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US Stock Market Sector Analysis – Monday, January 06, 2025 MIXED

On January 06, 2025, the US stock market was mixed with 8 sectors up, 11 down, and 5 flat. Chip Equipment (+5.3%) topped the board while Defense & Aerospace (-2.3%) trailed. The Magnificent 7 averaged +1.9% on the day, led by Meta (META) (+4.2%) with Tesla (TSLA) (+0.1%) lagging. At the individual stock level, Super Micro (SMCI) (+9.4%) posted the biggest gain and Palantir (PLTR) (-5.0%) saw the largest decline. Looking at the 20-day trend, 3 sectors remain in positive territory while 21 are negative, reflecting persistent medium-term selling pressure.

Market Condition Dashboard

US 10-Year Treasury Yield
Sell / Wait
4.62%
rising
Impact
Confidence
Crude Oil (WTI)
Neutral
$73.56
-0.5% 1D
Impact
Confidence
VIX (Fear Index)
Normal Range
16.0
-0.6% 1D
Impact
Confidence
Tracked Stocks Breadth (50DMA)
Add Cash
44%
30 of 68 above 50DMA · -1.5pp 5D
Impact
Confidence
Put/Call Ratio (5D)
Caution
0.75
Call-Heavy · stable
Impact
Confidence

Signal analysis only — not investment advice

Sector Performance (Base=100)

AI and Technology Sector Analysis

The AI investment theme averaged +1.9% today across the four core technology sectors: Magnificent 7, Chip Supply Chain, Infrastructure, and Enterprise Software. Of these, 4 are trading above their 50-day moving average. The biggest AI stock movers were Super Micro (SMCI) ($36, +9.4%), Vertiv (VRT) ($134, +6.7%), TSMC (TSM) ($216, +5.5%). The 20-day trend across AI and semiconductor sectors is mixed, suggesting stock selection matters more than broad sector exposure.

US Stock Sector Overview

Sector 1D 5D 20D vs 50MA
Mag 7 (AI Spenders) +1.9% +2.5% +3.1% ABOVE
Chip Supply Chain +1.9% +6.2% +5.6% ABOVE
Infrastructure +4.9% +9.9% -4.2% ABOVE
Enterprise Software -1.3% -1.4% -8.8% ABOVE
Finance +0.0% +1.4% -2.4% ABOVE
Healthcare -1.0% +0.0% -6.8% BELOW
Retail +0.7% +0.5% -5.6% BELOW
IT Services -0.4% +0.4% -4.8% BELOW
Airlines +2.4% -0.4% -4.3% BELOW
Hospitality & Travel -0.4% -2.2% -7.1% BELOW
Food & Restaurant -0.1% +1.9% -4.6% BELOW
Logistics +0.1% -1.6% -1.5% BELOW
Industrial -1.0% -0.9% -4.9% BELOW
Cybersecurity +0.5% +1.8% -7.4% BELOW
Chip Equipment +5.3% +9.0% +4.4% ABOVE
Data Center REITs -1.6% +1.2% -5.4% BELOW
Utilities -1.3% -1.2% -5.0% BELOW
Energy -0.3% +2.4% -5.1% BELOW
Defense & Aerospace -2.3% -2.2% -5.8% BELOW
Telecom -1.7% -1.3% -8.3% BELOW
Media & Entertainment -0.0% -0.9% -5.1% ABOVE
Biotech -0.6% -0.6% -2.6% BELOW
Materials -0.2% -1.2% -9.6% BELOW
Analog & Embedded Chips +1.0% +2.1% -1.1% BELOW

