Sector Leaders
Top 20 per sector · ranked by quality, momentum & risk
SignalIQ Sector Brief™
Published · as of 2026-07-14
The current distribution shows modest strength, indicated by the cluster of scores near the average AIQ. High-conviction names like CF and PPG demonstrate strong signals; CF is notable for its momentum (85.0) and high confidence (0.85), while PPG exhibits superior quality (82.0). BHP also maintains a solid profile with an 85.0 momentum delta, though its timing signal is weak (-34.0). Given the mixed signals, monitoring SCCO's trajectory is critical; a sustained increase in its AIQ score above 65.0 would confirm improving value and momentum conviction.
Summary ▸
The average AIQ score for Basic Materials is 57.5, with SILV leading the sector at a high conviction score of 78.0. Strength appears concentrated around key outliers rather than being broadly distributed across the group.
| #▲ | Ticker | Sector | AIQ | Factors | Insights | Price | Δ7d |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Basic Materials | 78Bullish | Quality highRisk elevated | — | — | ||
| 2 | Basic Materials | 70Bullish | Momentum ↑ | $115.78 | +4 | ||
| 3 | Basic Materials | 65Bullish | AIQ ↑Momentum ↑ | $71.85 | +11 | ||
| 4 | Basic Materials | 64Neutral | Quality high | $106.70 | -2 | ||
| 5 | Basic Materials | 59Neutral | Risk elevated | — | — | ||
| 6 | Basic Materials | 56Neutral | Momentum ↑Risk elevated | $76.96 | -2 | ||
| 7 | Basic Materials | 58Neutral | Quality high | $32.56 | +5 | ||
| 8 | Basic Materials | 50Neutral | AIQ ↓ | $329.88 | -9 | ||
| 9 | Basic Materials | 52Neutral | AIQ ↓Momentum weak | $102.14 | -9 | ||
| 10 | Basic Materials | 61Neutral | AIQ ↑Momentum ↑ | $184.97 | +12 | ||
| 11 | Basic Materials | 58Neutral | AIQ ↑Momentum ↑ | $10.92 | +11 | ||
| 12 | Basic Materials | 58Neutral | AIQ ↑Momentum ↑ | $26.31 | +9 | ||
| 13 | Basic Materials | 56Neutral | — | $90.21 | +5 | ||
| 14 | Basic Materials | 57Neutral | Quality highRisk elevated | $45.42 | +4 | ||
| 15 | Basic Materials | 56Neutral | AIQ ↑Quality high | $116.29 | +6 | ||
| 16 | Basic Materials | 56Neutral | — | $11.52 | +5 | ||
| 17 | Basic Materials | 54Neutral | — | $5.32 | +3 | ||
| 18 | Basic Materials | 53Neutral | Quality high | $22.64 | +5 | ||
| 19 | Basic Materials | 52Neutral | — | $29.61 | -5 | ||
| 20 | Basic Materials | 52Neutral | Quality high | $49.89 | +3 |
Sector Spotlight: The Top AIQ Score in Each Sector
The Sector Spotlight leaderboard identifies the single highest-scoring stock by AIQ Score within each sector in the tracked universe. This is a relative strength map -- it shows where the best-positioned individual opportunity exists within each sector's current environment, which is a different question from which sectors are themselves strongest.
Sector context matters enormously for interpreting individual stock signals. The highest-AIQ stock in a sector with strong sector-level tailwinds (rising earnings revisions, positive macro backdrop for the sector's end markets) carries a different risk/reward profile than the highest-AIQ stock in a sector facing structural headwinds. The sector spotlight works best as a screening starting point: identify where within a sector the systematic signal is strongest, then assess whether the sector backdrop justifies acting on that individual signal.
For investors running sector rotation strategies -- overweighting sectors with momentum tailwinds and underweighting those with headwinds -- the Sector Spotlight provides a ready-made shortlist of candidates within each sector to investigate. For sector-agnostic stock pickers, it surfaces names they may not have been actively monitoring in sectors outside their usual focus.
How to Read This Table
- Each row represents the highest AIQ Score within that sector at today's snapshot -- a relative strength read within the sector, not an absolute market-wide rank.
- Sectors with multiple stocks clustered near the top of the full AIQ 50 are exhibiting sector-level momentum -- the sector spotlight shows the specific leader within that cluster.
- Quality sub-score is particularly important here: sector leadership driven by Quality rather than just Momentum is more durable and less reversal-prone.
AIQ scores update daily based on observable market and fundamental data. Scores are systematic signals, not investment recommendations. Past score levels do not guarantee future price performance.