What Rotation answers
Open Rotation. Rotation compares sector ETFs, and the stocks inside them, with a benchmark. It asks:
- Which sectors are ahead of the market, and which are behind?
- Which are starting to turn?
- Which stocks are moving apart from their own sector?
Rotation is about price performance. It does not use options exposure.
Set up the page
| Control | Choices | What it changes |
|---|---|---|
| Rank by | Today, 1W, 1M | The period used to rank sectors |
| Sectors vs | SPY, QQQ | The benchmark for sector ETFs |
| Stocks vs | Sector ETF, Benchmark | What each stock is measured against |
| View | Map, Table, Compare, Tree | How the results are shown |
Relative performance is in points: a sector up 2.4% while SPY is up 0.3% is +2.1 pts ahead.
Read the Map
Each sector ETF sits at its 1M points versus the benchmark (across) and its 1W points (up and down):
| Quadrant | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Leading | Ahead over 1M and ahead over 1W |
| Improving | Behind over 1M, ahead over 1W |
| Fading | Ahead over 1M, behind over 1W |
| Lagging | Behind over 1M and behind over 1W |
Select a sector to see its returns for Today, 1W and 1M, its points versus the benchmark, its rank, how many of its stocks beat the ETF, and its top gainers and losers. Show in table and Compare open the other views; the stock-workspace button opens the selected name.
Read the Table
One row per sector with its Return and vs benchmark points for Today, 1W and 1M, its Rotation state and Beat ETF, the number of its listed stocks beating the sector ETF. The column for the Rank by period is highlighted. A Compare button on each row charts that sector against the benchmark.
Use Compare
Compare charts the return since the window start, in percent, for 1M, 3M, YTD or 1Y. Click a stock on the left to overlay it on its sector. Missing daily closes stay gaps.
Use Tree
Tree shows the universe as tiles grouped by sector. It is the older market map, kept as a view inside Rotation.
Investigate next
Rule-based cards point to changes worth a look. Filter them by All, Sectors or Stocks:
| Card | What it flags |
|---|---|
| Turning up | A sector that trailed the benchmark over 1M but is ahead this week |
| Leader fading | A sector that led over 1M but trails this week |
| Narrow move | A sector move carried by only a few of its stocks |
| Split from sector | A stock moving far from its sector ETF today |
| Stock turning up | A stock that trailed its sector over 1M and is now ahead this week |
Each card has a sentence with the numbers, a small chart, and actions such as Show in sector. The cards are deterministic rules, not advice.
A quick review
- Rank by 1M and find the Leading and Lagging sectors on the Map.
- Switch to 1W to see which ones are turning.
- Check Beat ETF: a sector move carried by a few stocks is narrower than one carried by most.
- Read Investigate next for stocks splitting from their sector.
- Open a name in a price chart before drawing a conclusion.
Relative strength describes what already happened. It does not predict what comes next.