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S&P Sector Pulse

S&P Sector Pulse — Week of Sep 28, 2026

Sep 28, 2026 run — 34 advancing, 56 declining across 90 names tracked on the day.

As of close, Sep 28, 2026
S&P Sector Pulse
Monday, September 28 2026 · 10:00 AM ET
🧠 12 sectors · 90 stocks · ↑34 · ↓56
CHOPPY CONDITIONS VIX 16 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+0.6%-0.2%-2.1%❄️
Retail7 stocks+0.3%+0.6%-3.0%❄️
Restaurants7 stocks+0.1%-1.7%-12.8%❄️
Pharma8 stocks-0.2%+0.2%-2.1%❄️
Biotech9 stocks-0.7%+2.0%+4.9%🔥
Auto/EV5 stocks-1.0%-3.4%-11.5%❄️
Banks8 stocks-1.0%-4.8%-8.5%❄️
Travel8 stocks-1.1%-1.8%-8.9%❄️
Payments7 stocks-1.1%-1.0%-7.6%❄️
Defense7 stocks-1.2%-3.6%-9.1%❄️
Fintech7 stocks-1.2%-4.9%+3.5%🔥
Materials8 stocks-2.4%-3.1%-9.1%❄️
📅 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
CCL$22$30BSep 291d—
$1.35
-6% YoY
$8.4B
+3% YoY
+0.7%Travel——
NKE$36$53BOct 013d—
$0.44
-10% YoY
$11.3B
-3% YoY
+4.9%Restaurants▲1d—
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
$163$670B▲1d+1.5%-1.0%+3.0%+4.0%0.1x
$174
+7%
Oct 30
32d
Integrated major — Permian + Guyana growth
CVX
Chevron
$207$406B▲1d+1.3%-0.6%+1.6%+2.5%0.1x
$227
+10%
Oct 30
32d
Integrated major — Hess deal + buybacks
COP
ConocoPhillips
$128$154B▲1d+0.6%-1.6%+0.4%-1.8%0.1x
$146
+14%
Nov 05
38d
Largest US independent E&P
OXY
Occidental
$57$57B▲1d+0.4%-2.0%-0.3%-3.0%0.1x
$69
+21%
Nov 09
42d
Permian E&P — Buffett-backed + carbon capture
SLB
Schlumberger
$51$76B—-0.6%+0.2%-1.1%-10.2%0.0x
$63
+23%
Oct 23
25d
Largest oilfield-services name
HAL
Halliburton
$32$27B—-1.0%+0.0%-2.8%-9.9%0.1x
$43
+32%
Oct 20
22d
N. America frac + completions
FANG
Diamondback
$188$53B▲1d+0.7%-1.2%-0.7%-4.9%0.1x
$233
+24%
Nov 02
35d
Permian pure-play E&P
LNG
Cheniere Energy
$273$56B▲1d+1.6%-2.8%-0.8%-3.4%0.1x
$312
+14%
Oct 29
31d
Largest US LNG exporter — gas-export demand
MPC
Marathon Petroleum
$397$111B⚡3d+0.8%+0.7%-1.5%+7.5%0.1x
$380
-4%
Nov 03
36d
Refiner — crack-spread + buyback story
Retail & Big BoxBig-box and discount retail — consumer-health barometer
SYMBOLPRICEMKT CAPTRENDTODAYYDAYLAST WKMONTHRVOLANALYST TGTNEXT EPSWHY
COST
Costco
$927$411B▲2d+0.4%+2.9%+3.1%-2.0%0.1x
$1065
+15%
Dec 10
73d
Membership warehouse — defensive compounder
WMT
Walmart
$109$867B▲2d+0.8%+0.4%+1.4%+5.6%0.1x
$130
+19%
Nov 19
52d
Largest retailer — trade-down + advertising upside
TGT
Target
$160$73B▲2d+1.8%+0.8%+1.6%-1.8%0.2x
$160
+0%
Nov 18
51d
Discretionary retail turnaround
HD
Home Depot
$291$291B—-0.6%+0.3%-1.9%-11.1%0.1x
$379
+30%
Nov 17
50d
Home-improvement — housing + rate sensitivity
LOW
Lowe's
$188$105B—-0.9%+0.4%-1.8%-9.8%0.1x
