US Stock Market Sector Analysis – Friday, November 14, 2025 Sectors: MIXED

A late-day technology rebound set the tone for the US stock market as a tentative recovery in AI names offset weakness in media and materials after mixed sector headlines. Tech newsflow — from stories highlighting 3 Stocks Quietly Powering the AI and Tech Revolution to coverage of Vertiv (VRT) and Lam Research (LRCX) — catalyzed a rotation: Vertiv (VRT) jumped 4.5% to $170.83 while Lam Research (LRCX) lagged, sliding 3.3% to $147.74. The Magnificent 7 group eked out a modest 0.2% gain on the day, led by NVIDIA (NVDA) which rose 1.8% to $189.93 even as Meta Platforms (META) remains under pressure. Overall breadth was mixed: 5 sectors advanced, 12 declined, and 7 were flat, reflecting uneven sector leadership across the S&P 500.

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US 10-Year Treasury Yield

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4.14%

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Crude Oil (WTI)

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$60.09

+2.4% 1D

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VIX (Fear Index)

Normal Range

19.8

-0.8% 1D

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200-Day Moving Average

Bullish Trend Intact

0/3 below

SPY above (+10.0%), QQQ above (+12.6%), DIA above (+8.1%)

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Tracked Stocks Breadth (50DMA)

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47%

32 of 68 above 50DMA · -8.8pp 5D

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Put/Call Ratio (5D)

Contrarian Sell Signal

0.67

Too Optimistic · stable

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Signal analysis only — not investment advice

Sector Heatmap (1D)

Memory & Storage +1.82%

Infrastructure +1.70%

Energy +1.31%

AI Power & Grid +1.27%

Defense & Aerospace +1.05%

Enterprise Software +0.84%

Mag 7 (AI Spenders) +0.21%

Industrial +0.13%

Logistics +0.05%

Biotech +0.04%

Telecom -0.01%

Data Center REITs -0.04%

Retail -0.14%

Utilities -0.17%

Chip Supply Chain -0.24%

AI Networking & Interconnect -0.25%

IT Services -0.34%

Cybersecurity -0.42%

Hospitality & Travel -0.57%

EDA & Semiconductor IP -0.59%

Food & Restaurant -0.70%

Materials -1.31%

Healthcare -1.41%

Chip Equipment -1.42%

Analog & Embedded Chips -1.78%

Finance -1.85%

Airlines -2.35%

Media & Entertainment -2.66%

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Sector Performance (Base=100)

AI and Technology Sector Analysis

AI spending remains the primary macro-structural theme driving tech allocation, with the Mag 7 acting as both catalyst and barometer for risk appetite. NVIDIA (NVDA) $189.93 continues to lead hardware momentum while Microsoft (MSFT) $506.97 and Alphabet (GOOG) $276.44 show divergent short-term patterns inside their 50-day context, signaling selective capex flows across the chip supply chain. Infrastructure names such as Vertiv (VRT) $170.83 are benefitting from secular data-center upgrades even as enterprise software names face a more muted reaction, reinforcing a bias toward hardware and systems exposure in the near term.

