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US Stock Market Sector Analysis – Friday, November 28, 2025 Sectors: BULLISH

The US stock market digested a swirl of headlines today as Intel (INTC) jumped on rumors of a major new customer while debate around NVIDIA’s (NVDA) recent 14.5% pullback dominated market commentary. Chip Supply Chain names led gains, lifting the sector +2.8% on the day, while Healthcare lagged, down -1.3% as Eli Lilly (LLY) slid. The S&P 500 internals were constructive with 18 sectors higher and only 2 lower, though the Magnificent 7 (AI spenders) were mixed — Meta (META) rallied 2.3% even as NVIDIA (NVDA) fell 1.8%. Earnings reports from AMD, GE Aerospace and IBM continued to influence sector flows into Technology and Industrials.

Market Condition Dashboard

US 10-Year Treasury Yield
Wait & Watch
4.02%
stable
Impact
Confidence
Crude Oil (WTI)
Neutral
$58.55
-0.2% 1D
Impact
Confidence
VIX (Fear Index)
Normal Range
16.4
-4.9% 1D
Impact
Confidence
200-Day Moving Average
Bullish Trend Intact
0/3 below
SPY above (+11.3%), QQQ above (+13.8%), DIA above (+9.2%)
Impact
Confidence
Tracked Stocks Breadth (50DMA)
Healthy Uptrend
53%
36 of 68 above 50DMA · +26.5pp 5D
Impact
Confidence
Put/Call Ratio (5D)
Caution
0.71
Call-Heavy · falling
Impact
Confidence

Signal analysis only — not investment advice

Sector Heatmap (1D)

AI Networking & Interconnect +3.54%
Memory & Storage +2.92%
Chip Supply Chain +2.89%
Analog & Embedded Chips +2.19%
Infrastructure +2.08%
EDA & Semiconductor IP +2.02%
Finance +1.50%
IT Services +1.32%
AI Power & Grid +1.31%
Cybersecurity +1.30%
Media & Entertainment +1.18%
Chip Equipment +1.18%
Energy +1.04%
Retail +0.94%
Telecom +0.81%
Defense & Aerospace +0.76%
Industrial +0.76%
Utilities +0.76%
Materials +0.70%
Mag 7 (AI Spenders) +0.69%
Enterprise Software +0.64%
Data Center REITs +0.57%
Food & Restaurant +0.14%
Hospitality & Travel +0.05%
Airlines +0.05%
Logistics +0.04%
Biotech -0.53%
Healthcare -1.30%
≤-3%0≥+3%

Sector Performance (Base=100)

AI and Technology Sector Analysis

AI investment remains the market’s central narrative with the Mag 7 still setting the tone for infrastructure spending and software demand. NVIDIA (NVDA) $176.77, despite a 1.8% pullback and 50-day position only +0.2%, anchors demand for accelerators while Intel (INTC) $40.56’s 10.2% pop underscores renewed interest in chip supply chain beneficiaries. Microsoft (MSFT) $489.83 and Amazon (AMZN) $233.22 continue to drive cloud infrastructure allocations even as Enterprise Software shows 20-day weakness; investors should separate secular AI infrastructure winners from near-term re-rating in small-cap suppliers.

US Stock Sector Overview

Sector 1D 5D 20D vs 50MA
Mag 7 (AI Spenders) +0.7% +5.3% -1.6% BELOW
Chip Supply Chain +2.9% +11.2% -3.2% ABOVE
Memory & Storage +2.9% +14.8% +8.6% ABOVE
EDA & Semiconductor IP +2.0% +4.8% -12.0% BELOW
Infrastructure +2.1% +6.8% -12.9% BELOW
AI Networking & Interconnect +3.5% +12.0% +2.8% ABOVE
Enterprise Software +0.6% +2.1% -13.6% BELOW
Finance +1.5% +5.9% +2.6% ABOVE
Healthcare -1.3% +2.3% +10.7% BELOW
Retail +0.9% +3.3% +4.7% BELOW
IT Services +1.3% +1.5% +0.4% ABOVE
Airlines +0.0% +10.0% +10.1% ABOVE
Hospitality & Travel +0.1% +3.1% +7.0% BELOW
Food & Restaurant +0.1% +1.4% +6.5% ABOVE
Logistics +0.0% +1.8% +4.8% ABOVE
Industrial +0.8% +2.9% -2.1% BELOW
Cybersecurity +1.3% -0.3% -14.7% BELOW
Chip Equipment +1.2% +9.7% +1.2% ABOVE
Data Center REITs +0.6% +0.8% -8.2% BELOW
AI Power & Grid +1.3% +6.8% -2.3% ABOVE
Utilities +0.8% +2.1% +1.7% ABOVE
Energy +1.0% -0.1% -0.4% BELOW
Defense & Aerospace +0.8% +0.9% -3.2% ABOVE
Telecom +0.8% +0.1% +2.9% ABOVE
Media & Entertainment +1.2% +1.7% -5.5% BELOW
Biotech -0.5% +0.9% +10.8% ABOVE
Materials +0.7% +0.4% +2.9% BELOW
Analog & Embedded Chips +2.2% +8.7% +1.4% BELOW

