Theme Flow Ranking — 2026-08-18
All 14 investment themes ranked by trend score at the 2026-08-18 scan, exactly as the engine saw them that night — both the strong and the weak end.
Directional Flow is Closelook’s own trend engine — what the score measures. Historical page: the numbers are frozen at the 2026-08-18 scan. Diary readings, not advice.
| # | Name | Score | 5d | 21d | 63d | Trend that day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Semiconductors SMH | 83 | -1.4 | -7.3 | +15.0 | rising, but slowing |
| 2 | Biotech XBI | 45 | +0.2 | -1.3 | -5.5 | flat |
| 3 | Cybersecurity CIBR | 42 | +4.6 | +17.2 | +58.1 | getting stronger |
| 4 | AI Broad AIQ | 37 | +0.6 | -0.9 | +16.8 | flat |
| 5 | Robotics ROBO | 29 | -0.4 | -4.7 | -2.8 | rising, but slowing |
| 6 | Cloud Computing CLOU | 19 | +5.6 | +17.8 | +42.5 | getting stronger |
| 7 | Quality factor QUAL | 18 | +0.7 | +2.1 | +6.3 | getting stronger |
| 8 | Dividend Growth VIG | 16 | +0.7 | +2.3 | +5.2 | getting stronger |
| 9 | Russell 1000 Growth IWF | 9 | +0.7 | +0.6 | +5.4 | flat |
| 10 | Vanguard Growth VUG | 6 | +5.7 | +11.1 | — | getting stronger |
| 11 | EVs / Autonomous KARS | 2 | -2.1 | -13.9 | -37.4 | rising, but slowing |
| 12 | Disruptive Innovation ARKK | -3 | +2.0 | +2.1 | +8.3 | turning up |
| 13 | ARK Next Internet ARKW | -5 | +3.1 | +8.5 | +25.1 | turning up |
| 14 | Software IGV | -11 | +4.7 | +14.9 | +36.4 | turning up |
AI-generated — produced automatically by Closelook’s systems under this site’s editorial policy.