiesLosing steadily
Home Improvement RetailSlowing
Industrial ConglomeratesDeclining faster
Hotel & Resort REITsAccelerating
Other Specialized REITsReversing downward
Construction & EngineeringGaining steadily
Cargo Ground TransportationGaining steadily
Oil & Gas Storage & TransportationReversing downward
Soft Drinks & Non-alcoholic BeveragesSlowing
Food RetailReversing downward
Casinos & GamingLosing steadily
Construction MaterialsLosing steadily
TobaccoReversing downward
Oil & Gas Refining & MarketingReversing downward
GoldReversing downward
Apparel, Accessories & Luxury GoodsLosing steadily
SteelReversing downward
AdvertisingLittle change
Personal Care ProductsReversing downward
Industrial REITsReversing downward
Electronic Equipment & InstrumentsDeclining faster
Apparel RetailDeclining faster
Environmental & Facilities ServicesReversing downward
Food DistributorsReversing downward
Integrated Telecommunication ServicesDeclining faster
Electronic Manufacturing ServicesLosing steadily
Other Specialty RetailReversing downward
Timber REITsReversing downward
Interactive Home EntertainmentLosing steadily
Data Processing & Outsourced ServicesLittle change
Gas UtilitiesGaining steadily
Commodity ChemicalsReversing downward
Wireless Telecommunication ServicesSlowing
Technology DistributorsLittle change
Heavy Electrical EquipmentReversing upward
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.