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.

SignalIQ Leaderboard Brief

Published · as of 2026-09-10

Sector Leaders as of 2026-09-10 comprises 220 ranked names. The top-ranked positions are held by CF, SILV, TX. Sector concentration is highest in Basic Materials with 20 names. New entrants today: NGD, VALE, IFF, HAS. Names that dropped out: PAAS, BHP, RGLD, SEE.

Summary ▸

Sector Leaders as of 2026-09-10. Top names today: CF, SILV, TX.

Latest Market Pulse

Sector Leaders: Building historyMarket closed

Average AIQ held near 56.9; Basic Materials holds 9% of positions (broad leadership).

Avg AIQ

56.9

AIQ change

Building history

Improving breadth

Needs prior snapshot

New entrants

Needs prior snapshot

Concentration

9%

Latest available ranking: 2026-09-10 market close · 220 ranked stocks · 1,519 covered symbols · Methodology v1.0

Ranking as of 2026-09-10

RankTickerSectorAIQMomentumQualityResilienceRank Δ1dStateResearch
1
CF
Basic Materials70758052newStock·Compare
2
SILV
Basic Materials718793newConsistent LeaderStock·Compare
3
TX
Basic Materials63784076newNew LeaderStock·Compare
4
BTG
Basic Materials64617247newNew LeaderStock·Compare
5
FSM
Basic Materials63637641newNew LeaderStock·Compare
6
IAG
Basic Materials62597934newNew LeaderStock·Compare
7
KGC
Basic Materials63458954newStock·Compare
8
B
Basic Materials62527764newStock·Compare
9
NEM
Basic Materials61567755newNew LeaderStock·Compare
10
NGD
Basic Materials619052newNew LeaderStock·Compare

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.

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Sector distribution

Basic Materials20 · 9%
Communication Services20 · 9%
Consumer Cyclical20 · 9%
Consumer Defensive20 · 9%
Energy20 · 9%
Financial Services20 · 9%
Healthcare20 · 9%
Industrials20 · 9%

Risk Resilience distribution

Resilient · 70–100
30
Balanced · 50–69
135
Elevated risk · below 50
55
Unavailable
0

Risk Resilience is scored so higher values indicate stronger downside and volatility resilience.

Why these stocks rank highly

CFCF ranks #1 with a AIQ score of 70.

SILVSILV ranks #2 with a AIQ score of 71. 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.

TXTX ranks #3 with a AIQ score of 63. This is its first top-10 appearance in the trailing month of snapshots — new leadership that still needs follow-through to confirm.

BTGBTG ranks #4 with a AIQ score of 64. This is its first top-10 appearance in the trailing month of snapshots — new leadership that still needs follow-through to confirm.

FSMFSM ranks #5 with a AIQ score of 63. This is its first top-10 appearance in the trailing month of snapshots — new leadership that still needs follow-through to confirm.

Why this matters

Takeaway: AIQ is holding steady.

Leadership concentration is broad: Basic Materials accounts for 9% of the list. Leadership spread across sectors reduces the impact of any single-sector rotation.

What to watch next

1Not confirmed

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

2Not confirmed

Whether Basic Materials's 9% share of the list expands past 50% — that would shift leadership from broad to concentrated.

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?

Changes in sector leadership describe which covered names and sectors moved in the ranking. They do not identify the type of market participant behind those changes or establish a causal flow narrative.

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; when the spread compresses, participation is broadening within this list. Second,leader stability: a sector whose leader changes every few days has frequently changing leadership; a sector with the same leader for weeks has more persistent membership in this published ranking. Neither observation identifies investor type or predicts returns.

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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