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S&P Sector Pulse

S&P Sector Pulse — Week of Aug 31, 2026

Aug 31, 2026 run — 26 advancing, 63 declining across 90 names tracked on the day.

As of close, Aug 31, 2026
S&P Sector Pulse
Monday, August 31 2026 · 10:00 AM ET
🧠 12 sectors · 90 stocks · ↑26 · ↓63
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
Energy9 stocks+2.7%+2.7%+12.3%🔥🔥
Retail7 stocks-0.0%-3.2%-2.9%❄️
Auto/EV5 stocks-0.1%-1.2%-8.6%❄️
Biotech9 stocks-0.2%-2.1%+22.7%🔥🔥🔥
Banks8 stocks-0.3%-0.3%+1.2%
Restaurants7 stocks-0.4%-1.6%-0.9%❄️
Materials8 stocks-0.4%-0.5%+12.0%🔥🔥
Pharma8 stocks-0.8%-3.0%+3.8%🔥
Payments7 stocks-0.9%-3.0%-2.6%❄️
Defense7 stocks-1.4%-1.5%-6.2%❄️
Travel8 stocks-2.6%-5.4%-4.1%❄️
Fintech7 stocks-2.6%-3.0%+6.5%🔥
📅 Earnings This Week
Reporting in the next 10 days · sorted by days-to-EPS, then by market cap (extended to 10d — light week)
SymPriceMkt CapEPS DateDaysTimeConsensus EPSConsensus RevPrior QSectorTrendBucket
NIO$4$11BSep 011d
$-0.14
+92% YoY
$33.3B
+75% YoY
-7.1%Auto/EV▲2d
LULU$121$14BSep 033d
$1.79
-42% YoY
$2.5B
-3% YoY
-8.6%Restaurants
2 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
Energy & Oil/GasOil majors, E&P, services, and LNG — commodity + geopolitical beta
SYMBOLPRICEMKT CAPTRENDTODAYYDAYLAST WKMONTHRVOLANALYST TGTNEXT EPSWHY
XOM
Exxon Mobil
$161$661B▲2d+2.6%+0.2%-2.0%+4.3%0.2x
$170
+6%
Oct 30
60d
Integrated major — Permian + Guyana growth
CVX
Chevron
$207$406B▲2d+2.5%+1.1%+1.9%+8.0%0.3x
$222
+7%
Oct 30
60d
Integrated major — Hess deal + buybacks
COP
ConocoPhillips
$133$160B▲2d+2.3%+0.6%-0.0%+12.6%0.1x
$146
+10%
Nov 05
66d
Largest US independent E&P
OXY
Occidental
$60$60B▲1d+2.2%-0.1%+0.5%+8.9%0.1x
$65
+8%
Nov 09
70d
Permian E&P — Buffett-backed + carbon capture
SLB
Schlumberger
$60$89B⚡4d+4.8%+4.2%+11.3%+21.9%0.4x
$63
+5%
Oct 23
53d
Largest oilfield-services name
HAL
Halliburton
$38$31B⚡4d+4.0%+1.9%+8.7%+18.0%0.2x
$43
+14%
Oct 20
50d
N. America frac + completions
FANG
Diamondback
$203$57B▲1d+2.7%-1.4%-1.2%+2.8%0.1x
$225
+11%
Nov 02
63d
Permian pure-play E&P
LNG
Cheniere Energy
$287$59B▲2d+1.8%+0.5%+2.3%+11.6%0.1x
$310
+8%
Oct 29
59d
Largest US LNG exporter — gas-export demand
MPC
Marathon Petroleum
$374$105B⚡4d+1.5%+1.5%+3.2%+22.2%0.1x
$322
-14%
Nov 03
64d
Refiner — crack-spread + buyback story
Retail & Big BoxBig-box and discount retail — consumer-health barometer
SYMBOLPRICEMKT CAPTRENDTODAYYDAYLAST WKMONTHRVOLANALYST TGTNEXT EPSWHY
COST
Costco
$947$420B▲2d+0.1%+1.2%-2.5%-0.8%0.1x
$1100
+16%
Sep 24
24d
Membership warehouse — defensive compounder
WMT
Walmart
$104$831B▲2d+1.3%+0.5%-2.0%-5.5%0.1x
$130
+24%
Nov 19
80d
Largest retailer — trade-down + advertising upside
TGT
Target
$163$74B▲1d+0.1%-1.7%-3.9%+10.2%0.1x
$160
-2%
Nov 18
79d
