01LEADER
XLV
Health Care
95/100
+13.1 13w RS+4.5 vs 50d
11 SPDR sectors · vs SPY · 28 Aug 2026 close
KNOW WHERE THE MONEY IS MOVING
A dated map of capital across the eleven sector ETFs — then one defined-risk way to express the leader. Paper / simulated. Rules on the page. Not advice.
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The waterfall
Most traders start at the stock. We do not.
- 01 Market Regime first
- 02 Options positioning Structure, not control
- 03 Sector rotation This product
- 04 Stock After the sector
- 05 Trade Defined-risk only
MARKET → OPTIONS POSITIONING → SECTOR ROTATION → STOCK → TRADE. 0DTE is one layer of modern structure, with price, liquidity, vol, macro, and sector flows. It does not control the market.
Sector map
As of Friday 28 Aug 2026 close · price-only
Same eleven names every week. Score is a published formula, not a vibe. Leaders this quarter vs SPY: Health Care, Financials, Energy. Energy is confirmed — not a new ticket (rule is top two). Materials is a YTD beat that is not 13-week leadership.
02LEADER
XLF
Financials
87/100
+11.1 13w RS+2.9 vs 50d
03CONFIRMED
XLE
Energy
87/100
+10.2 13w RS+7.8 vs 50d
04SKIP
XLB
Materials
59/100
+2.4 13w RS+2.8 vs 50d
05NEUTRAL
XLP
Staples
56/100
+1.8 13w RSvs 50d —
06WEAKENING
XLI
Industrials
50/100
+0.6 13w RS−2.6 vs 50d
07WEAKENING
XLRE
Real Estate
49/100
0.0 13w RS−0.9 vs 50d
08WATCH
XLC
Comm Svcs
39/100
−4.0 13w RS+2.6 vs 50d
09SKIP
XLK
Technology
36/100
−4.6 13w RS+1.6 vs 50d
10WEAKENING
XLY
Discretionary
35/100
−4.8 13w RSvs 50d —
11WEAKENING
XLU
Utilities
31/100
−5.2 13w RS−4.4 vs 50d
score = clip(round(50 + 3.2×rs13w + 0.6×vs50d), 0, 100). rs13w = closelook.net 63-session excess vs SPY, percentage points, price-only. vs50d = distance to 50-day SMA, thetrading.tools sector-health, same close. XLP and XLY vs50d were not in the health table this week — location term = 0, not invented. Worked: XLV 50+3.2×13.1+0.6×4.5 = 94.62 → 95. XLE 50+3.2×10.2+0.6×7.8 = 87.32 → 87. We do not print a 92 when the formula says otherwise.
This month’s top-ranked sector
Healthcare · XLV · 28 Aug 2026 close
Sector
Health Care
Sector score
95/100
Relative strength
Strong · +13.1 pp 13w vs SPY
Location
+4.5% vs 50d · +10.5% vs 200d
Money flow
Leading the quarter
Options environment
30–60 DTE defined-risk
The rule
Four steps. If we change one, we date it. We do not backfill.
01
Rank
Every Friday close, rank the 11 SPDR sector ETFs by 13-week return minus SPY’s. Longs: top one or two only.
02
Location
Long only if the close is above the 50-day and the 200-day. Rank says yes and MAs say no → skip.
03
Structure
Debit call (or put) spreads on the ETF. 30–60 DTE. Max loss is the debit. No naked shorts. No 0DTE thesis.
04
Exit
First of: drops out of the top 3 on Friday rank · time stop at ~21 DTE · 50% of max gain on the spread.
What would kill this. If eight weeks of paper cannot beat a coin flip after costs, the process is wrong, and we will say so. No P&L is claimed because none has been taken.
What this is
- A weekly 11-sector map and a short paper blotter.
- A free monthly defined-risk list. Email is the product door.
- Simulated. Dated. Formula on the page. Skip is a first-class state.
What this is not
- A guru room, a webinar, or a get-rich system.
- A claim that 0DTE controls the market.
- A signal service that changes the rules after a losing week.