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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 – Aug 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 '22Aug '22At selected month
Life Sciences Tools & ServicesReversing downward
Technology Hardware, Storage & PeripheralsReversing upward
BiotechnologyReversing downward
Health Care EquipmentDeclining faster
IT Consulting & Other ServicesReversing downward
Application SoftwareSlowing
SemiconductorsDeclining faster
Agricultural Products & ServicesReversing downward
Human Resource & Employment ServicesSlowing
Multi-UtilitiesSlowing
Electric UtilitiesReversing downward
Independent Power Producers & Energy TradersGaining steadily
Life & Health InsuranceReversing downward
Multi-line InsuranceDeclining faster
Insurance BrokersGaining steadily
Internet Services & InfrastructureLosing steadily
Specialty ChemicalsReversing downward
Health Care SuppliesSlowing
Property & Casualty InsuranceReversing downward
Building ProductsSlowing
Semiconductor Materials & EquipmentDeclining faster
Electrical Components & EquipmentSlowing
Asset Management & Custody BanksLosing steadily
Telecom Tower REITsReversing downward
Broadline RetailReversing upward
Oil & Gas Exploration & ProductionReversing downward
Industrial GasesReversing downward
Electronic ComponentsLosing steadily
Automotive Parts & EquipmentLosing steadily
Office REITsLosing steadily
Paper & Plastic Packaging Products & MaterialsReversing downward
Water UtilitiesLosing steadily
Consumer FinanceLosing steadily
Automotive RetailGaining steadily
Aerospace & DefenseSlowing
Diversified BanksDeclining faster
Metal, Glass & Plastic ContainersLosing steadily
Computer & Electronics RetailLosing steadily
Hotels, Resorts & Cruise LinesDeclining faster
Oil & Gas Equipment & ServicesReversing downward
PharmaceuticalsReversing downward
Multi-Sector HoldingsLittle change
Health Care DistributorsSlowing
Construction Machinery & Heavy Transportation EquipmentReversing downward
Financial Exchanges & DataReversing downward
Real Estate ServicesLosing steadily
Fertilizers & Agricultural ChemicalsReversing downward
Regional BanksDeclining faster
Household ProductsReversing downward
Air Freight & LogisticsReversing upward
Cable & SatelliteDeclining faster
Health Care ServicesReversing downward
RestaurantsLosing steadily
Managed Health CareSlowing
Consumer Staples Merchandise RetailReversing upward
Transaction & Payment Processing ServicesDeclining faster
Communications EquipmentReversing upward
Rail TransportationSlowing
Diversified Support ServicesLittle change
Integrated Oil & GasReversing downward
Passenger AirlinesReversing downward
Agricultural & Farm MachineryGaining steadily
HomebuildingLosing steadily
Movies & EntertainmentReversing upward
Data Center REITsReversing downward
Health Care REITsReversing downward
Industrial Machinery & Supplies & ComponentsLosing steadily
Research & Consulting ServicesLosing steadily
ReinsuranceLittle change
Multi-Family Residential REITsReversing downward
Self-Storage REITsReversing upward
Automobile ManufacturersReversing upward
Trading Companies & DistributorsLosing steadily
CopperLosing steadily
BroadcastingReversing downward
Retail REITsDeclining faster
Systems SoftwareSlowing
Packaged Foods & MeatsGaining steadily
DistributorsGaining steadily
Consumer ElectronicsLosing steadily
Investment Banking & BrokerageSlowing
Leisure ProductsLosing steadily
Health Care FacilitiesLosing steadily
Home Improvement RetailLosing steadily
Industrial ConglomeratesReversing downward
Hotel & Resort REITsAccelerating
Other Specialized REITsGaining steadily
Construction & EngineeringGaining steadily
Cargo Ground TransportationLittle change
Oil & Gas Storage & TransportationReversing downward
Soft Drinks & Non-alcoholic BeveragesAccelerating
Food RetailReversing downward
Casinos & GamingSlowing
Construction MaterialsLosing steadily
TobaccoReversing downward
Oil & Gas Refining & MarketingReversing downward
GoldReversing downward
Apparel, Accessories & Luxury GoodsLosing steadily
SteelGaining steadily
AdvertisingLittle change
Personal Care ProductsDeclining faster
Industrial REITsSlowing
Electronic Equipment & InstrumentsLosing steadily
Apparel RetailLosing steadily
Environmental & Facilities ServicesSlowing
Food DistributorsGaining steadily
Integrated Telecommunication ServicesReversing downward
Electronic Manufacturing ServicesLosing steadily
Other Specialty RetailGaining steadily
Timber REITsReversing downward
Interactive Home EntertainmentReversing upward
Data Processing & Outsourced ServicesLittle change
Gas UtilitiesGaining steadily
Commodity ChemicalsReversing downward
Wireless Telecommunication ServicesSlowing
Technology DistributorsLosing steadily
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.