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Sector Spotlight: Offense Pulling Away While SPY Improves

Julius de Kempenaer

Julius de Kempenaer

Senior Technical Analyst, StockCharts.com

On this edition of StockCharts TV's Sector Spotlight, I dive into the current state of sector rotation and highlight the relationship between the Consumer Discretionary and Consumer Staples sectors, as Discretionary is trying to pull away after a period of indecisiveness. The XLP:XLY ratio is breaking out of its year-long range, suggesting that the market is looking for more offense. On top of that, the S&P 500 index looks to be executing a falling wedge on its daily chart, which is a bullish event. After this look at current markets, I pick four questions from the mailbag that all center around the same theme of the relationship between RRG, the RRG-Lines (the indicators) and the raw relative strength.

This video was originally broadcast on October 19, 2021. Click anywhere on the Sector Spotlight logo above to view on our dedicated Sector Spotlight page, or click this link to watch on YouTube. You can also check out the video on the StockCharts TV on-demand website StockChartsTV.com, or on the associated app on mobile platforms like iOS and Android, or TV platforms like Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV and Chromecast.

Sector Spotlight airs weekly on Tuesdays at 10:30-11:00am ET. Past episodes can be found here.

I also recently hosted the Friday, October 15 edition of StockCharts TV's Your Daily Five. I zoomed in on companies in the financial sector, focusing on Banks and Investment Services stocks, highlighting the fact that, despite seemingly positive results that are generally beating analysts' estimates, the street is showing mixed responses for individual stocks.

#StaySafe, -Julius

Julius de Kempenaer
Senior Technical Analyst, StockCharts.com
CreatorRelative Rotation Graphs
FounderRRG Research
Host ofSector Spotlight

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Julius de Kempenaer
About the author: is the creator of Relative Rotation Graphs™. This unique method to visualize relative strength within a universe of securities was first launched on Bloomberg professional services terminals in January of 2011 and was released on StockCharts.com in July of 2014. After graduating from the Dutch Royal Military Academy, Julius served in the Dutch Air Force in multiple officer ranks. He retired from the military as a captain in 1990 to enter the financial industry as a portfolio manager for Equity & Law (now part of AXA Investment Managers). Learn More