As of 05/01/2026   Indus: 49,499 -152.87 -0.3%     Trans: 20,598 -195.32 -0.9%     Utils: 1,157 -8.12 -0.7%     Nasdaq: 25,114 +222.13 +0.9%     S&P 500: 7,230 +21.11 +0.3%	YTD  +3.0%    +18.7%    +8.3%    +8.1%    +5.6%	Targets    Overview: 04/30/2026     51,000 or 47,000 by 05/15/2026   19,700 or 22,300 by 05/15/2026   1,200 or 1,120 by 05/15/2026   25,800 or 23,800 by 05/15/2026   7,300 or 6,800 by 05/15/2026
Chart Pattern Indicator: on 4/10/26

As of 05/01/2026   Indus: 49,499 -152.87 -0.3%     Trans: 20,598 -195.32 -0.9%     Utils: 1,157 -8.12 -0.7%     Nasdaq: 25,114 +222.13 +0.9%     S&P 500: 7,230 +21.11 +0.3%	YTD  +3.0%    +18.7%    +8.3%    +8.1%    +5.6%
Targets    Overview: 04/30/2026     51,000 or 47,000 by 05/15/2026   19,700 or 22,300 by 05/15/2026   1,200 or 1,120 by 05/15/2026   25,800 or 23,800 by 05/15/2026   7,300 or 6,800 by 05/15/2026
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 05/01/2026. Listed from the best performing industry to the worst.

1. Telecom. Equipment:

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

2. Semiconductor:

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

3. Oilfield Svcs/Equipment:

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

4. Petroleum (Producing):

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

5. Semiconductor Cap Equip.:

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

6. Trucking/Transp. Leasing:

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

7. Metals and Mining (Div.):

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

8. Electronics:

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

9. Chemical (Diversified):

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

10. Petroleum (Integrated):

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

11. Natural Gas (Diversified):

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

12. Air Transport:

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

13. Machinery:

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

14. Metal Fabricating:

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

15. Natural Gas (Distributor):

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

16. 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

17. Apparel:

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

18. Chemical (Basic):

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

19. Internet:

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

20. Electric Utility (West):

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

21. Industrial Services:

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

22. None:

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

23. Biotechnology:

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

24. Long ETFs:

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

25. Securities Brokerage:

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

26. Insurance (Prop/Casualty):

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

27. Retail Store:

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

28. Drug:

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

29. Advertising:

LAMR, OMC, OUT, TTD

30. Electric Utility (East):

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

31. Insurance (Life):

AGO, GNW, GL, LNC, PRU, RGA

32. Precision Instrument:

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

33. Insurance (Diversified):

AFL, AON, AIZ, CNO, PFG, UNM

34. Packaging and Container:

ATR, AVY, BALL, CCK, PKG, SLGN

35. Retail (Special Lines):

BBY, BBW, GME, ROST, WSM

36. Shoe:

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

37. Aerospace/Defense:

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

38. Electric Utility (Central):

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

39. Chemical (Specialty):

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

40. Medical Services:

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

41. Cement and Aggregates:

CX, CRH, EXP, MLM, VMC

42. Diversified Co.:

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

43. Food Processing:

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

44. Retail Building Supply:

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

45. Building Materials:

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

46. Household Products:

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

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. Toiletries/Cosmetics:

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

50. Financial Services:

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

51. Medical Supplies:

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

52. Human Resources:

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

53. Information Services:

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

54. Furn/Home Furnishings:

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

55. E-Commerce:

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

56. Short ETFs:

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

57. Healthcare Information:

EVH, HQY, OMCL, TDOC, VEEV, VHT

58. Computer Software and Svcs:

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

59. Investment Co. (Domestic):

DBA, PHO, XLY, XLI

60. 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

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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