Every US-listed airline is on a five-session-or-longer losing streak — energy is at a record
As of the August 20 close, every US-listed airline in our universe is on a losing streak of at least five sessions: Ryanair 11 straight down closes, Southwest 7, and Delta, United, American, Alaska and JetBlue 5 each. Ryanair’s run is the longest in its record, which begins in 2009; the stock has lost 10.9% over it and is down 24.5% for the year. The group’s 2026: Ryanair −24.5%, Alaska −20.1%, American −11.8%, Southwest −3.5%, United −0.1%, JetBlue +4.2%, Delta +16.8% — against the S&P 500 at +11.8% and XLE at +42.6%.
The two ends of the chart are the same move. Brent is up 55% this year and energy equities closed at a 28-year record on the same day. Ryanair’s July 20 results missed on profit and guided fares down low-to-mid single digits, naming fuel as the headwind. A losing streak is a description, and five sessions is a short one for most of these names; Ryanair’s eleven is the outlier worth watching. Sector leadership and laggards are on the live page.
Sector Performance — all 11 sectors versus SPY over calendar windows from 1 month to the full record
This chart is a frozen capture — the numbers above are as of Aug 20, 2026 close and will not update. The live page recomputes daily from the same dataset. A square version of this chart is available for feeds that crop landscape images.