$255
+36%
Nov 18
51d
#2 home improvement — DIY exposure
DG
Dollar General
$124$27B—-1.1%+1.9%+1.3%+0.5%0.1x
$140
+13%
Dec 03
66d
Low-end consumer — value-channel traffic
TJX
TJX Companies
$132$145B▲1d+1.4%-1.2%+0.7%-2.4%0.1x
$175
+33%
Nov 18
51d
Off-price retail — trade-down winner
Restaurants & BrandsRestaurants, apparel, and consumer brands — discretionary demand
SYMBOLPRICEMKT CAPTRENDTODAYYDAYLAST WKMONTHRVOLANALYST TGTNEXT EPSWHY
MCD
McDonald's
$236$167B—-0.0%-0.2%-4.6%-10.2%0.1x
$295
+25%
Nov 05
38d
Global QSR — value-menu traffic defensive
SBUX
Starbucks
$95$108B▲2d+0.0%+1.3%-0.0%-12.0%0.1x
$112
+18%
Oct 28
30d
Turnaround under new leadership
CMG
Chipotle
$32$40B▲1d+1.0%-2.1%-4.6%-16.8%0.2x
$44
+39%
Oct 28
30d
High-growth fast-casual — traffic + throughput
LULU
Lululemon
$101$11B—-0.1%-0.3%-0.2%-16.3%0.1x
$100
-1%
Dec 10
73d
Athleisure brand — margin + China growth
NKE
Nike
$36$53B▲1d+0.6%-0.7%-0.3%-8.2%0.2x
$44
+22%
Oct 01
3d
Athletic brand turnaround story
YUM
Yum! Brands
$139$38B▲2d+0.2%+0.9%-0.3%-9.3%0.1x
$175
+26%
Nov 03
36d
Taco Bell/KFC/Pizza Hut global franchise
DPZ
Domino's Pizza
$290$10B—-0.7%-0.3%-2.0%-16.6%0.1x
$375
+29%
Oct 13
15d
Delivery QSR — same-store comps
Pharma & Managed CareLarge-cap pharma and health insurers — defensive with catalyst optionality
SYMBOLPRICEMKT CAPTRENDTODAYYDAYLAST WKMONTHRVOLANALYST TGTNEXT EPSWHY
LLY
Eli Lilly
$1186$1.1T⚡3d+0.2%+0.1%+1.8%+1.0%0.1x
$1385
+17%
Oct 29
31d
GLP-1 leader (Zepbound/Mounjaro) — obesity supercycle
NVO
Novo Nordisk ADR
$38$169B—-1.3%+0.5%-3.8%-16.1%0.1x
$44
+16%
Nov 04
37d
Wegovy/Ozempic — GLP-1 duopoly with LLY
UNH
UnitedHealth
$377$338B⚡3d+0.1%+0.4%-0.2%-3.5%0.1x
$490
+30%
Oct 13
15d
Largest managed-care insurer — MLR recovery
JNJ
Johnson & Johnson
$272$656B⚡3d+0.4%+0.2%+1.0%+1.6%0.1x
$282
+4%
Oct 13
15d
Diversified pharma + medtech defensive
ABBV
AbbVie
$265$468B▲1d+0.2%-0.3%+0.1%+3.6%0.1x
$285
+8%
Oct 29
31d
Immunology (Skyrizi/Rinvoq) post-Humira
MRK
Merck
$149$366B—-0.2%+0.5%-0.7%+0.7%0.1x
$155
+4%
Oct 29
31d
Keytruda oncology franchise
PFE
Pfizer
$28$162B—-0.7%+0.9%+2.6%+1.8%0.1x
$28
-2%
Nov 03
36d
Post-COVID reset — oncology pipeline rebuild
BMY
Bristol Myers
$63$128B—-0.0%+2.2%+0.3%-5.6%0.1x
$68
+8%
Oct 29
31d
Cheap pharma — pipeline turnaround
Biotech & DevicesBiotech and medical devices — pipeline and procedure-volume driven
SYMBOLPRICEMKT CAPTRENDTODAYYDAYLAST WKMONTHRVOLANALYST TGTNEXT EPSWHY
VRTX
Vertex Pharma
$528$134B🔥6d+0.4%+0.7%+3.5%-2.4%0.1x
$578
+9%
Nov 02
35d
Cystic fibrosis monopoly + Casgevy + pain (Journavx)
REGN
Regeneron
$756$78B—-4.1%-1.0%-5.3%-4.9%0.2x
