Ticker brief
XLB SS MATERIALS SELECT SECTOR
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$51.31
1 day
-0.7%
14 days
+3.8%
mkt cap
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signals 14d
14
authors 14d
10
crowd 14d
-0.2σ
Options inteloptions-surface reads · latest available day per source
| metric | reading | context |
|---|---|---|
| IV — ATM 30d | 18% | IV/HV 1.10× (as of 2026-10-13) |
| Skew — 25Δ RR 30d | -0.024 | 25Δ call IV − put IV |
| OI alarm | quiet | last alarm 2026-02-26 (z=2.7) |
Sentiment — last 14 days
daily mean sentiment, 2026-10-02 → 2026-10-14 · now -0.25 (−1 bearish … +1 bullish)
Who spoke10
| author | grade | trader score | signals | mean sent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| @InvestiBrew | A | -0.45 | 3 | +0.30 |
| @SteveDJacobs | C | -2.95 | 2 | +0.20 |
| @ChartGuys | C | -0.43 | 2 | +0.25 |
| @HostileCharts | B | -0.92 | 1 | +0.35 |
| @MikeZaccardi | B | +0.60 | 1 | -0.25 |
| @thisisorlando | C | -0.83 | 1 | +0.60 |
| @HedgeFundTips | B | +0.73 | 1 | +0.00 |
| @EquityClock | A | -0.07 | 1 | +0.45 |
| @SerSigma | C | +1.46 | 1 | +0.20 |
| @OTR444 | C | +0.13 | 1 | +0.25 |
Recent signals14of 14 in 14d — receipts included
| date (PT) | author | sent | what they said | since then | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-14 | @InvestiBrew | -0.25 | Argues AI financing masks bearish internals and an approaching volatility expansion | +3.3% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-13 | @OTR444 | +0.25 | Relative Rotation Graph shows six sector ETFs improving. | +3.2% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-12 | @InvestiBrew | +0.50 | Argues leadership is rotating from fragile AI exposure toward cyclicals, healthcare, materials and real estate. | +3.8% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-11 | @SerSigma | +0.20 | Describes a weekly rotation away from technology toward defensives, energy and recovering sectors. | +3.8% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-09 | @InvestiBrew | +0.65 | Argues capital is rotating from leveraged AI exposure toward materials, industrials, real estate and bonds. | +3.8% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-08 | @ChartGuys | +0.25 | Contrasts tightening semiconductors with a possible broadening into several non-tech sectors. | +4.1% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-08 | @ChartGuys | +0.25 | Says semiconductor weakness must catalyze broadening into financials, materials and discretionary. | +4.1% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-06 | @EquityClock | +0.45 | New highs and renewed strength in lagging sectors are presented as supportive of further gains. | +3.2% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-06 | @HedgeFundTips | +0.00 | Shares earnings-estimate and revision data for the basic-materials sector and constituents. | +3.2% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-05 | @thisisorlando | +0.60 | Author says the materials-sector ETF is beginning to look very attractive. | +3.7% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-04 | @SteveDJacobs | +0.05 | Reports sector stages and identifies LITE near a specified breakout pivot. | +5.0% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-03 | @MikeZaccardi | -0.25 | Reports sharp P/E multiple compression across utilities, materials, and real estate. | +5.0% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-02 | @HostileCharts | +0.35 | Suggests materials may be a contrarian buy, phrased as a question alongside a chart. | +5.0% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-02 | @SteveDJacobs | +0.35 | Technology is strongest, materials are improving, energy is rolling over and utilities show exceptional volume. | +5.0% | 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.