Discretionary retail turnaround
HD
Home Depot
$326$326B-1.1%+0.5%-3.2%-4.0%0.1x
$379
+16%
Nov 17
78d
Home-improvement — housing + rate sensitivity
LOW
Lowe's
$205$115B-1.4%+0.6%-5.5%-3.3%0.1x
$255
+24%
Nov 18
79d
#2 home improvement — DIY exposure
DG
Dollar General
$125$27B▲1d+1.4%-2.4%-0.5%-2.4%0.1x
$138
+11%
Dec 03
94d
Low-end consumer — value-channel traffic
TJX
TJX Companies
$134$148B-0.6%+0.7%-4.5%-14.4%0.1x
$175
+30%
Nov 18
79d
Off-price retail — trade-down winner
EV & AutoAutomakers and EV names — demand + margin and rate sensitivity
SYMBOLPRICEMKT CAPTRENDTODAYYDAYLAST WKMONTHRVOLANALYST TGTNEXT EPSWHY
GM
General Motors
$87$79B▲2d+1.0%+0.1%+0.2%-0.6%0.1x
$102
+16%
Oct 20
50d
Legacy OEM — buybacks + EV/AV optionality
F
Ford
$14$56B▲1d+0.9%-0.5%+0.5%-1.9%0.1x
$15
+10%
Oct 22
52d
Legacy OEM — Pro fleet + dividend
RIVN
Rivian
$16$23B▲1d+0.8%-4.3%-2.4%+5.5%0.1x
$18
+14%
Nov 03
64d
EV maker — R2 launch + VW JV
LCID
Lucid
$5$2B-3.1%-1.6%-4.6%-37.0%0.1x
$7
+44%
Nov 04
65d
Luxury EV — Saudi-backed, high beta
NIO
NIO
$4$11B▲2d+0.1%+0.2%+0.3%-9.0%0.3x
$7
+62%
Sep 01
1d
China EV — delivery-growth beta
Biotech & DevicesBiotech and medical devices — pipeline and procedure-volume driven
SYMBOLPRICEMKT CAPTRENDTODAYYDAYLAST WKMONTHRVOLANALYST TGTNEXT EPSWHY
VRTX
Vertex Pharma
$537$136B-0.8%-1.1%-1.9%+14.1%0.0x
$570
+6%
Nov 02
63d
Cystic fibrosis monopoly + Casgevy + pain (Journavx)
REGN
Regeneron
$788$81B-0.8%-1.7%-4.9%+3.9%0.1x
$824
+5%
Oct 28
58d
Eylea/Dupixent franchises
GILD
Gilead Sciences
$144$178B-1.4%-2.1%-2.1%+9.5%0.1x
$160
+11%
Oct 29
59d
HIV + oncology (Trodelvy)
AMGN
Amgen
$430$233B-0.5%-1.1%-3.0%+14.2%0.1x
$395
-8%
Nov 03
64d
Biologics + MariTide obesity readout
MRNA
Moderna
$143$57B▲1d+3.8%-3.4%+3.1%+159.7%0.1x
$122
-14%
Nov 05
66d
mRNA platform — vaccine + oncology optionality
BIIB
Biogen
$218$32B-0.2%-1.4%-0.0%+8.0%0.1x
$237
+9%
Oct 29
59d
Neuro (Leqembi Alzheimer ramp)
ISRG
Intuitive Surgical
$368$132B-1.3%+1.5%-1.6%-2.1%0.1x
$484
+32%
Oct 20
50d
da Vinci robotic-surgery monopoly
DXCM
DexCom
$90$34B-0.8%+1.7%-1.1%+3.2%0.0x
$94
+4%
Oct 29
59d
Continuous glucose monitors — diabetes growth
HIMS
Hims & Hers
$29$7B▲1d+0.1%-8.9%-7.1%-6.3%0.1x
$31
+7%
Nov 09
70d
Telehealth — GLP-1 + personalized care
Big Banks & BrokersMoney-center banks, investment banks, and brokers — the rate-and-credit complex
SYMBOLPRICEMKT CAPTRENDTODAYYDAYLAST WKMONTHRVOLANALYST TGTNEXT EPSWHY
JPM
JPMorgan Chase
$357$948B-0.2%+1.0%+0.1%+1.2%0.1x
$372
+4%
Oct 13
43d
Largest US bank — bellwether for credit and rates
GS
Goldman Sachs
$1027$299B-0.7%-0.7%-0.9%-0.0%0.1x
$1150
+12%
Oct 13
43d
Investment banking + trading — IPO/M&A reopening play
MS
Morgan Stanley
$214$336B-0.5%-0.0%-0.2%+1.2%0.0x
$243
+14%
Oct 14
44d
