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S&P Sector Pulse

S&P Sector Pulse — Week of Aug 17, 2026

Aug 17, 2026 run — 36 advancing, 54 declining across 90 names tracked on the day.

As of close, Aug 17, 2026
S&P Sector Pulse
Monday, August 17 2026 · 10:01 AM ET
🧠 12 sectors · 90 stocks · ↑36 · ↓54
CHOPPY CONDITIONS VIX 15 Full size — low volatility
Market direction unclear. Only highest-conviction entries shown. Half size. Next-week expiry mandatory.
ENTER NOW / MOMENTUM onlyHalf size all positionsNext-week expiry mandatoryTop 2 sectors only
S&P Sector Pulse — Broad Market (ex-AI Infra)
Trending sectors outside the AI supply chain — banks, payments, fintech & crypto, pharma, biotech, retail, restaurants, travel, defense, energy, materials, and autos. Each row: TODAY / YDAY / LAST WK / MONTH + trend streak, RVOL, and analyst target. AI infra names live in their own report.
Subsector Heatmap
SUBSECTORSTOCKSTODAYWEEKMONTHHEAT
Banks8 stocks+0.2%+1.8%+7.0%🔥
Energy9 stocks+0.2%+2.9%+7.1%🔥
Pharma8 stocks-0.0%-1.2%+2.3%
Biotech9 stocks-0.2%-0.4%+7.6%🔥
Fintech7 stocks-0.2%-0.6%-3.2%❄️
Materials8 stocks-0.5%-1.6%+19.9%🔥🔥🔥
Defense7 stocks-0.6%-0.4%+12.6%🔥🔥
Travel8 stocks-0.6%+0.8%+8.9%🔥🔥
Retail7 stocks-1.1%-1.3%+2.1%
Auto/EV5 stocks-1.3%-4.5%-3.5%❄️
Payments7 stocks-1.5%+0.8%+2.4%
Restaurants7 stocks-1.9%-2.0%-0.7%❄️
📅 Earnings This Week
Reporting in the next 7 days · sorted by days-to-EPS, then by market cap
SymPriceMkt CapEPS DateDaysTimeConsensus EPSConsensus RevPrior QSectorTrendBucket
HD$333$332BAug 181d
$4.73
+1% YoY
$47.2B
+4% YoY
+2.7%Retail
TJX$152$168BAug 192d
$1.19
+8% YoY
$15.2B
+5% YoY
-1.1%Retail▲1d
LOW$214$120BAug 192d
$4.23
-2% YoY
$26.1B
+9% YoY
-1.6%Retail
TGT$154$70BAug 192d
$2.33
+14% YoY
$26.1B
+4% YoY
+3.1%Retail
WMT$115$915BAug 203d
$0.74
+9% YoY
$186.9B
+6% YoY
-0.9%Retail
5 reporting · 0 in ENTRY bucket · 0 with 💰 INSIDER BUY · 0 with 📉 DILUTION
📖 Signal Cheat Sheet
What each badge means and what to do
SignalWhat it meansAction
4H 👑 BULLPrimary trend up — the king TF is bull (confirmed by 1D)BUY pullbacks / breakouts
4H 👑 BEARPrimary trend down — the king TF is bearAVOID calls — only consider puts if 1D also bear
4H 👑 NEUTNo clear trend — king TF is sidewaysWAIT — no new position
GAP +X%Stock opened higher than yesterday's closeDon't chase the open — BUY first pullback if volume holds
SWEEP (low)Stop-hunt below recent lows, then reversed up on heavy volume — smart money triggered stops then BOUGHT aggressivelyBUY — the dip was a trap; big buyers stepped in
SWEEP↑ (high)Broke above prior 10-day HIGH and closed above — clean breakout sweep (took resistance liquidity and held)BUY on retest of the broken level
