As of 04/20/2026   Indus: 49,443 -4.87 0.0%     Trans: 23,322 +900.05 +4.0%     Utils: 1,152 -6.38 -0.6%     Nasdaq: 24,404 -64.09 -0.3%     S&P 500: 7,109 -16.92 -0.2%	YTD  +2.9%    +34.4%    +7.8%    +5.0%    +3.9%	Targets    Overview: 04/14/2026     49,800 or 46,750 by 05/01/2026   23,500 or 20,700 by 05/01/2026   1,120 or 1,200 by 05/01/2026   24,550 or 23,400 by 05/01/2026   7,250 or 6,675 by 05/01/2026
Chart Pattern Indicator: on 4/10/26

As of 04/20/2026   Indus: 49,443 -4.87 0.0%     Trans: 23,322 +900.05 +4.0%     Utils: 1,152 -6.38 -0.6%     Nasdaq: 24,404 -64.09 -0.3%     S&P 500: 7,109 -16.92 -0.2%	YTD  +2.9%    +34.4%    +7.8%    +5.0%    +3.9%
Targets    Overview: 04/14/2026     49,800 or 46,750 by 05/01/2026   23,500 or 20,700 by 05/01/2026   1,120 or 1,200 by 05/01/2026   24,550 or 23,400 by 05/01/2026   7,250 or 6,675 by 05/01/2026
Chart Pattern Indicator: on 4/10/26

Bulkowski on Industry Relative Strength Rank

This page shows the industry relative strength rankings for all of the stocks and industries that I follow on a daily basis. This gives you not only the relative performance of the industries, but the entire list of stocks that fill my portfolio (no, I do not own them all).

For information on why industry relative strength is so important, see Industry Relative Strength. A rank of 1 is the best performing industry, and it is listed first, below, followed by the list of stocks comprising the industry. Since industry relative strength information is rare, I will update the list once a week, after Friday's close. Not all of the industries shown below were included in the industry relative strength research study. Excluded were ETFs (Investment Co. (foreign and domestic) and any market index or average.

Relative Strength Rank: Download Information

Note: Several of the files below have not been updated with symbol information. For the most current list of stocks, you can download the RSStocks.xls file. The symbols are listed on the far right of the sheet (column O, unless it moved). If you do not own Excel, then you can get the list from here, which is the same as the Industry Performance list of stocks below, except that it is formatted in html. If you need the symbols ONLY, then I can provide it, but be sure you reference this web page in your email, otherwise I will likely send you back here. Email me.

For the symbols used in the chart pattern indicator, they are updated as the list changes and are available/discussed in #5 below.

1. Tom Helget (email THelget@aol.com) has put together several files to make downloading stocks in the industry list easier. The first is a spreadsheet that updates the quote information automatically to generate the industry strength list. It uses XLQ (http://www.qmatix.com/XLQ.htm) add-on for Excel to collect the data from Yahoo. The file has not been updated for recent symbol additions. See the above Note.

2a. Tom Helget has another file for MLDownloader (.mld extension). It is a list of symbols to make downloading the industry files for MLDownloader easier. The file is contained in a zip file with item 2b, below. The file has not been updated for recent symbol additions. See the above Note.

2b. Tom built a comma separated values (.csv) file that lists the stocks used in my database. Along with 2a above, it is located in a compressed file here: RSFiles.zip. The .csv file is a text file compatible with Excel/word processor/spreadsheet programs. The file has not been updated for recent symbol additions. See the above Note.

3. The next file is an Excel spreadsheet showing industry performance over the prior day, week, month, 3, and 6 months. You can download it by clicking here. I update it weekly.

4. The last file is an Excel spreadsheet showing a list of stock performance over the prior day, week, month, 3, and 6 months. You can download it by clicking here. I update it weekly.

5. The most recent list of symbols used in the chart pattern indicator can be viewed here

Relative Strength Rank: Industry Performance

Listed from the best performing industry to the worst.

-- Thomas Bulkowski

Information was updated on 04/17/2026. Listed from the best performing industry to the worst.

