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US Stock Market Sector Analysis – Wednesday, November 05, 2025 Sectors: BULLISH

Stocks rallied after a stronger-than-expected US economic print and a raft of company beats, with Amgen (AMGN) surging 7.8% after a broad-based EPS beat and obesity commentary. Chip-led groups paced the upside as Chip Equipment climbed 4.0% and Chip Supply Chain rose 2.5%, sending Lam Research (LRCX) up 6.0% and Marvell (MRVL) up 6.1%. The S&P 500 finished higher as Treasury yields moved but valuation concerns faded; the Magnificent 7 (Mag 7) collectively gained 0.7%, led by Tesla (TSLA) +4.0% and Alphabet (GOOG) +2.4%. Today’s moves were concentrated — 15 sectors advanced while 9 fell — underscoring rotational leadership across the market.

Market Condition Dashboard

US 10-Year Treasury Yield
Wait & Watch
4.17%
stable
Impact
Confidence
Crude Oil (WTI)
Neutral
$59.60
-1.6% 1D
Impact
Confidence
VIX (Fear Index)
Normal Range
18.0
-5.2% 1D
Impact
Confidence
200-Day Moving Average
Bullish Trend Intact
0/3 below
SPY above (+11.4%), QQQ above (+15.9%), DIA above (+8.7%)
Impact
Confidence
Tracked Stocks Breadth (50DMA)
Healthy Uptrend
59%
40 of 68 above 50DMA · -10.3pp 5D
Impact
Confidence
Put/Call Ratio (5D)
Contrarian Sell Signal
0.69
Too Optimistic · rising
Impact
Confidence

Signal analysis only — not investment advice

Sector Heatmap (1D)

Memory & Storage +8.89%
Airlines +5.84%
Biotech +3.73%
Chip Equipment +3.68%
Food & Restaurant +3.14%
Chip Supply Chain +3.01%
Analog & Embedded Chips +2.57%
Industrial +2.12%
IT Services +2.00%
AI Power & Grid +1.98%
Hospitality & Travel +1.18%
Mag 7 (AI Spenders) +0.72%
Logistics +0.66%
Healthcare +0.58%
Finance +0.54%
Telecom +0.23%
Media & Entertainment +0.20%
Utilities -0.31%
Enterprise Software -0.43%
Energy -0.44%
Materials -0.63%
Cybersecurity -0.64%
Retail -0.69%
AI Networking & Interconnect -0.79%
Data Center REITs -0.99%
Defense & Aerospace -1.17%
EDA & Semiconductor IP -1.25%
Infrastructure -1.39%
≤-3%0≥+3%

Sector Performance (Base=100)

AI and Technology Sector Analysis

The AI and technology investment theme held up today as the Mag 7 continued to anchor cap-weighted performance: NVIDIA (NVDA) traded at $194.96 (-1.8%) while Microsoft (MSFT) sat at $503.97 (-1.4%), reflecting profit-taking within a larger structural bid. Strength in the chip supply chain and equipment — exemplified by Marvell (MRVL) at $92.76 (+6.1%) and Lam Research (LRCX) at $164.47 (+6.0%) — suggests the hardware buildout and factory reinvestment remain on track. Enterprise software and IT Services remain differentiated; continued infrastructure spending and data-center deployments are the critical watchpoints for sustaining AI capex.

