This tracks how Big US Banks is performing against the S&P 500: the relative-strength read traders use to find themes gaining momentum and the strongest stocks within them. Look for three things: whether it is gaining or losing ground on the index, whether the move is broad or led by a few large names, and which stocks lead on relative strength.
Current read · as at 12 Sept 2026
Big US Banks is outperforming the S&P 500 and still gaining ground (the leading zone of the rotation chart). It is down 0.5% over the past month but up 19.0% year to date. 6 of 8 stocks are above their 50-day average, with broad participation across the theme. On 3-month relative strength, STT.US, BAC.US and JPM.US lead the theme.
Relative strength is measured against S&P 500, centred at 100. Above 100 means it outpaced the benchmark.
Performance charts
Rebased to 100 vs S&P 500
End of day
Big US Banks vs S&P 500
Rising = outperforming
100 = matches benchmark. Above = outpacing it; below = lagging.
What's underneath the leaders
End of day
Latest-day drivers
- STT.US+1.10%+0.14%
- WFC.US+0.94%+0.12%
- GS.US+0.92%+0.12%
Top 3 account for 59% of the total move.
Contribution is each holding's weight times its one-day move.
Emerging leaders (3-month rank)
- 1STT.US0
- 2BAC.US+4
- 3JPM.US+4
- 4BNY.US-1
- 5WFC.US+3
Rank 1 = strongest 3-month move. Delta is the rank change; positive means improving.
Breadth and Effective N measure how widely the basket is moving right now — a participation gauge, not a forecast.
Constituents
Weights and contribution to the basket move
BAC.US | Bank of America Corp | $62.69 | +0.21% | 12.5% | +0.03% |
BNY.US | The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation | $162.66 | +0.04% | 12.5% | +0.01% |
C.US | Citigroup Inc. | $138.82 | +0.23% | 12.5% | +0.03% |
GS.US | Goldman Sachs Group Inc | $1,029.1801 | +0.92% | 12.5% | +0.12% |
JPM.US | JPMorgan Chase & Co | $356.23 | +0.76% | 12.5% | +0.09% |
MS.US | Morgan Stanley | $214.38 | +0.81% | 12.5% | +0.10% |
STT.US | State Street Corp | $193.40 | +1.10% | 12.5% | +0.14% |
WFC.US | Wells Fargo & Company | $90.29 | +0.94% | 12.5% | +0.12% |
BAC.US
Bank of America Corp
- Last
- $62.69
- 1D
- +0.21%
- Weight
- 12.5%
- Contribution
- +0.03%
BNY.US
The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation
- Last
- $162.66
- 1D
- +0.04%
- Weight
- 12.5%
- Contribution
- +0.01%
C.US
Citigroup Inc.
- Last
- $138.82
- 1D
- +0.23%
- Weight
- 12.5%
- Contribution
- +0.03%
GS.US
Goldman Sachs Group Inc
- Last
- $1,029.1801
- 1D
- +0.92%
- Weight
- 12.5%
- Contribution
- +0.12%
JPM.US
JPMorgan Chase & Co
- Last
- $356.23
- 1D
- +0.76%
- Weight
- 12.5%
- Contribution
- +0.09%
MS.US
Morgan Stanley
- Last
- $214.38
- 1D
- +0.81%
- Weight
- 12.5%
- Contribution
- +0.10%
STT.US
State Street Corp
- Last
- $193.40
- 1D
- +1.10%
- Weight
- 12.5%
- Contribution
- +0.14%
WFC.US
Wells Fargo & Company
- Last
- $90.29
- 1D
- +0.94%
- Weight
- 12.5%
- Contribution
- +0.12%
Last price shown at full precision. Contribution is each holding's weight times its one-day move. A dash marks data pending after the latest end-of-day refresh.
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Equal weighted. Equal-weighted basket seeded from the largest US-listed banks and custody institutions, screened nightly from end-of-day data. Active US common stocks only, with a market cap of at least USD 500 million and a 90-day average daily value traded of at least USD 2 million, top 20 by market cap.