FVGFair Value Gap — 3-bar imbalance, no overlap between bar-3 and bar-1; price often returns to fill itBUY when price retests the gap zone with volume
DISP (up)GREEN displacement — oversized up-candle (2× body, 2× vol). Aggressive institutional BUYINGMOMENTUM BUY — ride with tight stop, exit on first failed candle
DISP (down)RED displacement — oversized down-candle (2× body, 2× vol). Aggressive institutional SELLING (your intuition)AVOID longs — wait for reversal confirmation
💰 INSIDER BUYOfficers/directors bought shares in the last 14 days (Form 4)Bullish context — adds confidence to a long setup
📉 DILUTIONCompany filed S-1 / S-3 / 424B (new share issuance coming — supply ↑, price typically ↓)AVOID new longs / take profit on existing position
Big Banks & BrokersMoney-center banks, investment banks, and brokers — the rate-and-credit complex
SYMBOLPRICEMKT CAPTRENDTODAYYDAYLAST WKMONTHRVOLANALYST TGTNEXT EPSWHY
JPM
JPMorgan Chase
$365$970B▲1d+0.6%-0.1%+1.4%+7.7%0.1x
$372
+2%
Oct 13
57d
Largest US bank — bellwether for credit and rates
GS
Goldman Sachs
$1049$305B▲1d+0.9%-0.3%+1.4%-0.6%0.1x
$1150
+10%
Oct 13
57d
Investment banking + trading — IPO/M&A reopening play
MS
Morgan Stanley
$219$345B▲1d+0.9%-0.5%+1.9%+4.6%0.1x
$243
+11%
Oct 14
58d
Wealth management + capital markets
BAC
Bank of America
$65$455B▲2d+0.8%+0.6%+1.8%+7.6%0.1x
$68
+5%
Oct 14
58d
Rate-sensitive consumer + commercial bank
WFC
Wells Fargo
$89$270B▲2d+0.4%+0.8%+1.9%+3.9%0.1x
$102
+14%
Oct 13
57d
Asset-cap removal + buyback story
C
Citigroup
$140$235B🔥7d+0.6%+0.4%+3.6%+9.4%0.1x
$158
+12%
Oct 13
57d
Restructuring / break-up value play
SCHW
Charles Schwab
$111$192B⚡4d+0.1%+1.2%+3.2%+8.7%0.1x
$126
+14%
Oct 15
59d
Brokerage + cash-sorting recovery
BX
Blackstone
$141$168B-2.3%-3.6%-0.8%+14.9%0.1x
$140
-0%
Oct 22
66d
Largest alt-asset manager — private credit leader
Energy & Oil/GasOil majors, E&P, services, and LNG — commodity + geopolitical beta
SYMBOLPRICEMKT CAPTRENDTODAYYDAYLAST WKMONTHRVOLANALYST TGTNEXT EPSWHY
XOM
Exxon Mobil
$160$660B▲2d+0.2%+0.9%+0.4%+8.2%0.1x
$169
+5%
Oct 30
74d
Integrated major — Permian + Guyana growth
CVX
Chevron
$201$395B⚡3d+0.7%+1.2%+3.3%+6.2%0.1x
$220
+9%
Oct 30
74d
Integrated major — Hess deal + buybacks
COP
ConocoPhillips
$126$152B+0.3%+1.8%+2.7%+9.2%0.1x
$146
+16%
Nov 05
80d
Largest US independent E&P
OXY
Occidental
$59$59B▲2d+0.3%+1.1%-0.2%+6.1%0.1x
$65
+11%
Nov 09
84d
Permian E&P — Buffett-backed + carbon capture
SLB
Schlumberger
$53$79B-0.7%+3.3%+0.4%+15.1%0.0x
$63
+18%
Oct 23
67d
Largest oilfield-services name
HAL
Halliburton