1. Telecom. Equipment:

ADTN, CIEN, CMTL, GLW, HLIT, NTGR, QCOM, IYZ

2. Semiconductor Cap Equip.:

AMAT, AZTA, KLAC, KLIC, LRCX, RMBS, SMTC, TER

3. Oilfield Svcs/Equipment:

MTRX, NBR, NOV, PTEN, RES, SLB, RIG, IEZ, PXJ

4. Semiconductor:

AEIS, AMD, FORM, GFS, INTC, MTSI, MU, NVDA, ON, TXN, SOXX, SMH

5. Petroleum (Producing):

APA, FANG, HP, MGY, MTDR, OXY, RRC, USO

6. Machinery:

CMCO, CMI, CW, DOV, FLS, GGG, HURC, IEX

7. Trucking/Transp. Leasing:

ARCB, FWRD, HTLD, HUBG, JBHT, MRTN, R, SAIA, UHAL, WERN

8. Air Transport:

ALK, ALGT, EXPD, FDX, JBLU, SKYW, LUV, UPS

9. Metals and Mining (Div.):

CENX, CLF, FNV, FCX, HL, KALU, MTRN, OR, RGLD, SCCO, WPM, IYM, SLV, GLD

10. Chemical (Diversified):

APD, ALB, BRC, CBT, EMN, IPI, MOS, PPG

11. Apparel:

ANF, AEO, GAP, OXM, RL, TPR, VFC

12. Petroleum (Integrated):

CVX, COP, XOM, MUR, VLO, IYE, IGE, IEO, XLE

13. Electronics:

DDD, APH, ARW, CLS, CTS, FLEX, ITGR, PLXS, ROG, SSYS, VC, QTEC, BOTZ, ROBO

14. Natural Gas (Diversified):

AR, ATO, CNX, DVN, EQT, NFG, TRGP, UNG

15. Investment Co. (Foreign):

FXI, IEV, IXC, MXI, ILF, EWA, EWO, EWK, EWZ, EWC, ECH, EEM, EWQ, EWG, EWH, EIS, EWI, EWJ, EWM, EWW, EPP, EWS, EZA, EWY, EWP, EWD, EWL, EWT, THD, EWU

