US Stock Market Sector Analysis – Monday, February 24, 2025 MIXED

A late-day risk sweep dominated the US stock market after Palantir (PLTR) plunged 10.5% following softer guidance that reverberated through Enterprise Software and the broader AI supply chain. Chip Supply Chain names led declines — Broadcom (AVGO) slid 4.9% and Marvell (MRVL) fell 5.7% — as investors rotated away from hardware exposure. The Magnificent 7 underperformed overall, with NVIDIA (NVDA) down 3.1% and Microsoft (MSFT) down 1.0%, leaving the Mag 7 cohort 1.4% lower on the day and sitting below their 50-day averages as a group. Sector breadth was mixed: 8 sectors advanced, 11 fell, and 12 of 24 sectors remain above their 50-day moving averages, keeping the S&P 500 in a narrow, event-driven trading range.

Market Condition Dashboard

US 10-Year Treasury Yield

Wait & Watch

4.40%

stable

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Confidence

Crude Oil (WTI)

Neutral

$70.70

+0.4% 1D

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Confidence

VIX (Fear Index)

Normal Range

19.0

+4.2% 1D

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Confidence

Tracked Stocks Breadth (50DMA)

Healthy Uptrend

54%

37 of 68 above 50DMA · -7.4pp 5D

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Confidence

Put/Call Ratio (5D)

Caution

0.75

Call-Heavy · stable

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Confidence

Signal analysis only — not investment advice

Sector Performance (Base=100)

AI and Technology Sector Analysis

AI-driven positioning cooled today as the Mag 7 showed divergent performance and headline risk pushed hardware-related names lower; NVIDIA (NVDA) at $130.09 (-3.1%) pulled chip suppliers into the selloff while Microsoft (MSFT) at $400.06 (-1.0%) and Alphabet (GOOG) at $180.25 (-0.2%) softened on profit-taking. The chip supply chain weakness — Broadcom (AVGO) $205.31 (-4.9%) and Marvell (MRVL) $97.51 (-5.7%) — highlights ongoing sensitivity to orders and channel inventory despite continued enterprise software investment. Longer-term AI infrastructure and software adoption still underpins secular demand, but today's action favors selective exposure to cloud vendors and software leaders over cyclical hardware names.

US Stock Sector Overview

Sector	1D	5D	20D	vs 50MA
Mag 7 (AI Spenders)	-1.4%	-4.1%	-3.0%	BELOW
Chip Supply Chain	-3.5%	-8.5%	+0.6%	BELOW
Infrastructure	-3.8%	-7.3%	+14.7%	ABOVE
Enterprise Software	-3.0%	-11.2%	-2.1%	BELOW
Finance	-0.5%	-6.7%	-1.4%	ABOVE
Healthcare	-0.1%	-2.5%	-2.9%	BELOW
Retail	-0.6%	-5.8%	+1.8%	BELOW
IT Services	+0.0%	-3.3%	+7.6%	BELOW
Airlines	+2.2%	-4.9%	-8.8%	BELOW
Hospitality & Travel	+0.5%	-2.9%	+2.0%	BELOW
Food & Restaurant	+1.1%	+0.5%	+9.4%	ABOVE
Logistics	-0.2%	-2.3%	-11.7%	BELOW
Industrial	-0.6%	-1.7%	-10.6%	BELOW
Cybersecurity	-1.6%	-10.6%	+2.8%	ABOVE
Chip Equipment	-1.8%	-2.2%	+4.6%	ABOVE
Data Center REITs	-2.3%	-3.0%	-1.0%	BELOW
Utilities	-0.1%	+3.8%	+1.1%	ABOVE
Energy	+0.6%	+1.1%	+1.7%	ABOVE
Defense & Aerospace	+1.0%	+2.0%	-6.8%	BELOW
Telecom	+1.0%	+3.2%	+12.8%	ABOVE
Media & Entertainment	+0.4%	-1.5%	-0.1%	ABOVE
Biotech	+1.6%	+5.6%	+13.4%	ABOVE
Materials	-0.0%	-2.0%	-0.5%	ABOVE
Analog & Embedded Chips	-0.1%	+6.8%	+7.6%	ABOVE

Sector Strength

Airlines +2.2% 20d: -8.8%

Delta (DAL) +2.5% (20d: -9.3%) [<50MA], United (UAL) +2.0% (20d: -8.4%) [<50MA]

Biotech +1.6% 20d: +13.4%

Amgen (AMGN) +2.2% (20d: +10.3%), Gilead (GILD) +1.0% (20d: +16.4%)