Sector Strength

Chip Equipment +5.3% 20d: +4.4%
ASML +7.6% (20d: +8.4%), Applied Materials (AMAT) +4.4% (20d: +2.6%), Lam Research (LRCX) +3.8% (20d: +2.1%)
Infrastructure +4.9% 20d: -4.2%
Super Micro (SMCI) +9.4% (20d: -17.0%), Vertiv (VRT) +6.7% (20d: +0.2%), Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) +4.7% (20d: -4.0%)
Airlines +2.4% 20d: -4.3%
United (UAL) +3.0% (20d: -1.7%), Delta (DAL) +1.8% (20d: -7.0%) [<50MA]
Mag 7 (AI Spenders) +1.9% 20d: +3.1%
Meta (META) +4.2% (20d: +1.1%), NVIDIA (NVDA) +3.4% (20d: +4.9%), Alphabet (GOOG) +2.5% (20d: +12.3%)
Chip Supply Chain +1.9% 20d: +5.6%
TSMC (TSM) +5.5% (20d: +8.7%), ARM Holdings (ARM) +4.5% (20d: +4.6%), AMD +3.3% (20d: -6.5%) [<50MA]

Sector Warnings

Defense & Aerospace -2.3% 20d: -5.8%
Lockheed Martin (LMT) -3.3% (20d: -9.2%) [<50MA], General Dynamics (GD) -2.0% (20d: -5.1%) [<50MA], RTX Corp (RTX) -1.5% (20d: -3.3%) [<50MA]
Telecom -1.7% 20d: -8.3%
T-Mobile (TMUS) -3.1% (20d: -12.9%) [<50MA], Verizon (VZ) -1.6% (20d: -6.5%) [<50MA], AT&T (T) -0.3% (20d: -5.4%) [<50MA]
Data Center REITs -1.6% 20d: -5.4%
Equinix (EQIX) -2.1% (20d: -4.6%), Digital Realty (DLR) -1.2% (20d: -6.2%) [<50MA]
Utilities -1.3% 20d: -5.0%
Southern Co (SO) -1.7% (20d: -4.5%) [<50MA], Duke Energy (DUK) -1.3% (20d: -5.1%) [<50MA], NextEra Energy (NEE) -1.0% (20d: -5.3%) [<50MA]
Enterprise Software -1.3% 20d: -8.8%
Palantir (PLTR) -5.0% (20d: -0.6%), Salesforce (CRM) -0.7% (20d: -8.6%), Adobe (ADBE) +0.1% (20d: -22.0%) [<50MA]

Sector Deep Dive

The Chip Equipment sector gained 5.3% on the session. Key movers included ASML ($758.58, +7.6%), Applied Materials (AMAT) ($175.28, +4.4%), Lam Research (LRCX) ($77.13, +3.8%). Over 20 days, the sector is up +4.4%, maintaining its uptrend.

The Infrastructure sector gained 4.9% on the session. Key movers included Super Micro (SMCI) ($36.45, +9.4%), Vertiv (VRT) ($133.83, +6.7%), Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) ($22.04, +4.7%). Over 20 days, the sector is down -4.2%, extending its decline.

The Airlines sector gained 2.4% on the session. Key movers included United (UAL) ($98.57, +3.0%), Delta (DAL) ($58.86, +1.8%). Over 20 days, the sector is down -4.3%, extending its decline.

The Telecom sector declined 1.7% on the session. Key movers included T-Mobile (TMUS) ($206.99, -3.1%), Verizon (VZ) ($35.29, -1.6%), AT&T (T) ($20.88, -0.3%). Over 20 days, the sector is down -8.3%, extending its decline.

The Defense & Aerospace sector declined 2.3% on the session. Key movers included Lockheed Martin (LMT) ($447.36, -3.3%), General Dynamics (GD) ($249.51, -2.0%), RTX Corp (RTX) ($111.18, -1.5%). Over 20 days, the sector is down -5.8%, extending its decline.

Market Breadth Analysis

US stock market breadth analysis shows 7 of 24 sectors trading above their 50-day moving average, while 17 are below. With the majority of sectors below the 50-day MA, medium-term momentum is deteriorating. The 20-day breadth shows 21 sectors in negative territory, pointing to widespread selling pressure.