Wealth management + capital markets
BAC
Bank of America
$62$436B-0.1%+1.9%-0.1%-0.3%0.1x
$68
+10%
Oct 14
44d
Rate-sensitive consumer + commercial bank
WFC
Wells Fargo
$87$263B▲2d+0.3%+2.0%+2.6%-0.5%0.1x
$102
+17%
Oct 13
43d
Asset-cap removal + buyback story
C
Citigroup
$132$221B-0.7%+0.2%+0.2%-1.2%0.1x
$158
+19%
Oct 13
43d
Restructuring / break-up value play
SCHW
Charles Schwab
$110$190B-0.3%+1.9%-3.3%+4.1%0.0x
$126
+14%
Oct 15
45d
Brokerage + cash-sorting recovery
BX
Blackstone
$142$170B-0.2%-0.9%-1.1%+5.5%0.1x
$140
-1%
Oct 22
52d
Largest alt-asset manager — private credit leader
Restaurants & BrandsRestaurants, apparel, and consumer brands — discretionary demand
SYMBOLPRICEMKT CAPTRENDTODAYYDAYLAST WKMONTHRVOLANALYST TGTNEXT EPSWHY
MCD
McDonald's
$264$187B-0.2%+1.9%-3.0%-0.3%0.1x
$305
+15%
Nov 05
66d
Global QSR — value-menu traffic defensive
SBUX
Starbucks
$107$122B-0.7%+0.6%-0.3%+4.2%0.1x
$112
+4%
Oct 28
58d
Turnaround under new leadership
CMG
Chipotle
$38$48B▲2d+0.0%+2.2%+0.1%+1.6%0.0x
$44
+14%
Nov 04
65d
High-growth fast-casual — traffic + throughput
LULU
Lululemon
$121$14B-0.2%+5.0%-1.8%-2.5%0.2x
$121
+0%
Sep 03
3d
Athleisure brand — margin + China growth
NKE
Nike
$39$58B-0.7%+3.0%-3.5%-7.7%0.1x
$46
+18%
Oct 01
31d
Athletic brand turnaround story
YUM
Yum! Brands
$154$42B▲2d+0.3%+2.1%-1.9%+3.7%0.0x
$174
+13%
Nov 03
64d
Taco Bell/KFC/Pizza Hut global franchise
DPZ
Domino's Pizza
$346$11B-1.1%+5.4%-0.9%-5.1%0.1x
$375
+8%
Oct 13
43d
Delivery QSR — same-store comps
Metals & MaterialsMiners, steel, and chemicals — global-growth and reflation proxies
SYMBOLPRICEMKT CAPTRENDTODAYYDAYLAST WKMONTHRVOLANALYST TGTNEXT EPSWHY
FCX
Freeport-McMoRan
$76$109B-1.1%-2.5%-2.8%+18.9%0.1x
$75
-1%
Oct 22
52d
Copper leader — electrification demand
NEM
Newmont
$125$132B-2.4%-3.3%-5.2%+31.0%0.1x
$133
+6%
Oct 22
52d
Largest gold miner — gold-price beta
NUE
Nucor
$252$57B▲1d+0.5%-0.7%+2.9%-3.6%0.1x
$286
+14%
Oct 26
56d
Largest US steelmaker — tariff + infra tailwind
CLF
Cleveland-Cliffs
$12$7B+0.0%-1.8%+2.8%+3.6%0.1x
$12
+3%
Oct 19
49d
Flat-rolled steel — auto exposure, high beta
AA
Alcoa
$51$13B▲1d+0.7%-1.7%+2.6%+13.3%0.1x
$60
+17%
Oct 15
45d
Aluminum — tariff + supply-tightness play
ALB
Albemarle
$137$16B-0.3%+1.2%-3.2%+15.3%0.0x
$172
+26%
Nov 04
65d
Lithium leader — EV-battery cycle
MP
MP Materials
$55$10B-1.2%-4.9%-3.4%+26.5%0.1x
$75
+35%
Nov 05
66d
US rare-earths — supply-chain security
STLD
Steel Dynamics
$235$34B▲1d+0.3%-0.5%+2.6%-8.9%0.1x
$266
+13%
Oct 19
49d
Low-cost US steelmaker — tariff + infra tailwind
Pharma & Managed CareLarge-cap pharma and health insurers — defensive with catalyst optionality
SYMBOLPRICEMKT CAPTRENDTODAYYDAYLAST WKMONTHRVOLANALYST TGTNEXT EPSWHY
LLY
Eli Lilly
$1150$1.0T-2.1%-0.1%-7.8%+2.7%0.1x
$1376
