Ticker brief
XLB SS MATERIALS SELECT SECTOR
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$53.18
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14 days
+1.2%
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signals 14d
46
authors 14d
29
crowd 14d
+1.5σ
Options inteloptions-surface reads · latest available day per source
| metric | reading | context |
|---|---|---|
| IV — ATM 30d | 20% | IV/HV 1.09× (as of 2026-07-15) |
| Skew — 25Δ RR 30d | -0.028 | 25Δ call IV − put IV |
| OI alarm | quiet | last alarm 2026-02-26 (z=2.7) |
Sentiment — last 14 days
daily mean sentiment, 2026-08-16 → 2026-08-28 · now +0.55 (−1 bearish … +1 bullish)
Who spoke29
| author | grade | trader score | signals | mean sent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| @AnthonySandford | C | · | 5 | +0.18 |
| @ChartGuys | C | -1.76 | 3 | +0.18 |
| @MikeZaccardi | B | -3.47 | 3 | +0.53 |
| @johnscharts | C | -2.20 | 3 | +0.47 |
| @cfaryanoconnell | C | -1.48 | 2 | -0.18 |
| @TalkMarkets | C | · | 2 | +0.52 |
| @davevermilion | A | -2.22 | 2 | +0.25 |
| @Stockspy1 | C | -0.56 | 2 | -0.41 |
| @akishore | C | -1.38 | 2 | +0.53 |
| @HostileCharts | B | +1.27 | 2 | +0.40 |
| @SerSigma | C | -1.75 | 2 | +0.45 |
| @TomLambos | C | -1.89 | 1 | +0.55 |
| @TechCharts | A | -0.47 | 1 | +0.35 |
| @spluscollective | C | +0.46 | 1 | +0.50 |
| @DrStoxx | C | -1.58 | 1 | +0.15 |
| @NickDrendel | C | -1.09 | 1 | +0.25 |
| @JSpitTrades | C | -1.74 | 1 | +0.65 |
| @EquityClock | A | +0.57 | 1 | +0.70 |
| @RealSimpleAriel | C | -0.80 | 1 | +0.60 |
| @NickSchmidt | B | +0.10 | 1 | +0.70 |
| @ajoenamedjoe | C | -1.62 | 1 | -0.25 |
| @MarkNewtonCMT | B | +1.59 | 1 | +0.70 |
| @yasutaketin | B | -0.52 | 1 | +0.55 |
| @Trader_Jesse_ | B | -1.47 | 1 | +0.10 |
| @salmaogs | C | · | 1 | +0.55 |
Recent signals30of 46 in 14d — receipts included
| date (PT) | author | sent | what they said | since then | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-28 | @johnscharts | +0.55 | Provides explicit short/intermediate bullish, bearish and mixed assessments across sector ETFs. | — | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-26 | @AnthonySandford | +0.10 | Describes a low-volume, mixed-sector session and advises selectivity before Nvidia earnings. | -0.9% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-25 | @Stockspy1 | -0.36 | Identifies XLB as the sector exposure the author wants for a full-scale-war scenario. | -0.7% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-25 | @AnthonySandford | -0.20 | Quantifies a low-volume green session with tech leadership and weakness in defensive and cyclical sectors. | -0.7% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-25 | @KeithTradeSmith | +0.60 | Calls simultaneous record highs in gold, copper, and materials a durable market theme. | -0.7% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-24 | @cfaryanoconnell | -0.25 | Lists instruments showing increasing unusual put-option volume. | -0.7% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-24 | @ClassicRoy | +0.00 | Reports increasing unusual put-option volume across the named securities. | -0.7% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-24 | @MikeZaccardi | +0.40 | Value-sector ETFs posted strong quarterly gains led by energy at 18%. | -0.7% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-24 | @ChartGuys | -0.10 | Identifies an all-time-high double top in XLB. | -0.7% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-24 | @MikeZaccardi | +0.65 | XLB reached a record high with a measured-move objective of $61. | -0.7% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-24 | @AsafNaamani | +0.65 | Strongly endorses an XLB breakout setup and names related materials subsector ETFs. | -0.7% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-24 | @ChartGuys | +0.25 | Week-ahead chart notes flag Nvidia earnings, Fed remarks, index consolidation and XLB nearing all-time highs. | -0.7% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-24 | @StockShark16 | +0.30 | Friday sector data shows materials and healthcare gaining relative momentum. | -0.7% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-23 | @SerSigma | +0.60 | Reports materials ETF XLB closing the week at a new all-time high. | -0.7% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-23 | @TalkMarkets | +0.65 | States that the economically sensitive materials sector is breaking out. | -0.7% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-23 | @SerSigma | +0.30 | Lists weekly S&P 500 sector returns led by healthcare, energy and materials. | -0.7% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-23 | @salmaogs | +0.55 | Maps short- and medium-term sector rotation, favoring energy, financials, materials and healthcare over technology. | -0.7% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-22 | @HostileCharts | +0.70 | Investors should increase their XLB allocation. — Explicitly suggests investors do not own enough XLB. | -0.7% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-22 | @johnscharts | +0.60 | Publishes explicit bullish and bearish sector assessments; first six tickers retained under the cap. | -0.7% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-22 | @johnscharts | +0.25 | Cites ALB's 200-day average, support, double volume and earnings acceleration alongside XLB's pivot. | -0.7% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-22 | @Trader_Jesse_ | +0.10 | Argues investors should look beyond a materials breakout to the next capacity, orders and margin beneficiaries. | -0.7% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-21 | @yasutaketin | +0.55 | Says materials are testing highs, consistent with precious metals, dollar weakness and inflation hedging. | -0.7% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-21 | @HostileCharts | +0.10 | Compares HAP's roughly 70% materials/energy exposure with SPY's roughly 6%. | -0.7% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-21 | @MarkNewtonCMT | +0.70 | Bullish materials thesis cites breakouts, liquidity, commodities and Gulf tensions. | -0.7% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-21 | @akishore | +0.50 | Reports XLB and materials leading the market while utilities fall. | -0.7% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-21 | @ajoenamedjoe | -0.25 | Analyzes bearish materials options flow and likely put-roll closing activity. | -0.7% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-21 | @akishore | +0.55 | Quantifies rotation into materials and software and away from semiconductors and utilities. | -0.7% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-21 | @AnthonySandford | +0.45 | Quantifies sector performance and warns that SPY volume remains well below average. | -0.7% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-21 | @davevermilion | +0.00 | States chemicals comprise 70% of XLB's weighting. | -0.7% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-21 | @MikeZaccardi | +0.55 | Energy and materials alone hit 52-week highs, signaling a hot resource trade. | -0.7% | tweet ↗ |
“Since then” = price move from the close on the signal's date (PT) to the latest close — what happened after they said it, not a backtest. A — means no trading session has closed since the signal yet. Sentiment is our extracted per-tweet score, −1…+1.