The eleven sector ETFs: July 6 vs the July 2 close, split into gap and intraday
Answered against 22 years of US equities and 12 years of US options data and published with the query that produced it. This result is stored as of 2026-07-26, from Market Recap: July 6, 2026, The Day in Numbers.
| ticker | pct_chg | gap_pct | intraday_pct | day_dollar_bn | points_behind_leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XLK | 1.71 | 1.19 | 0.52 | 1.43 | 0 |
| XLF | 0.99 | 0.42 | 0.56 | 1.64 | 0.72 |
| XLI | 0.9 | 0.43 | 0.47 | 1.2 | 0.81 |
| XLY | 0.75 | 0.35 | 0.39 | 0.98 | 0.96 |
| XLC | 0.6 | 0.43 | 0.17 | 0.82 | 1.11 |
| XLB | -0.06 | -0.13 | 0.08 | 0.85 | 1.77 |
| XLE | -0.15 | -0.32 | 0.17 | 1.15 | 1.86 |
| XLRE | -0.92 | 0.09 | -1.01 | 0.28 | 2.63 |
| XLU | -1.03 | -0.11 | -0.92 | 0.73 | 2.74 |
| XLV | -1.03 | -0.35 | -0.69 | 2.35 | 2.75 |
| XLP | -1.08 | -0.24 | -0.85 | 1.06 | 2.79 |
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- US exchange, SIP and OPRA market data
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What each column holds
| Column | Type | Range | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
ticker |
text | 11 distinct values (XLB, XLC, XLE…) | |
pct_chg |
number | -1.08 to 1.71 | percent |
gap_pct |
number | -0.35 to 1.19 | percent |
intraday_pct |
number | -1.01 to 0.56 | percent |
day_dollar_bn |
number | 0.28 to 2.35 | |
points_behind_leader |
number | 0 to 2.79 |
Computed from Strasmore's warehouse of US exchange, SIP and OPRA market data. Equity prices are delayed; options greeks and implied volatility are end-of-day. This result is stored, not recomputed on load — it is exactly the numbers that were returned on , and the query below is what returned them.
the exact SQL behind every number
WITH per_name AS (
SELECT
ticker,
toFloat64(argMaxIf(close, window_start, window_start < '2026-07-06 00:00:00')) AS prior_close,
toFloat64(argMinIf(open, window_start, window_start >= '2026-07-06 00:00:00')) AS day_open,
toFloat64(argMaxIf(close, window_start, window_start >= '2026-07-06 00:00:00')) AS day_close,
round(sumIf(toFloat64(close) * toFloat64(volume), window_start >= '2026-07-06 00:00:00') / 1e9, 2) AS day_dollar_bn
FROM global_markets.delayed_stocks_minute_aggs
WHERE ticker IN ('XLB', 'XLC', 'XLE', 'XLF', 'XLI', 'XLK', 'XLP', 'XLRE', 'XLU', 'XLV', 'XLY')
AND ((window_start >= '2026-07-02 13:30:00' AND window_start < '2026-07-02 20:00:00')
OR (window_start >= '2026-07-06 13:30:00' AND window_start < '2026-07-06 20:00:00'))
GROUP BY ticker
)
SELECT
ticker,
round((day_close / prior_close - 1) * 100, 2) AS pct_chg,
round((day_open / prior_close - 1) * 100, 2) AS gap_pct,
round((day_close / day_open - 1) * 100, 2) AS intraday_pct,
day_dollar_bn,
round(max((day_close / prior_close - 1) * 100) OVER () - (day_close / prior_close - 1) * 100, 2) AS points_behind_leader
FROM per_name
ORDER BY pct_chg DESC, ticker ASC
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