Interactive Charts

S&P 500 & NASDAQ 100

50-Day Sector Performance

1-Day vs 5-Day Sector Change

Active Alerts

HIGH 11 sectors declining >5% over 20 days: Enterprise Software, Healthcare, Retail, Hospitality & Travel, Cybersecurity, Data Center REITs, Energy, Defense & Aerospace, Telecom, Media & Entertainment, Materials
HIGH 5 sectors declining >10% over 50 days: Healthcare, Utilities, Defense & Aerospace, Materials, Analog & Embedded Chips

Stock-Level Detail

Mag 7 (AI Spenders) Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
META $627.10 +4.2% +6.6% +1.1% +11.1% ABOVE 0
NVDA $149.21 +3.4% +8.7% +4.9% +6.4% ABOVE 0
GOOG $196.93 +2.5% +2.7% +12.3% +20.5% ABOVE 0
AMZN $227.61 +1.5% +2.9% +0.3% +22.1% ABOVE 0
MSFT $422.83 +1.1% +0.7% -3.5% +0.9% BELOW 0
AAPL $243.44 +0.7% -2.9% +0.9% +6.4% ABOVE 0
TSLA $411.05 +0.1% -1.5% +5.6% +57.8% ABOVE 0
Chip Supply Chain Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
TSM $215.97 +5.5% +9.8% +8.7% +11.5% ABOVE 0
ARM $147.41 +4.5% +17.1% +4.6% +4.5% ABOVE 0
AMD $129.55 +3.3% +5.8% -6.5% -15.6% BELOW 0
AVGO $233.43 +1.7% +0.4% +32.0% +38.3% ABOVE 0
QCOM $154.78 +1.3% +3.4% +0.2% -4.4% BELOW 0
MRVL $118.47 +0.7% +6.6% +4.8% +45.3% ABOVE 0
INTC $19.87 -3.4% +0.3% -5.0% -11.1% BELOW 1
Infrastructure Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
SMCI $36.45 +9.4% +18.8% -17.0% -21.2% ABOVE 0
VRT $133.83 +6.7% +15.4% +0.2% +21.9% ABOVE 0
HPE $22.04 +4.7% +6.8% -4.0% +18.5% ABOVE 0
DELL $121.52 +4.0% +8.6% +1.0% +3.4% BELOW 0
CSCO $56.85 -0.2% -0.0% -1.2% +5.7% ABOVE 1
Enterprise Software Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
NOW $215.41 +0.3% +0.9% -4.2% +12.6% ABOVE 0
ADBE $431.18 +0.1% -3.3% -22.0% -10.7% BELOW 0
CRM $326.72 -0.7% -1.6% -8.6% +15.4% ABOVE 1
PLTR $75.92 -5.0% -1.6% -0.6% +74.3% ABOVE 1
Finance Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
GS $566.23 +0.6% +1.7% -2.7% +11.8% ABOVE 0
JPM $233.76 -0.5% +1.2% -2.1% +7.6% ABOVE 1
Healthcare Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
UNH $494.63 +0.1% +1.2% -6.2% -8.1% BELOW 0
LLY $756.87 -2.2% -1.1% -7.5% -14.0% BELOW 1
Retail Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
WMT $90.21 +0.7% +0.9% -4.3% +10.3% ABOVE 0
COST $915.34 +0.7% +0.1% -7.0% +3.4% BELOW 0
IT Services Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
IBM $214.25 +0.0% +1.1% -6.5% +2.8% ABOVE 0
ACN $339.39 -0.7% -0.3% -3.1% -3.5% BELOW 1
Airlines Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
UAL $98.57 +3.0% +0.4% -1.7% +32.3% ABOVE 0
DAL $58.86 +1.8% -1.1% -7.0% +9.6% BELOW 0
Hospitality & Travel Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
BKNG $194.01 +0.1% -1.6% -7.4% +13.3% BELOW 0
MAR $268.93 -1.0% -2.7% -6.8% +4.8% BELOW 1
Food & Restaurant Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
SBUX $89.61 +0.6% +2.8% -7.0% -3.5% BELOW 0
MCD $282.02 -0.9% +0.9% -2.3% -2.5% BELOW 1
Logistics Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
UPS $112.72 +0.3% -0.9% -1.1% -9.1% BELOW 0
FDX $213.99 -0.2% -2.3% -1.9% +0.9% BELOW 1
Industrial Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