$34$29B▲2d+0.0%+4.8%+2.4%-1.9%0.0x
$43
+25%
Oct 20
64d
N. America frac + completions
FANG
Diamondback
$203$57B▲2d+0.1%+1.5%+2.4%+4.3%0.0x
$229
+13%
Nov 02
77d
Permian pure-play E&P
LNG
Cheniere Energy
$270$56B-0.7%+1.9%+1.6%+2.0%0.1x
$306
+13%
Oct 29
73d
Largest US LNG exporter — gas-export demand
MPC
Marathon Petroleum
$361$105B▲1d+1.7%-0.3%+12.8%+14.6%0.1x
$322
-11%
Nov 03
78d
Refiner — crack-spread + buyback story
Pharma & Managed CareLarge-cap pharma and health insurers — defensive with catalyst optionality
SYMBOLPRICEMKT CAPTRENDTODAYYDAYLAST WKMONTHRVOLANALYST TGTNEXT EPSWHY
LLY
Eli Lilly
$1181$1.1T▲1d+0.1%-2.2%-4.0%+3.1%0.1x
$1372
+16%
Oct 29
73d
GLP-1 leader (Zepbound/Mounjaro) — obesity supercycle
NVO
Novo Nordisk ADR
$45$198B-0.4%-1.8%-5.5%-9.0%0.2x
$45
+0%
Nov 04
79d
Wegovy/Ozempic — GLP-1 duopoly with LLY
UNH
UnitedHealth
$397$356B-1.2%+0.7%-2.9%-5.9%0.1x
$490
+24%
Oct 27
71d
Largest managed-care insurer — MLR recovery
JNJ
Johnson & Johnson
$261$630B▲1d+0.4%-0.7%-0.2%+5.0%0.1x
$280
+7%
Oct 13
57d
Diversified pharma + medtech defensive
ABBV
AbbVie
$250$443B▲1d+0.4%-0.5%+1.0%-1.1%0.0x
$280
+12%
Oct 29
73d
Immunology (Skyrizi/Rinvoq) post-Humira
MRK
Merck
$136$336B⚡4d+0.2%+0.2%+4.0%+9.4%0.1x
$142
+4%
Oct 29
73d
Keytruda oncology franchise
PFE
Pfizer
$27$153B-0.1%-0.0%-1.0%+10.1%0.1x
$28
+5%
Nov 03
78d
Post-COVID reset — oncology pipeline rebuild
BMY
Bristol Myers
$64$131B▲1d+0.4%-1.3%-1.1%+6.5%0.0x
$68
+6%
Oct 29
73d
Cheap pharma — pipeline turnaround
Biotech & DevicesBiotech and medical devices — pipeline and procedure-volume driven
SYMBOLPRICEMKT CAPTRENDTODAYYDAYLAST WKMONTHRVOLANALYST TGTNEXT EPSWHY
VRTX
Vertex Pharma
$511$129B▲1d+1.0%-2.1%-2.5%+6.3%0.1x
$570
+12%
Nov 02
77d
Cystic fibrosis monopoly + Casgevy + pain (Journavx)
REGN
Regeneron
$807$83B▲1d+0.5%-0.3%-0.1%+20.1%0.1x
$809
+0%
Oct 28
72d
Eylea/Dupixent franchises
GILD
Gilead Sciences
$138$171B-0.5%+0.2%+3.5%+3.4%0.1x
$160
+16%
Oct 29
73d
HIV + oncology (Trodelvy)
AMGN
Amgen
$416$225B▲1d+0.2%-0.6%-0.3%+14.2%0.1x
$388
-7%
Nov 03
78d
Biologics + MariTide obesity readout
MRNA
Moderna
$64$25B▲1d+0.4%-0.5%+6.3%+6.9%0.1x
$45
-29%
Nov 05
80d
mRNA platform — vaccine + oncology optionality
BIIB
Biogen
$209$31B-0.5%-0.4%+0.8%+4.4%0.0x
$238
+14%
Oct 29
73d
Neuro (Leqembi Alzheimer ramp)
ISRG
Intuitive Surgical
$392$141B-0.5%-1.7%-0.3%+11.1%0.1x
$484
+23%
Oct 20
64d
da Vinci robotic-surgery monopoly
DXCM
DexCom
$89$34B-0.5%-1.9%+1.9%+18.0%0.0x
$94
+5%
Oct 29
73d
Continuous glucose monitors — diabetes growth
HIMS
Hims & Hers
$28$6B-2.1%-2.2%-13.3%-15.7%0.1x
$30
+9%
Nov 09
84d
Telehealth — GLP-1 + personalized care
