Sector Leaders Today

The top-ranked stock in each market sector by AIQ composite score, updated every market day. See where sector leadership is strengthening or rotating.

Today's Market Pulse

Sector Leaders: WeakeningMarket closed

Average AIQ fell -10.8 points to 59.9 since the prior session; 8 new names entered the list; Basic Materials holds 9% of positions (broad leadership).

Avg AIQ

59.9-10.8

7D AIQ change

-10.8

Signal breadth

27%-6pt

New entrants

Concentration

9%+1pt

Data as of 2026-07-24, market close · 1,469 symbols · Methodology v1.0

SignalIQ Leaderboard Brief™

Published · as of 2026-07-24

The current structure of the leaderboard highlights sustained strength within Basic Materials, which maintains multiple highly ranked constituents like SILV (rank 1) and CF (rank 2). The sector's high-scoring cohort suggests robust underlying fundamentals across its top performers. While other sectors maintain a full complement of 20 stocks, the density of high scores in Basic Materials indicates structural leadership.

Sector rotation evidence points toward continued outperformance within resource groups. Specifically, the movement of BKR into the Energy sector with a significant momentum delta of 26.0 suggests that energy plays are capturing attention. Meanwhile, MAT's upward rank shift by 10 positions and SOLV's jump of 8 ranks indicate positive structural shifts in Consumer Cyclical and Healthcare, respectively. These movements suggest capital is rotating into cyclical sectors showing improving quality metrics.

Confirming this thesis, the entry of AXTA into Basic Materials (rank 18) reinforces the sector’s breadth appeal. In contrast, the exit of DECK from Consumer Cyclical and MKC from Consumer Defensive suggests that these specific names are losing rank momentum relative to their peers. The notable decline in META's ranking by 7 positions, despite its high quality score, indicates increased competitive pressure within Communication Services.

The upward movement of ZM (Technology) by 12 ranks, while not a sector shift, underscores the broader theme of improving structural positioning for certain names. Given the persistent strength and breadth in Basic Materials, watch if any top-ranked Basic Materials name drops below an AIQ score of 56.0; this would signal a potential weakening of the sector's structural lead.

Summary ▸

Basic Materials continues to dominate the sector landscape, with SILV maintaining a high quality score of 92.0 and leading the top ranks. The structural strength in Basic Materials suggests continued outperformance across commodity cycles. This concentration indicates that resource sectors are commanding significant attention on the leaderboard.