CAT $357.26 +0.1% +0.3% -7.8% -5.9% BELOW 0
HON $212.27 -2.1% -2.1% -2.0% +6.6% BELOW 1
Cybersecurity Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
CRWD $91.59 +2.0% +4.9% +0.2% +20.3% ABOVE 0
ZS $188.71 +1.5% +3.0% -11.0% +2.6% BELOW 0
PANW $179.50 -2.0% -2.6% -11.6% -1.5% BELOW 1
Chip Equipment Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
ASML $758.58 +7.6% +10.4% +8.4% +8.4% ABOVE 0
AMAT $175.28 +4.4% +8.5% +2.6% -3.2% ABOVE 0
LRCX $77.13 +3.8% +8.1% +2.1% +2.2% ABOVE 0
Data Center REITs Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
DLR $171.90 -1.2% +1.9% -6.2% +9.5% BELOW 1
EQIX $909.45 -2.1% +0.4% -4.6% +5.4% ABOVE 1
Utilities Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
NEE $68.12 -1.0% -0.7% -5.3% -13.4% BELOW 1
DUK $100.92 -1.3% -1.2% -5.1% -9.8% BELOW 2
SO $77.09 -1.7% -1.7% -4.5% -12.8% BELOW 1
Energy Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
XOM $102.54 -0.1% +1.9% -5.1% -9.2% BELOW 1
CVX $138.11 -0.4% +2.9% -5.1% -1.1% BELOW 1
Defense & Aerospace Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
RTX $111.18 -1.5% -1.0% -3.3% -8.4% BELOW 2
GD $249.51 -2.0% -2.0% -5.1% -14.4% BELOW 1
LMT $447.36 -3.3% -3.6% -9.2% -16.9% BELOW 3
Telecom Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
T $20.88 -0.3% -0.0% -5.4% +1.8% BELOW 2
VZ $35.29 -1.6% +0.0% -6.5% -5.4% BELOW 1
TMUS $206.99 -3.1% -3.8% -12.9% -8.7% BELOW 3
Media & Entertainment Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
NFLX $88.18 +0.1% -2.1% -5.7% +16.9% ABOVE 0
DIS $109.00 -0.1% +0.2% -4.4% +16.9% ABOVE 1
Biotech Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
GILD $87.67 -0.2% -0.8% -0.1% +3.6% ABOVE 3
AMGN $246.85 -1.0% -0.3% -5.1% -17.4% BELOW 1
Materials Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
LIN $404.78 -0.1% -1.1% -8.1% -12.7% BELOW 3
APD $272.47 -0.2% -1.3% -11.0% -11.5% BELOW 1
Analog & Embedded Chips Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
MCHP $55.90 +1.1% +2.0% -1.7% -22.6% BELOW 0
TXN $183.99 +0.9% +2.2% -0.5% -6.4% BELOW 0

Key Stock Movers

Today's biggest movers by absolute percentage change: Super Micro (SMCI) (Infrastructure) rose 9.4% to $36.45. ASML (Chip Equipment) rose 7.6% to $758.58. Vertiv (VRT) (Infrastructure) rose 6.7% to $133.83. TSMC (TSM) (Chip Supply Chain) rose 5.5% to $215.97. Palantir (PLTR) (Enterprise Software) fell 5.0% to $75.92. These individual stock movements were key drivers of their respective sector performance.

Risk and Opportunity Assessment

On the risk side, 2 high-severity alerts are currently active, signaling significant sector declines that warrant portfolio risk management attention. Consider reducing exposure to affected sectors and tightening stop-loss levels.

US Stock Market Outlook

There are currently 2 active alerts (2 high-severity). The split between 8 advancing and 11 declining sectors suggests indecision. Over 20 days, 3 sectors are positive and 21 negative. A catalyst is needed to establish direction. Monitor sector rotation for emerging trends and watch breadth for confirmation.

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