Fintech & CryptoNeobrokers, lenders, and crypto-levered names — high beta to risk appetite
SYMBOLPRICEMKT CAPTRENDTODAYYDAYLAST WKMONTHRVOLANALYST TGTNEXT EPSWHY
HOOD
Robinhood
$96$86B▲1d+0.6%-3.8%+1.7%-3.2%0.1x
$124
+28%
Nov 04
79d
Retail brokerage — crypto + options volume leverage
COIN
Coinbase
$150$40B▲1d+0.9%-3.5%+0.8%-6.6%0.1x
$185
+24%
Oct 29
73d
Largest US crypto exchange — direct BTC/ETH beta
SOFI
SoFi Technologies
$18$24B▲1d+0.6%-0.8%+1.5%+8.1%0.1x
$18
-2%
Oct 27
71d
Digital bank — lending + financial-services flywheel
AFRM
Affirm
$76$25B-3.3%+0.0%+0.3%+0.6%0.1x
$90
+19%
Aug 27
10d
BNPL leader — consumer-credit cycle play
MSTR
Strategy
$95$37B▲1d+2.3%-4.2%-2.3%-2.7%0.3x
$193
+103%
Oct 29
73d
Leveraged Bitcoin treasury proxy
MARA
MARA Holdings
$9$4B▲1d+0.5%-0.1%-3.2%-20.7%0.1x
$15
+62%
Nov 04
79d
Largest public Bitcoin miner
UPST
Upstart
$29$3B-3.3%-1.7%-2.6%+2.1%0.1x
$40
+36%
Nov 03
78d
AI lending marketplace — rate-cut sensitive
Metals & MaterialsMiners, steel, and chemicals — global-growth and reflation proxies
SYMBOLPRICEMKT CAPTRENDTODAYYDAYLAST WKMONTHRVOLANALYST TGTNEXT EPSWHY
FCX
Freeport-McMoRan
$67$93B▲1d+0.3%-0.5%-5.3%+13.5%0.1x
$75
+12%
Oct 22
66d
Copper leader — electrification demand
NEM
Newmont
$120$126B▲2d+1.8%+3.1%+2.2%+34.4%0.1x
$131
+9%
Oct 22
66d
Largest gold miner — gold-price beta
NUE
Nucor
$269$61B-0.1%-1.2%-2.2%+16.4%0.1x
$291
+8%
Oct 26
70d
Largest US steelmaker — tariff + infra tailwind
CLF
Cleveland-Cliffs
$12$7B-1.1%-2.1%-5.7%+31.1%0.0x
$12
-0%
Oct 19
63d
Flat-rolled steel — auto exposure, high beta
AA
Alcoa
$50$13B▲2d+0.2%+0.8%-2.8%+15.4%0.1x
$60
+19%
Oct 15
59d
Aluminum — tariff + supply-tightness play
ALB
Albemarle
$134$16B-1.6%+4.3%+2.1%+13.4%0.1x
$172
+29%
Nov 04
79d
Lithium leader — EV-battery cycle
MP
MP Materials
$57$10B-3.2%+5.5%+4.0%+24.4%0.2x
$75
+32%
Nov 05
80d
US rare-earths — supply-chain security
STLD
Steel Dynamics
$255$37B-0.3%-1.8%-5.0%+10.7%0.1x
$271
+6%
Oct 19
63d
Low-cost US steelmaker — tariff + infra tailwind
Defense & AerospacePrimes and aerospace — backlog-driven with geopolitical tailwind
SYMBOLPRICEMKT CAPTRENDTODAYYDAYLAST WKMONTHRVOLANALYST TGTNEXT EPSWHY
BA
Boeing
$228$180B-1.7%+0.6%-2.2%+8.7%0.1x
$278
+22%
Oct 28
72d
Commercial aero recovery — 737/787 ramp
RTX
RTX Corp
$224$302B▲2d+0.5%+1.5%+0.3%+15.6%0.1x
$239
+7%
Oct 20
64d
Engines + missiles — defense + aftermarket
LMT
Lockheed Martin
$605$140B-0.6%+1.8%+0.3%+18.8%0.1x
$620
+2%
Oct 20
64d
F-35 prime — defense budget defensive
NOC
Northrop Grumman
$579$82B-1.2%+1.9%+0.2%+10.5%0.1x
$640
+10%
Oct 20
64d
B-21 + missile defense
GD
General Dynamics
$393$106B-0.7%+0.7%-0.7%+6.1%0.0x
$430
+9%
Oct 28
