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September 06, 2026 · 11 SPDR sector ETFs vs SPY · Composite weights: Seasonality 25% / Cycle 40% / RS 35%
BB
Mid-cycle
INDPRO YoY +1.1% between 0.0% and 4.0% with curve +0.43: steady expansion.
10Y - 2Y spread
+0.43
6m change: -0.12
10Y yield
4.77%
2Y: 4.34%
INDPRO YoY
+1.1%
3m trend: +0.5
INDPRO as of
2026-07-01
10Y as of: 2026-09-03

Sector Scores & Signals

ETF Name Last % From 52W High Seasonality n yrs Cycle Fit Rel Strength RS 3m Composite Signal
XLK Technology $187.28 -5.40% 51.1 21 100.0 66.9 -0.70% 76.2 Buy
XLC Communications $112.03 -6.16% 32.0 ⚠ 9 100.0 43.6 -4.11% 63.3 Watch
XLE Energy $64.06 -1.60% 45.7 21 50.0 81.4 7.19% 59.9 Hold
XLV Healthcare $171.45 -2.41% 48.5 21 35.0 75.2 7.85% 52.4 Hold
XLF Financials $58.10 -0.79% 43.7 21 50.0 51.3 6.78% 48.9 Hold
XLU Utilities $43.08 -8.53% 50.6 21 35.0 49.2 -6.94% 43.9 Hold
XLB Materials $52.44 -2.29% 34.4 21 50.0 39.4 -0.73% 42.4 Hold
XLY Consumer Discretionary $114.91 -7.35% 51.9 21 50.0 25.1 -4.45% 41.8 Hold
XLP Consumer Staples $84.58 -4.85% 46.0 21 35.0 42.3 -2.62% 40.3 Hold
XLI Industrials $175.27 -6.03% 54.7 21 50.0 18.8 -3.82% 40.3 Hold
XLRE Real Estate $43.93 -4.52% 19.3 11 50.0 31.6 -5.56% 35.9 Avoid
Click any column header to sort. ⚠ flags sectors with under 10 years of history. Composite weights and signal thresholds tunable in config.py.

Backtest since May 2011

Strategy cum return
+662.70%
SPY: +654.00%
Strategy CAGR
+14.25%
SPY: +14.16%
Strategy Sharpe
0.89
SPY: 0.99
Max drawdown
-18.78%
SPY: -22.93%
0.80 2.60 4.41 6.21 8.01 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Strategy SPY
Equity curves start at 1.00. Trading cost 1 bps applied to turnover at each rebalance. Cash held when no sectors clear MIN_SCORE_TO_HOLD=50.

Seasonality Heatmap (avg monthly return by sector)

Sector JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
XLK +0.1% +0.7% +1.5% +2.8% +3.3% +0.9% +2.9% +1.0% -0.2% +1.8% +2.0% +0.8%
XLF -0.2% -0.5% +0.2% +2.6% +0.1% -1.0% +2.9% +0.3% -0.5% +1.1% +2.3% +1.0%
XLE +1.3% +1.6% +1.3% +3.4% -0.2% -0.1% +1.1% -0.9% -0.7% +1.6% +2.3% -0.1%
XLV +0.9% -0.2% +0.8% +1.0% +0.7% +1.2% +2.1% +0.7% -0.2% +0.6% +2.7% +0.9%
XLI +0.5% +1.0% +0.8% +2.2% +0.5% -0.1% +2.6% -0.2% -0.0% +0.9% +3.5% +0.6%
XLY +0.8% -0.0% +0.8% +3.1% +0.3% +0.1% +3.0% +0.6% +0.3% +0.5% +2.7% +0.5%
XLP -0.2% +0.6% +1.6% +1.5% +0.0% +0.0% +2.2% +0.3% -0.3% +0.8% +2.2% +0.7%
XLU +0.2% -0.7% +2.6% +2.0% +0.3% +0.0% +1.9% -0.2% -0.4% +1.7% +0.9% +0.7%
XLB -0.0% +1.5% +1.3% +2.6% +0.4% -0.7% +2.3% -0.1% -1.4% +0.8% +2.9% +0.6%
XLRE +0.5% -0.3% +0.9% +1.0% +0.4% +1.8% +3.2% +0.4% -2.7% -0.9% +3.1% +0.5%
XLC +4.2% -0.9% -0.8% +2.0% +2.6% +0.8% +2.2% +1.7% -1.8% -0.7% +3.5% -0.0%
Green > 0%, red < 0%. Cells require ≥5 years of history for that month.

3-Month Relative Strength vs SPY

XLV
+7.85%
XLE
+7.19%
XLF
+6.78%
XLK
-0.70%
XLB
-0.73%
XLP
-2.62%
XLI
-3.82%
XLC
-4.11%
XLY
-4.45%
XLRE
-5.56%
XLU
-6.94%

Drill-Down: XLK (Technology) BUY

Sub-Sector ETFs (ranked by composite)

ETFThemeCompositeSignal RSIvs 20dvs 50d VolEntry Timing
SKYY Cloud Computing 58.0 Hold 56 -0.4% +8.8% 1.2x Reasonable
SMH Semiconductors 56.9 Hold 51 +0.3% -1.2% 0.9x Reasonable
IGV Software 41.1 Hold 54 -0.0% +6.8% 1.0x Reasonable
FDN Internet 39.5 Avoid 56 +0.5% +4.3% 0.6x Reasonable
CIBR Cybersecurity 35.3 Avoid 48 -2.5% +0.8% 1.0x Good entry
BOTZ AI & Robotics 20.8 Avoid 49 -1.2% -0.4% 1.1x Good entry
RSI(14): <30 oversold, >70 overbought. vs 20d/50d: distance from moving average. Vol: 5-day avg volume ÷ 20-day avg (>1 = rising interest).