US Stock Sector Overview

Sector	1D	5D	20D	vs 50MA
Mag 7 (AI Spenders)	+0.2%	-3.6%	-0.5%	ABOVE
Chip Supply Chain	-0.2%	-3.4%	-0.9%	ABOVE
Memory & Storage	+1.8%	-7.3%	+35.3%	ABOVE
EDA & Semiconductor IP	-0.6%	-5.6%	-12.3%	BELOW
Infrastructure	+1.7%	-4.2%	-7.1%	BELOW
AI Networking & Interconnect	-0.3%	-9.2%	+3.5%	ABOVE
Enterprise Software	+0.8%	-3.6%	-7.8%	BELOW
Finance	-1.9%	-2.5%	+2.0%	BELOW
Healthcare	-1.4%	+3.2%	+7.6%	BELOW
Retail	-0.1%	+0.4%	-2.8%	BELOW
IT Services	-0.3%	-0.4%	+4.8%	ABOVE
Airlines	-2.4%	-0.7%	-5.8%	BELOW
Hospitality & Travel	-0.6%	+0.1%	+4.0%	BELOW
Food & Restaurant	-0.7%	+1.8%	+0.4%	ABOVE
Logistics	+0.0%	+4.3%	+11.0%	ABOVE
Industrial	+0.1%	-0.4%	+3.7%	ABOVE
Cybersecurity	-0.4%	-5.9%	+0.5%	BELOW
Chip Equipment	-1.4%	-6.2%	-0.7%	ABOVE
Data Center REITs	-0.0%	-5.8%	-6.7%	BELOW
AI Power & Grid	+1.3%	-5.1%	-6.1%	BELOW
Utilities	-0.2%	-0.1%	-4.1%	BELOW
Energy	+1.3%	+1.5%	+4.4%	ABOVE
Defense & Aerospace	+1.1%	-0.1%	+1.1%	ABOVE
Telecom	-0.0%	+3.7%	-2.5%	BELOW
Media & Entertainment	-2.7%	-3.2%	-7.9%	BELOW
Biotech	+0.0%	+4.9%	+6.3%	ABOVE
Materials	-1.3%	+0.5%	-2.1%	BELOW
Analog & Embedded Chips	-1.8%	-1.0%	-11.8%	BELOW

Sector Strength

Memory & Storage +1.8% 20d: +35.3%

Sandisk (SNDK) +4.3% (20d: +71.7%), Micron (MU) +4.2% (20d: +19.4%), Western Digital (WDC) +0.4% (20d: +29.9%)

Infrastructure +1.7% 20d: -7.1%

Vertiv (VRT) +4.5% (20d: -2.7%), Super Micro (SMCI) +3.8% (20d: -33.8%) [<50MA], Cisco (CSCO) +0.8% (20d: +10.4%)

Energy +1.3% 20d: +4.4%

Chevron (CVX) +1.3% (20d: +2.0%), Exxon Mobil (XOM) +1.3% (20d: +6.8%)

AI Power & Grid +1.3% 20d: -6.1%

GE Vernova (GEV) +3.6% (20d: -2.7%) [<50MA], Vistra (VST) +1.8% (20d: -10.1%) [<50MA], Constellation Energy (CEG) +0.8% (20d: -8.5%) [<50MA]

Defense & Aerospace +1.1% 20d: +1.1%

Lockheed Martin (LMT) +2.2% (20d: -7.9%) [<50MA], RTX Corp (RTX) +0.9% (20d: +9.2%), General Dynamics (GD) +0.1% (20d: +2.1%)

Sector Warnings

Media & Entertainment -2.7% 20d: -7.9%

Netflix (NFLX) -3.6% (20d: -10.2%) [<50MA], Disney (DIS) -1.7% (20d: -5.5%) [<50MA]

Airlines -2.4% 20d: -5.8%

Delta (DAL) -2.5% (20d: -5.4%) [<50MA], United (UAL) -2.2% (20d: -6.2%) [<50MA]

Finance -1.9% 20d: +2.0%

JPMorgan (JPM) -1.9% (20d: +0.4%) [<50MA], Goldman Sachs (GS) -1.8% (20d: +3.6%)

Analog & Embedded Chips -1.8% 20d: -11.8% CRITICAL

Microchip Technology (MCHP) -2.4% (20d: -20.3%) [<50MA], Texas Instruments (TXN) -1.8% (20d: -10.5%) [<50MA], Analog Devices (ADI) -1.1% (20d: -4.6%) [<50MA]

Chip Equipment -1.4% 20d: -0.7%

Lam Research (LRCX) -3.3% (20d: +2.9%), KLA (KLAC) -2.4% (20d: -1.6%), ASML Holding (ASML) -1.3% (20d: -3.2%)

Sector Deep Dive

Chip Equipment: The chip equipment complex showed intra-day bifurcation as investors digested quarter-to-date narratives. Lam Research (LRCX) fell 3.3% to $147.74 and underperformed peers despite the Chip Equipment sector sitting comfortably above its 50-day trend at +35.8%; that dispersion highlights earnings and guide-sensitivity within the group over the 50-day window. Applied Materials commentary has not altered the longer 50-day strength for the sector, but shorter 20-day weakness suggests profit-taking after a multi-month run.

