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S&P Sector Pulse

S&P Sector Pulse — Week of Sep 21, 2026

Sep 21, 2026 run — 46 advancing, 43 declining across 90 names tracked on the day.

As of close, Sep 21, 2026
S&P Sector Pulse
Monday, September 21 2026 · 10:00 AM ET
🧠 12 sectors · 90 stocks · ↑46 · ↓43
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
Fintech7 stocks+2.6%+6.1%+6.8%🔥
Biotech9 stocks+1.6%+3.0%-2.1%❄️
Auto/EV5 stocks+0.8%-2.9%-13.9%❄️
Travel8 stocks+0.5%-2.8%-10.8%❄️
Materials8 stocks+0.5%-0.4%-6.5%❄️
Banks8 stocks+0.4%-2.2%-4.3%❄️
Restaurants7 stocks-0.2%-5.5%-11.8%❄️
Defense7 stocks-0.3%-1.7%-7.3%❄️
Retail7 stocks-0.3%-2.5%-5.7%❄️
Payments7 stocks-0.3%-4.2%-8.2%❄️
Pharma8 stocks-0.3%-0.1%-3.9%❄️
Energy9 stocks-1.4%-3.6%-2.2%❄️
📅 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
COST$889$394BSep 243d
$6.53
+11% YoY
$94.9B
+10% YoY
-3.9%Retail
CCL$22$30BSep 298d
$1.35
-5% YoY
$8.4B
+3% YoY
+0.7%Travel▲1d
NKE$35$53BOct 0110d
$0.45
-9% YoY
$11.3B
-3% YoY
+4.9%Restaurants
3 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
Fintech & CryptoNeobrokers, lenders, and crypto-levered names — high beta to risk appetite
SYMBOLPRICEMKT CAPTRENDTODAYYDAYLAST WKMONTHRVOLANALYST TGTNEXT EPSWHY
HOOD
Robinhood
$122$110B⚡3d+2.0%+9.1%+6.8%+13.0%0.3x
$131
+7%
Nov 04
44d
Retail brokerage — crypto + options volume leverage
COIN
Coinbase
$205$54B⚡3d+5.3%+11.7%+6.8%+9.7%0.4x
$200
-2%
Oct 29
38d
Largest US crypto exchange — direct BTC/ETH beta
SOFI
SoFi Technologies
$17$22B-0.5%+1.4%-4.5%-10.8%0.3x
$19
+13%
Oct 27
36d
Digital bank — lending + financial-services flywheel
AFRM
Affirm
$70$24B-1.0%+1.3%-4.0%-8.5%0.1x
$100
+42%
Nov 05
45d
BNPL leader — consumer-credit cycle play
MSTR
Strategy
$167$66B⚡3d+8.6%+16.4%+22.0%+40.1%0.5x
$200
+20%
Oct 29
38d
Leveraged Bitcoin treasury proxy
MARA
MARA Holdings
$14$5B⚡3d+2.4%+13.8%+17.9%+20.4%0.3x
$16
+18%
Nov 04
44d
Largest public Bitcoin miner
UPST
Upstart
$25$2B▲2d+1.6%+0.9%-2.7%-16.2%0.2x
$40
+56%
Nov 03
43d
AI lending marketplace — rate-cut sensitive
Biotech & DevicesBiotech and medical devices — pipeline and procedure-volume driven
SYMBOLPRICEMKT CAPTRENDTODAYYDAYLAST WKMONTHRVOLANALYST TGTNEXT EPSWHY
VRTX
Vertex Pharma
$507$129B-0.2%-1.6%-2.4%-7.4%0.1x
$575
+13%
Nov 02
42d
Cystic fibrosis monopoly + Casgevy + pain (Journavx)
REGN
Regeneron
$791$81B▲1d+0.8%-0.6%-0.4%-5.2%0.1x
$854
+8%
Oct 28
37d
Eylea/Dupixent franchises
GILD
Gilead Sciences
$151$187B▲1d+0.6%-0.5%+3.7%+3.9%0.1x
$162
+7%
Oct 29
38d
HIV + oncology (Trodelvy)
AMGN
Amgen
$391$211B⚡4d+1.3%+1.6%+2.4%-11.1%0.1x
$395
+1%
Nov 03
43d
Biologics + MariTide obesity readout
MRNA
Moderna
$168$67B▲1d+8.9%-2.5%+14.3%+15.6%0.2x