$857
+13%
Oct 30
32d
Eylea/Dupixent franchises
GILD
Gilead Sciences
$151$187B▲2d+0.0%+0.8%+0.3%+4.2%0.1x
$164
+8%
Oct 29
31d
HIV + oncology (Trodelvy)
AMGN
Amgen
$415$224B▲2d+0.1%+2.1%+5.6%-4.0%0.1x
$400
-4%
Nov 03
36d
Biologics + MariTide obesity readout
MRNA
Moderna
$196$78B—-1.3%+2.1%+13.5%+42.3%0.2x
$125
-36%
Nov 05
38d
mRNA platform — vaccine + oncology optionality
BIIB
Biogen
$229$34B▲2d+0.6%+0.6%+4.5%+4.8%0.1x
$240
+5%
Oct 28
30d
Neuro (Leqembi Alzheimer ramp)
ISRG
Intuitive Surgical
$408$146B⚡3d+0.7%+1.4%+1.6%+9.5%0.1x
$483
+18%
Oct 20
22d
da Vinci robotic-surgery monopoly
DXCM
DexCom
$87$33B▲1d+0.1%-1.0%-2.8%-4.5%0.1x
$94
+8%
Oct 29
31d
Continuous glucose monitors — diabetes growth
HIMS
Hims & Hers
$29$7B—-2.7%+0.5%-2.5%-0.8%0.1x
$31
+8%
Nov 09
42d
Telehealth — GLP-1 + personalized care
EV & AutoAutomakers and EV names — demand + margin and rate sensitivity
SYMBOLPRICEMKT CAPTRENDTODAYYDAYLAST WKMONTHRVOLANALYST TGTNEXT EPSWHY
GM
General Motors
$82$74B—-0.6%+2.6%-2.1%-4.6%0.1x
$103
+25%
Oct 20
22d
Legacy OEM — buybacks + EV/AV optionality
F
Ford
$12$50B—-1.6%+0.9%-5.1%-9.9%0.1x
$16
+24%
Oct 22
24d
Legacy OEM — Pro fleet + dividend
RIVN
Rivian
$15$22B—-1.7%+1.2%-1.0%-5.4%0.1x
$18
+22%
Nov 03
36d
EV maker — R2 launch + VW JV
LCID
Lucid
$4$2B—-2.5%-1.9%-7.7%-20.8%0.1x
$7
+76%
Nov 04
37d
Luxury EV — Saudi-backed, high beta
NIO
NIO
$4$9B▲1d+1.4%-1.4%-1.1%-16.9%0.1x
$6
+66%
Nov 24
57d
China EV — delivery-growth beta
Big Banks & BrokersMoney-center banks, investment banks, and brokers — the rate-and-credit complex
SYMBOLPRICEMKT CAPTRENDTODAYYDAYLAST WKMONTHRVOLANALYST TGTNEXT EPSWHY
JPM
JPMorgan Chase
$340$903B—-1.0%+1.3%-3.5%-5.0%0.1x
$375
+10%
Oct 13
15d
Largest US bank — bellwether for credit and rates
GS
Goldman Sachs
$923$269B—-1.3%+1.3%-3.8%-10.3%0.1x
$1150
+25%
Oct 13
15d
Investment banking + trading — IPO/M&A reopening play
MS
Morgan Stanley
$195$306B—-0.8%-0.0%-5.5%-9.3%0.1x
$243
+25%
Oct 14
16d
Wealth management + capital markets
BAC
Bank of America
$56$394B—-0.5%+1.2%-2.7%-9.0%0.1x
$68
+21%
Oct 14
16d
Rate-sensitive consumer + commercial bank
WFC
Wells Fargo
$82$248B—-1.1%+1.0%-5.1%-5.3%0.1x
$100
+22%
Oct 13
15d
Asset-cap removal + buyback story
C
Citigroup
$133$224B—-0.6%+1.6%-1.2%+0.4%0.1x
$157
+18%
Oct 13
15d
Restructuring / break-up value play
SCHW
Charles Schwab
$98$170B—-0.7%-0.5%-8.0%-10.7%0.1x
$126
+28%
Oct 15
17d
Brokerage + cash-sorting recovery
BX
Blackstone
$116$139B—-2.0%+1.0%-8.2%-18.5%0.2x
$140
+21%
Oct 22
24d
Largest alt-asset manager — private credit leader
Travel & LeisureAirlines, cruises, hotels, online travel, and gaming — cyclical reopening