Today's Ranking

Rank	Ticker	Sector	AIQ	Momentum	Quality	Risk	Δ1d	State
1	SILV	Basic Materials	78	—	92	100	—	Consistent Leader
2	CF	Basic Materials	69	82	66	63	new
3	PPG	Basic Materials	64	49	82	47	▼2	Consistent Leader
4	MAG	Basic Materials	59	—	47	100	new	New Leader
5	BHP	Basic Materials	59	50	72	57	new
6	MOS	Basic Materials	57	63	41	53	new	New Leader
7	CTVA	Basic Materials	56	72	54	68	new	New Leader
8	SCCO	Basic Materials	56	56	85	53	new	New Leader
9	KGC	Basic Materials	58	38	81	57	new
10	B	Basic Materials	57	38	70	68	new
11	CX	Basic Materials	49	44	52	60	new
12	STLD	Basic Materials	61	85	42	59	new
13	RPM	Basic Materials	59	57	57	61	new
14	RIO	Basic Materials	55	45	53	60	new
15	FSM	Basic Materials	55	40	68	43	new
16	FNV	Basic Materials	53	50	74	71	new
17	BTG	Basic Materials	54	35	65	47	new
18	AXTA	Basic Materials	52	48	40	57	new
19	AEM	Basic Materials	53	36	75	59	new
20	NEM	Basic Materials	53	35	74	51	new
21	T	Communication Services	62	73	57	43	new
22	NWSA	Communication Services	61	62	68	67	new
23	NWS	Communication Services	60	62	68	65	new
24	EA	Communication Services	58	79	66	76	new
25	RELX	Communication Services	56	66	69	34	new
26	BCE	Communication Services	58	48	58	47	▼25	Losing Leadership
27	SIRI	Communication Services	56	51	46	54	new
28	PINS	Communication Services	55	53	68	65	new
29	LYV	Communication Services	55	47	60	56	new
30	TME	Communication Services	55	44	63	64	new
31	MGNI	Communication Services	54	45	72	28	new
32	CMCSA	Communication Services	55	33	61	43	new
33	FOXA	Communication Services	53	41	50	56	new
34	FOX	Communication Services	53	41	50	56	new
35	SPOT	Communication Services	51	54	71	49	new
36	META	Communication Services	53	26	85	53	new	Losing Leadership
37	GOOG	Communication Services	51	13	89	60	new	Losing Leadership
38	GOOGL	Communication Services	51	12	89	60	new
39	VZ	Communication Services	58	80	43	38	new	Strong Momentum / Elevated Risk
40	DIS	Communication Services	50	34	52	51	new
41	ANF	Consumer Cyclical	70	66	83	47	new
42	CAKE	Consumer Cyclical	65	78	67	47	new	Strong Momentum / Elevated Risk
43	BBY	Consumer Cyclical	63	78	59	52	new
44	SKX	Consumer Cyclical	66	—	61	80	new
45	ROST	Consumer Cyclical	61	85	67	66	new
46	MAT	Consumer Cyclical	62	71	51	56	new
47	BYD	Consumer Cyclical	63	55	70	52	new
48	WSM	Consumer Cyclical	61	61	80	51	new
49	HRB	Consumer Cyclical	60	69	55	39	new
50	LULU	Consumer Cyclical	64	39	90	63	new
51	SON	Consumer Cyclical	60	65	52	43	new
52	ULTA	Consumer Cyclical	59	65	73	57	new
53	BURL	Consumer Cyclical	57	84	63	41	new	Strong Momentum / Elevated Risk
54	PHM	Consumer Cyclical	60	57	57	65	new
55	PDD	Consumer Cyclical	60	40	84	52	new
56	TOL	Consumer Cyclical	58	53	53	61	new
57	PVH	Consumer Cyclical	57	58	50	42	new
58	ABNB	Consumer Cyclical	57	49	87	61	new
59	M	Consumer Cyclical	55	59	41	43	new
60	SEE	Consumer Cyclical	56	—	53	48	new
61	CALM	Consumer Defensive	74	74	89	57	▼60	Losing Leadership
62	TGT	Consumer Defensive	68	78	63	59	new	Losing Leadership
63	TAL	Consumer Defensive	58	71	61	56	new
64	VITL	Consumer Defensive	59	56	65	51	new
65	KO	Consumer Defensive	57	59	77	50	new
66	MO	Consumer Defensive	55	65	60	40	new
