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September 13, 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 +0.39: steady expansion.
10Y - 2Y spread
+0.39
6m change: -0.19
10Y yield
4.95%
2Y: 4.56%
INDPRO YoY
+1.1%
3m trend: +0.5
INDPRO as of
2026-07-01
10Y as of: 2026-09-10

Sector Scores & Signals

ETF Name Last % From 52W High Seasonality n yrs Cycle Fit Rel Strength RS 3m Composite Signal
XLK Technology $187.67 -5.20% 48.2 20 100.0 60.3 -1.31% 73.1 Buy
XLC Communications $112.60 -5.69% 32.4 ⚠ 9 100.0 56.5 -3.17% 67.9 Buy
XLE Energy $65.14 -0.26% 49.1 20 50.0 75.7 11.00% 58.8 Hold
XLF Financials $57.25 -2.24% 37.8 20 50.0 57.0 5.32% 49.4 Hold
XLU Utilities $42.39 -10.00% 51.6 20 35.0 45.2 -7.02% 42.7 Hold
XLY Consumer Discretionary $112.96 -8.92% 47.0 20 50.0 23.7 -6.54% 40.0 Hold
XLRE Real Estate $43.42 -5.63% 18.8 11 50.0 39.4 -6.36% 38.5 Avoid
XLI Industrials $172.37 -7.58% 49.2 20 50.0 14.7 -5.21% 37.5 Avoid
XLV Healthcare $165.36 -5.87% 42.9 20 35.0 35.5 3.92% 37.1 Avoid
XLP Consumer Staples $83.38 -6.20% 46.1 20 35.0 33.1 -5.40% 37.1 Avoid
XLB Materials $50.95 -5.07% 33.6 20 50.0 24.1 -4.02% 36.8 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
+973.21%
SPY: +654.00%
Strategy CAGR
+16.84%
SPY: +14.16%
Strategy Sharpe
1.00
SPY: 0.99
Max drawdown
-18.78%
SPY: -22.93%
0.79 3.41 6.03 8.65 11.27 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% -0.4% +1.8% +2.0% +0.8%
XLF -0.2% -0.5% +0.2% +2.6% +0.1% -1.0% +2.9% +0.3% -0.8% +1.1% +2.3% +1.0%
XLE +1.3% +1.6% +1.3% +3.4% -0.2% -0.1% +1.1% -0.9% -0.5% +1.6% +2.3% -0.1%
XLV +0.9% -0.2% +0.8% +1.0% +0.7% +1.2% +2.1% +0.7% -0.5% +0.6% +2.7% +0.9%
XLI +0.5% +1.0% +0.8% +2.2% +0.5% -0.1% +2.6% -0.2% -0.3% +0.9% +3.5% +0.6%
XLY +0.8% -0.0% +0.8% +3.1% +0.3% +0.1% +3.0% +0.6% -0.1% +0.5% +2.7% +0.5%
XLP -0.2% +0.6% +1.6% +1.5% +0.0% +0.0% +2.2% +0.3% -0.4% +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% -1.6% +0.8% +2.9% +0.6%
XLRE +0.5% -0.3% +0.9% +1.0% +0.4% +1.8% +3.2% +0.4% -2.8% -0.9% +3.1% +0.5%
XLC +4.2% -0.9% -0.8% +2.0% +2.6% +0.8% +2.2% +1.7% -1.7% -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

XLE
+11.00%
XLF
+5.32%
XLV
+3.92%
XLK
-1.31%
XLC
-3.17%
XLB
-4.02%
XLI
-5.21%
XLP
-5.40%
XLRE
-6.36%
XLY
-6.54%
XLU
-7.02%

Drill-Down: XLK (Technology) BUY

Sub-Sector ETFs (ranked by composite)

ETFThemeCompositeSignal RSIvs 20dvs 50d VolEntry Timing
SMH Semiconductors 55.0 Hold 51 +0.9% -0.1% 1.0x Reasonable
SKYY Cloud Computing 40.4 Hold 51 -1.7% +5.3% 0.7x Reasonable
FDN Internet 36.2 Avoid 53 +0.1% +2.9% 0.9x Reasonable
CIBR Cybersecurity 34.9 Avoid 48 -1.4% +0.1% 0.7x Good entry
IGV Software 30.5 Avoid 48 -2.4% +2.7% 0.9x Good entry
BOTZ AI & Robotics 13.5 Avoid 45 -1.7% -1.8% 1.2x 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 SMH (Semiconductors)

