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U.S Sector Breadth: Consumer Staples & Utilities As Current Leadership

  • Writer: Lester Davids
    Lester Davids
  • 7 days ago
  • 2 min read

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This data/graphic helps us better understand the current market environment.


Summary of the Sector Breadth Graphic

This ranking indicates that Consumer Staples and Utilities are currently exhibiting the strongest breadth, with the highest percentage of their constituents trading above their short-term 20-day moving average. Conversely, the Energy sector shows the weakest breadth, with almost none of its constituents above this short-term trend indicator. The overall S&P 500 breadth (TTL) is at 31.53%, suggesting that less than a third of all stocks in the index are above their 20-day SMA.



Key Takeaways


  • Defensive Sectors Leading: Consumer Staples and Utilities are showing the strongest breadth, suggesting investors are favoring defensive positions.

  • Weakness: Technology, Financials and Energy. This could be a sign of broader market concerns or sector-specific issues.


Sector Breadth Explanation for Each Sector (as of the latest data on the right side of the chart):


  • CNS (Consumer Staples): 73.68% of stocks in the consumer staples sector are trading above their 20-day SMA.

  • UTL (Utilities): 70.96% of stocks in the utilities sector are trading above their 20-day SMA.

  • COM (Communication Services): 34.78% of stocks in the communication services sector are trading above their 20-day SMA.

  • IND (Industrials): 34.61% of stocks in the industrials sector are trading above their 20-day SMA.

  • TTL (Total S&P 500): 31.53% of all stocks in the S&P 500 are trading above their 20-day SMA. This represents the overall market breadth.

  • HLT (Health Care): 28.33% of stocks in the health care sector are trading above their 20-day SMA.

  • CND (Consumer Discretionary): 23.52% of stocks in the consumer discretionary sector are trading above their 20-day SMA.

  • MAT (Materials): 23.07% of stocks in the materials sector are trading above their 20-day SMA.

  • REI (Real Estate): 22.58% of stocks in the real estate sector are trading above their 20-day SMA.

  • TEC (Technology): 18.84% of stocks in the technology sector are trading above their 20-day SMA.

  • FIN (Financials): 16.43% of stocks in the financials sector are trading above their 20-day SMA.

  • ENE (Energy): 0.0100% (approximately 0.01%) of stocks in the energy sector are trading above their 20-day SMA.


Sector Ranking from Strongest to Weakest (based on the latest data):

  1. Consumer Staples (CNS): 73.68%

  2. Utilities (UTL): 70.96%

  3. Communication Services (COM): 34.78%

  4. Industrials (IND): 34.61%

  5. Health Care (HLT): 28.33%

  6. Consumer Discretionary (CND): 23.52%

  7. Materials (MAT): 23.07%

  8. Real Estate (REI): 22.58%

  9. Technology (TEC): 18.84%

  10. Financials (FIN): 16.43%

  11. Energy (ENE): 0.01%


Lester Davids

Analyst: Unum Capital

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