67	PG	Consumer Defensive	55	51	74	49	new
68	MNST	Consumer Defensive	55	50	81	71	new
69	BTI	Consumer Defensive	52	47	63	37	new
70	CCEP	Consumer Defensive	50	54	49	47	new
71	PM	Consumer Defensive	54	72	60	36	new
72	SYY	Consumer Defensive	54	57	48	53	new
73	KVUE	Consumer Defensive	52	58	58	54	new
74	CLX	Consumer Defensive	53	51	65	42	new
75	CHD	Consumer Defensive	50	62	59	53	new
76	GIS	Consumer Defensive	51	54	50	25	new
77	KMB	Consumer Defensive	50	54	56	41	new
78	DEO	Consumer Defensive	49	58	46	43	new
79	ELF	Consumer Defensive	46	61	59	38	new
80	UL	Consumer Defensive	47	52	47	46	new
81	VG	Energy	68	79	89	27	▼80	Losing Leadership
82	EOG	Energy	67	83	73	60	new	Losing Leadership
83	APA	Energy	66	80	60	48	new	Strong Momentum / Elevated Risk
84	PBR	Energy	65	79	58	43	new	Strong Momentum / Elevated Risk
85	CNQ	Energy	62	81	63	61	new
86	DVN	Energy	62	80	49	51	new
87	TPL	Energy	62	68	96	62	new
88	CVE	Energy	60	80	41	56	new
89	MPLX	Energy	60	74	60	55	new
90	LNG	Energy	59	82	56	39	new	Strong Momentum / Elevated Risk
91	XOM	Energy	58	85	47	55	new
92	COP	Energy	58	84	48	52	new
93	CNX	Energy	60	62	67	50	new
94	PR	Energy	58	79	51	53	new
95	MTDR	Energy	59	52	65	50	new
96	CVX	Energy	55	86	40	63	new
97	EXE	Energy	59	64	59	52	new
98	SLB	Energy	57	81	46	51	new
99	TRGP	Energy	53	79	52	48	new	Strong Momentum / Elevated Risk
100	BKR	Energy	53	65	49	60	new
101	FBP	Financial Services	72	79	76	80	new	Losing Leadership
102	AEG	Financial Services	71	75	67	74	new	Losing Leadership
103	ALL	Financial Services	71	70	81	51	new
104	WU	Financial Services	72	60	86	61	new
105	AMP	Financial Services	70	74	80	72	new
106	PYPL	Financial Services	68	81	69	46	new	Strong Momentum / Elevated Risk
107	TRV	Financial Services	67	84	63	55	new
108	SEIC	Financial Services	68	71	87	77	new
109	HIG	Financial Services	68	68	69	70	new
110	OZK	Financial Services	67	65	66	72	▼109	Losing Leadership
111	LNC	Financial Services	65	78	42	72	new
112	TBBK	Financial Services	66	66	78	67	new
113	USO	Financial Services	64	90	69	10	new	Strong Momentum / Elevated Risk
114	MFC	Financial Services	64	79	52	79	new
115	STT	Financial Services	64	75	55	71	new
116	RJF	Financial Services	64	67	71	62	new
117	PRU	Financial Services	63	75	40	78	new
118	BPOP	Financial Services	64	66	69	56	new
119	FULT	Financial Services	64	64	66	59	new
120	RF	Financial Services	63	64	68	63	new
121	INCY	Healthcare	72	65	89	74	▼120	Losing Leadership
122	ACAD	Healthcare	73	52	99	69	new	Losing Leadership
123	BMY	Healthcare	66	80	69	41	new	Strong Momentum / Elevated Risk
124	SOLV	Healthcare	68	62	76	51	new	Losing Leadership
125	NVO	Healthcare	68	58	90	46	new
126	MRK	Healthcare	66	69	82	47	new
127	CDNA	Healthcare	64	80	59	39	new	Strong Momentum / Elevated Risk
128	EHC	Healthcare	63	79	55	51	new
129	INSP	Healthcare	66	54	80	55	new
130	A	Healthcare	62	75	66	61	new
131	JNJ	Healthcare	63	64	85	48	new
132	UHS	Healthcare	64	54	70	48	new
133	ILMN	Healthcare	62	59	81	49	new
134	OGN	Healthcare	62	57	50	69	new
135	GMRE	Healthcare	62	—	52	100	new
136	LNTH	Healthcare	60	63	69	44	new
137	AMGN	Healthcare	59	71	70	47	new
138	REGN	Healthcare	61	54	74	64	new