16. Biotechnology:

AMGN, ANIK, BIIB, BMRN, COR, CRL, GILD, ILMN, JAZZ, MYGN, REGN, TECH, VRTX, IBB, PBE

17. Chemical (Basic):

ASH, CE, CF, FMC, OLN, SMG, SHW, WLK

18. Natural Gas (Distributor):

CLNE, EOG, NJR, SWX, SR, UGI, WMB

19. Precision Instrument:

A, BMI, BRKR, CGNX, KEYS, NOVT, TMO, VECO, WAT, WWD

20. None:

^DJU, ^DJT, ^DJI, ^IXIC, ^GSPC, MGK, VONG

21. Aerospace/Defense:

AA, BA, GD, HON, HWM, LHX, LMT, NOC, RTX, TDY, TDG, ITA, PPA, XAR

22. Metal Fabricating:

DSGR, BOOM, ITW, KMT, MLI, TKR, VMI

23. Electric Utility (West):

AVA, BKH, EIX, HE, IDA, PCG, PNW, POR, SRE, XEL

24. Retail (Special Lines):

BBY, BBW, GME, ROST, WSM

25. Diversified Co.:

MMM, CR, GE, ROK, SXI, TFX, TXT

26. Securities Brokerage:

GS, IBKR, LPLA, MKTX, MS, RJF, SCHW, IAI

27. Insurance (Life):

AGO, GNW, GL, LNC, PRU, RGA

28. Long ETFs:

DDM, QQQ, ICF, IYH, IHF, IAT, TUR, QLD, PEJ, SSO, SPY

29. Drug:

ALKS, BMY, IDXX, INCY, LLY, MRK, PFE, TEVA, IHE, PJP, XLV

30. Retail Store:

COST, DDS, KSS, M, TGT, TJX, WMT, IYC, XRT

31. Packaging and Container:

ATR, AVY, BALL, CCK, PKG, SLGN

32. Internet:

AMZN, BKNG, EBAY, FFIV, GOOGL, NFLX, TZOO, VRSN, FDN, AIQ

33. Insurance (Prop/Casualty):

ALL, AFG, AIG, ACGL, AXS, CINF, CNA, EG, THG, HIG, L, ORI, PGR, RLI, SIGI, TRV, WRB

34. Insurance (Diversified):

AFL, AON, AIZ, CNO, PFG, UNM

35. Industrial Services:

ABM, AME, BCO, CTAS, CXW, EME, FTV, IRM, ROL, ROP, SCI, WSC, VIS

36. Retail Building Supply:

BLDR, FAST, HD, IBP, LOW, PATK, TSCO, WSO

37. Electric Utility (East):

AES, ED, D, DUK, EXC, NEE, PPL, PEG, SO

38. Advertising:

LAMR, OMC, OUT, TTD

39. Shoe:

BOOT, CAL, CROX, DECK, NKE, RCKY, WWW

40. Medical Supplies:

ABT, ACH, BAX, BIO, XRAY, HSIC, PODD, ISRG, JNJ, MDT, PEN, IHI

41. Electric Utility (Central):

AEE, AEP, CNP, DTE, EVRG, MGEE, NI, OGE, IDU, XLU

42. Household Products:

CHD, CLX, CL, KMB, NWL, PG, IYK, XLP

43. Financial Services:

AXP, EZPW, MA, PYPL, V, WU, IYF, XLF

44. Chemical (Specialty):

AVNT, BCPC, ECL, HUN, NEU, PKE, KWR, TG, VAW

45. Cement and Aggregates:

CX, CRH, EXP, MLM, VMC

46. Food Processing:

ADM, BG, CALM, CPB, CAG, FDP, GIS, HSY, MZTI

47. Computers and Peripherals:

AAPL, CSCO, EMR, P, MRCY, NTAP, UIS, ZBRA

48. Homebuilding:

BZH, DHI, HOV, KBH, LEN, MHO, PHM, TOL, ITB, XHB

49. Building Materials:

AMWD, APOG, AWI, FRD, GFF, IIIN, LXU, MAS, NWPX, TREX, XLB

50. Information Services:

BFH, BR, CSGP, EFX, FDS, MCO, WEX

51. Medical Services:

BSX, CNC, CI, DHR, ELV, HUM, LH, PETS, DGX, UNH

52. Toiletries/Cosmetics:

COTY, EL, HELE, IPAR, NUS, RGS, SBH

53. Furn/Home Furnishings:

AYI, BSET, HNI, TILE, LZB, LEG, MLKN, SGI

54. E-Commerce:

AKAM, ANET, CHKP, EXPI, META, NTNX, OTEX, PCTY, QTWO, CRM, SHOP, SPSC, TWLO

55. Short ETFs:

DOG, DXD, PSQ, QID, SH, SDS, SMN, SKF, DUG, SRS

56. Human Resources:

AMN, CCRN, NSP, KELYA, KFRC, MAN, ASGN, RHI

57. Healthcare Information:

EVH, HQY, OMCL, TDOC, VEEV, VHT

58. IT Services:

ACN, ACIW, DOX, ADP, BAH, CACI, CTSH, CSGS, EPAM, FICO, FISV, IT, JKHY, LDOS, MANH, PAYX, SAIC, SEIC, NOW, FTEC, FXL, IXN, XLK

59. Investment Co. (Domestic):

DBA, PHO, XLY, XLI

60. Computer Software and Svcs:

ADBE, ALRM, ADSK, CDNS, FIS, FIVN, FTNT, GPN, INTU, RAMP, MSFT, ORCL, PANW, RNG, SNPS, TDC, WDAY, IGV

See Also

• This article explores the world of the relative strength index.
• This relative strength index trading setup might work for you.
• If you were looking for the industry relative strength, then look no farther, just click the link.
• This link connects you with stock relative strength, part 1 of 2.
• Relative strength (stocks, part 2). Trading relative strength
• Relative strength of a stock compared to the S&P 500 index. Find out more.

 

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