US Stock Market Sector Analysis – December 2024
24 sectors, 68 tickers, tracked daily. Click any date to read the analysis.
Each trading day, all 24 sectors are classified by their average daily change. UP means 55%+ of sectors closed higher. DOWN means 55%+ closed lower. MIXED means neither side reached 55% — sectors were split without a clear direction.
Monthly Market Summary
The market ended December in a choppy, slightly risk-off stance, registering just 3 bullish days, 8 bearish days and 10 mixed sessions. Tech-linked groups led relative gains, with the Chip Supply Chain up 3.5% and the Mag 7 AI spenders up 3.0%, while airlines modestly outperformed peers despite a 2.0% decline. Broad weakness was concentrated in cyclicals and commodity-related areas: Materials fell 10.7%, Analog & Embedded Chips dropped 10.0% and Energy declined 9.9%. Overall, the month displayed limited upside momentum and pronounced sector dispersion, leaving the market biased toward downside on net.
Daily Reports
- Dec 02, 2024 — MIXED
- Dec 03, 2024 — BEARISH
- Dec 04, 2024 — MIXED
- Dec 05, 2024 — MIXED
- Dec 06, 2024 — BULLISH
- Dec 09, 2024 — BEARISH
- Dec 10, 2024 — MIXED
- Dec 11, 2024 — MIXED
- Dec 12, 2024 — BEARISH
- Dec 13, 2024 — BEARISH
- Dec 16, 2024 — MIXED
- Dec 17, 2024 — BEARISH
- Dec 18, 2024 — BEARISH
- Dec 19, 2024 — MIXED
- Dec 20, 2024 — BULLISH
- Dec 23, 2024 — MIXED
- Dec 24, 2024 — BULLISH
- Dec 26, 2024 — MIXED
- Dec 27, 2024 — BEARISH
- Dec 30, 2024 — BEARISH
- Dec 31, 2024 — MIXED