As of 05/07/2025
  Indus: 41,114 +284.97 +0.7%  
  Trans: 13,782 +98.93 +0.7%  
  Utils: 1,045 -1.02 -0.1%  
  Nasdaq: 17,738 +48.50 +0.3%  
  S&P 500: 5,631 +24.37 +0.4%  
YTD
-3.4%  
-13.3%  
 +6.4%  
-8.1%  
-4.3%  
  Targets    Overview: 04/25/2025  
  Up arrow41,700 or 38,000 by 05/15/2025
  Up arrow14,400 or 13,000 by 05/15/2025
  Up arrow1,075 or 1,000 by 05/15/2025
  Up arrow18,300 or 16,500 by 05/15/2025
  Up arrow5,700 or 5,300 by 05/15/2025
As of 05/07/2025
  Indus: 41,114 +284.97 +0.7%  
  Trans: 13,782 +98.93 +0.7%  
  Utils: 1,045 -1.02 -0.1%  
  Nasdaq: 17,738 +48.50 +0.3%  
  S&P 500: 5,631 +24.37 +0.4%  
YTD
-3.4%  
-13.3%  
 +6.4%  
-8.1%  
-4.3%  
  Targets    Overview: 04/25/2025  
  Up arrow41,700 or 38,000 by 05/15/2025
  Up arrow14,400 or 13,000 by 05/15/2025
  Up arrow1,075 or 1,000 by 05/15/2025
  Up arrow18,300 or 16,500 by 05/15/2025
  Up arrow5,700 or 5,300 by 05/15/2025

Bulkowski on Industry Relative Strength Rank

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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.


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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

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Information was updated on 05/02/2025. Listed from the best performing industry to the worst.

1. Internet:

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

2. Financial Services:

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

3. Natural Gas (Diversified):

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

4. Electric Utility (Central):

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

5. Insurance (Prop/Casualty):

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

6. Natural Gas (Distributor):

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

7. 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

8. Retail Store:

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

9. Securities Brokerage:

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

10. Metals and Mining (Div.):

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

11. Aerospace/Defense:

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

12. E-Commerce:

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

13. Retail (Special Lines):

BBY, BBW, GME, ROST, WSM

14. Chemical (Specialty):

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

15. Investment Co. (Domestic):

DBA, PHO, XLY, XLI

16. Insurance (Diversified):

AFL, AON, AIZ, CNO, PFG, UNM

17. Drug:

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

18. Electric Utility (East):

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

19. Long ETFs:

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

20. Industrial Services:

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

21. Insurance (Life):

AGO, GNW, GL, LNC, PRU, RGA

22. Computer Software and Svcs:

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

23. Electric Utility (West):

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

24. Information Services:

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

25. Medical Supplies:

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

26. Healthcare Information:

EVH, HQY, OMCL, PINC, TDOC, VEEV, MDRX, VHT

27. Telecom. Equipment:

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

28. None:

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

29. Electronics:

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

30. Short ETFs:

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

31. 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

32. Household Products:

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

33. Semiconductor Cap Equip.:

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

34. Medical Services:

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

35. Diversified Co.:

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

36. Food Processing:

ADM, BG, CALM, CPB, CAG, FDP, GIS, HSY, K, LANC

37. Machinery:

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

38. Precision Instrument:

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

39. Furn/Home Furnishings:

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

40. Metal Fabricating:

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

41. Apparel:

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

42. Cement and Aggregates:

CX, CRH, EXP, GMS, MLM, VMC

43. Retail Building Supply:

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

44. Petroleum (Integrated):

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

45. Building Materials:

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

46. Packaging and Container:

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

47. Biotechnology:

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

48. Chemical (Diversified):

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

49. Semiconductor:

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

50. Air Transport:

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

51. Computers and Peripherals:

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

52. Shoe:

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

53. Petroleum (Producing):

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

54. Toiletries/Cosmetics:

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

55. Chemical (Basic):

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

56. Homebuilding:

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

57. Advertising:

IPG, LAMR, OMC, OUT, TTD

58. Human Resources:

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

59. Oilfield Svcs/Equipment:

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

60. Trucking/Transp. Leasing:

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

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