SYMBOLPRICEMKT CAPTRENDTODAYYDAYLAST WKMONTHRVOLANALYST TGTNEXT EPSWHY
BKNG
Booking Holdings
$162$122B—-1.1%+4.2%-3.8%-21.0%0.1x
$240
+48%
Oct 27
29d
Largest online travel agency — global bookings
ABNB
Airbnb
$157$94B—-0.3%+4.0%-5.9%-17.1%0.1x
$185
+18%
Nov 05
38d
Alt-accommodation leader — travel demand
DAL
Delta Air Lines
$83$54B—-2.5%+2.6%+0.4%+3.5%0.1x
$105
+27%
Oct 09
11d
Premium airline — best-in-class margins
UAL
United Airlines
$110$36B—-3.4%+2.5%-3.8%-0.5%0.2x
$160
+45%
Oct 21
23d
Network carrier — international travel
CCL
Carnival
$22$30B—-0.2%+2.1%-0.5%-10.3%0.2x
$34
+51%
Sep 29
1d
Largest cruise line — deleveraging story
RCL
Royal Caribbean
$243$65B⚡3d+0.2%+1.6%-2.8%-12.4%0.2x
$355
+46%
Oct 27
29d
Premium cruise — record booking demand
MAR
Marriott
$356$93B▲2d+1.0%+0.1%+3.8%+1.3%0.1x
$393
+11%
Nov 03
36d
Asset-light hotel franchise
DKNG
DraftKings
$22$11B—-2.2%+3.5%-2.0%-14.8%0.2x
$33
+53%
Nov 05
38d
Online sports betting + iGaming growth
Payments & CardsCard networks and payment processors — consumer-spend proxies
SYMBOLPRICEMKT CAPTRENDTODAYYDAYLAST WKMONTHRVOLANALYST TGTNEXT EPSWHY
V
Visa
$370$694B▲1d+0.6%-0.2%-0.1%-3.1%0.1x
$422
+14%
Oct 27
29d
Global card-network duopoly — spend volume bellwether
MA
Mastercard
$567$496B—-0.2%+0.3%-0.2%-4.8%0.1x
$668
+18%
Oct 29
31d
Card-network duopoly — cross-border travel tailwind
AXP
American Express
$304$206B—-1.4%+1.1%-2.9%-8.6%0.1x
$383
+26%
Oct 23
25d
Premium card + lending, affluent consumer
PYPL
PayPal
$54$46B—-1.5%+4.6%+3.1%+1.3%0.1x
$56
+4%
Oct 27
29d
Digital wallet turnaround — Venmo monetization
FISV
Fiserv
$46$24B—-2.1%+1.1%-2.0%-14.4%0.1x
$58
+27%
Oct 28
30d
Merchant acquiring + Clover SMB platform
FIS
Fidelity National
$35$18B—-1.8%+1.2%-1.1%-15.0%0.1x
$50
+42%
Nov 04
37d
Banking + payments processing
COF
Capital One
$198$121B—-1.2%+1.8%-3.5%-8.3%0.1x
$255
+29%
Oct 20
22d
Card lender — Discover merger integration
Defense & AerospacePrimes and aerospace — backlog-driven with geopolitical tailwind
SYMBOLPRICEMKT CAPTRENDTODAYYDAYLAST WKMONTHRVOLANALYST TGTNEXT EPSWHY
BA
Boeing
$188$149B—-5.0%+0.7%-6.5%-10.3%0.5x
$274
+45%
Oct 28
30d
Commercial aero recovery — 737/787 ramp
RTX
RTX Corp
$189$255B—-0.1%+0.4%-2.7%-10.7%0.1x
$240
+27%
Oct 20
22d
Engines + missiles — defense + aftermarket
LMT
Lockheed Martin
$522$120B▲1d+0.5%-0.8%-2.5%-6.8%0.1x
$629
+20%
Oct 20
22d
F-35 prime — defense budget defensive
NOC
Northrop Grumman
$512$73B▲2d+0.2%+0.3%-2.9%-5.8%0.1x
$625
+22%
Oct 20
22d
B-21 + missile defense
GD
General Dynamics
$335$91B—-0.4%+0.1%-5.2%-11.6%0.1x
$430
+28%
Oct 28
30d
Subs + Gulfstream jets