US Stock Sector Overview

Sector 1D 5D 20D vs 50MA
Mag 7 (AI Spenders) +0.7% +0.8% +3.6% ABOVE
Chip Supply Chain +3.0% -0.9% +4.1% ABOVE
Memory & Storage +8.9% +8.8% +37.1% ABOVE
EDA & Semiconductor IP -1.3% -4.4% -9.2% BELOW
Infrastructure -1.4% -5.5% -4.6% ABOVE
AI Networking & Interconnect -0.8% -3.4% +2.9% ABOVE
Enterprise Software -0.4% -2.9% -3.8% BELOW
Finance +0.5% +0.5% +1.8% ABOVE
Healthcare +0.6% +2.3% -1.3% BELOW
Retail -0.7% +0.5% -0.5% BELOW
IT Services +2.0% -0.8% +2.4% ABOVE
Airlines +5.8% +3.0% -3.0% BELOW
Hospitality & Travel +1.2% +2.3% +0.5% BELOW
Food & Restaurant +3.1% +0.4% +4.0% BELOW
Logistics +0.7% +0.3% +8.5% ABOVE
Industrial +2.1% -2.0% +8.2% BELOW
Cybersecurity -0.6% -0.9% +2.2% ABOVE
Chip Equipment +3.7% +1.0% +12.4% ABOVE
Data Center REITs -1.0% -1.9% -1.6% BELOW
AI Power & Grid +2.0% -1.4% -3.8% ABOVE
Utilities -0.3% -1.5% -2.5% BELOW
Energy -0.4% -0.7% +0.7% BELOW
Defense & Aerospace -1.2% -1.9% +0.3% ABOVE
Telecom +0.2% -0.5% -5.2% BELOW
Media & Entertainment +0.2% +0.2% -5.2% BELOW
Biotech +3.7% +6.5% +6.6% ABOVE
Materials -0.6% -2.8% -9.1% BELOW
Analog & Embedded Chips +2.6% +0.7% -5.4% BELOW

Sector Strength

Memory & Storage +8.9% 20d: +37.1%
Sandisk (SNDK) +11.3% (20d: +66.9%), Seagate (STX) +10.1% (20d: +24.4%), Micron (MU) +8.9% (20d: +23.5%)
Airlines +5.8% 20d: -3.0%
United (UAL) +6.5% (20d: -4.6%) [<50MA], Delta (DAL) +5.2% (20d: -1.4%) [<50MA]
Biotech +3.7% 20d: +6.6%
Amgen (AMGN) +7.8% (20d: +8.3%), Gilead (GILD) -0.3% (20d: +5.0%)
Chip Equipment +3.7% 20d: +12.4%
Lam Research (LRCX) +6.0% (20d: +17.1%), Applied Materials (AMAT) +4.6% (20d: +9.3%), KLA (KLAC) +2.8% (20d: +16.5%)
Food & Restaurant +3.1% 20d: +4.0%
Starbucks (SBUX) +4.1% (20d: +3.9%) [<50MA], McDonald's (MCD) +2.2% (20d: +4.0%)

Sector Warnings

Infrastructure -1.4% 20d: -4.6%
Super Micro (SMCI) -11.3% (20d: -27.5%) [<50MA], Dell (DELL) -1.4% (20d: -1.9%), Cisco (CSCO) -0.3% (20d: +3.1%)
EDA & Semiconductor IP -1.3% 20d: -9.2%
Synopsys (SNPS) -1.7% (20d: -15.5%) [<50MA], Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) -1.7% (20d: -6.0%) [<50MA], ARM Holdings (ARM) -0.3% (20d: -6.1%)
Defense & Aerospace -1.2% 20d: +0.3%
Lockheed Martin (LMT) -2.4% (20d: -6.8%) [<50MA], RTX Corp (RTX) -0.9% (20d: +7.3%), General Dynamics (GD) -0.2% (20d: +0.5%)
Data Center REITs -1.0% 20d: -1.6%
Digital Realty (DLR) -1.0% (20d: -5.0%) [<50MA], Equinix (EQIX) -0.9% (20d: +1.7%)
AI Networking & Interconnect -0.8% 20d: +2.9%
Arista Networks (ANET) -8.6% (20d: -11.3%) [<50MA], Amphenol (APH) +1.6% (20d: +10.0%), Coherent (COHR) +4.6% (20d: +10.0%)

Sector Deep Dive

Chip Equipment: The group led gains with a 1-day return of +4.0% and a dominant 50-day advance of +47.3% (ABOVE), signaling strong medium-term momentum through the 50-day window. Lam Research (LRCX) was a top individual mover at $164.47, +6.0% on the day, reinforcing capex optimism for wafer fab expansion. The 50-day trend confirms cyclical recovery and backs tactical exposure to equipment names while monitoring order-book confirmation across the next quarterly cycle.

