As of 03/12/2026   Indus: 46,678 -739.42 -1.6%     Trans: 17,711 -544.83 -3.0%     Utils: 1,170 +10.51 +0.9%     Nasdaq: 22,312 -404.15 -1.8%     S&P 500: 6,673 -103.18 -1.5%	YTD -2.9%    +2.0%    +9.5%   -4.0%   -2.5%	Targets    Overview: 02/27/2026     49,800 or 46,500 by 03/15/2026   20,200 or 18,150 by 03/15/2026   1,300 or 1,160 by 03/15/2026   24,750 or 21,800 by 03/15/2026   7,250 or 6,600 by 03/15/2026
Chart Pattern Indicator: on 3/2/26

As of 03/12/2026   Indus: 46,678 -739.42 -1.6%     Trans: 17,711 -544.83 -3.0%     Utils: 1,170 +10.51 +0.9%     Nasdaq: 22,312 -404.15 -1.8%     S&P 500: 6,673 -103.18 -1.5%	YTD -2.9%    +2.0%    +9.5%   -4.0%   -2.5%
Targets    Overview: 02/27/2026     49,800 or 46,500 by 03/15/2026   20,200 or 18,150 by 03/15/2026   1,300 or 1,160 by 03/15/2026   24,750 or 21,800 by 03/15/2026   7,250 or 6,600 by 03/15/2026
Chart Pattern Indicator: on 3/2/26

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 03/06/2026. Listed from the best performing industry to the worst.

1. Semiconductor Cap Equip.:

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

2. Oilfield Svcs/Equipment:

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

3. Telecom. Equipment:

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

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. Machinery:

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

7. Petroleum (Producing):

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

8. Biotechnology:

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

9. Natural Gas (Diversified):

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

10. Petroleum (Integrated):

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

11. Air Transport:

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

12. Aerospace/Defense:

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

13. Electric Utility (West):

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

14. Trucking/Transp. Leasing:

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

15. Drug:

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

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. Natural Gas (Distributor):

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

18. Precision Instrument:

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

19. Metal Fabricating:

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

20. Electric Utility (East):

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

21. Chemical (Diversified):

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

22. Diversified Co.:

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

23. Electronics:

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

24. Apparel:

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

25. Packaging and Container:

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

26. None:

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

27. Retail Store:

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

28. Electric Utility (Central):

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

29. Food Processing:

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

30. Long ETFs:

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

31. Retail (Special Lines):

BBY, BBW, GME, ROST, WSM

32. Securities Brokerage:

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

33. Advertising:

LAMR, OMC, OUT, TTD

34. Medical Supplies:

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

35. Industrial Services:

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

36. Insurance (Prop/Casualty):

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

37. Chemical (Basic):

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

38. Insurance (Diversified):

AFL, AON, AIZ, CNO, PFG, UNM

39. Insurance (Life):

AGO, GNW, GL, LNC, PRU, RGA

40. Household Products:

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

41. Cement and Aggregates:

CX, CRH, EXP, MLM, VMC

42. Retail Building Supply:

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

43. 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

44. Computers and Peripherals:

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

45. Chemical (Specialty):

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

46. Short ETFs:

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

47. Healthcare Information:

EVH, HQY, OMCL, TDOC, VEEV, VHT

48. Financial Services:

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

49. Shoe:

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

50. Medical Services:

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

51. Toiletries/Cosmetics:

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

52. Homebuilding:

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

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. Internet:

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

56. Building Materials:

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

57. Information Services:

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

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. 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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