Infrastructure: Infrastructure stocks outperformed internally, led by Vertiv (VRT) which rallied 4.5% to $170.83 and Super Micro (SMCI) which added 3.8% to $36.42, reflecting renewed interest in data-center and power-chain investment. The Infrastructure sector is above its 50-day trend at +11.1% over 50 days, yet a negative 20-day (-7.1%) shows a recent pullback that is now testing support — a classic consolidation inside a longer 50-day uptrend.

Cybersecurity: Cybersecurity was mixed as CrowdStrike (CRWD) gained 1.5% to $134.39 while Zscaler (ZS) tumbled 3.0% to $299.45, leaving the sector with a modest 1-day decline of 0.4% but still above its 50-day at +12.0%. Over the 50-day window the group has maintained its uptrend, but the recent 5.9% 5-day weakness points to rotation pressure and headline sensitivity in the shorter-term trading band.

Media & Entertainment: Media & Entertainment was a clear weakness driver, down 2.7% on the day and carrying a deep 50-day decline of -10.8% that triggered a high alert. Netflix (NFLX) led the downside, sliding 3.6% to $111.22, while the sector's sustained fall over the 50-day window signals demand-line degradation and earnings skepticism that is pressuring multiples across content-heavy names.

Market Breadth Analysis

US stock market breadth analysis shows 12 of 28 sectors trading above their 50-day moving average, while 16 are below. With the majority of sectors below the 50-day MA, medium-term momentum is deteriorating. The 20-day breadth shows 15 sectors in negative territory, pointing to widespread selling pressure.

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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 EDA & Semiconductor IP down -12.3% over 20 days

HIGH Analog & Embedded Chips down -11.8% over 20 days

HIGH EDA & Semiconductor IP down -16.1% over 50 days

HIGH 8 sectors declining >5% over 20 days: EDA & Semiconductor IP, Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Airlines, Data Center REITs, AI Power & Grid, Media & Entertainment, Analog & Embedded Chips

HIGH 4 sectors declining >10% over 50 days: EDA & Semiconductor IP, Media & Entertainment, Materials, Analog & Embedded Chips

MEDIUM META down -18.9% from 20-day high

Stock-Level Detail

Mag 7 (AI Spenders) Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
NVDA	$189.93	+1.8%	-4.5%	+4.1%	+13.0%	ABOVE	0
MSFT	$506.02	+1.4%	+0.8%	-1.3%	+2.4%	BELOW	0
TSLA	$404.35	+0.6%	-9.2%	-9.6%	+16.7%	BELOW	0
META	$607.88	-0.1%	-3.5%	-16.8%	-18.9%	BELOW	1
AAPL	$271.67	-0.2%	+1.1%	+4.0%	+14.6%	ABOVE	3
GOOG	$276.44	-0.8%	-4.7%	+7.8%	+18.3%	ABOVE	3
AMZN	$234.69	-1.2%	-5.5%	+8.4%	-0.5%	ABOVE	3

Chip Supply Chain Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
TSM	$282.59	+0.9%	-3.5%	-4.3%	+15.6%	BELOW	0
AVGO	$340.55	+0.7%	-4.4%	-1.9%	-0.8%	BELOW	0
QCOM	$171.36	-0.3%	+1.4%	+4.2%	+8.6%	ABOVE	2
AMD	$246.81	-0.5%	+1.2%	+2.6%	+63.0%	ABOVE	2
INTC	$35.52	-1.1%	-7.6%	-6.8%	+45.1%	ABOVE	2
MRVL	$86.32	-1.2%	-7.3%	+0.7%	+31.1%	ABOVE	2

Memory & Storage Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
SNDK	$254.16	+4.3%	-5.1%	+71.7%	+260.5%	ABOVE	0
MU	$246.59	+4.2%	-2.6%	+19.4%	+87.9%	ABOVE	0
WDC	$157.59	+0.4%	-9.4%	+29.9%	+69.2%	ABOVE	0
STX	$256.90	-1.7%	-12.2%	+20.4%	+36.9%	ABOVE	4

EDA & Semiconductor IP Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
CDNS	$314.93	-0.3%	-4.3%	-4.5%	-12.7%	BELOW	1
ARM	$139.77	-0.4%	-9.7%	-18.5%	+0.5%	BELOW	4
SNPS	$389.83	-1.0%	-2.7%	-14.0%	-36.0%	BELOW	2