Sector Strength

AI Networking & Interconnect +3.5% 20d: +2.8%
Coherent (COHR) +6.7% (20d: +24.5%), Arista Networks (ANET) +2.4% (20d: -17.1%) [<50MA], Amphenol (APH) +1.6% (20d: +1.1%)
Memory & Storage +2.9% 20d: +8.6%
Sandisk (SNDK) +3.8% (20d: +12.0%), Western Digital (WDC) +3.5% (20d: +8.7%), Micron (MU) +2.7% (20d: +5.7%)
Chip Supply Chain +2.9% 20d: -3.2%
Intel (INTC) +10.2% (20d: +1.4%), Marvell (MRVL) +1.9% (20d: -4.6%), Qualcomm (QCOM) +1.8% (20d: -7.1%) [<50MA]
Analog & Embedded Chips +2.2% 20d: +1.4%
Analog Devices (ADI) +2.9% (20d: +13.3%), Microchip Technology (MCHP) +1.9% (20d: -13.4%) [<50MA], Texas Instruments (TXN) +1.8% (20d: +4.2%) [<50MA]
Infrastructure +2.1% 20d: -12.9%
Vertiv (VRT) +4.5% (20d: -6.8%), Super Micro (SMCI) +3.1% (20d: -34.9%) [<50MA], Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) +1.6% (20d: -10.4%) [<50MA]

Sector Warnings

Healthcare -1.3% 20d: +10.7%
Eli Lilly (LLY) -2.6% (20d: +24.8%), UnitedHealth (UNH) +0.0% (20d: -3.5%) [<50MA]
Biotech -0.5% 20d: +10.8%
Gilead (GILD) -1.3% (20d: +5.1%), Amgen (AMGN) +0.3% (20d: +16.6%)

Sector Deep Dive

Chip Supply Chain delivered a strong day, up 2.8% as investors rotated into hardware suppliers after Intel (INTC) $40.56 surged 10.2% on rumors of a big new customer; the group is up 10.0% over 5 days but remains mixed over 20 days (-5.6%) and is 50-day positive at +16.9%, signaling a constructive medium-term trend through the 50-day window.

Infrastructure saw leadership from Vertiv (VRT) $179.65, which rose 4.5%, and Super Micro (SMCI) $33.85, which gained 3.1%; the sector is +2.1% today but down -12.9% over 20 days and only +0.3% versus its 50-day, triggering a HIGH alert — the 50-day window shows this group is struggling to sustain gains despite short-term rallies, arguing for selective exposure to cash-flowing names.

Enterprise Software had a mixed rebound, with Palo Alto Networks (PANW) $190.13 up 2.6% even as the sector sits on troubling momentum: down -11.2% over 20 days and -10.6% versus the 50-day, reflecting broad de-rating. The 50-day context is negative, and the active HIGH alert for Enterprise Software emphasizes that mean-reversion trades need tight risk controls until the 50-day trend stabilizes.

Cybersecurity registered intra-day strength led by Palo Alto Networks (PANW) $190.13 but the group’s 20-day performance (-14.7%) and 50-day status (-7.3% vs 50MA) keep it on the watch list. Zscaler (ZS) $251.50 was a modest decliner at -0.2% today, illustrating the pairing of headline-driven rallies with persistent 50-day weakness — this is a sector to favor best-in-class franchises while avoiding names still below key 50-day confirmation.

Market Breadth Analysis

US stock market breadth analysis shows 14 of 28 sectors trading above their 50-day moving average, while 14 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 & 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 -12.0% over 20 days
HIGH Infrastructure down -12.9% over 20 days
HIGH Enterprise Software down -13.6% over 20 days
HIGH Cybersecurity down -14.7% over 20 days
HIGH Enterprise Software down -15.4% over 50 days
HIGH 6 sectors declining >5% over 20 days: EDA & Semiconductor IP, Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Cybersecurity, Data Center REITs, Media & Entertainment
HIGH 4 sectors declining >10% over 50 days: EDA & Semiconductor IP, Enterprise Software, Media & Entertainment, Materials