139	LH	Healthcare	58	77	40	62	new
140	PGNY	Healthcare	59	63	51	75	new
141	ALLE	Industrials	68	83	69	57	new
142	EXPD	Industrials	68	74	66	70	▼141	Losing Leadership
143	ADP	Industrials	67	68	81	58	new	Losing Leadership
144	PAYX	Industrials	66	76	80	56	new
145	CTAS	Industrials	65	85	82	61	new
146	UNP	Industrials	64	83	65	59	new
147	MMM	Industrials	64	83	58	60	new
148	BZ	Industrials	65	72	75	56	new
149	TNET	Industrials	63	79	48	49	new
150	PCAR	Industrials	63	76	50	71	new
151	GD	Industrials	61	74	49	60	new
152	NSC	Industrials	60	85	52	55	new
153	UPS	Industrials	61	70	43	59	new
154	TXT	Industrials	61	68	42	69	new
155	AOS	Industrials	64	49	75	64	new
156	ODFL	Industrials	60	77	68	63	new
157	VLTO	Industrials	63	53	79	65	new
158	UPWK	Industrials	62	55	70	45	new
159	ADT	Industrials	60	64	46	56	new
160	ITW	Industrials	59	70	60	58	new
161	DRH	Real Estate	72	79	66	82	▼160	Losing Leadership
162	HST	Real Estate	64	75	47	68	new
163	TRNO	Real Estate	63	75	67	55	new
164	HIW	Real Estate	62	73	44	67	new
165	OHI	Real Estate	61	77	60	66	new
166	KRC	Real Estate	62	62	52	67	new
167	SPG	Real Estate	61	68	70	43	new
168	RHP	Real Estate	60	72	46	63	new
169	CTRE	Real Estate	60	71	66	63	new
170	JLL	Real Estate	62	56	59	62	new
171	FRT	Real Estate	58	79	43	64	new
172	KIM	Real Estate	58	76	48	64	new
173	REG	Real Estate	58	73	54	63	new
174	VNO	Real Estate	60	57	56	49	new
175	STAG	Real Estate	57	75	52	55	new
176	VICI	Real Estate	61	42	70	76	new
177	REXR	Real Estate	56	79	54	61	new
178	SBRA	Real Estate	55	79	51	38	new	Strong Momentum / Elevated Risk
179	AMH	Real Estate	56	58	45	73	new
180	NLY	Real Estate	55	54	44	41	new
181	DAVE	Technology	69	66	97	37	new
182	AAPL	Technology	65	79	76	59	new
183	PAYC	Technology	67	59	85	47	new
184	ZM	Technology	68	54	81	67	new
185	YMM	Technology	65	66	70	56	new
186	DUOL	Technology	68	44	96	57	▼185	Losing Leadership
187	GRMN	Technology	65	58	76	78	new
188	NVDA	Technology	64	59	99	51	new
189	CPAY	Technology	62	72	58	53	new
190	NTAP	Technology	63	63	70	41	new
191	JKHY	Technology	63	60	73	59	new
192	BR	Technology	63	60	66	54	new
193	DOCU	Technology	62	63	74	45	new
194	ACN	Technology	62	57	65	45	new
195	MTCH	Technology	61	62	60	38	new
196	CTSH	Technology	62	55	58	60	new
197	ADBE	Technology	63	47	91	36	new
198	SQ	Technology	62	—	50	85	new
199	INTU	Technology	60	64	76	43	new
200	VRSN	Technology	58	81	60	41	new	Strong Momentum / Elevated Risk
201	UGI	Utilities	63	79	44	62	new
202	EIX	Utilities	62	79	41	55	▼201	Losing Leadership
203	AVA	Utilities	57	73	43	47	new
204	SWX	Utilities	56	79	41	61	new
205	CEG	Utilities	59	84	67	57	new
206	OGE	Utilities	56	72	45	55	new
207	ED	Utilities	56	65	49	51	new
208	NWE	Utilities	55	75	47	47	new
209	ATO	Utilities	54	71	53	61	new
210	NEE	Utilities	51	73	45	57	new
211	PEG	Utilities	52	50	51	55	new
212	NRG	Utilities	49	56	49	45	new
213	CMS	Utilities	49	54	40	51	new
214	WEC	Utilities	48	59	40	50	new
215	GEV	Utilities	44	17	79	53	new
216	SMR	Utilities	37	29	46	40	new
217	AES	Utilities	60	78	29	70	new	Losing Leadership
218	BKH	Utilities	56	75	37	59	new
219	NJR	Utilities	54	79	30	51	new
220	D	Utilities	54	71	38	58	new