Top Holdings in SKYY (Cloud Computing)

TickerNameWeight CompositeSignal RSIvs 20dvs 50d VolEntry Timing
DDOG Datadog 3.0% 60.8 Hold 39 -9.5% -14.6% 1.0x Oversold
SNOW Snowflake 3.5% 53.6 Hold 57 +2.7% +13.4% 1.9x Reasonable
WDAY Workday 2.5% 48.5 Hold 56 +0.3% +18.1% 0.7x Reasonable
PLTR Palantir 2.5% 43.9 Hold 54 -1.5% +16.3% 0.9x Reasonable
NET Cloudflare 2.5% 37.6 Avoid 47 -5.9% -0.5% 0.8x Oversold
MDB MongoDB 3.0% 36.9 Avoid 42 -13.3% -1.3% 1.8x Oversold
MSFT Microsoft 5.0% 31.7 Avoid 60 +0.9% +12.7% 0.9x Reasonable
GOOGL Alphabet 4.5% 18.1 Avoid 45 -1.4% -2.8% 1.1x Good entry
AMZN Amazon 5.0% 15.8 Avoid 50 -1.4% +1.8% 1.0x Good entry
RSI(14): <30 oversold, >70 overbought. vs 20d/50d: distance from moving average. Vol: 5-day avg volume ÷ 20-day avg (>1 = rising interest).

Drill-Down: XLC (Communications) WATCH

Sub-Sector ETFs (ranked by composite)

ETFThemeCompositeSignal RSIvs 20dvs 50d VolEntry Timing
NERD Gaming & Esports 60.0 Hold 59 +0.4% +5.3% 0.5x Reasonable
SOCL Social Media 36.1 Avoid 49 -0.2% -0.9% 0.3x Good entry
RSI(14): <30 oversold, >70 overbought. vs 20d/50d: distance from moving average. Vol: 5-day avg volume ÷ 20-day avg (>1 = rising interest).

Top Holdings in NERD (Gaming & Esports)

TickerNameWeight CompositeSignal RSIvs 20dvs 50d VolEntry Timing
EA Electronic Arts 7.7% nan Hold — — — — —
NEXOY Nexon 4.5% 85.9 Buy 65 +5.2% +23.3% 0.4x Extended
NCBDY Bandai Namco 4.0% 61.3 Hold 70 +2.8% +20.3% 0.9x Reasonable
CCOEY Capcom 3.4% 60.5 Hold 71 +6.7% +19.9% 0.9x Extended
RBLX Roblox 8.3% 60.4 Hold 58 +11.6% -4.4% 0.9x Extended
U Unity Software 4.3% 51.9 Hold 52 -6.0% +14.0% 0.9x Oversold
KONMY Konami 4.4% 40.0 Avoid 74 +3.1% +12.2% 0.0x Extended
NTDOY Nintendo 10.8% 39.0 Avoid 65 +2.5% +15.2% 0.7x Reasonable
TTWO Take-Two Interactive 7.4% 30.4 Avoid 31 -8.4% -10.4% 1.3x Oversold
NTES NetEase 10.8% 14.7 Avoid 44 -3.3% -5.6% 0.7x Good entry
RSI(14): <30 oversold, >70 overbought. vs 20d/50d: distance from moving average. Vol: 5-day avg volume ÷ 20-day avg (>1 = rising interest).

Drill-Down: XLE (Energy) WATCH

Sub-Sector ETFs (ranked by composite)

ETFThemeCompositeSignal RSIvs 20dvs 50d VolEntry Timing
XOP Oil & Gas E&P 70.5 Buy 64 +2.9% +9.9% 0.8x Reasonable
URA Uranium / Nuclear 48.4 Hold 55 +1.2% +7.0% 0.9x Reasonable
OIH Oil Services 44.9 Hold 60 +2.1% +8.4% 1.1x Reasonable
AMLP MLPs / Midstream 34.3 Avoid 62 +1.2% +3.8% 0.9x Reasonable
RSI(14): <30 oversold, >70 overbought. vs 20d/50d: distance from moving average. Vol: 5-day avg volume ÷ 20-day avg (>1 = rising interest).

Top Holdings in XOP (Oil & Gas E&P)

TickerNameWeight CompositeSignal RSIvs 20dvs 50d VolEntry Timing
SM SM Energy 2.9% 90.3 Buy 59 +2.7% +14.3% 0.9x Reasonable
APA APA Corp 2.9% 80.2 Buy 58 +1.0% +13.3% 0.8x Reasonable
CHRD Chord Energy 2.8% 51.8 Hold 58 +2.1% +10.3% 0.9x Reasonable
MUR Murphy Oil 2.9% 50.3 Hold 51 +1.4% +2.5% 0.9x Reasonable
CVX Chevron 2.8% 43.6 Hold 65 +2.9% +9.8% 1.0x Reasonable
VG Venture Global 3.2% 36.5 Avoid 54 +1.6% +8.1% 0.9x Reasonable
TPL Texas Pacific Land 2.7% 35.4 Avoid 44 -0.7% -6.4% 0.8x Good entry
FANG Diamondback Energy 2.8% 33.9 Avoid 49 -1.9% +2.4% 1.3x Good entry
XOM Exxon Mobil 2.8% 19.5 Avoid 52 -1.1% +4.7% 1.0x Reasonable
RSI(14): <30 oversold, >70 overbought. vs 20d/50d: distance from moving average. Vol: 5-day avg volume ÷ 20-day avg (>1 = rising interest).