TickerNameWeight CompositeSignal RSIvs 20dvs 50d VolEntry Timing
AMD AMD 5.5% 92.8 Buy 58 +7.1% +3.9% 1.2x Extended
MU Micron Technology 4.0% 86.4 Buy 53 +1.3% +5.0% 1.0x Reasonable
INTC Intel 3.5% 74.6 Buy 58 +8.8% +4.7% 1.1x Extended
QCOM Qualcomm 5.0% 70.8 Buy 67 +9.5% +8.4% 1.4x Extended
TXN Texas Instruments 4.5% 63.6 Hold 52 +2.0% -3.0% 0.9x Reasonable
TSM Taiwan Semi 12.0% 56.6 Hold 57 +2.7% +3.4% 1.1x Reasonable
NVDA NVIDIA 20.0% 35.9 Avoid 50 -0.8% +2.8% 0.8x Good entry
LRCX Lam Research 3.5% 33.0 Avoid 45 -3.9% -5.1% 1.1x Good entry
ASML ASML Holdings 5.0% 20.7 Avoid 47 -2.2% -2.3% 1.0x Good entry
AVGO Broadcom 8.0% 12.1 Avoid 42 -1.5% -5.5% 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) BUY

Sub-Sector ETFs (ranked by composite)

ETFThemeCompositeSignal RSIvs 20dvs 50d VolEntry Timing
NERD Gaming & Esports 42.3 Hold 56 +0.2% +4.1% 1.1x Reasonable
SOCL Social Media 32.0 Avoid 44 -1.4% -3.1% 0.6x 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% 88.8 Buy 62 +1.8% +20.1% 0.6x Reasonable
RBLX Roblox 8.3% 62.3 Hold 64 +12.4% +2.0% 0.9x Extended
NCBDY Bandai Namco 4.0% 56.5 Hold 64 +2.8% +17.6% 2.7x Reasonable
CCOEY Capcom 3.4% 55.4 Hold 63 +3.1% +13.8% 1.0x Reasonable
U Unity Software 4.3% 51.2 Hold 60 -0.1% +16.7% 0.9x Reasonable
KONMY Konami 4.4% 49.7 Hold 46 -3.2% +5.3% 2.1x Good entry
NTES NetEase 10.8% 36.2 Avoid 39 -4.7% -7.9% 0.9x Good entry
NTDOY Nintendo 10.8% 26.8 Avoid 49 -3.9% +6.3% 1.1x Good entry
TTWO Take-Two Interactive 7.4% 12.6 Avoid 36 -5.4% -9.1% 0.8x Oversold
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 59.6 Hold 70 +3.7% +10.7% 1.0x Extended
AMLP MLPs / Midstream 38.9 Avoid 61 +1.0% +3.4% 1.0x Reasonable
URA Uranium / Nuclear 27.9 Avoid 45 -4.6% +0.7% 0.9x Good entry
OIH Oil Services 23.3 Avoid 54 -0.1% +5.5% 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% 91.2 Buy 64 +4.0% +15.9% 0.9x Reasonable
VG Venture Global 3.2% 87.9 Buy 65 +8.8% +15.5% 1.2x Extended
MUR Murphy Oil 2.9% 59.2 Hold 58 +5.1% +7.0% 1.0x Extended
APA APA Corp 2.9% 57.8 Hold 64 +3.7% +15.5% 1.0x Reasonable
CHRD Chord Energy 2.8% 57.6 Hold 65 +4.0% +12.1% 1.0x Reasonable
CVX Chevron 2.8% 53.5 Hold 70 +3.8% +10.5% 1.0x Reasonable
TPL Texas Pacific Land 2.7% 52.2 Hold 48 -0.0% -3.8% 0.9x Good entry
FANG Diamondback Energy 2.8% 36.7 Avoid 56 +0.6% +4.2% 1.0x Reasonable
XOM Exxon Mobil 2.8% 28.9 Avoid 62 +2.3% +7.4% 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).