Home improvement demand is closely related to the underlying strength of the housing market. Most people undergo renovation projects just before selling a house or after buying a new place. Visits to Home Depot stores dropped 2.2% year over year in the second quarter, according to foot-traffic data from Placer.ai.

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Zooming out and taking a look at the Russell 3000, which includes most of the U.S. stock market, you can see the big names really struggled. Russell 3000 1D heatmap (Aug. 19, 2025)TradingView Outside of tech services and electronic technology,