Longest Uptrends
Trend that actually held — week after week in the top half
Updated July 11, 2026
A stock can spike into the leaders for a month and call it a trend. The ones that matter stay there. This board measures durability of leadership directly: how many of the last 52 weeks each S&P 500 stock spent ranked in the top half of the entire market on relative strength.
It’s a stricter test than a one-year return, because it can’t be carried by a single great stretch — a name has to keep showing up near the front, week after week, to climb this list. Persistent relative strength is one of the most reliable patterns in markets: trends in force tend to stay in force longer than people expect.
| # | Stock | Weeks in top half | 1Y return |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CIENCienaInformation Technology | 38 / 52 | +475.0% |
| Information Technology — spent 38 of its last 52 weeks ranked in the top half of the market on relative strength, for a +475.0% year. | |||
| 2 | CMICumminsIndustrials | 38 / 52 | +106.2% |
| Industrials — spent 38 of its last 52 weeks ranked in the top half of the market on relative strength, for a +106.2% year. | |||
| 3 | CATCaterpillar Inc.Industrials | 38 / 52 | +143.3% |
| Industrials — spent 38 of its last 52 weeks ranked in the top half of the market on relative strength, for a +143.3% year. | |||
| 4 | SNDKSandiskInformation Technology | 37 / 52 | +4136.9% |
| Information Technology — spent 37 of its last 52 weeks ranked in the top half of the market on relative strength, for a +4136.9% year. | |||
| 5 | STXSeagate TechnologyInformation Technology | 37 / 52 | +513.5% |
| Information Technology — spent 37 of its last 52 weeks ranked in the top half of the market on relative strength, for a +513.5% year. | |||
| 6 | KLACKLA CorporationInformation Technology | 37 / 52 | +153.7% |
| Information Technology — spent 37 of its last 52 weeks ranked in the top half of the market on relative strength, for a +153.7% year. | |||
| 7 | AMATApplied MaterialsInformation Technology | 36 / 52 | +215.8% |
| Information Technology — spent 36 of its last 52 weeks ranked in the top half of the market on relative strength, for a +215.8% year. | |||
| 8 | FIXComfort Systems USAIndustrials | 36 / 52 | +224.3% |
| Industrials — spent 36 of its last 52 weeks ranked in the top half of the market on relative strength, for a +224.3% year. | |||
| 9 | WDCWestern DigitalInformation Technology | 35 / 52 | +793.3% |
| Information Technology — spent 35 of its last 52 weeks ranked in the top half of the market on relative strength, for a +793.3% year. | |||
| 10 | TERTeradyneInformation Technology | 35 / 52 | +297.0% |
| Information Technology — spent 35 of its last 52 weeks ranked in the top half of the market on relative strength, for a +297.0% year. | |||
| 11 | LRCXLam ResearchInformation Technology | 34 / 52 | +257.0% |
| Information Technology — spent 34 of its last 52 weeks ranked in the top half of the market on relative strength, for a +257.0% year. | |||
| 12 | STLDSteel DynamicsMaterials | 34 / 52 | +71.1% |
| Materials — spent 34 of its last 52 weeks ranked in the top half of the market on relative strength, for a +71.1% year. | |||
| 13 | STTState Street CorporationFinancials | 34 / 52 | +64.2% |
| Financials — spent 34 of its last 52 weeks ranked in the top half of the market on relative strength, for a +64.2% year. | |||
| 14 | SPGSimon Property GroupReal Estate | 34 / 52 | +32.6% |
| Real Estate — spent 34 of its last 52 weeks ranked in the top half of the market on relative strength, for a +32.6% year. | |||
| 15 | NUENucorMaterials | 34 / 52 | +66.0% |
| Materials — spent 34 of its last 52 weeks ranked in the top half of the market on relative strength, for a +66.0% year. | |||
| 16 | PWRQuanta ServicesIndustrials | 34 / 52 | +76.4% |
| Industrials — spent 34 of its last 52 weeks ranked in the top half of the market on relative strength, for a +76.4% year. | |||
| 17 | JNJJohnson & JohnsonHealth Care | 34 / 52 | +64.7% |
| Health Care — spent 34 of its last 52 weeks ranked in the top half of the market on relative strength, for a +64.7% year. | |||
| 18 | MUMicron TechnologyInformation Technology | 33 / 52 | +716.6% |
| Information Technology — spent 33 of its last 52 weeks ranked in the top half of the market on relative strength, for a +716.6% year. | |||
| 19 | ANETArista NetworksInformation Technology | 33 / 52 | +84.3% |
| Information Technology — spent 33 of its last 52 weeks ranked in the top half of the market on relative strength, for a +84.3% year. | |||
| 20 | BNYBNY MellonFinancials | 33 / 52 | +62.9% |
| Financials — spent 33 of its last 52 weeks ranked in the top half of the market on relative strength, for a +62.9% year. | |||
| 21 | MPWRMonolithic Power SystemsInformation Technology | 33 / 52 | +82.5% |
| Information Technology — spent 33 of its last 52 weeks ranked in the top half of the market on relative strength, for a +82.5% year. | |||
| 22 | MSMorgan StanleyFinancials | 33 / 52 | +54.6% |
| Financials — spent 33 of its last 52 weeks ranked in the top half of the market on relative strength, for a +54.6% year. | |||
| 23 | FDXFedExIndustrials | 33 / 52 | +66.2% |
| Industrials — spent 33 of its last 52 weeks ranked in the top half of the market on relative strength, for a +66.2% year. | |||
| 24 | GOOGLAlphabet Inc. (Class A)Communication Services | 33 / 52 | +102.0% |
| Communication Services — spent 33 of its last 52 weeks ranked in the top half of the market on relative strength, for a +102.0% year. | |||
| 25 | USBU.S. BancorpFinancials | 33 / 52 | +30.6% |
| Financials — spent 33 of its last 52 weeks ranked in the top half of the market on relative strength, for a +30.6% year. | |||