As of 12/19/2025   Indus: 48,135 +183.04 +0.4%     Trans: 17,558 +41.18 +0.2%     Utils: 1,062 -15.58 -1.4%     Nasdaq: 23,308 +301.26 +1.3%     S&P 500: 6,835 +59.74 +0.9%	YTD  +13.1%    +10.5%    +8.0%    +20.7%    +16.2%	Targets    Overview: 12/12/2025     49,500 or 47,000 by 01/01/2026   18,750 or 17,000 by 01/01/2026   1,100 or 1,040 by 01/01/2026   24,500 or 22,400 by 01/01/2026   7,250 or 6,650 by 01/01/2026
Chart Pattern Indicator: on 12/18/25

As of 12/19/2025   Indus: 48,135 +183.04 +0.4%     Trans: 17,558 +41.18 +0.2%     Utils: 1,062 -15.58 -1.4%     Nasdaq: 23,308 +301.26 +1.3%     S&P 500: 6,835 +59.74 +0.9%	YTD  +13.1%    +10.5%    +8.0%    +20.7%    +16.2%
Targets    Overview: 12/12/2025     49,500 or 47,000 by 01/01/2026   18,750 or 17,000 by 01/01/2026   1,100 or 1,040 by 01/01/2026   24,500 or 22,400 by 01/01/2026   7,250 or 6,650 by 01/01/2026
Chart Pattern Indicator: on 12/18/25

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 12/19/2025. 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. Apparel:

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

4. Semiconductor:

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

5. Metals and Mining (Div.):

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

6. Drug:

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

7. Biotechnology:

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

8. Machinery:

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

9. Furn/Home Furnishings:

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

10. Air Transport:

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

11. Electronics:

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

12. Trucking/Transp. Leasing:

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

13. Metal Fabricating:

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

14. Retail (Special Lines):

BBY, BBW, GME, ROST, WSM

15. Diversified Co.:

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

16. Oilfield Svcs/Equipment:

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

17. Cement and Aggregates:

CX, CRH, EXP, MLM, VMC

18. Precision Instrument:

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

19. 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

20. Securities Brokerage:

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

21. None:

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

22. Long ETFs:

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

23. Homebuilding:

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

24. Retail Store:

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

25. Medical Supplies:

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

26. Electric Utility (West):

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

27. Insurance (Life):

AGO, GNW, GL, LNC, PRU, RGA

28. Computers and Peripherals:

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

29. Financial Services:

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

30. Chemical (Specialty):

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

31. Insurance (Diversified):

AFL, AON, AIZ, CNO, PFG, UNM

32. Shoe:

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

33. Aerospace/Defense:

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

34. Retail Building Supply:

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

35. Insurance (Prop/Casualty):

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

36. Chemical (Diversified):

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

37. Building Materials:

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

38. Internet:

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

39. Electric Utility (East):

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

40. Industrial Services:

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

41. Food Processing:

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

42. Natural Gas (Diversified):

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

43. E-Commerce:

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

44. Healthcare Information:

EVH, HQY, OMCL, TDOC, VEEV, VHT

45. Natural Gas (Distributor):

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

46. Medical Services:

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

47. Packaging and Container:

ATR, AVY, BALL, CCK, PKG, SEE, SLGN

48. Advertising:

LAMR, OMC, OUT, TTD

49. Toiletries/Cosmetics:

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

50. Petroleum (Integrated):

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

51. 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

52. Electric Utility (Central):

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

53. Computer Software and Svcs:

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

54. Petroleum (Producing):

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

55. Information Services:

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

56. Chemical (Basic):

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

57. Household Products:

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

58. Short ETFs:

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

59. Investment Co. (Domestic):

DBA, PHO, XLY, XLI

60. Human Resources:

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

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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