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It's a tale of when the worst becomes first.
The beaten-down materials sector appear to be back on track and making milestones: it's been the top performing sector over the course of a week, and the top performing sector today.
The once-beaten down sector, in terms of performance over the past five days, is up 10 percent and 4 percent today.
But what really gets my attention? The group is the worst performer since October 1, down 19 percent, a full five percentage points worse than the broader S&P. These are all signs of an early momentum for a group that's completely oversold.
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Some stocks to watch: Titanium Metals [TIE
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], Vulcan Materials [VMC
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], Freeport-McMoRan [FCX
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] and U.S. Steel [X
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], all of which posted gains of 15 to 25 percent in five days.
And many, many more are making gains: Half the index is up 10 percent. (See chart, above.)
Data is a real-time snapshot *Data is delayed at least 15 minutes