Sector Rotation Graph (RRG) — Live Nifty Sector Strength & Momentum Tracker
Relative Rotation Graph
About the Sector Rotation Graph
Sector rotation is one of the most reliable structural signals an Indian equity investor can read. Money does not flow into every sector at the same time — it cycles, and most of the cycle is visible weeks before it shows up in price headlines. The Sector Rotation Graph plots all 18 NSE sectoral indices against Nifty 50 on a single quadrant chart, with a fading tail behind each sector showing the last several sessions of motion. The result is a single picture of where leadership is, where it's headed, and which sectors are quietly turning before the rest of the market notices.
Read the chart in two passes. First, look at the four quadrants. Top-right is Leading — sectors stronger than Nifty with positive momentum. Top-left is Improving — sectors that have been weak but are now turning up. Bottom-right is Weakening — leaders that are losing momentum. Bottom-left is Lagging — outright underperformers. Healthy markets rotate clockwise: a sector should pass through Improving on its way to Leading, and through Weakening on its way to Lagging. Second, look at the tails. A long, straight tail toward Leading is a sector with persistent strength; a tail that hooks back on itself is a sector losing conviction. The tail length picker lets you zoom from a one-week view (4 points) out to roughly a month (16 points on Daily, several months on Weekly).
Daily versus weekly
Use Weekly to see structural rotation — the kind of move that carries IT, Banks or Pharma for a quarter at a time. Use Daily to time entries once you've picked your sector. Most experienced RRG users decide direction in Weekly and time the entry in Daily. Hit Play to watch the rotation animate; drag the scrubber to anchor on a specific date and see what was leading before the last big Nifty move.
Pair the chart with our Index Contributors tool to see which constituent stocks are driving each sector, Index Weightage to gauge how much each sector actually moves Nifty, and Advance Decline for intraday breadth context.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Sector Rotation Graph (RRG)?
RRG is a 2-D chart that plots each sector's strength (RS-Ratio) against its momentum (RS-Momentum), measured against a benchmark — for our chart, Nifty 50. Each sector becomes a single point that moves clockwise through four quadrants over time. The tail behind each point shows where that sector has come from over the last several sessions, so you can see whether it's accelerating into leadership or slipping out of it.
What do the four quadrants mean?
Leading (top-right): the sector is stronger than Nifty 50 and momentum is still positive — these are the active outperformers. Weakening (bottom-right): still stronger than the index but momentum is fading — leadership is being given up. Lagging (bottom-left): underperforming with negative momentum — late-stage weakness. Improving (top-left): still weaker than the index but momentum is turning up — the early-rotation candidates. Healthy markets show sectors rotating clockwise: Improving → Leading → Weakening → Lagging → Improving.
How do I read the tail behind each sector?
The tail is the last N data points joined by short line segments. The segment closest to the dot is the most recent session and is fully opaque; older segments fade toward 20% opacity. A long, straight tail moving toward Leading is a sector with persistent strength. A tail that hooks back on itself is a sector that's losing direction — be cautious. The tail length picker (4 / 6 / 8 / 12 / 16) lets you zoom your time horizon — 4 is a one-week trader's view; 16 is closer to a month for daily mode or several months for weekly.
What's the difference between Daily and Weekly mode?
Daily mode samples each session's close, so it's responsive and noisier — better for short-term sector calls or for confirming a fresh rotation. Weekly mode samples each week's close, so it smooths out daily wobble and shows the structural rotation that swing and positional traders care about. Most experienced RRG users start in Weekly to identify the long-term leaders, then switch to Daily to time entries.
Why is Nifty 50 the benchmark?
Sector rotation is always relative — a sector is 'leading' only if it's leading something. Nifty 50 is the most liquid and broadest Indian benchmark, so it's the natural reference for NSE sectoral indices. Computing RS-Ratio and RS-Momentum against Nifty means a sector at (100, 100) is moving exactly in line with Nifty; values above 100 are outperforming, below 100 are lagging.
Which sectors does the chart track?
All 18 NSE sectoral and thematic indices that have a published live feed: IT, Bank Nifty, Auto, Pharma, FMCG, Metal, Realty, Energy, Media, PSU Bank, Pvt Bank, Healthcare, Consumer Durables, Oil & Gas, India Defence, Financial Services (FinNifty), Midcap Select, and Sensex. Each one is plotted against Nifty 50 — the benchmark itself is not on the chart.
How often does the data update?
Snapshots are computed end-of-session (and end-of-week for Weekly). When you load the page you get the freshest snapshot the server has cached. For intra-session sector strength, use our Index Contributors and Advance Decline tools — RRG is intentionally a positional / swing view, not a tick-by-tick screen.
Should I trade off a single quadrant move?
Rarely. A single session's hop into Leading can be noise, especially during news spikes. The signal is the tail — if it's been pointing toward Leading for several sessions and the dot is moving deeper into the quadrant, that's a real rotation. Confirm with the underlying constituents on Index Contributors and check whether sector weight is significant on Index Weightage before sizing.
How to use the Sector Rotation Graph
- Pick your timeframe — Start in Weekly to see structural sector rotation; switch to Daily once you've identified the leaders for shorter-term timing.
- Identify Leading sectors — Look at the top-right (green) quadrant. Sectors with dots deep in that quadrant and tails pointing further into it are the active outperformers.
- Read the tail direction — A tail that moves persistently in one direction (no hooks, no reversals) means the rotation is durable. A wiggling or hooking tail means momentum is shifting — wait for confirmation.
- Scrub or play through history — Drag the timeline to walk back through earlier rotations, or hit Play to watch the full sector dance over the last 250 sessions. This is how you build intuition for what 'normal' rotation looks like.
- Cross-check with constituents — Once a sector looks promising, open Index Contributors to see which stocks are driving it, and Index Weightage to see how much that sector actually moves Nifty. RRG flags the rotation; the constituent tools tell you what to trade.