Natural Resources vs the S&P 500 (CSNR): is it outperforming?
Over the past month, CSNR has outperformed the S&P 500 by 2.5 points. Here is where that puts it in the sector rotation — updated daily.
Where CSNR sits on the rotation map
Natural Resources 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.
CSNR vs SPY: head-to-head returns
CSNR (natural resources) and SPY (the S&P 500) side by side over every window Zensei tracks. The spread is the difference — positive means CSNR won that window.
Data as of 2026-07-22 · computed from daily adjusted closes · how we measure
The read
Natural Resources (CSNR) has just turned the corner. Over the longer, time-shifted window it trailed the S&P 500 by 12.0 points, but over the past month it has moved clearly ahead of the market — a 2.5-point edge that puts it in the improving quadrant. Ranked by one-month spread, it currently stands #40 of the 115 groups Zensei tracks.
On the shorter tape, CSNR is in a dip window: the last sessions have pulled back while the longer intraday trend remains intact — the pattern rotation traders watch for re-entries. CSNR's relative-strength line — its price ratio against the S&P 500 — is trading above its moving averages, the healthiest configuration we track. The two signals agree — the short-term tape and the longer trend point the same way.
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.
Natural Resources vs the market — common questions
Is natural resources outperforming the S&P 500?
Right now, yes: over the past month CSNR has outperformed the S&P 500 by 2.5 points. This page updates daily, so the answer reflects current market data rather than a dated article.
What is CSNR?
CSNR is Mission Timber & Natural Resources ETF, the fund Zensei uses to measure the natural resources group against the S&P 500 benchmark (SPY).
What quadrant is natural resources in right now?
As of the latest daily data, natural resources 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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