Coal vs the S&P 500 (COAL): is it outperforming?
Over the past month, COAL has underperformed the S&P 500 by 14.4 points. Here is where that puts it in the sector rotation — updated daily.
Where COAL sits on the rotation map
Coal highlighted against the 11 broad S&P 500 sectors. Vertical: 1-month spread vs the S&P 500. Horizontal: the longer, time-shifted window — the methodology explains the math.
COAL vs SPY: head-to-head returns
COAL (coal) and SPY (the S&P 500) side by side over every window Zensei tracks. The spread is the difference — positive means COAL won that window.
Data as of 2026-07-13 · computed from daily adjusted closes · how we measure
The read
Coal (COAL) is out of favor: it trails the S&P 500 on both rotation windows — 14.4 points behind over the past month and 7.1 points behind over the longer, time-shifted window. That is the lagging quadrant. Ranked by one-month spread, it currently stands #108 of the 115 groups Zensei tracks — among the market's weakest pockets right now.
On the shorter tape, COAL's momentum reads strong: the recent hourly trend is positive across every lookback Zensei measures. COAL's relative-strength line has broken below its long-term average — the long-term outperformance trend is no longer intact. That tension — a firm short-term tape against a damaged longer trend — is usually resolved within a few weeks, one way or the other.
The exposure comes via Range Global Coal Index ETF, whose 11 tracked holdings are led by WARRIOR MET COAL INC, ALPHA METALLURGICAL RESOURCES INC and CORE NATURAL RESOURCES INC ORDINARY SHARES. Weighted by portfolio, the fund's holdings trade at roughly 16.1× earnings and 2.1× sales. The thing to watch from here is the one-month spread: laggards only become interesting when the recent window turns positive first — until then, the market is voting elsewhere.
What's inside COAL
Top 5 of 11 tracked holdings, by portfolio weight.
Coal vs the market — common questions
Is coal outperforming the S&P 500?
Right now, no: over the past month COAL has underperformed the S&P 500 by 14.4 points. This page updates daily, so the answer reflects current market data rather than a dated article.
What is COAL?
COAL is Range Global Coal Index ETF, the fund Zensei uses to measure the coal group against the S&P 500 benchmark (SPY).
Which stocks are in COAL?
COAL's largest tracked positions are WARRIOR MET COAL INC, ALPHA METALLURGICAL RESOURCES INC, CORE NATURAL RESOURCES INC ORDINARY SHARES, BHP GROUP LTD ADR, ALLIANCE RESOURCE PARTNERS LP — 11 holdings in total. The full list, with each stock measured against the group, is part of Zensei Premium.
What quadrant is coal in right now?
As of the latest daily data, coal is in the lagging quadrant — trailing the S&P 500 on both windows. The quadrant rules are documented on the Zensei methodology page.
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