$125
-26%
Nov 05
45d
mRNA platform — vaccine + oncology optionality
BIIB
Biogen
$218$32B▲1d+1.3%-1.6%+0.4%+0.7%0.1x
$240
+10%
Oct 28
37d
Neuro (Leqembi Alzheimer ramp)
ISRG
Intuitive Surgical
$394$141B⚡4d+0.2%+2.5%+4.3%+4.1%0.1x
$483
+22%
Oct 20
29d
da Vinci robotic-surgery monopoly
DXCM
DexCom
$89$34B-0.3%+1.6%+5.2%-3.5%0.1x
$94
+6%
Oct 29
38d
Continuous glucose monitors — diabetes growth
HIMS
Hims & Hers
$29$7B▲2d+1.9%+0.4%-1.0%-15.5%0.1x
$32
+10%
Nov 09
49d
Telehealth — GLP-1 + personalized care
EV & AutoAutomakers and EV names — demand + margin and rate sensitivity
SYMBOLPRICEMKT CAPTRENDTODAYYDAYLAST WKMONTHRVOLANALYST TGTNEXT EPSWHY
GM
General Motors
$84$76B▲1d+1.6%-5.1%-4.2%-4.8%0.1x
$102
+23%
Oct 20
29d
Legacy OEM — buybacks + EV/AV optionality
F
Ford
$13$53B▲1d+0.5%-2.9%-4.3%-7.9%0.1x
$16
+20%
Oct 22
31d
Legacy OEM — Pro fleet + dividend
RIVN
Rivian
$15$22B▲1d+3.0%-2.7%-2.7%-9.1%0.2x
$18
+20%
Nov 03
43d
EV maker — R2 launch + VW JV
LCID
Lucid
$4$2B-0.6%-4.4%-2.3%-26.2%0.1x
$7
+72%
Nov 04
44d
Luxury EV — Saudi-backed, high beta
NIO
NIO
$4$9B-0.6%+1.1%-0.9%-21.5%0.1x
$6
+66%
Nov 24
64d
China EV — delivery-growth beta
Travel & LeisureAirlines, cruises, hotels, online travel, and gaming — cyclical reopening
SYMBOLPRICEMKT CAPTRENDTODAYYDAYLAST WKMONTHRVOLANALYST TGTNEXT EPSWHY
BKNG
Booking Holdings
$167$126B-0.4%-1.5%-4.6%-20.0%0.1x
$240
+44%
Oct 27
36d
Largest online travel agency — global bookings
ABNB
Airbnb
$166$99B-0.3%+0.2%-2.9%-11.5%0.1x
$185
+12%
Nov 05
45d
Alt-accommodation leader — travel demand
DAL
Delta Air Lines
$80$53B⚡3d+0.5%+0.2%+0.2%-2.9%0.1x
$105
+31%
Oct 09
18d
Premium airline — best-in-class margins
UAL
United Airlines
$111$36B⚡3d+1.8%+1.0%+1.6%-2.2%0.1x
$160
+45%
Oct 21
30d
Network carrier — international travel
CCL
Carnival
$22$30B▲1d+1.1%-1.5%-2.1%-14.2%0.1x
$34
+56%
Sep 29
8d
Largest cruise line — deleveraging story
RCL
Royal Caribbean
$247$66B▲1d+0.3%-1.6%-2.8%-15.0%0.1x
$353
+43%
Oct 27
36d
Premium cruise — record booking demand
MAR
Marriott
$338$88B-0.2%+1.5%-0.6%-5.1%0.1x
$393
+16%
Nov 03
43d
Asset-light hotel franchise
DKNG
DraftKings
$22$11B▲1d+1.3%-3.2%-11.4%-15.8%0.1x
$33
+50%
Nov 05
45d
Online sports betting + iGaming growth
Metals & MaterialsMiners, steel, and chemicals — global-growth and reflation proxies
SYMBOLPRICEMKT CAPTRENDTODAYYDAYLAST WKMONTHRVOLANALYST TGTNEXT EPSWHY
FCX
Freeport-McMoRan
$72$103B-0.1%+1.0%+3.1%-6.7%0.1x
$76
+6%
Oct 22
31d
Copper leader — electrification demand
NEM
Newmont
$122$129B-0.8%-0.8%-0.5%-6.8%0.1x
$135
+10%
Oct 22
31d
Largest gold miner — gold-price beta
NUE
Nucor
$247$56B-0.5%-6.3%-3.0%+1.4%0.1x
$286
+16%
Oct 26
35d
