Gaming vs the S&P 500 (BJK): is it outperforming?
Over the past month, BJK has outperformed the S&P 500 by 7.9 points. Here is where that puts it in the sector rotation — updated daily.
Where BJK sits on the rotation map
Gaming 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.
BJK vs SPY: head-to-head returns
BJK (gaming) and SPY (the S&P 500) side by side over every window Zensei tracks. The spread is the difference — positive means BJK won that window.
Data as of 2026-07-13 · computed from daily adjusted closes · how we measure
The read
Gaming (BJK) has just turned the corner. Over the longer, time-shifted window it trailed the S&P 500 by 8.6 points, but over the past month it has moved decisively ahead of the market — a 7.9-point edge that puts it in the improving quadrant. Ranked by one-month spread, it currently stands #4 of the 115 groups Zensei tracks — inside the top tier of the market.
On the shorter tape, BJK's momentum is weakening: the intraday trend that carried the move is cooling across the shorter windows. BJK's relative-strength line has broken below its long-term average — the long-term outperformance trend is no longer intact. Both signals point the same direction here: the market is not rewarding this group on either horizon.
The thing to watch from here is confirmation: improving groups that hold a positive one-month spread long enough for the longer window to turn are the classic early-rotation entries — the ones that fail fall back quickly.
Gaming vs the market — common questions
Is gaming outperforming the S&P 500?
Right now, yes: over the past month BJK has outperformed the S&P 500 by 7.9 points. This page updates daily, so the answer reflects current market data rather than a dated article.
What is BJK?
BJK is VanEck Gaming ETF, the fund Zensei uses to measure the gaming group against the S&P 500 benchmark (SPY).
What quadrant is gaming in right now?
As of the latest daily data, gaming is in the improving quadrant — behind the market over the longer window, but ahead over the past month. The quadrant rules are documented on the Zensei methodology page.
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