Communication (XLC): the last 12 months

Communication (XLC) is down 5.8% over 1Y and 11.8% below its high; its 90-day change is −5.3%. It lost 10.0% in October as AI spending outran cash flow at Meta and Alphabet, then gained 5.1% in early November's relief rally. Status quo for sectors: intact, tech and platforms out of favour.

Status quo card: Communication (XLC), intact.

Month by month

Computed in code. Change: the calendar-month change (z against its own monthly history). 90-day: the trailing 90-day change at the month-end. Rank: its place among that month's biggest moves. Causes: the surviving monthly causes acting on it (a force's loading on this asset times the month's fitted strength, in standard deviations). ETF holdings use current weights (an approximation).

Month	Change	90-day	Rank	Causes
November 2026 (month to date)	+5.1% (z 3.0)	−5.3%	5	Relief rally after the midterms: volatility fell and cyclicals and platforms rose (explains this move, score 15.1) Top holdings by contribution: APP +0.82 pp, META +0.52 pp, TTWO +0.46 pp. Sectors: Communication Services +5.15 pp (current weights, an approximation).
October 2026	−10.0% (z -3.0)	−7.4%	3	AI spending outran cash flow: Alphabet and Meta sold off (explains this move, score 11.9) Top holdings by contribution: META -3.23 pp, GOOGL -2.33 pp, GOOG -1.83 pp. Sectors: Communication Services -9.55 pp (current weights, an approximation).
September 2026	−0.1% (z -0.4)	+1.6%		none of the surviving causes loads on it
August 2026	+3.0% (z 0.4)	−1.6%		none of the surviving causes loads on it
July 2026	+1.0% (z -0.1)	−7.0%		none of the surviving causes loads on it
June 2026	−7.2% (z -2.4)	−3.4%		none of the surviving causes loads on it
May 2026	−0.7% (z -0.7)	−1.5%		none of the surviving causes loads on it
April 2026	+5.1% (z 0.8)	−2.7%		none of the surviving causes loads on it
March 2026	−5.8% (z -2.2)	−5.5%		none of the surviving causes loads on it
February 2026	−1.7% (z -1.1)	+2.6%		none of the surviving causes loads on it
January 2026	+2.0% (z -0.2)	+4.9%		none of the surviving causes loads on it
December 2025	+2.4% (z -0.0)	+1.4%		none of the surviving causes loads on it
November 2025	+0.5% (z -0.5)	+4.0%		none of the surviving causes loads on it

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