Largest US steelmaker — tariff + infra tailwind
CLF
Cleveland-Cliffs
$12$7B-0.2%-2.0%+7.1%+10.7%0.1x
$12
-4%
Oct 19
28d
Flat-rolled steel — auto exposure, high beta
AA
Alcoa
$45$12B▲1d+0.7%-5.4%-4.7%-13.7%0.1x
$58
+28%
Oct 15
24d
Aluminum — tariff + supply-tightness play
ALB
Albemarle
$113$13B▲1d+1.8%-3.6%-1.8%-20.9%0.1x
$172
+53%
Nov 04
44d
Lithium leader — EV-battery cycle
MP
MP Materials
$49$9B▲1d+4.0%-4.3%-3.0%-18.2%0.2x
$75
+53%
Nov 05
45d
US rare-earths — supply-chain security
STLD
Steel Dynamics
$233$33B-0.8%-4.1%-0.5%+2.0%0.0x
$271
+16%
Oct 19
28d
Low-cost US steelmaker — tariff + infra tailwind
Big Banks & BrokersMoney-center banks, investment banks, and brokers — the rate-and-credit complex
SYMBOLPRICEMKT CAPTRENDTODAYYDAYLAST WKMONTHRVOLANALYST TGTNEXT EPSWHY
JPM
JPMorgan Chase
$352$937B⚡3d+0.8%+0.1%+0.6%+0.2%0.1x
$372
+6%
Oct 13
22d
Largest US bank — bellwether for credit and rates
GS
Goldman Sachs
$944$275B▲1d+0.2%-1.0%-4.5%-8.7%0.1x
$1150
+22%
Oct 13
22d
Investment banking + trading — IPO/M&A reopening play
MS
Morgan Stanley
$203$320B▲1d+0.4%-0.5%-1.5%-5.0%0.1x
$243
+19%
Oct 14
23d
Wealth management + capital markets
BAC
Bank of America
$58$403B-0.2%-0.8%-3.1%-6.1%0.1x
$68
+18%
Oct 14
23d
Rate-sensitive consumer + commercial bank
WFC
Wells Fargo
$86$261B▲1d+0.3%-0.9%-2.7%+3.0%0.1x
$102
+18%
Oct 13
22d
Asset-cap removal + buyback story
C
Citigroup
$133$223B▲1d+0.8%-0.7%-2.5%+0.9%0.1x
$158
+19%
Oct 13
22d
Restructuring / break-up value play
SCHW
Charles Schwab
$106$183B▲2d+0.8%+0.6%-1.2%-5.6%0.0x
$126
+18%
Oct 15
24d
Brokerage + cash-sorting recovery
BX
Blackstone
$125$149B-0.1%-0.4%-2.7%-12.9%0.1x
$140
+12%
Oct 22
31d
Largest alt-asset manager — private credit leader
Restaurants & BrandsRestaurants, apparel, and consumer brands — discretionary demand
SYMBOLPRICEMKT CAPTRENDTODAYYDAYLAST WKMONTHRVOLANALYST TGTNEXT EPSWHY
MCD
McDonald's
$247$175B-0.5%-0.1%-4.1%-8.2%0.3x
$305
+24%
Nov 05
45d
Global QSR — value-menu traffic defensive
SBUX
Starbucks
$94$107B-1.6%-0.9%-4.9%-12.0%0.2x
$112
+19%
Oct 28
37d
Turnaround under new leadership
CMG
Chipotle
$33$42B-1.1%-0.2%-10.8%-10.5%0.1x
$44
+32%
Oct 28
37d
High-growth fast-casual — traffic + throughput
LULU
Lululemon
$99$11B▲1d+1.2%-1.3%-1.1%-18.0%0.1x
$100
+1%
Dec 10
80d
Athleisure brand — margin + China growth
NKE
Nike
$35$53B-0.1%-2.3%-4.3%-12.1%0.2x
$45
+27%
Oct 01
10d
Athletic brand turnaround story
YUM
Yum! Brands
$138$38B▲2d+0.3%+1.6%-5.4%-9.1%0.1x
$175
+26%
Nov 03
43d
Taco Bell/KFC/Pizza Hut global franchise
DPZ
Domino's Pizza
$296$10B▲1d+0.5%-1.2%-8.2%-13.0%0.1x
$375
+27%
Oct 13
22d
Delivery QSR — same-store comps
Defense & AerospacePrimes and aerospace — backlog-driven with geopolitical tailwind