Food & Restaurant +1.1% 20d: +9.4%

Starbucks (SBUX) +1.3% (20d: +13.8%), McDonald's (MCD) +0.9% (20d: +4.9%)

Defense & Aerospace +1.0% 20d: -6.8%

RTX Corp (RTX) +1.7% (20d: +0.8%), General Dynamics (GD) +1.3% (20d: -8.7%) [<50MA], Lockheed Martin (LMT) -0.1% (20d: -12.6%) [<50MA]

Telecom +1.0% 20d: +12.8%

Verizon (VZ) +1.3% (20d: +6.6%), T-Mobile (TMUS) +1.1% (20d: +21.1%), AT&T (T) +0.5% (20d: +10.8%)

Sector Warnings

Infrastructure -3.8% 20d: +14.7%

Super Micro (SMCI) -8.0% (20d: +77.5%), Vertiv (VRT) -5.2% (20d: -11.3%) [<50MA], Dell (DELL) -2.9% (20d: +9.9%)

Chip Supply Chain -3.5% 20d: +0.6%

Marvell (MRVL) -5.7% (20d: -2.4%) [<50MA], Broadcom (AVGO) -4.9% (20d: +2.9%) [<50MA], TSMC (TSM) -3.3% (20d: -0.3%) [<50MA]

Enterprise Software -3.0% 20d: -2.1%

Palantir (PLTR) -10.5% (20d: +20.2%), ServiceNow (NOW) -1.2% (20d: -18.7%) [<50MA], Salesforce (CRM) -0.5% (20d: -11.2%) [<50MA]

Data Center REITs -2.3% 20d: -1.0%

Digital Realty (DLR) -3.4% (20d: -3.1%) [<50MA], Equinix (EQIX) -1.2% (20d: +1.0%) [<50MA]

Chip Equipment -1.8% 20d: +4.6%

Lam Research (LRCX) -3.1% (20d: +10.2%), Applied Materials (AMAT) -2.0% (20d: -3.2%) [<50MA], ASML -0.2% (20d: +6.9%)

Sector Deep Dive

Chip Supply Chain sold off sharply as the 50-day context shows the sector sitting below its 50-day average while 20-day performance is near flat. Broadcom (AVGO) traded at $205.31, down 4.9% on the day, and Marvell (MRVL) at $97.51 slid 5.7%, amplifying a sector-level 1-day decline of 3.5% and a 5-day drop of 8.5%. With the 50-day trend only +3.4% above its longer-term baseline for the sector, the move suggests inventory and demand concerns are being re-priced and risk-adjusted exposure to suppliers should be reduced until order visibility improves.

Infrastructure names were volatile and under pressure despite positive 50-day readings for the sector as a whole. Super Micro (SMCI) hit $51.61, down 8.0%, and Vertiv (VRT) at $90.85 fell 5.2%, contributing to the Infrastructure sector's 1-day decline of 3.8% even though the sector is +0.8% versus its 50-day average. The 20-day gain of 14.7% contrasts with today's pullback, signaling profit-taking in stock-specific stories; investors should watch 50-day support levels and demand signals from data center customers before re-establishing long positions.

Airlines continued to show resilience in a mixed market, with Delta (DAL) at $60.29 rising 2.5% and United (UAL) at $97.77 up 2.0%, helping the Airlines sector advance 2.2% on the day. That sector is trading slightly below its 50-day average (20-day -8.8%, 50-day -0.4%), underscoring near-term weakness versus longer-term demand improvements; the leadership in DAL and UAL suggests selective recovery in travel volumes and yields, and traders should prefer carriers with stable liquidity and stronger 50-day trends.

Enterprise Software felt the brunt of today’s headline risk, with Palantir (PLTR) at $90.68 plunging 10.5% and the sector off 3.0% for the day and -11.2% over five days. The Enterprise Software group sits below its 50-day average by -5.0% and has shown heightened volatility over the 20-day window, indicating that guidance and contract news are driving pronounced short-term moves. Given the weak 50-day context, investors should reduce cyclically exposed software holdings or hedge near-term exposure while monitoring renewal and ARR updates from software leaders.

Biotech bucked the risk-off tone, advancing 1.6% on the session and remaining comfortably above its 50-day moving average (+17.2%), with Amgen (AMGN) at $298.05 climbing 2.2%. The sector’s strong 20-day (+13.4%) and 50-day positioning support a constructive tactical stance for selective names with durable pipelines and visible cash flows, even as macro-sensitive sectors show more vulnerability to headline-driven rotations.

Market Breadth Analysis

US stock market breadth analysis shows 12 of 24 sectors trading above their 50-day moving average, while 12 are below. An even split above and below the 50-day MA suggests the market lacks directional conviction. Watch for a decisive shift in sector rotation to confirm the next trend.