GE
GE Aerospace
$321$333B—-2.0%+2.3%+0.5%-6.4%0.1x
$400
+25%
Oct 20
22d
Jet-engine aftermarket — services compounder
HII
Huntington Ingalls
$260$10B—-1.7%-0.7%-6.0%-11.8%0.1x
$367
+41%
Oct 29
31d
Navy shipbuilder — long backlog
Fintech & CryptoNeobrokers, lenders, and crypto-levered names — high beta to risk appetite
SYMBOLPRICEMKT CAPTRENDTODAYYDAYLAST WKMONTHRVOLANALYST TGTNEXT EPSWHY
HOOD
Robinhood
$119$107B—-0.1%-1.2%-3.3%+14.3%0.1x
$136
+14%
Nov 04
37d
Retail brokerage — crypto + options volume leverage
COIN
Coinbase
$196$52B▲1d+0.5%-2.1%-2.5%+9.8%0.2x
$204
+4%
Oct 29
31d
Largest US crypto exchange — direct BTC/ETH beta
SOFI
SoFi Technologies
$16$21B—-2.6%-1.3%-4.9%-10.6%0.2x
$19
+18%
Oct 27
29d
Digital bank — lending + financial-services flywheel
AFRM
Affirm
$69$23B—-3.9%-0.1%-3.2%-11.6%0.1x
$100
+46%
Nov 05
38d
BNPL leader — consumer-credit cycle play
MSTR
Strategy
$160$63B▲1d+0.6%-1.9%-5.3%+25.3%0.1x
$200
+25%
Oct 29
31d
Leveraged Bitcoin treasury proxy
MARA
MARA Holdings
$13$5B▲1d+0.9%-2.9%-4.6%+18.7%0.1x
$17
+34%
Nov 04
37d
Largest public Bitcoin miner
UPST
Upstart
$23$2B—-4.0%-3.4%-10.6%-21.4%0.2x
$40
+73%
Nov 03
36d
AI lending marketplace — rate-cut sensitive
Metals & MaterialsMiners, steel, and chemicals — global-growth and reflation proxies
SYMBOLPRICEMKT CAPTRENDTODAYYDAYLAST WKMONTHRVOLANALYST TGTNEXT EPSWHY
FCX
Freeport-McMoRan
$71$102B—-1.5%+0.3%-1.3%-6.8%0.1x
$76
+7%
Oct 22
24d
Copper leader — electrification demand
NEM
Newmont
$117$123B—-3.7%+0.1%-4.9%-8.4%0.1x
$140
+20%
Oct 22
24d
Largest gold miner — gold-price beta
NUE
Nucor
$246$56B—-0.6%-0.3%+1.4%-1.9%0.1x
$286
+17%
Oct 26
28d
Largest US steelmaker — tariff + infra tailwind
CLF
Cleveland-Cliffs
$12$7B—-4.2%-2.6%-3.4%+0.4%0.2x
$12
+3%
Oct 19
21d
Flat-rolled steel — auto exposure, high beta
AA
Alcoa
$42$11B—-1.6%+0.4%-5.6%-16.2%0.1x
$58
+36%
Oct 15
17d
Aluminum — tariff + supply-tightness play
ALB
Albemarle
$107$13B—-2.4%+1.4%-5.2%-21.8%0.1x
$172
+61%
Nov 04
37d
Lithium leader — EV-battery cycle
MP
MP Materials
$47$8B—-3.6%-0.9%-5.9%-16.2%0.2x
$75
+59%
Nov 05
38d
US rare-earths — supply-chain security
STLD
Steel Dynamics
$231$33B—-1.3%-0.7%+0.3%-1.7%0.2x
$271
+18%
Oct 19
21d
Low-cost US steelmaker — tariff + infra tailwind
Momentum Buckets — Top 6 per column
✓ ENTRY
Up-day + strong month — momentum buy
No names in this bucket today
⏸ CONSOLIDATING
Flat day + strong month — coil setup
HOOD$119-0.1%
month +14.3%
✗ WEAKENING
Down-day on a strong month — caution
MRNA$196-1.3%
month +42.3%
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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