Longest Uptrends
Trend that actually held — week after week in the top half
Updated October 23, 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 | MUMicron TechnologyInformation Technology | 36 / 52 | +342.2% |
| Information Technology — spent 36 of its last 52 weeks ranked in the top half of the market on relative strength, for a +342.2% year. | |||
| 2 | SNDKSandiskInformation Technology | 35 / 52 | +742.5% |
| Information Technology — spent 35 of its last 52 weeks ranked in the top half of the market on relative strength, for a +742.5% year. | |||
| 3 | ROSTRoss StoresConsumer Discretionary | 35 / 52 | +46.9% |
| Consumer Discretionary — spent 35 of its last 52 weeks ranked in the top half of the market on relative strength, for a +46.9% year. | |||
| 4 | LRCXLam ResearchInformation Technology | 34 / 52 | +62.9% |
| Information Technology — spent 34 of its last 52 weeks ranked in the top half of the market on relative strength, for a +62.9% year. | |||
| 5 | CRLCharles River LaboratoriesHealth Care | 34 / 52 | +84.7% |
| Health Care — spent 34 of its last 52 weeks ranked in the top half of the market on relative strength, for a +84.7% year. | |||
| 6 | XOMExxonMobilEnergy | 34 / 52 | +59.7% |
| Energy — spent 34 of its last 52 weeks ranked in the top half of the market on relative strength, for a +59.7% year. | |||
| 7 | IEXIDEX CorporationIndustrials | 34 / 52 | +37.7% |
| Industrials — spent 34 of its last 52 weeks ranked in the top half of the market on relative strength, for a +37.7% year. | |||
| 8 | EXPDExpeditors InternationalIndustrials | 34 / 52 | +65.4% |
| Industrials — spent 34 of its last 52 weeks ranked in the top half of the market on relative strength, for a +65.4% year. | |||
| 9 | FIXComfort Systems USAIndustrials | 33 / 52 | +46.8% |
| Industrials — spent 33 of its last 52 weeks ranked in the top half of the market on relative strength, for a +46.8% year. | |||
| 10 | PSXPhillips 66Energy | 33 / 52 | +115.5% |
| Energy — spent 33 of its last 52 weeks ranked in the top half of the market on relative strength, for a +115.5% year. | |||
| 11 | EDConsolidated EdisonUtilities | 33 / 52 | +13.5% |
| Utilities — spent 33 of its last 52 weeks ranked in the top half of the market on relative strength, for a +13.5% year. | |||
| 12 | HSTHost Hotels & ResortsReal Estate | 33 / 52 | +47.1% |
| Real Estate — spent 33 of its last 52 weeks ranked in the top half of the market on relative strength, for a +47.1% year. | |||
| 13 | BIIBBiogenHealth Care | 33 / 52 | +69.7% |
| Health Care — spent 33 of its last 52 weeks ranked in the top half of the market on relative strength, for a +69.7% year. | |||
| 14 | KEYSKeysight TechnologiesInformation Technology | 33 / 52 | +91.1% |
| Information Technology — spent 33 of its last 52 weeks ranked in the top half of the market on relative strength, for a +91.1% year. | |||
| 15 | BALLBall CorporationMaterials | 33 / 52 | +30.2% |
| Materials — spent 33 of its last 52 weeks ranked in the top half of the market on relative strength, for a +30.2% year. | |||
| 16 | NUENucorMaterials | 33 / 52 | +88.9% |
| Materials — spent 33 of its last 52 weeks ranked in the top half of the market on relative strength, for a +88.9% year. | |||
| 17 | FDXFedExIndustrials | 33 / 52 | +54.9% |
| Industrials — spent 33 of its last 52 weeks ranked in the top half of the market on relative strength, for a +54.9% year. | |||
| 18 | WELLWelltowerReal Estate | 33 / 52 | +34.9% |
| Real Estate — spent 33 of its last 52 weeks ranked in the top half of the market on relative strength, for a +34.9% year. | |||
| 19 | AIZAssurantFinancials | 33 / 52 | +35.5% |
| Financials — spent 33 of its last 52 weeks ranked in the top half of the market on relative strength, for a +35.5% year. | |||
| 20 | KLACKLA CorporationInformation Technology | 32 / 52 | +30.7% |
| Information Technology — spent 32 of its last 52 weeks ranked in the top half of the market on relative strength, for a +30.7% year. | |||
| 21 | AMATApplied MaterialsInformation Technology | 32 / 52 | +71.0% |
| Information Technology — spent 32 of its last 52 weeks ranked in the top half of the market on relative strength, for a +71.0% year. | |||
| 22 | AMDAdvanced Micro DevicesInformation Technology | 32 / 52 | +124.5% |
| Information Technology — spent 32 of its last 52 weeks ranked in the top half of the market on relative strength, for a +124.5% year. | |||
| 23 | HPEHewlett Packard EnterpriseInformation Technology | 32 / 52 | +144.4% |
| Information Technology — spent 32 of its last 52 weeks ranked in the top half of the market on relative strength, for a +144.4% year. | |||
| 24 | MPCMarathon PetroleumEnergy | 32 / 52 | +142.5% |
| Energy — spent 32 of its last 52 weeks ranked in the top half of the market on relative strength, for a +142.5% year. | |||
| 25 | NDSNNordson CorporationIndustrials | 32 / 52 | +36.2% |
| Industrials — spent 32 of its last 52 weeks ranked in the top half of the market on relative strength, for a +36.2% year. | |||