Chip Supply Chain: The sector rose 2.5% today and sits +28.9% over the 50-day window (ABOVE), illustrating broad, sustained strength beyond a single-session bounce. Marvell (MRVL) traded at $92.76, up 6.1% as investors continue to price in networking and accelerator demand tied to AI deployments. With the 50-day trend strongly positive, supply-chain related semiconductors remain a constructive way to play structural AI spend while watching near-term inventory flows.

Biotech & Healthcare: Biotech outperformed with a 1-day gain of +3.7% and a 50-day rise of +9.7% (ABOVE), driven today by Amgen (AMGN) at $313.05, which jumped 7.8% after an earnings beat and commentary around obesity therapeutics. Broader Healthcare was more mixed — the sector is +17.3% over 50 days but remains classified as BELOW the 50-day context in today's table — highlighting dispersion between innovation-led biotech and more cyclical healthcare names. Active exposure to high-conviction biotech catalysts appears warranted, while defensive healthcare hedges can manage event risk.

Airlines & Travel: Airlines led short-term strength with a 1-day surge of +5.8% but the sector remains -5.7% over the 50-day window (BELOW), indicating persistent headwinds. United (UAL) rallied to $96.65, +6.5% on the day, reflecting resilient travel demand and favorable economic prints. The divergence between headline strength and a negative 50-day trend argues for selective trading — capitalize on momentum in carriers with improving revenue trends but remain mindful of the longer-term downtrend.

Market Breadth Analysis

US stock market breadth analysis shows 13 of 28 sectors trading above their 50-day moving average, while 15 are below. With the majority of sectors below the 50-day MA, medium-term momentum is deteriorating. The 20-day breadth shows 13 sectors in negative territory, pointing to widespread selling pressure.

Interactive Charts

S&P 500, NASDAQ 100 & Dow Jones (%)

Green shading marks breadth-below-50% regimes: BUY at the 5th session (vertical line on the fire day), STRONG at the 10th (darker). A 3rd day back above 50% ends the regime; tolerated recovery days still count toward the session total. Research display only — not investment advice.

50-Day Sector Performance

1-Day vs 5-Day Sector Change

Active Alerts

HIGH Materials down -16.0% over 50 days
HIGH 5 sectors declining >5% over 20 days: EDA & Semiconductor IP, Telecom, Media & Entertainment, Materials, Analog & Embedded Chips
HIGH 3 sectors declining >10% over 50 days: Telecom, Materials, Analog & Embedded Chips
MEDIUM META down -15.4% from 20-day high