+20%
Oct 29
59d
GLP-1 leader (Zepbound/Mounjaro) — obesity supercycle
NVO
Novo Nordisk ADR
$45$199B-1.2%-1.4%-4.0%-3.1%0.1x
$45
+0%
Nov 04
65d
Wegovy/Ozempic — GLP-1 duopoly with LLY
UNH
UnitedHealth
$391$351B-0.5%-0.5%-2.0%-5.9%0.1x
$490
+25%
Oct 27
57d
Largest managed-care insurer — MLR recovery
JNJ
Johnson & Johnson
$267$643B-0.4%+0.8%-1.8%+5.4%0.1x
$280
+5%
Oct 13
43d
Diversified pharma + medtech defensive
ABBV
AbbVie
$255$450B-0.3%-1.0%-3.8%+3.9%0.1x
$280
+10%
Oct 29
59d
Immunology (Skyrizi/Rinvoq) post-Humira
MRK
Merck
$147$363B-0.9%-0.8%-2.4%+15.0%0.0x
$150
+2%
Oct 29
59d
Keytruda oncology franchise
PFE
Pfizer
$28$159B-0.3%-0.2%-0.3%+11.3%0.1x
$28
+0%
Nov 03
64d
Post-COVID reset — oncology pipeline rebuild
BMY
Bristol Myers
$66$135B-0.6%-0.6%-1.6%+1.1%0.0x
$68
+3%
Oct 29
59d
Cheap pharma — pipeline turnaround
Payments & CardsCard networks and payment processors — consumer-spend proxies
SYMBOLPRICEMKT CAPTRENDTODAYYDAYLAST WKMONTHRVOLANALYST TGTNEXT EPSWHY
V
Visa
$379$708B-0.6%+0.5%-0.8%+3.9%0.1x
$420
+11%
Oct 27
57d
Global card-network duopoly — spend volume bellwether
MA
Mastercard
$591$518B-0.7%+0.6%-1.5%+3.5%0.1x
$668
+13%
Oct 29
59d
Card-network duopoly — cross-border travel tailwind
AXP
American Express
$331$224B-0.6%-0.3%-1.8%-3.9%0.1x
$382
+15%
Oct 23
53d
Premium card + lending, affluent consumer
PYPL
PayPal
$52$45B-2.7%-12.7%-15.3%-9.8%0.3x
$57
+9%
Oct 27
57d
Digital wallet turnaround — Venmo monetization
FISV
Fiserv
$53$28B⚡4d+0.1%+1.1%+0.6%-2.0%0.1x
$60
+12%
Oct 28
58d
Merchant acquiring + Clover SMB platform
FIS
Fidelity National
$41$21B-1.4%+2.2%-1.3%-8.7%0.0x
$50
+22%
Nov 04
65d
Banking + payments processing
COF
Capital One
$214$131B-0.7%-0.5%-1.0%-1.3%0.1x
$254
+19%
Oct 20
50d
Card lender — Discover merger integration
Defense & AerospacePrimes and aerospace — backlog-driven with geopolitical tailwind
SYMBOLPRICEMKT CAPTRENDTODAYYDAYLAST WKMONTHRVOLANALYST TGTNEXT EPSWHY
BA
Boeing
$207$163B-1.5%-0.0%-1.8%-11.4%0.1x
$278
+35%
Oct 28
58d
Commercial aero recovery — 737/787 ramp
RTX
RTX Corp
$209$282B-1.2%-0.2%+0.0%-3.1%0.0x
$240
+15%
Oct 20
50d
Engines + missiles — defense + aftermarket
LMT
Lockheed Martin
$560$129B-0.7%-0.4%-0.7%-4.5%0.1x
$620
+11%
Oct 20
50d
F-35 prime — defense budget defensive
NOC
Northrop Grumman
$539$77B-0.7%+0.1%-1.8%-1.6%0.1x
$640
+19%
Oct 20
50d
B-21 + missile defense
GD
General Dynamics
$368$100B-2.9%-0.2%-4.1%-3.7%0.2x
$430
+17%
Oct 28
58d
Subs + Gulfstream jets
GE
GE Aerospace
$336$349B-1.9%-0.0%-1.7%-8.9%0.1x
$400
+19%
Oct 20
50d
Jet-engine aftermarket — services compounder
HII
Huntington Ingalls
$292$11B-0.9%-0.6%-0.6%-10.1%0.0x
$367
+26%
Oct 29
59d
Navy shipbuilder — long backlog
Travel & LeisureAirlines, cruises, hotels, online travel, and gaming — cyclical reopening