Infrastructure Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
VRT	$170.83	+4.5%	-9.0%	-2.7%	+40.4%	ABOVE	0
SMCI	$36.42	+3.8%	-9.4%	-33.8%	-9.0%	BELOW	0
CSCO	$76.88	+0.8%	+8.2%	+10.4%	+17.3%	ABOVE	0
DELL	$132.55	-0.1%	-6.3%	-9.2%	+9.1%	BELOW	2
HPE	$22.48	-0.4%	-4.4%	-0.2%	-2.3%	BELOW	2

AI Networking & Interconnect Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
ANET	$131.37	+0.8%	-4.3%	-10.3%	-6.2%	BELOW	0
COHR	$139.33	-0.5%	-16.4%	+15.9%	+41.2%	ABOVE	4
APH	$133.02	-1.1%	-7.0%	+4.8%	+21.2%	ABOVE	4

Enterprise Software Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
ORCL	$220.72	+2.4%	-7.5%	-19.6%	-6.4%	BELOW	0
CRM	$242.04	+1.3%	+0.8%	-4.2%	-3.2%	BELOW	0
PLTR	$174.01	+1.1%	-10.1%	-4.2%	+11.5%	BELOW	0
NOW	$170.09	+0.1%	-1.8%	-7.3%	-9.5%	BELOW	0
ADBE	$331.11	-0.7%	+0.7%	-3.6%	-7.7%	BELOW	2

Finance Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
GS	$779.45	-1.8%	-0.8%	+3.6%	+6.6%	ABOVE	2
JPM	$299.36	-1.9%	-4.2%	+0.4%	+4.2%	BELOW	2

Healthcare Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
LLY	$1020.35	+0.4%	+6.2%	+26.9%	+39.0%	ABOVE	0
UNH	$315.44	-3.2%	+0.1%	-11.7%	+1.1%	BELOW	2

Retail Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
WMT	$101.62	-0.1%	+0.1%	-4.3%	+0.2%	BELOW	2
COST	$918.92	-0.2%	+0.8%	-1.3%	-4.9%	BELOW	1

IT Services Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
IBM	$299.59	+0.3%	-1.1%	+8.4%	+20.0%	ABOVE	0
ACN	$240.26	-1.0%	+0.3%	+1.3%	-4.1%	ABOVE	1

Airlines Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
UAL	$95.03	-2.2%	-1.2%	-6.2%	-11.8%	BELOW	2
DAL	$57.95	-2.5%	-0.3%	-5.4%	-5.1%	BELOW	2

Hospitality & Travel Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
BKNG	$200.57	-0.5%	+1.8%	-1.8%	-9.4%	BELOW	2
MAR	$283.36	-0.6%	-1.6%	+9.9%	+6.6%	ABOVE	3

Food & Restaurant Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
MCD	$301.46	-0.2%	+2.7%	-0.2%	-1.8%	ABOVE	1
SBUX	$83.27	-1.2%	+0.9%	+1.0%	+1.5%	ABOVE	2

Logistics Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
FDX	$212.84	+0.1%	+5.4%	+11.6%	+18.9%	ABOVE	0
UPS	$90.06	+0.0%	+3.1%	+10.4%	+13.8%	ABOVE	0

Industrial Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
HON	$205.96	+0.2%	+2.1%	+3.1%	-1.1%	ABOVE	0
CAT	$550.66	+0.1%	-2.9%	+4.3%	+31.4%	ABOVE	0

Cybersecurity Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
CRWD	$134.39	+1.5%	-3.6%	+6.7%	+25.6%	ABOVE	0
PANW	$205.25	+0.2%	-5.2%	-3.1%	+4.0%	BELOW	0
ZS	$299.45	-3.0%	-9.0%	-2.1%	+6.3%	BELOW	3

Chip Equipment Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
AMAT	$224.77	+1.2%	-3.9%	-0.9%	+39.5%	ABOVE	0
ASML	$1002.17	-1.3%	-3.1%	-3.2%	+26.7%	ABOVE	2
KLAC	$112.82	-2.4%	-6.9%	-1.6%	+24.8%	ABOVE	2
LRCX	$147.74	-3.3%	-10.9%	+2.9%	+41.4%	ABOVE	2