Stock-Level Detail

Mag 7 (AI Spenders) Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
TSLA $462.07 +4.0% +5.0% +6.1% +32.2% ABOVE 0
GOOG $284.19 +2.4% +1.0% +17.6% +36.9% ABOVE 0
META $634.30 +1.4% -4.6% -13.3% -14.9% BELOW 0
AMZN $250.20 +0.4% +12.3% +9.9% +9.2% ABOVE 0
AAPL $269.15 +0.0% -0.5% +6.3% +17.2% ABOVE 0
MSFT $503.02 -1.4% -3.5% -2.9% +0.1% BELOW 6
NVDA $194.96 -1.8% -3.8% +1.4% +7.5% ABOVE 2
Chip Supply Chain Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
MRVL $92.76 +6.1% +4.9% +2.5% +24.3% ABOVE 0
QCOM $177.01 +4.0% +1.4% +8.5% +13.1% ABOVE 0
INTC $38.38 +3.6% -4.4% +1.5% +54.4% ABOVE 0
AMD $256.33 +2.5% +0.6% +10.1% +53.4% ABOVE 0
AVGO $356.98 +2.0% -4.6% +4.0% +19.8% ABOVE 0
TSM $291.34 -0.1% -3.2% -2.1% +23.1% ABOVE 2
Memory & Storage Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
SNDK $216.50 +11.3% +10.6% +66.9% +346.9% ABOVE 0
STX $274.37 +10.1% +2.8% +24.4% +65.4% ABOVE 0
MU $237.27 +8.9% +6.0% +23.5% +101.8% ABOVE 0
WDC $159.85 +5.2% +15.9% +33.8% +98.7% ABOVE 0
EDA & Semiconductor IP Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
ARM $160.19 -0.3% -3.2% -6.1% +13.9% ABOVE 3
CDNS $327.63 -1.7% -2.5% -6.0% -5.5% BELOW 3
SNPS $409.11 -1.7% -7.6% -15.5% -32.2% BELOW 3
Infrastructure Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
VRT $190.55 +5.5% -1.6% +12.9% +47.5% ABOVE 0
HPE $23.35 +0.6% -2.9% -9.7% +4.9% BELOW 0
CSCO $71.06 -0.3% -1.1% +3.1% +6.0% ABOVE 2
DELL $151.03 -1.4% -5.3% -1.9% +15.4% ABOVE 3
SMCI $42.03 -11.3% -16.6% -27.5% -6.1% BELOW 3
AI Networking & Interconnect Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
COHR $134.63 +4.6% +1.4% +10.0% +48.4% ABOVE 0
APH $138.12 +1.6% -0.2% +10.0% +26.3% ABOVE 0
ANET $140.42 -8.6% -11.4% -11.3% +5.4% BELOW 5
Enterprise Software Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
ORCL $247.92 +0.9% -2.6% -15.7% +6.3% BELOW 0
ADBE $335.53 +0.1% -1.1% -3.4% -5.8% BELOW 0
CRM $251.00 -0.7% -1.5% +3.0% +1.2% ABOVE 2
NOW $175.93 -0.9% -5.9% -4.2% -0.9% BELOW 4
PLTR $187.90 -1.5% -3.4% +1.3% +19.9% ABOVE 2
Finance Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
JPM $307.32 +0.8% +0.7% +2.0% +4.6% ABOVE 0
GS $781.60 +0.3% +0.4% +1.7% +6.4% ABOVE 0
Healthcare Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
LLY $920.01 +2.1% +9.6% +8.2% +26.1% ABOVE 0
UNH $321.21 -0.9% -4.9% -10.9% +8.5% BELOW 6
Retail Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
COST $930.92 -0.6% +1.8% -0.7% -1.4% BELOW 1
WMT $100.62 -0.8% -0.7% -0.3% +5.6% BELOW 1
IT Services Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
ACN $242.82 +2.0% -0.6% -1.7% -3.6% ABOVE 0
IBM $299.00 +2.0% -1.1% +6.4% +25.3% ABOVE 0
Airlines Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
UAL $96.65 +6.5% +3.5% -4.6% -7.3% BELOW 0
DAL $58.08 +5.2% +2.5% -1.4% -4.1% BELOW 0
Hospitality & Travel Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
MAR $280.73 +4.0% +7.9% +6.4% +5.0% ABOVE 0
BKNG $195.13 -1.6% -3.3% -5.4% -12.4% BELOW 4
Food & Restaurant Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
SBUX $80.82 +4.1% -0.3% +3.9% -5.5% BELOW 0
MCD $300.12 +2.2% +1.1% +4.0% -1.3% ABOVE 0
Logistics Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
FDX $203.72 +1.7% +2.9% +8.1% +11.0% ABOVE 0
UPS $87.18 -0.4% -2.3% +8.9% +5.7% ABOVE 3
Industrial Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
CAT $565.69 +3.9% -2.4% +14.1% +31.9% ABOVE 0
HON $202.69 +0.3% -1.5% +2.4% -5.5% BELOW 0
