Themes, week ending 2026-09-04

ThemeVerdictSignalBreadth CoverageLeadersFlags
Agricultural inputsup+2.6100%6/6FMC +18.1%, MOS +10.8%, IPI +8.3%
Vertical SaaSdown-2.1100%6/7VEEV -0.4%, TYL -2.8%, PCOR -8.6%missing CCCS
Steelup+1.9100%7/8CLF +9.2%, MT +6.3%, TX +6.1%missing ZEUS
Dry bulk shippingup+1.7100%6/7HSHP +8.9%, DSX +7.6%, GNK +7.1%missing GOGL
Datacentre cooling and thermalup+1.6100%6/6MOD +10.8%, VRT +9.4%, AAON +6.6%
Insurance brokersdown-1.6100%6/6AJG -1.5%, BRO -2.1%, WTW -2.6%
Railroads and rail equipmentdown-1.6100%8/8TRN -1.3%, CNI -1.3%, CP -2.0%
Cybersecuritydown-1.482%11/11VRNS +4.9%, OKTA +1.3%, CHKP -0.3%
Merchant power and IPPsup+1.4100%5/5VST +6.9%, CEG +6.5%, TLN +5.5%
Defence primesdown-1.383%6/6BA +1.7%, LHX -0.7%, NOC -4.2%
Product tankersup+1.3100%5/5HAFN +8.3%, TRMD +8.0%, STNG +6.1%
Cruise linesdown-1.3100%5/5VIK -3.5%, CCL -3.8%, RCL -3.9%
Discount and off-price retailup+1.271%7/7DG +9.1%, OLLI +7.5%, FIVE +4.4%
Optics and datacentre interconnectdown-1.278%9/9ALAB +4.3%, MRVL +1.4%, COHR -0.4%
Tobacco and nicotine alternativesdown-1.167%6/6MO +1.1%, UVV +0.3%, BTI -1.0%
Drug distribution and pharmacyup+1.1100%5/6CAH +4.5%, CVS +3.3%, COR +2.3%missing OMI
GLP-1 and obesityup+1.180%5/5ALT +10.3%, VKTX +8.7%, NVO +3.2%
Crude tankersup+1.0100%5/5NAT +6.8%, DHT +5.9%, TNK +5.2%
Exchanges and market structuredown-1.088%8/8MKTX +0.8%, ICE -0.5%, CME -1.8%
Grid transformers and switchgearup+1.0100%7/7NVT +5.1%, GEV +3.6%, ETN +3.3%
Beauty and cosmeticsup+0.9100%5/6ULTA +8.6%, ELF +5.6%, COTY +3.8%missing OLPX
Copper minersdown-0.980%5/5TECK +0.9%, FCX -3.1%, SCCO -4.3%
Datacentre and grid contractorsup+0.988%8/8FIX +6.9%, IESC +6.2%, STRL +4.5%
Defence electronics and servicesdown-0.883%6/6SAIC +1.1%, CACI -0.3%, BAH -2.3%
Truckload, LTL and brokerageunchanged+0.770%10/10KNX +8.3%, JBHT +5.6%, WERN +5.3%
Aerospace aftermarketunchanged-0.786%7/7WWD +2.9%, GE -0.3%, HWM -1.2%
Regional banksunchanged+0.7100%10/10WAL +3.5%, ZION +2.2%, KEY +2.2%
PFAS remediation and environmental testingunchanged+0.775%4/5PESI +4.3%, CLH +2.9%, NVRI +2.6%missing MEG
LNG and LPG carriersunchanged+0.767%6/6LPG +10.5%, NVGS +4.0%, GLNG +3.7%
Growth medical devicesunchanged+0.662%8/8PRCT +10.1%, ATRC +5.4%, INSP +3.8%
Memory, HBM and storage mediaunchanged+0.680%5/5SNDK +9.9%, MU +5.0%, SIMO +2.3%
Midstream and gatheringunchanged-0.689%9/9LNG +1.4%, MPLX -0.4%, ET -0.4%
Water treatment and filtrationunchanged-0.586%7/7WTS +0.1%, ERII -0.1%, MWA -0.4%
Managed careunchanged+0.586%7/7HUM +4.0%, CNC +3.5%, ELV +3.5%
Homebuildersunchanged-0.5100%9/10NVR -0.1%, MHO -0.9%, LEN -1.4%missing TMHC
Container shipping and boxship lessorsunchanged+0.583%6/6GSL +3.6%, ZIM +3.4%, DAC +2.5%
Title and mortgage insuranceunchanged-0.450%8/8ESNT +1.0%, RDN +0.8%, ACT +0.2%
Utility-scale solarunchanged-0.467%6/6ARRY +0.3%, CSIQ +0.1%, FSLR -0.5%
Rare earths and critical mineralsunchanged-0.480%5/5NB +0.1%, UUUU -1.9%, USAR -3.0%
Refinersunchanged+0.386%7/7CVI +3.6%, DINO +2.9%, MPC +2.5%
SMR and advanced reactorsunchanged+0.367%6/6ASPI +8.5%, SMR +5.7%, BWXT +3.9%
Semiconductor capital equipmentunchanged+0.373%11/11CAMT +6.1%, NVMI +5.3%, KLAC +4.2%
Oilfield servicesunchanged+0.356%7/7LBRT +6.4%, PUMP +1.4%, HAL +0.4%
Natural gas producersunchanged+0.367%6/7CRK +4.3%, CNX +2.3%, GPOR +0.4%missing CTRA
Water utilitiesunchanged-0.256%7/7AWK +1.2%, WTRG +0.8%, HTO +0.7%
Space and satellitesunchanged-0.262%8/8VSAT +9.8%, ASTS +6.1%, IRDM +0.9%
Life science toolsunchanged-0.250%10/10BRKR +2.6%, RVTY +1.1%, TXG +0.9%
Precious metal royalties and streamersunchanged+0.283%6/6WPM +2.4%, RGLD +1.2%, TFPM +1.1%
Uranium and enrichmentunchanged-0.250%6/6NXE +2.9%, DNN +0.8%, CCJ +0.2%
Paymentsunchanged+0.150%8/9FOUR +5.3%, PYPL +3.2%, FIS +1.8%missing FI
Quick service restaurantsunchanged-0.160%10/10JACK +3.6%, QSR +2.2%, SHAK +2.1%
Lithiumunchanged-0.160%5/6IONR +5.0%, LAR +0.9%, LAC -0.9%missing PLL
Gold minersunchanged+0.167%9/9GFI +4.2%, HMY +1.9%, NEM +1.9%
Airlinesunchanged+0.175%8/8LUV +1.8%, SKYW +1.7%, UAL +1.6%
Advanced packaging and testunchanged-0.071%7/7COHU +4.3%, FORM +0.9%, KLIC -0.2%

Discovered clusters

Groups whose residual returns move together and that moved this week. A cluster is co-movement, not an explanation.

Matches basketSizeSignalCohesionMembers
agricultural_inputs5+1.60.43CF IPI MOS NTR PZZA
unnamed6+1.30.41CI CLH CMG FMC NVRI VRNS

Excluded tickers

Left out rather than given a default beta. A made-up beta makes a made-up residual, which becomes a made-up theme signal.

CCCSno price history
CTRAno price history
FIno price history
GOGLonly 10 weeks (need 60)
MEGno price history
OLPXonly 1 weeks (need 60)
OMIno price history
PLLno price history
TMHConly 1 weeks (need 60)
ZEUSno price history