State labels appear only when a stock meets a defined condition (New Leader, Consistent Leader, Accelerating, Momentum Divergence, Losing Leadership, Strong Momentum / Elevated Risk). Most rows carry no label on most days — that is by design, so labels stay meaningful.

Entered since 2026-06-10

CF#2 MAG#4 BHP#5 MOS#6 CTVA#7 SCCO#8 KGC#9 B#10

Exited since 2026-06-10

DECK#1 (was #1)ARCH#1 (was #1)

Largest fallers

EIX#202 (was #1)DUOL#186 (was #1)DRH#161 (was #1)EXPD#142 (was #1)INCY#121 (was #1)

Today vs. 2026-06-10

Average AIQ	59.9-10.8 vs. last week
Leading sector	Basic Materials9% of list
Risk direction	deteriorating

Why these stocks rank highly

SILV — SILV ranks #1 with a AIQ score of 78. It has held a top-10 position in at least 8 of the last 10 sessions — sustained membership carries more signal than a single-day appearance.

CF — CF ranks #2 with a AIQ score of 69, newly on the list versus 2026-06-10.

PPG — PPG ranks #3 with a AIQ score of 64, newly on the list versus 2026-06-10. It has held a top-10 position in at least 8 of the last 10 sessions — sustained membership carries more signal than a single-day appearance.

MAG — MAG ranks #4 with a AIQ score of 59, newly on the list versus 2026-06-10. This is its first top-10 appearance in the trailing month of snapshots — new leadership that still needs follow-through to confirm.

BHP — BHP ranks #5 with a AIQ score of 59, newly on the list versus 2026-06-10.

Why this matters

Takeaway: AIQ declined this week, but participation remains narrow.

27% of the ranked list improved its AIQ score versus the prior snapshot (-6 points of breadth vs. the session before). Participation this narrow means the list's headline strength rests on fewer names — a fragility worth noting.

Leadership concentration is broad: Basic Materials accounts for 9% of the list (+1 points vs. the prior session). Leadership spread across sectors reduces the impact of any single-sector rotation.

Median Risk scores declined versus the prior session — price leadership is currently running ahead of risk-quality confirmation, which historically precedes sharper pullbacks in this cohort.

What to watch next

1Not confirmed

Whether AIQ breadth recovers above 50% (currently 27%) — continued sub-50% readings would confirm fading participation.

2Holding

Whether SILV holds the #1 position — leaders that hold the top spot across multiple sessions carry more signal than single-day appearances.

3Not confirmed

Whether new entrants (CF, MAG, BHP) stay on the list — one-session appearances often reflect single-factor noise rather than durable signal change.

One leader per sector, every market day

This page shows the single highest-scoring stock in each market sector by AIQ composite score. It is deliberately not a "best stocks" list — it is a market-structure view. Because every sector is represented regardless of how strong or weak that sector currently is, the interesting information is in the comparisons: how strong is the best Energy name versus the best Technology name, and how is that gap changing?

Sector leadership rotation is one of the most reliable expressions of institutional positioning. Money rotating from growth into defensives, or from megacap tech into industrials, shows up here as leaders in previously quiet sectors climbing the score ladder while former standout sectors' leaders drift down — often days or weeks before financial media narrates the rotation.

How to read this list

Watch two things. First, the spread: when the top sector leader scores 80 and the bottom scores 45, leadership is concentrated and regime-sensitive; when the spread compresses, participation is broadening — generally a healthier market. Second, leader stability: a sector whose leader changes every few days has churning, contested leadership; a sector with the same leader for weeks has established leadership that institutions are consistently backing.

FAQ

Why does a weak sector still get a leader on the list?

By design. Showing the best name in a weak sector tells you what strength looks like there — and when a weak sector's best name starts scoring meaningfully higher, that is frequently the earliest sign of sector-level repair, visible before the sector aggregate improves.

Where can I see the full ranking within one sector?

Use the screener with a sector filter, or open any leader's stock page and compare it against sector peers from there.

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