72d
Subs + Gulfstream jets
GE
GE Aerospace
$370$384B▲2d+0.4%+2.1%+0.9%+8.4%0.1x
$400
+8%
Oct 20
64d
Jet-engine aftermarket — services compounder
HII
Huntington Ingalls
$325$13B-0.8%+0.6%-1.7%+20.4%0.1x
$367
+13%
Oct 29
73d
Navy shipbuilder — long backlog
Travel & LeisureAirlines, cruises, hotels, online travel, and gaming — cyclical reopening
SYMBOLPRICEMKT CAPTRENDTODAYYDAYLAST WKMONTHRVOLANALYST TGTNEXT EPSWHY
BKNG
Booking Holdings
$211$163B-0.6%-0.6%-1.0%+17.4%0.0x
$240
+14%
Oct 27
71d
Largest online travel agency — global bookings
ABNB
Airbnb
$182$109B-0.9%-0.6%-1.2%+25.9%0.1x
$175
-4%
Nov 05
80d
Alt-accommodation leader — travel demand
DAL
Delta Air Lines
$89$58B-0.8%-2.1%-0.7%+4.8%0.1x
$105
+18%
Oct 08
52d
Premium airline — best-in-class margins
UAL
United Airlines
$125$40B-0.6%-0.8%+0.7%+6.0%0.1x
$162
+30%
Oct 21
65d
Network carrier — international travel
CCL
Carnival
$28$38B-1.3%-1.1%+0.1%+7.2%0.1x
$35
+26%
Sep 28
42d
Largest cruise line — deleveraging story
RCL
Royal Caribbean
$303$81B-0.6%-1.6%-1.6%+6.0%0.0x
$353
+16%
Oct 27
71d
Premium cruise — record booking demand
MAR
Marriott
$357$93B+0.0%+1.2%+2.4%-2.8%0.1x
$393
+10%
Nov 03
78d
Asset-light hotel franchise
DKNG
DraftKings
$26$13B-0.3%+2.8%+7.4%+7.2%0.1x
$33
+27%
Nov 05
80d
Online sports betting + iGaming growth
Retail & Big BoxBig-box and discount retail — consumer-health barometer
SYMBOLPRICEMKT CAPTRENDTODAYYDAYLAST WKMONTHRVOLANALYST TGTNEXT EPSWHY
COST
Costco
$953$422B-0.9%-0.1%-0.0%+2.0%0.1x
$1100
+16%
Sep 24
38d
Membership warehouse — defensive compounder
WMT
Walmart
$115$915B-0.2%-0.4%+2.1%+2.5%0.1x
$140
+22%
Aug 20
3d
Largest retailer — trade-down + advertising upside
TGT
Target
$154$70B-0.5%-0.7%+1.9%+10.9%0.1x
$146
-5%
Aug 19
2d
Discretionary retail turnaround
HD
Home Depot
$333$332B-1.7%-0.8%-5.0%+0.0%0.1x
$379
+14%
Aug 18
1d
Home-improvement — housing + rate sensitivity
LOW
Lowe's
$214$120B-2.1%+0.1%-2.3%+5.1%0.1x
$262
+23%
Aug 19
2d
#2 home improvement — DIY exposure
DG
Dollar General
$120$27B-2.4%+1.0%-1.7%-3.5%0.1x
$126
+5%
Aug 27
10d
Low-end consumer — value-channel traffic
TJX
TJX Companies
$152$168B▲1d+0.0%-1.1%-3.9%-2.0%0.2x
$178
+17%
Aug 19
2d
Off-price retail — trade-down winner
EV & AutoAutomakers and EV names — demand + margin and rate sensitivity
SYMBOLPRICEMKT CAPTRENDTODAYYDAYLAST WKMONTHRVOLANALYST TGTNEXT EPSWHY
GM
General Motors
$86$77B-1.4%+0.4%-2.7%+12.9%0.1x
$101
+18%
Oct 20
64d
Legacy OEM — buybacks + EV/AV optionality
F
Ford
$14$56B-1.5%+3.5%+2.2%+2.2%0.1x
$15
+9%
Oct 22
66d
Legacy OEM — Pro fleet + dividend
RIVN
Rivian
$15$22B-3.2%-2.9%-9.3%-13.8%0.6x
$18
+24%
Nov 03
78d
EV maker — R2 launch + VW JV