Interactive Charts

S&P 500 & NASDAQ 100

50-Day Sector Performance

1-Day vs 5-Day Sector Change

Active Alerts

HIGH Logistics down -11.7% over 20 days

HIGH Industrial down -10.6% over 20 days

HIGH 4 sectors declining >5% over 20 days: Airlines, Logistics, Industrial, Defense & Aerospace

MEDIUM TSLA down -18.3% from 20-day high

Stock-Level Detail

Mag 7 (AI Spenders) Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
AAPL	$245.80	+0.6%	+1.1%	+7.6%	-0.2%	ABOVE	0
GOOG	$180.25	-0.2%	-2.5%	-6.5%	-2.9%	BELOW	3
MSFT	$400.06	-1.0%	-1.2%	-6.8%	-8.7%	BELOW	2
AMZN	$212.71	-1.8%	-6.2%	-9.6%	-5.5%	BELOW	6
TSLA	$330.53	-2.2%	-6.7%	-16.8%	-17.6%	BELOW	3
META	$664.84	-2.3%	-6.7%	+1.3%	+8.0%	ABOVE	5
NVDA	$130.09	-3.1%	-6.5%	+10.0%	-3.5%	BELOW	2

Chip Supply Chain Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
INTC	$24.27	-2.4%	-11.4%	+19.6%	+20.4%	ABOVE	2
AMD	$108.11	-2.5%	-5.4%	-6.0%	-15.4%	BELOW	3
QCOM	$155.99	-2.6%	-7.2%	-5.9%	+3.0%	BELOW	3
ARM	$140.53	-3.0%	-12.3%	-3.7%	+2.4%	BELOW	4
TSM	$188.13	-3.3%	-5.5%	-0.3%	+0.2%	BELOW	5
AVGO	$205.31	-4.9%	-9.0%	+2.9%	+21.3%	BELOW	3
MRVL	$97.51	-5.7%	-8.7%	-2.4%	-8.2%	BELOW	3

Infrastructure Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
CSCO	$61.18	-1.2%	-2.1%	+7.0%	+8.4%	ABOVE	3
HPE	$20.02	-1.8%	-4.7%	-9.6%	-4.7%	BELOW	3
DELL	$111.71	-2.9%	-5.2%	+9.9%	-1.9%	ABOVE	3
VRT	$90.85	-5.2%	-17.2%	-11.3%	-25.2%	BELOW	4
SMCI	$51.61	-8.0%	-7.5%	+77.5%	+27.3%	ABOVE	3

Enterprise Software Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
ADBE	$444.42	+0.0%	-4.2%	+1.3%	-18.8%	BELOW	0
CRM	$304.77	-0.5%	-6.3%	-11.2%	-11.5%	BELOW	4
NOW	$185.52	-1.2%	-7.0%	-18.7%	-17.8%	BELOW	4
PLTR	$90.68	-10.5%	-27.2%	+20.2%	+27.9%	ABOVE	4

Finance Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
GS	$607.73	+0.1%	-6.9%	-1.1%	+7.0%	ABOVE	0
JPM	$253.64	-1.1%	-6.6%	-1.7%	+8.2%	ABOVE	4

Healthcare Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
LLY	$873.42	+0.9%	+2.8%	+9.2%	+10.4%	ABOVE	0
UNH	$444.41	-1.1%	-7.8%	-15.1%	-18.3%	BELOW	3

Retail Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
COST	$1028.46	+0.1%	-1.9%	+7.4%	+4.4%	ABOVE	0
WMT	$92.42	-1.2%	-9.7%	-3.8%	-0.7%	BELOW	3

IT Services Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
IBM	$253.65	+0.1%	-0.5%	+17.6%	+13.8%	ABOVE	0
ACN	$353.04	-0.1%	-6.1%	-2.5%	+0.7%	BELOW	3

Airlines Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
DAL	$60.29	+2.5%	-4.4%	-9.3%	-2.0%	BELOW	0
UAL	$97.77	+2.0%	-5.3%	-8.4%	+1.3%	BELOW	0

Hospitality & Travel Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
BKNG	$199.52	+1.2%	-1.8%	+8.0%	-2.6%	ABOVE	0
MAR	$273.02	-0.3%	-4.0%	-3.9%	-3.8%	BELOW	4

Food & Restaurant Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
SBUX	$109.51	+1.3%	+0.1%	+13.8%	+15.9%	ABOVE	0
MCD	$296.88	+0.9%	+0.9%	+4.9%	+2.3%	ABOVE	0