Cybersecurity Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
CRWD $133.54 +0.0% -0.8% +4.9% +26.4% ABOVE 0
PANW $213.18 -0.6% -2.3% -0.9% +13.6% ABOVE 3
ZS $323.90 -1.3% +0.6% +2.8% +18.6% ABOVE 2
Chip Equipment Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
LRCX $164.47 +6.0% +2.5% +17.1% +59.5% ABOVE 0
AMAT $239.56 +4.6% +3.6% +9.3% +46.5% ABOVE 0
KLAC $122.05 +2.8% +1.0% +16.5% +38.0% ABOVE 0
ASML $1038.76 +1.3% -2.9% +6.6% +35.8% ABOVE 0
Data Center REITs Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
EQIX $804.90 -0.9% -1.3% +1.7% +4.0% ABOVE 3
DLR $162.99 -1.0% -2.5% -5.0% -1.2% BELOW 2
AI Power & Grid Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
PWR $453.17 +3.4% -0.1% +5.5% +18.9% ABOVE 0
ETN $382.24 +2.3% +0.9% +2.5% +10.0% ABOVE 0
GEV $558.66 +2.1% -2.5% -11.7% -10.0% BELOW 0
VST $188.60 +2.0% -0.2% -9.8% -2.6% BELOW 0
CEG $361.23 +0.1% -5.0% -5.2% +15.0% ABOVE 0
Utilities Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
NEE $80.45 +0.6% +0.6% -1.9% +12.0% ABOVE 0
DUK $119.57 -0.0% -1.2% -0.8% +0.1% BELOW 1
SO $88.49 -1.4% -3.8% -4.9% -2.0% BELOW 4
Energy Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
XOM $110.48 -0.4% -0.9% +0.7% +0.8% ABOVE 1
CVX $146.87 -0.5% -0.6% +0.7% -4.1% BELOW 3
Defense & Aerospace Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
GD $338.45 -0.2% -0.5% +0.5% +5.8% ABOVE 1
RTX $171.46 -0.9% -1.9% +7.3% +8.9% ABOVE 3
LMT $464.08 -2.4% -3.4% -6.8% +4.9% BELOW 3
Telecom Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
VZ $37.79 +0.9% +1.9% -1.1% -8.8% BELOW 0
T $23.71 +0.5% -0.5% -4.9% -14.6% BELOW 0
TMUS $201.66 -0.8% -2.8% -9.5% -18.3% BELOW 1
Media & Entertainment Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
NFLX $109.85 +0.5% +0.9% -10.8% -10.2% BELOW 0
DIS $109.77 -0.1% -0.4% +0.3% -5.7% BELOW 3
Biotech Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
AMGN $311.23 +7.8% +9.5% +8.3% +11.1% ABOVE 0
GILD $120.30 -0.3% +3.5% +5.0% +8.3% ABOVE 1
Materials Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
LIN $413.99 +0.1% -2.7% -8.7% -13.1% BELOW 0
APD $232.92 -1.3% -2.9% -9.6% -18.8% BELOW 1
Analog & Embedded Chips Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
ADI $233.79 +2.9% +1.3% -0.8% -7.3% BELOW 0
TXN $160.86 +2.6% +2.8% -7.8% -19.7% BELOW 0
MCHP $59.25 +2.2% -2.0% -7.7% -8.8% BELOW 0

Key Stock Movers

Today's biggest movers by absolute percentage change: Super Micro (SMCI) (Infrastructure) fell 11.3% to $42.03. Sandisk (SNDK) (Memory & Storage) rose 11.3% to $216.50. Seagate (STX) (Memory & Storage) rose 10.1% to $274.37. Micron (MU) (Memory & Storage) rose 8.9% to $237.27. Arista Networks (ANET) (AI Networking & Interconnect) fell 8.6% to $140.42. 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

Market internals are mixed: 10 sectors trade above their 50-day moving averages while 14 trade below, and active alerts flag Material stress and multiple sector drawdowns over 20 and 50 days. With four sectors declining more than 5% over 20 days and three sectors down over 10% across 50 days, breadth remains uneven despite today's risk-on tone. Positioning should be tactical: overweight areas with confirmed 50-day strength like Chip Equipment and Chip Supply Chain, maintain selective exposure to Biotech catalysts, and use hedges or reduced weights in structurally weak sectors flagged by alerts.

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