LCID
Lucid
$6$2B-1.0%-3.4%-6.8%-13.4%0.1x
$7
+14%
Nov 04
79d
Luxury EV — Saudi-backed, high beta
NIO
NIO
$5$11B▲2d+0.6%+0.4%-5.7%-5.5%0.1x
$7
+56%
Sep 01
15d
China EV — delivery-growth beta
Payments & CardsCard networks and payment processors — consumer-spend proxies
SYMBOLPRICEMKT CAPTRENDTODAYYDAYLAST WKMONTHRVOLANALYST TGTNEXT EPSWHY
V
Visa
$361$674B-0.9%-0.4%+0.1%+0.3%0.1x
$420
+16%
Oct 27
71d
Global card-network duopoly — spend volume bellwether
MA
Mastercard
$565$495B-0.7%+0.4%+0.3%+3.2%0.1x
$668
+18%
Oct 29
73d
Card-network duopoly — cross-border travel tailwind
AXP
American Express
$340$229B-0.8%-0.3%+0.2%-3.5%0.1x
$382
+12%
Oct 23
67d
Premium card + lending, affluent consumer
PYPL
PayPal
$60$52B-1.9%+1.8%+2.4%+6.5%0.2x
$59
-2%
Oct 27
71d
Digital wallet turnaround — Venmo monetization
FISV
Fiserv
$53$28B-2.6%-2.0%+1.5%+2.5%0.1x
$60
+12%
Oct 28
72d
Merchant acquiring + Clover SMB platform
FIS
Fidelity National
$42$22B-2.6%-2.7%-1.6%-1.1%0.0x
$50
+20%
Nov 04
79d
Banking + payments processing
COF
Capital One
$225$138B-0.9%+1.6%+2.6%+8.6%0.0x
$254
+13%
Oct 20
64d
Card lender — Discover merger integration
Restaurants & BrandsRestaurants, apparel, and consumer brands — discretionary demand
SYMBOLPRICEMKT CAPTRENDTODAYYDAYLAST WKMONTHRVOLANALYST TGTNEXT EPSWHY
MCD
McDonald's
$267$189B-2.2%+0.2%-2.5%-0.3%0.2x
$306
+15%
Nov 05
80d
Global QSR — value-menu traffic defensive
SBUX
Starbucks
$107$123B-0.2%-0.2%+3.3%+3.1%0.1x
$112
+4%
Oct 28
72d
Turnaround under new leadership
CMG
Chipotle
$33$42B-0.5%+2.7%+3.7%+0.6%0.2x
$44
+32%
Nov 04
79d
High-growth fast-casual — traffic + throughput
LULU
Lululemon
$116$13B-2.8%-0.0%-9.1%-0.4%0.1x
$122
+6%
Sep 03
17d
Athleisure brand — margin + China growth
NKE
Nike
$40$59B-2.7%-1.2%-5.9%-8.9%0.3x
$47
+19%
Sep 29
43d
Athletic brand turnaround story
YUM
Yum! Brands
$144$39B-2.8%-1.8%-1.0%-2.3%0.1x
$175
+22%
Nov 03
78d
Taco Bell/KFC/Pizza Hut global franchise
DPZ
Domino's Pizza
$340$11B-1.9%-1.3%-2.3%+3.3%0.1x
$375
+10%
Oct 13
57d
Delivery QSR — same-store comps
Momentum Buckets — Top 6 per column
✓ ENTRY
Up-day + strong month — momentum buy
NEM$120+1.8%
month +34.4%
MPC$361+1.7%
month +14.6%
⏸ CONSOLIDATING
Flat day + strong month — coil setup
REGN$807+0.5%
month +20.1%
DXCM$89-0.5%
month +18.0%
NUE$269-0.1%
month +16.4%
RTX$224+0.5%
month +15.6%
AA$50+0.2%
month +15.4%
AMGN$416+0.2%
month +14.2%
✗ WEAKENING
Down-day on a strong month — caution
MP$57-3.2%
month +24.4%
BX$141-2.3%
month +14.9%
ALB$134-1.6%
month +13.4%
GM$86-1.4%
month +12.9%
NOC$579-1.2%
month +10.5%
CLF$12-1.1%
month +31.1%
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