Logistics Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
UPS	$106.93	-0.1%	+0.6%	-13.5%	-9.5%	BELOW	2
FDX	$198.03	-0.3%	-5.2%	-9.9%	-9.2%	BELOW	2

Industrial Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
CAT	$333.68	-0.3%	-4.3%	-14.2%	-12.4%	BELOW	4
HON	$200.95	-1.0%	+0.9%	-7.0%	-8.4%	BELOW	1

Cybersecurity Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
PANW	$190.39	-0.3%	-8.6%	+0.6%	-2.3%	ABOVE	4
ZS	$197.05	-0.8%	-9.1%	+3.0%	-2.2%	ABOVE	4
CRWD	$97.93	-3.7%	-14.0%	+4.8%	+13.0%	ABOVE	4

Chip Equipment Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
ASML	$727.98	-0.2%	-1.1%	+6.9%	+4.6%	ABOVE	3
AMAT	$166.87	-2.0%	-1.8%	-3.2%	+0.5%	BELOW	2
LRCX	$82.43	-3.1%	-3.7%	+10.2%	+11.3%	ABOVE	2

Data Center REITs Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
EQIX	$879.46	-1.2%	-2.5%	+1.0%	-5.5%	BELOW	2
DLR	$152.85	-3.4%	-3.6%	-3.1%	-13.4%	BELOW	2

Utilities Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
SO	$85.36	+0.6%	+3.5%	+3.6%	+6.2%	ABOVE	0
DUK	$111.00	+0.3%	+4.5%	+3.9%	+5.3%	ABOVE	0
NEE	$67.70	-1.1%	+3.4%	-4.1%	-4.5%	ABOVE	1

Energy Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
CVX	$149.72	+0.6%	+1.1%	+1.5%	+1.7%	ABOVE	0
XOM	$106.85	+0.5%	+1.0%	+1.9%	-0.4%	ABOVE	0

Defense & Aerospace Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
RTX	$122.84	+1.7%	+1.9%	+0.8%	+7.2%	ABOVE	0
GD	$239.44	+1.3%	+1.5%	-8.7%	-8.5%	BELOW	0
LMT	$422.65	-0.1%	+2.7%	-12.6%	-14.2%	BELOW	1

Telecom Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA
VZ	$39.27	+1.3%	+5.1%	+6.6%	+4.2%	ABOVE
TMUS	$261.33	+1.1%	+1.9%	+21.1%	+14.8%	ABOVE
T	$25.02	+0.5%	+2.6%	+10.8%	+15.2%	ABOVE

Media & Entertainment Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
DIS	$109.15	+2.3%	+1.5%	-1.9%	-2.6%	ABOVE	0
NFLX	$98.85	-1.5%	-4.6%	+1.7%	+8.2%	ABOVE	3

Biotech Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
AMGN	$298.05	+2.2%	+5.8%	+10.3%	+13.2%	ABOVE	0
GILD	$106.70	+1.0%	+5.5%	+16.4%	+21.3%	ABOVE	0

Materials Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
LIN	$449.50	+0.1%	-1.6%	+4.3%	+3.1%	ABOVE	0
APD	$297.63	-0.2%	-2.4%	-5.3%	-1.2%	ABOVE	3

Analog & Embedded Chips Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
MCHP	$58.77	+0.4%	+5.9%	+7.1%	-1.0%	ABOVE	0
TXN	$193.61	-0.6%	+7.7%	+8.1%	+6.3%	ABOVE	2

Key Stock Movers

Today's biggest movers by absolute percentage change: Palantir (PLTR) (Enterprise Software) fell 10.5% to $90.68. Super Micro (SMCI) (Infrastructure) fell 8.0% to $51.61. Marvell (MRVL) (Chip Supply Chain) fell 5.7% to $97.51. Vertiv (VRT) (Infrastructure) fell 5.2% to $90.85. Broadcom (AVGO) (Chip Supply Chain) fell 4.9% to $205.31. These individual stock movements were key drivers of their respective sector performance.

Risk and Opportunity Assessment

On the risk side, 3 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

Near-term breadth is mixed with 12 sectors above and 12 below their 50-day moving averages and active alerts flagging multi-sector weakness (4 sectors down >5% over 20 days). High-alert Logistics and Industrial deterioration combined with the Enterprise Software and Chip Supply Chain hits argue for defensive positioning into any rallies; watch the number of sectors above their 50MA and 50-day trend confirmations for buy signals. Tactical guidance: trim hardware and cyclically exposed positions, hold high-quality AI software and cash-flow positive healthcare names, and add risk selectively to names that show 50-day trend support and improving breadth.

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