SYMBOLPRICEMKT CAPTRENDTODAYYDAYLAST WKMONTHRVOLANALYST TGTNEXT EPSWHY
BA
Boeing
$199$157B▲2d+0.2%+0.6%-5.5%-7.3%0.1x
$278
+40%
Oct 28
37d
Commercial aero recovery — 737/787 ramp
RTX
RTX Corp
$193$261B-0.3%+0.2%-1.0%-7.9%0.1x
$240
+24%
Oct 20
29d
Engines + missiles — defense + aftermarket
LMT
Lockheed Martin
$531$123B-0.4%-0.9%+0.4%-5.1%0.1x
$630
+18%
Oct 20
29d
F-35 prime — defense budget defensive
NOC
Northrop Grumman
$521$74B-1.3%+0.7%-1.3%-5.1%0.1x
$635
+22%
Oct 20
29d
B-21 + missile defense
GD
General Dynamics
$352$95B-0.2%-0.8%-1.3%-8.3%0.0x
$430
+22%
Oct 28
37d
Subs + Gulfstream jets
GE
GE Aerospace
$315$327B⚡4d+0.1%+0.3%-0.9%-9.7%0.1x
$400
+27%
Oct 20
29d
Jet-engine aftermarket — services compounder
HII
Huntington Ingalls
$273$11B▲1d+0.0%-1.5%-2.5%-8.1%0.1x
$367
+34%
Oct 29
38d
Navy shipbuilder — long backlog
Retail & Big BoxBig-box and discount retail — consumer-health barometer
SYMBOLPRICEMKT CAPTRENDTODAYYDAYLAST WKMONTHRVOLANALYST TGTNEXT EPSWHY
COST
Costco
$889$394B-0.7%+0.1%-3.2%-6.2%0.1x
$1100
+24%
Sep 24
3d
Membership warehouse — defensive compounder
WMT
Walmart
$107$851B▲1d+0.1%-0.1%-2.0%+3.1%0.1x
$130
+22%
Nov 19
59d
Largest retailer — trade-down + advertising upside
TGT
Target
$158$72B-0.0%-1.0%-0.3%-4.4%0.0x
$160
+2%
Nov 18
58d
Discretionary retail turnaround
HD
Home Depot
$297$296B-1.0%-0.8%-4.5%-10.9%0.1x
$379
+28%
Nov 17
57d
Home-improvement — housing + rate sensitivity
LOW
Lowe's
$189$106B-1.8%-0.9%-4.7%-12.6%0.1x
$255
+35%
Nov 18
58d
#2 home improvement — DIY exposure
DG
Dollar General
$123$27B▲1d+0.1%-2.0%-5.1%-0.7%0.1x
$138
+13%
Dec 03
73d
Low-end consumer — value-channel traffic
TJX
TJX Companies
$129$141B⚡3d+1.1%+0.6%+2.0%-8.5%0.1x
$175
+36%
Nov 18
58d
Off-price retail — trade-down winner
Payments & CardsCard networks and payment processors — consumer-spend proxies
SYMBOLPRICEMKT CAPTRENDTODAYYDAYLAST WKMONTHRVOLANALYST TGTNEXT EPSWHY
V
Visa
$368$690B-0.2%-0.4%-2.0%-0.9%0.1x
$422
+15%
Oct 27
36d
Global card-network duopoly — spend volume bellwether
MA
Mastercard
$564$494B-0.2%-0.1%-1.8%-2.8%0.1x
$668
+18%
Oct 29
38d
Card-network duopoly — cross-border travel tailwind
AXP
American Express
$312$211B▲2d+0.1%+0.1%-4.9%-7.2%0.1x
$382
+22%
Oct 23
32d
Premium card + lending, affluent consumer
PYPL
PayPal
$52$45B-0.3%-1.0%-3.3%-14.9%0.1x
$57
+9%
Oct 27
36d
Digital wallet turnaround — Venmo monetization
FISV
Fiserv
$46$25B-1.6%-4.3%-9.0%-11.7%0.2x
$59
+27%
Oct 28
37d
Merchant acquiring + Clover SMB platform
FIS
Fidelity National
$35$18B-0.5%-2.2%-7.1%-13.2%0.0x
$50
+40%
Nov 04
44d
Banking + payments processing
COF
Capital One
$203$125B▲2d+0.4%+0.2%-1.7%-6.8%0.1x
$254
+25%
Oct 20
29d