Stock-Level Detail

Mag 7 (AI Spenders) Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
META $646.27 +2.3% +9.0% -0.1% -16.7% BELOW 0
AMZN $233.22 +1.8% +5.7% -4.5% +0.8% ABOVE 0
MSFT $488.91 +1.3% +4.2% -4.8% -4.8% BELOW 0
TSLA $430.17 +0.8% +10.0% -5.8% +1.0% BELOW 0
AAPL $278.09 +0.5% +2.7% +3.2% +13.7% ABOVE 0
GOOG $319.49 -0.0% +6.8% +13.6% +25.4% ABOVE 2
NVDA $176.77 -1.8% -1.1% -12.6% +0.2% BELOW 1
Chip Supply Chain Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
INTC $40.56 +10.2% +17.6% +1.4% +37.1% ABOVE 0
MRVL $89.27 +1.9% +15.4% -4.6% +20.5% ABOVE 0
QCOM $165.56 +1.8% +2.9% -7.1% +0.7% BELOW 0
AMD $217.53 +1.5% +6.7% -15.1% +38.2% BELOW 0
AVGO $400.71 +1.4% +18.4% +9.0% +17.0% ABOVE 0
TSM $289.23 +0.5% +6.0% -3.0% +10.1% ABOVE 0
Memory & Storage Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
SNDK $223.28 +3.8% +11.5% +12.0% +118.5% ABOVE 0
WDC $163.08 +3.5% +17.3% +8.7% +53.2% ABOVE 0
MU $236.25 +2.7% +14.0% +5.7% +45.4% ABOVE 0
STX $275.29 +1.6% +16.5% +8.1% +25.5% ABOVE 0
EDA & Semiconductor IP Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
ARM $135.56 +2.2% +3.0% -20.2% -5.1% BELOW 0
SNPS $418.01 +2.0% +7.6% -7.9% -15.6% BELOW 0
CDNS $311.84 +1.8% +3.7% -7.9% -16.5% BELOW 0
Infrastructure Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
VRT $179.65 +4.5% +12.5% -6.8% +25.2% ABOVE 0
SMCI $33.85 +3.1% +5.2% -34.9% -26.1% BELOW 0
HPE $21.54 +1.6% +6.6% -10.4% -12.5% BELOW 0
CSCO $75.83 +1.1% +1.1% +5.2% +13.5% ABOVE 0
DELL $132.14 +0.1% +8.8% -17.7% +1.4% BELOW 0
AI Networking & Interconnect Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
COHR $164.26 +6.7% +17.7% +24.5% +50.5% ABOVE 0
ANET $130.68 +2.4% +11.3% -17.1% -12.7% BELOW 0
APH $140.14 +1.6% +7.1% +1.1% +13.7% ABOVE 0
Enterprise Software Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
PLTR $168.45 +1.6% +8.8% -16.0% -7.6% BELOW 0
NOW $162.48 +1.2% -0.1% -11.6% -15.5% BELOW 0
CRM $229.00 +1.0% +1.5% -11.5% -6.7% BELOW 0
ADBE $320.13 +0.8% -1.3% -5.9% -12.5% BELOW 0
ORCL $200.02 -1.5% +1.6% -23.1% -34.5% BELOW 1
Finance Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
JPM $308.70 +1.8% +5.1% +0.6% -0.1% ABOVE 0
GS $814.07 +1.2% +6.7% +4.6% +2.6% ABOVE 0
Healthcare Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
UNH $323.19 +0.0% +3.1% -3.5% -2.1% BELOW 0
LLY $1070.30 -2.6% +1.5% +24.8% +43.2% ABOVE 2
Retail Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
WMT $109.59 +1.3% +4.9% +9.2% +8.0% ABOVE 0
COST $909.58 +0.6% +1.6% +0.2% -3.8% BELOW 0
IT Services Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
IBM $302.42 +1.8% +3.7% +0.9% +16.5% ABOVE 0
ACN $244.95 +0.9% -0.7% -0.0% +4.3% ABOVE 0
Airlines Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
UAL $101.96 +0.4% +10.6% +8.4% -4.1% ABOVE 0
DAL $63.60 -0.3% +9.4% +11.7% +7.6% ABOVE 1
Hospitality & Travel Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
BKNG $195.27 +0.1% +3.1% -3.2% -9.7% BELOW 0
MAR $302.99 +0.0% +3.0% +17.2% +13.8% ABOVE 0
Food & Restaurant Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
SBUX $85.56 +0.5% +2.1% +8.5% +3.8% ABOVE 0
MCD $306.16 -0.2% +0.8% +4.5% +3.1% ABOVE 1
Logistics Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
UPS $91.45 +0.1% +1.2% +1.1% +15.9% ABOVE 0
FDX $219.29 -0.1% +2.3% +8.6% +19.0% ABOVE 1
Industrial Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
HON $198.87 +1.2% +1.1% -4.0% -2.0% BELOW 0
CAT $572.26 +0.4% +4.6% -0.3% +23.8% ABOVE 0
Cybersecurity Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
PANW $190.13 +2.6% +4.0% -13.7% -8.7% BELOW 0
CRWD $127.29 +1.5% +3.8% -6.2% +1.3% BELOW 0
ZS $251.50 -0.2% -8.5% -24.1% -14.5% BELOW 2
Chip Equipment Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
ASML $1054.93 +1.8% +9.7% +0.1% +13.9% ABOVE 0
KLAC $117.11 +1.4% +7.1% -2.6% +12.7% ABOVE 0
AMAT $251.35 +0.9% +12.6% +8.4% +33.0% ABOVE 0
LRCX $155.45 +0.6% +9.4% -0.9% +23.2% ABOVE 0
Data Center REITs Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
DLR $156.73 +0.8% +1.9% -6.0% -7.0% BELOW 0
EQIX $741.99 +0.4% -0.2% -10.4% -4.2% BELOW 0
AI Power & Grid Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
GEV $598.66 +1.7% +7.9% +2.5% -3.9% ABOVE 0
CEG $362.75 +1.5% +7.8% -3.2% +10.2% ABOVE 0
ETN $343.02 +1.2% +4.3% -9.1% -7.4% BELOW 0
VST $178.12 +1.2% +6.1% -5.0% -15.3% BELOW 0
PWR $464.60 +1.0% +8.1% +3.5% +19.7% ABOVE 0
Utilities Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
SO $88.93 +1.0% +2.1% -2.3% +0.1% BELOW 0
NEE $85.08 +0.9% +3.4% +6.7% +22.2% ABOVE 0
DUK $120.78 +0.4% +0.9% +0.6% +3.3% ABOVE 0
Energy Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
CVX $147.02 +1.1% +0.8% -3.1% -2.2% BELOW 0
XOM $113.64 +1.0% -1.0% +2.3% +3.6% ABOVE 0
Defense & Aerospace Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
RTX $173.03 +1.0% +3.1% -1.6% +11.0% ABOVE 0
LMT $449.09 +0.8% -0.6% -6.9% -3.2% BELOW 0
GD $337.18 +0.5% +0.4% -0.9% +5.9% ABOVE 0
Telecom Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
TMUS $206.89 +1.1% +0.3% -0.0% -11.8% BELOW 0
T $25.12 +0.8% +0.3% +5.1% -9.3% ABOVE 0
VZ $39.14 +0.6% -0.3% +3.4% -3.8% ABOVE 0
Media & Entertainment Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
NFLX $107.58 +1.4% +3.1% -3.8% -12.3% BELOW 0
DIS $102.98 +1.0% +0.2% -7.2% -8.2% BELOW 0
Biotech Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
AMGN $338.53 +0.3% +2.3% +16.6% +21.9% ABOVE 0
GILD $123.50 -1.3% -0.6% +5.1% +10.3% ABOVE 1
Materials Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
APD $255.95 +0.8% +1.4% +7.6% -9.4% ABOVE 0
LIN $406.16 +0.6% -0.6% -1.9% -14.3% BELOW 0
Analog & Embedded Chips Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
ADI $262.86 +2.9% +14.2% +13.3% +8.2% ABOVE 0
MCHP $52.68 +1.9% +6.2% -13.4% -17.0% BELOW 0
TXN $165.49 +1.8% +5.6% +4.2% -5.4% BELOW 0

