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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 – Dec 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 '22··Oct '22·Dec '22At selected month
Life Sciences Tools & ServicesReversing upward
Technology Hardware, Storage & PeripheralsReversing downward
BiotechnologyReversing upward
Health Care EquipmentReversing upward
IT Consulting & Other ServicesReversing upward
Application SoftwareReversing upward
SemiconductorsSlowing
Agricultural Products & ServicesGaining steadily
Human Resource & Employment ServicesReversing downward
Multi-UtilitiesReversing upward
Electric UtilitiesReversing upward
Independent Power Producers & Energy TradersGaining steadily
Life & Health InsuranceReversing upward
Multi-line InsuranceReversing upward
Insurance BrokersGaining steadily
Internet Services & InfrastructureLosing steadily
Specialty ChemicalsSlowing
Health Care SuppliesLosing steadily
Property & Casualty InsuranceReversing upward
Building ProductsAccelerating
Semiconductor Materials & EquipmentReversing upward
Electrical Components & EquipmentAccelerating
Asset Management & Custody BanksReversing upward
Telecom Tower REITsSlowing
Broadline RetailReversing downward
Oil & Gas Exploration & ProductionGaining steadily
Industrial GasesReversing upward
Electronic ComponentsLosing steadily
Automotive Parts & EquipmentReversing upward
Office REITsLosing steadily
Paper & Plastic Packaging Products & MaterialsReversing upward
Water UtilitiesReversing upward
Consumer FinanceLosing steadily
Automotive RetailGaining steadily
Aerospace & DefenseReversing upward
Diversified BanksReversing upward
Metal, Glass & Plastic ContainersSlowing
Computer & Electronics RetailLosing steadily
Hotels, Resorts & Cruise LinesReversing downward
Oil & Gas Equipment & ServicesReversing upward
PharmaceuticalsReversing upward
Multi-Sector HoldingsLittle change
Health Care DistributorsGaining steadily
Construction Machinery & Heavy Transportation EquipmentReversing upward
Financial Exchanges & DataReversing upward
Real Estate ServicesSlowing
Fertilizers & Agricultural ChemicalsReversing downward
Regional BanksReversing downward
Household ProductsReversing upward
Air Freight & LogisticsSlowing
Cable & SatelliteReversing upward
Health Care ServicesReversing downward
RestaurantsReversing upward
Managed Health CareDeclining faster
Consumer Staples Merchandise RetailReversing downward
Transaction & Payment Processing ServicesDeclining faster
Communications EquipmentReversing upward
Rail TransportationSlowing
Diversified Support ServicesReversing upward
Integrated Oil & GasAccelerating
Passenger AirlinesReversing upward
Agricultural & Farm MachineryAccelerating
HomebuildingAccelerating
Movies & EntertainmentReversing downward
Data Center REITsReversing upward
Health Care REITsSlowing
Industrial Machinery & Supplies & ComponentsReversing upward
Research & Consulting ServicesLosing steadily
ReinsuranceGaining steadily
Multi-Family Residential REITsDeclining faster
Self-Storage REITsDeclining faster
Automobile ManufacturersAccelerating
Trading Companies & DistributorsLittle change
CopperReversing upward
BroadcastingGaining steadily
Retail REITsReversing upward
Systems SoftwareSlowing
Packaged Foods & MeatsReversing upward
DistributorsGaining steadily
Consumer ElectronicsLosing steadily
Investment Banking & BrokerageSlowing
Leisure ProductsLosing steadily
Health Care FacilitiesAccelerating
Home Improvement RetailLosing steadily
Industrial ConglomeratesReversing upward
Hotel & Resort REITsGaining steadily
Other Specialized REITsLittle change
Construction & EngineeringGaining steadily
Cargo Ground TransportationLosing steadily
Oil & Gas Storage & TransportationReversing upward
Soft Drinks & Non-alcoholic BeveragesReversing upward
Food RetailGaining steadily
Casinos & GamingGaining steadily
Construction MaterialsLosing steadily
TobaccoReversing upward
Oil & Gas Refining & MarketingAccelerating
GoldSlowing
Apparel, Accessories & Luxury GoodsReversing upward
SteelAccelerating
AdvertisingGaining steadily
Personal Care ProductsReversing upward
Industrial REITsReversing upward
Electronic Equipment & InstrumentsReversing upward
Apparel RetailAccelerating
Environmental & Facilities ServicesReversing downward
Food DistributorsSlowing
Integrated Telecommunication ServicesReversing upward
Electronic Manufacturing ServicesLosing steadily
Other Specialty RetailGaining steadily
Timber REITsLosing steadily
Interactive Home EntertainmentReversing downward
Data Processing & Outsourced ServicesLosing steadily
Gas UtilitiesGaining steadily
Commodity ChemicalsLosing steadily
Wireless Telecommunication ServicesReversing downward
Technology DistributorsLittle change
Heavy Electrical EquipmentLosing steadily
Single-Family Residential REITsReversing downward
Passenger Ground TransportationLittle change
FootwearLittle change
Health Care TechnologyLittle change
Homefurnishing RetailLittle change
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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.