Card lender — Discover merger integration
Pharma & Managed CareLarge-cap pharma and health insurers — defensive with catalyst optionality
SYMBOLPRICEMKT CAPTRENDTODAYYDAYLAST WKMONTHRVOLANALYST TGTNEXT EPSWHY
LLY
Eli Lilly
$1163$1.0T⚡4d+0.8%+0.0%+2.1%-7.4%0.1x
$1385
+19%
Oct 29
38d
GLP-1 leader (Zepbound/Mounjaro) — obesity supercycle
NVO
Novo Nordisk ADR
$40$177B-7.1%+0.1%-7.6%-14.1%1.1x
$45
+11%
Nov 04
44d
Wegovy/Ozempic — GLP-1 duopoly with LLY
UNH
UnitedHealth
$375$337B-0.4%+0.5%-2.1%-3.2%0.1x
$490
+30%
Oct 13
22d
Largest managed-care insurer — MLR recovery
JNJ
Johnson & Johnson
$273$659B▲1d+1.2%-0.1%+2.6%+1.6%0.1x
$282
+3%
Oct 13
22d
Diversified pharma + medtech defensive
ABBV
AbbVie
$266$470B▲1d+0.8%-0.0%+1.6%+0.4%0.1x
$284
+7%
Oct 29
38d
Immunology (Skyrizi/Rinvoq) post-Humira
MRK
Merck
$149$368B▲1d+1.5%-0.2%+3.5%-1.7%0.1x
$152
+2%
Oct 29
38d
Keytruda oncology franchise
PFE
Pfizer
$28$158B⚡3d+0.1%+0.1%-0.1%-1.3%0.1x
$28
+1%
Nov 03
43d
Post-COVID reset — oncology pipeline rebuild
BMY
Bristol Myers
$63$129B▲2d+0.4%+0.3%-1.2%-5.5%0.1x
$68
+7%
Oct 29
38d
Cheap pharma — pipeline turnaround
Energy & Oil/GasOil majors, E&P, services, and LNG — commodity + geopolitical beta
SYMBOLPRICEMKT CAPTRENDTODAYYDAYLAST WKMONTHRVOLANALYST TGTNEXT EPSWHY
XOM
Exxon Mobil
$160$657B-2.2%+0.2%-3.2%-3.2%0.1x
$170
+6%
Oct 30
39d
Integrated major — Permian + Guyana growth
CVX
Chevron
$206$405B-1.5%-1.0%-2.7%+0.6%0.1x
$224
+9%
Oct 30
39d
Integrated major — Hess deal + buybacks
COP
ConocoPhillips
$129$155B-2.3%-1.0%-5.8%-4.5%0.1x
$146
+13%
Nov 05
45d
Largest US independent E&P
OXY
Occidental
$57$57B-2.4%-0.8%-7.1%-5.9%0.1x
$69
+20%
Nov 09
49d
Permian E&P — Buffett-backed + carbon capture
SLB
Schlumberger
$51$75B-0.6%-1.8%-4.7%-5.2%0.1x
$63
+24%
Oct 23
32d
Largest oilfield-services name
HAL
Halliburton
$33$28B-1.9%-1.1%-5.7%-6.2%0.1x
$43
+30%
Oct 20
29d
N. America frac + completions
FANG
Diamondback
$188$53B-2.1%-2.3%-8.4%-10.6%0.1x
$233
+24%
Nov 02
42d
Permian pure-play E&P
LNG
Cheniere Energy
$271$56B▲1d+1.1%-0.6%-1.0%-2.2%0.1x
$312
+15%
Oct 29
38d
Largest US LNG exporter — gas-export demand
MPC
Marathon Petroleum
$422$118B-0.8%+0.7%+6.3%+16.9%0.1x
$380
-10%
Nov 03
43d
Refiner — crack-spread + buyback story
Momentum Buckets — Top 6 per column
✓ ENTRY
Up-day + strong month — momentum buy
MRNA$168+8.9%
month +15.6%
MSTR$167+8.6%
month +40.1%
MARA$14+2.4%
month +20.4%
HOOD$122+2.0%
month +13.0%
⏸ CONSOLIDATING
Flat day + strong month — coil setup
CLF$12-0.2%
month +10.7%
✗ WEAKENING
Down-day on a strong month — caution
No names in this bucket today
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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