SYMBOLPRICEMKT CAPTRENDTODAYYDAYLAST WKMONTHRVOLANALYST TGTNEXT EPSWHY
BKNG
Booking Holdings
$200$151B-2.6%+1.5%-6.1%+3.9%0.1x
$240
+20%
Oct 27
57d
Largest online travel agency — global bookings
ABNB
Airbnb
$185$111B-2.3%+2.7%-2.7%+22.9%0.1x
$177
-4%
Nov 05
66d
Alt-accommodation leader — travel demand
DAL
Delta Air Lines
$78$51B-2.5%-1.3%-5.3%-14.7%0.1x
$105
+34%
Oct 08
38d
Premium airline — best-in-class margins
UAL
United Airlines
$108$35B-2.6%-1.6%-5.2%-16.1%0.1x
$162
+50%
Oct 21
51d
Network carrier — international travel
CCL
Carnival
$24$33B-2.7%-0.8%-6.4%-15.8%0.2x
$35
+45%
Sep 28
28d
Largest cruise line — deleveraging story
RCL
Royal Caribbean
$273$73B-2.5%-1.9%-7.0%-15.9%0.1x
$353
+30%
Oct 27
57d
Premium cruise — record booking demand
MAR
Marriott
$345$90B-1.8%-0.8%-4.3%-0.4%0.0x
$393
+14%
Nov 03
64d
Asset-light hotel franchise
DKNG
DraftKings
$24$12B-3.8%+4.3%-6.5%+3.4%0.1x
$33
+36%
Nov 05
66d
Online sports betting + iGaming growth
Fintech & CryptoNeobrokers, lenders, and crypto-levered names — high beta to risk appetite
SYMBOLPRICEMKT CAPTRENDTODAYYDAYLAST WKMONTHRVOLANALYST TGTNEXT EPSWHY
HOOD
Robinhood
$101$91B-2.8%-5.0%-2.1%+12.2%0.2x
$124
+22%
Nov 04
65d
Retail brokerage — crypto + options volume leverage
COIN
Coinbase
$177$47B-0.8%-6.3%-1.2%+21.0%0.1x
$196
+11%
Oct 29
59d
Largest US crypto exchange — direct BTC/ETH beta
SOFI
SoFi Technologies
$18$23B-2.5%-5.8%-3.5%-2.4%0.2x
$18
+5%
Oct 27
57d
Digital bank — lending + financial-services flywheel
AFRM
Affirm
$73$25B-6.5%+0.3%-5.4%-3.8%0.5x
$90
+24%
Nov 05
66d
BNPL leader — consumer-credit cycle play
MSTR
Strategy
$127$50B-0.3%-7.3%+3.5%+33.9%0.2x
$193
+52%
Oct 29
59d
Leveraged Bitcoin treasury proxy
MARA
MARA Holdings
$10$4B-2.3%-10.1%-6.8%-11.3%0.1x
$15
+44%
Nov 04
65d
Largest public Bitcoin miner
UPST
Upstart
$28$3B-3.2%-4.5%-5.8%-4.3%0.1x
$40
+42%
Nov 03
64d
AI lending marketplace — rate-cut sensitive
Momentum Buckets — Top 6 per column
✓ ENTRY
Up-day + strong month — momentum buy
SLB$60+4.8%
month +21.9%
HAL$38+4.0%
month +18.0%
MRNA$143+3.8%
month +159.7%
COP$133+2.3%
month +12.6%
LNG$287+1.8%
month +11.6%
MPC$374+1.5%
month +22.2%
⏸ CONSOLIDATING
Flat day + strong month — coil setup
MSTR$127-0.3%
month +33.9%
ALB$137-0.3%
month +15.3%
AMGN$430-0.5%
month +14.2%
PFE$28-0.3%
month +11.3%
TGT$163+0.1%
month +10.2%
📉 S-3ASR 3d ago
✗ WEAKENING
Down-day on a strong month — caution
HOOD$101-2.8%
month +12.2%
NEM$125-2.4%
month +31.0%
ABNB$185-2.3%
month +22.9%
MP$55-1.2%
month +26.5%
FCX$76-1.1%
month +18.9%
AI-infra supply-chain snapshot · Analyst targets via yfinance · Not financial advice · Algorithmic signals · Past performance does not guarantee future results

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