Breakout setups by industry

We track 1,037 liquid NSE and BSE stocks across 57 industries and check each one every evening for a base: a stretch where the price moves sideways in a range instead of trending. As of the close on 28 Sept 2026, 823 are still building a base and 41 broke out of one in the last five sessions.

Ranked by the median relative strength of their stocks (how each stock's price did over the past year against every stock we track, on a 1 to 99 scale), the industries at the top right now are Industrial Manufacturing (78), Oil (72) and Auto Components (70). A high median describes what already happened to those prices; it is not a forecast.

Industries ranked by median strength

Only industries with at least 5 stocks carrying a strength reading. “Fresh breakouts” closed above a base ceiling in the last five sessions.

Industries ranked by median relative strength
IndustryStocksNew BOMed. RS
Industrial Manufacturing35478
Oil9072
Auto Components55470
Industrial Products84469
Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology74468
Aerospace & Defense21066
Non - Ferrous Metals8066
Chemicals & Petrochemicals52262
Entertainment8162
Transport Services13161
Agricultural, Commercial & Construction Vehicles6161
Textiles & Apparels19258
Commercial Services & Supplies17058
Healthcare Services24157
Electrical Equipment41156
Petroleum Products11053
Capital Markets26050
Agricultural Food & other Products23150
Retailing26149
IT - Services18149
Food Products16049
Gas8148
Consumer Durables57446
Banks37146
Beverages9246
Ferrous Metals10045
Realty25044
Automobiles13043
Finance61242
Leisure Services21042
Financial Technology (Fintech)7138
Other Utilities6037
Power26028
Minerals & Mining6028
Insurance13025
Telecom - Services9025
Fertilizers & Agrochemicals17022
Cement & Cement Products13020
IT - Software32018
Personal Products9017
Construction31015

Too few to rank

Industries with fewer than 5 stocks carrying a strength reading are listed but not ranked: a median over one or two stocks is those stocks, not an industry reading.

Industries with too few stocks to rank
IndustryStocksNew BO
IT - Hardware40
Other Consumer Services40
Telecom - Equipment & Accessories41
Transport Infrastructure41
Diversified30
Diversified Metals30
Metals & Minerals Trading30
Consumable Fuels20
Diversified FMCG20
Engineering Services20
Healthcare Equipment & Supplies20
Household Products20
Other Construction Materials20
Paper, Forest & Jute Products20
Cigarettes & Tobacco Products10
Printing & Publication10

Base and breakout detection describes past price and volume. It is provided for research and education, is not investment advice, and no pattern or reading predicts future returns. Price history begins in 2020.