If investing in the stock market was a zero sum game, then I could see why people might be compelled to pick this company or that company or this other company for REASONS, since it would mean that some companies do better at the expense of other companies doing worse.
But if the whole market is rising and that's a long term feature. then I don't see why people even pay attention to the small stuff of individual performance of a company. Or even the performance of a sector either. I mean, do these people not have enough stress in their lives already?
Of course all that is beside the point because TOP IS IN!!!