Citadel Securities says market leadership broadening stumbles

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Market leadership is showing clear signs of broadening, according to Citadel Securities’ Scott Rubner. Rather than exiting equities, investors are reallocating capital toward sectors that lagged in the first half of 2026, most notably communication services and financials. The S&P 500 has advanced roughly 1% month-to-date despite underperformance in technology. Since the start of June, 64% of the S&P 500’s 14 down days — nine sessions — saw a majority of index constituents close higher, compared to just 32% of down days over the past year. Average breadth on down days has nearly doubled, with 239 constituents finishing positive across the last 20 selloffs versus a 20-year average of 133. Valuations remain attractive even as the S&P 500 trades near all-time highs, with the information technology sector, Nasdaq 100, and semiconductor industry all trading below their respective 10-year average forward price-to-earnings multiples.