Sector ranks

This post highlights the Tactical Ranks for the S&P 500 GICS level 1 sector ETFs.

The Top Five Tactical Ranks are Technology, Healthcare, Communication Services, Consumer Discretionary, and Energy. The Growth sectors (Technology, Communication Services, and Discretionary) dominate the top five. Technology reclaims the top spot from Healthcare and is the only sector with a consistent top five ranking over the last 10 weeks. Utilities drop out of the top five, replaced by Energy.

The Bottom Five Tactical Ranks are Real Estate, Consumer Staples, Materials, Utilities, and Financials, showing a Defensive and Cyclical tilt. Utilities replace Industrials in the bottom five. The sector laggards are more consistent, with Real Estate, Staples, Materials, and Financials all stuck in the bottom five over the last 10 weeks.

Table 1: Historical S&P 500 GICs level 1 sector ranks history for last 10 weeks

Source: Optuma, Suttmeier Technical Strategies

Tactical ranks over the last 10 weeks show a Growth tilt, which has strengthened over the last two weeks. Cyclicals improved last week as Defensive sectors took a back seat.

• Growth sectors: Communication Services, Consumer Discretionary, and Technology

• Cyclical sectors: Energy, Financials, Industrials, and Materials

• Defensive sectors: Consumer Staples, Healthcare, Real Estate, and Utilities

Table 2: Historical Ranks for Growth, Cyclical, and Defensive sectors

Source: Optuma, Suttmeier Technical Strategies

See our full The Sector Edge report on Monday December 8, 2025 for more.