Key Stock Movers

Today's biggest movers by absolute percentage change: Intel (INTC) (Chip Supply Chain) rose 10.2% to $40.56. Coherent (COHR) (AI Networking & Interconnect) rose 6.7% to $164.26. Vertiv (VRT) (Infrastructure) rose 4.5% to $179.65. Sandisk (SNDK) (Memory & Storage) rose 3.8% to $223.28. Western Digital (WDC) (Memory & Storage) rose 3.5% to $163.08. These individual stock movements were key drivers of their respective sector performance.

Risk and Opportunity Assessment

On the risk side, 7 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

Looking ahead, the market faces a bifurcated backdrop: 11 sectors trading above their 50MA while 13 are below and four sectors show 50-day declines greater than 10%, keeping risk elevated. Active HIGH alerts for Infrastructure, Enterprise Software and Cybersecurity — plus six sectors down >5% over 20 days — argue for selective positioning: overweight high-quality AI infrastructure exposure and diversified Finance/Industrial exposure, underweight names failing to clear the 50-day. Monitor breadth metrics and alert counts; use the 50-day trend as the primary risk filter for new entries.

Hypothetical Portfolio

SIMULATION
Value $98,863
P&L -1.14%
Today +0.82%
View full portfolio → Simulation only. Not investment advice.
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