Matchups by category
The curated matchups grouped by theme. Each category collects the head-to-head comparisons that belong together, from big tech to the oil majors, every one with an interactive chart and the story behind the numbers.
Big Tech
3 matchupsFAANG, the Magnificent 7, and the megacap tech names that drove a decade of market returns. Interactive charts and decade-long scoreboards.
FAANG since 2015, Magnificent 7 since 2020, Apple vs Microsoft vs Google since 2010
Semiconductors
1 matchupThe chipmakers that reshuffled the hardware hierarchy, from the AI winners to the cautionary tales. Interactive comparisons.
Nvidia vs AMD vs Intel since 2015
Autos and EVs
1 matchupThe electric-vehicle re-rating that redefined what a car company is worth, legacy automakers included. Interactive charts.
Tesla vs Ford vs GM since 2015
Market and Macro
3 matchupsIndex against index, active against passive, and the big cross-asset comparisons: stocks, gold, bitcoin, and the broad market. Interactive charts.
Bitcoin vs S&P 500 vs Gold since 2015, Berkshire vs S&P 500 since 2000, QQQ vs SPY since 2020
Crypto
1 matchupThe largest crypto assets charted over the full cycle, drawdowns and recoveries included. Interactive comparisons.
Ethereum vs Bitcoin since 2020
Banks and Payments
2 matchupsThe big banks and the payment networks that move the money, incumbents against fintech challengers. Interactive charts.
Big banks since 2010, Payments since 2015
Energy
1 matchupThe oil majors through one of the wildest commodity cycles on record, from negative oil prices to windfall years. Interactive charts.
Oil majors since 2015
Retail
1 matchupThe big-box retailers that were supposed to lose to e-commerce, ranked by who actually did. Interactive comparisons.
Retail giants since 2010
Media and Streaming
1 matchupThe streaming transition that rebuilt the entertainment business, disruptor against legacy giants. Interactive charts.
Streaming wars since 2015
Defense
1 matchupThe aerospace and defense primes, and why a defense label did not protect every stock in the group. Interactive charts.
Defense stocks since 2015
Pharma
1 matchupThe pandemic-era pharma trade and the round trips that followed a blockbuster product. Interactive comparisons.
Pandemic pharma since 2020
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All matchupsNot financial advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results.