Data Center REITs Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
DLR	$154.83	+0.0%	-6.5%	-8.5%	-1.2%	BELOW	0
EQIX	$769.11	-0.1%	-5.1%	-4.8%	+2.6%	BELOW	4

AI Power & Grid Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
GEV	$577.24	+3.6%	-0.3%	-2.7%	-3.6%	BELOW	0
VST	$173.97	+1.8%	-7.2%	-10.1%	-7.0%	BELOW	0
CEG	$336.64	+0.8%	-6.2%	-8.5%	+13.3%	BELOW	0
PWR	$429.04	+0.6%	-4.7%	-2.6%	+14.3%	ABOVE	0
ETN	$349.47	-0.5%	-7.2%	-6.4%	+1.1%	BELOW	2

Utilities Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
DUK	$119.58	+0.2%	+0.7%	-4.0%	+3.0%	BELOW	0
NEE	$82.15	-0.1%	-1.0%	-1.0%	+20.2%	ABOVE	2
SO	$87.79	-0.5%	-0.1%	-7.2%	-0.2%	BELOW	2

Energy Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
CVX	$151.64	+1.3%	+1.3%	+2.0%	+2.4%	ABOVE	0
XOM	$116.94	+1.3%	+1.8%	+6.8%	+9.5%	ABOVE	0

Defense & Aerospace Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA
LMT	$456.85	+2.2%	+3.0%	-7.9%	+1.5%	BELOW
RTX	$173.00	+0.9%	-1.9%	+9.2%	+13.8%	ABOVE
GD	$339.77	+0.1%	-1.5%	+2.1%	+7.1%	ABOVE

Telecom Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
TMUS	$212.83	+0.7%	+5.0%	-6.1%	-11.0%	BELOW	0
VZ	$39.10	-0.1%	+3.0%	+0.6%	-3.6%	BELOW	1
T	$24.70	-0.6%	+3.1%	-2.0%	-10.5%	BELOW	1

Media & Entertainment Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
DIS	$104.29	-1.7%	-5.7%	-5.5%	-11.0%	BELOW	2
NFLX	$111.22	-3.6%	-0.7%	-10.2%	-10.7%	BELOW	2

Biotech Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
AMGN	$327.65	+0.2%	+4.0%	+11.0%	+20.2%	ABOVE	0
GILD	$122.69	-0.1%	+5.8%	+1.6%	+8.6%	ABOVE	1

Materials Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
LIN	$419.10	-1.2%	+0.6%	-6.2%	-10.8%	BELOW	2
APD	$254.28	-1.4%	+0.4%	+2.0%	-9.6%	BELOW	1

Analog & Embedded Chips Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
ADI	$232.70	-1.1%	+1.2%	-4.6%	-5.7%	BELOW	2
TXN	$156.69	-1.8%	-0.8%	-10.5%	-13.5%	BELOW	2
MCHP	$52.11	-2.4%	-3.5%	-20.3%	-18.1%	BELOW	2

Key Stock Movers

Today's biggest movers by absolute percentage change: Vertiv (VRT) (Infrastructure) rose 4.5% to $170.83. Sandisk (SNDK) (Memory & Storage) rose 4.3% to $254.16. Micron (MU) (Memory & Storage) rose 4.2% to $246.59. Super Micro (SMCI) (Infrastructure) rose 3.8% to $36.42. Netflix (NFLX) (Media & Entertainment) fell 3.6% to $111.22. These individual stock movements were key drivers of their respective sector performance.

Risk and Opportunity Assessment

On the risk side, 5 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

Expect choppy sessions as AI hardware leadership competes with pronounced sector divergence: 10 sectors sit above their 50MA while 14 are below, and active alerts include multiple high-risk flags for Analog & Embedded Chips and several sectors down >5% over 20 days. With 3 sectors declining >10% over 50 days and META off -18.9% from its 20-day high, positioning should favor selective exposure to AI supply-chain beneficiaries and defensive trimming in media/materials names. Tactical allocation: overweight chip supply-chain and infrastructure names that remain above their 50-day trends, underweight clearly flagged sectors and names trading below 50-day momentum.

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