US Stock Market Sector Analysis – Wednesday, December 03, 2025 Sectors: BULLISH

Microchip Technology (MCHP) led today's market action after a surprise headline and heavy volume sent the stock up 12.2%, helping lift the chip complex as the Dow hit a three-week high amid fresh data that intensified Fed rate cut expectations. The S&P 500 traded higher with 19 sectors advancing and notable strength in Chip Supply Chain (+2.2%) and IT Services (+2.4%), while Media & Entertainment (-2.0%) and Utilities (-0.5%) lagged. Netflix (NFLX) slipped 4.9% on mixed headlines, and UnitedHealth Group (UNH) popped 4.7% after positive revaluation commentary, reflecting day-specific earnings and headline-driven rotation. The Magnificent 7 were mixed overall: the Mag 7 cluster was essentially flat today (Mag 7 (AI Spenders) -0.1%), with several members above their 50-day moving averages and others trending below as breadth diverged across sectors of the US stock market and S&P 500.

Market Condition Dashboard

US 10-Year Treasury Yield

Wait & Watch

4.06%

stable

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Confidence

Crude Oil (WTI)

Neutral

$58.95

+0.5% 1D

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Confidence

VIX (Fear Index)

Normal Range

16.1

-3.1% 1D

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Confidence

200-Day Moving Average

Bullish Trend Intact

0/3 below

SPY above (+11.2%), QQQ above (+14.3%), DIA above (+9.6%)

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Confidence

Tracked Stocks Breadth (50DMA)

Healthy Uptrend

54%

37 of 68 above 50DMA · +13.2pp 5D

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Put/Call Ratio (5D)

Contrarian Sell Signal

0.65

Too Optimistic · falling

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Signal analysis only — not investment advice

Sector Heatmap (1D)

Analog & Embedded Chips +6.10%

EDA & Semiconductor IP +3.83%

Airlines +3.77%

IT Services +2.41%

Food & Restaurant +2.28%

Chip Supply Chain +2.18%

Enterprise Software +2.09%

Finance +2.00%

Chip Equipment +1.78%

Healthcare +1.74%

Energy +1.49%

Biotech +1.48%

Cybersecurity +1.42%

Logistics +1.39%

Data Center REITs +1.39%

Materials +0.93%

Retail +0.90%

Industrial +0.86%

AI Networking & Interconnect +0.71%

Defense & Aerospace +0.53%

Infrastructure +0.44%

AI Power & Grid -0.02%

Mag 7 (AI Spenders) -0.11%

Telecom -0.47%

Hospitality & Travel -0.53%

Utilities -0.55%

Media & Entertainment -2.03%

Memory & Storage -3.35%

≤-3%0≥+3%

Sector Performance (Base=100)

AI and Technology Sector Analysis

The AI investment theme showed a bifurcated market response as AI-heavy names remain dominant but selective outperformance flowed into the broader chip supply chain and analog chip specialists. NVIDIA (NVDA) $179.36 and Microsoft (MSFT) $475.61—both central to the Mag 7 AI narrative—remain focal for infrastructure demand even as NVDA sits below its 50-day trend and MSFT is trading down 2.5% today. Buying interest spilled into Marvell (MRVL) $100.05 and Microchip Technology (MCHP) $62.92, signaling that investors are rotating from headline leaders into chip suppliers and infrastructure plays that benefit from sustained AI capex. Enterprise software demand and IT services, exemplified by Accenture (ACN) $267.34, continue to price in multiyear AI projects, supporting the trade from core AI GPU exposure into the broader stack.

US Stock Sector Overview

Sector	1D	5D	20D	vs 50MA
Mag 7 (AI Spenders)	-0.1%	+1.1%	-0.8%	ABOVE
Chip Supply Chain	+2.2%	+6.4%	+1.8%	ABOVE
Memory & Storage	-3.3%	-3.6%	-5.2%	ABOVE
EDA & Semiconductor IP	+3.8%	+9.5%	+1.2%	ABOVE
Infrastructure	+0.4%	+2.5%	-7.3%	BELOW
AI Networking & Interconnect	+0.7%	+3.7%	+5.9%	ABOVE
Enterprise Software	+2.1%	+3.8%	-7.3%	BELOW
Finance	+2.0%	+2.2%	+3.1%	ABOVE
Healthcare	+1.7%	-1.7%	+7.7%	BELOW
Retail	+0.9%	+3.2%	+5.7%	ABOVE
IT Services	+2.4%	+4.9%	+4.6%	ABOVE
Airlines	+3.8%	+5.9%	+13.8%	ABOVE
Hospitality & Travel	-0.5%	+1.7%	+5.7%	BELOW
Food & Restaurant	+2.3%	-0.2%	+3.6%	ABOVE
Logistics	+1.4%	+0.4%	+6.6%	ABOVE
Industrial	+0.9%	+2.5%	+1.3%	BELOW
Cybersecurity	+1.4%	+1.9%	-11.9%	BELOW
Chip Equipment	+1.8%	+6.2%	+4.2%	ABOVE
Data Center REITs	+1.4%	-0.9%	-7.2%	BELOW
AI Power & Grid	-0.0%	-0.6%	-2.9%	BELOW
Utilities	-0.5%	-2.4%	-0.7%	BELOW
Energy	+1.5%	+2.0%	+2.5%	BELOW
Defense & Aerospace	+0.5%	-1.4%	-3.0%	BELOW
Telecom	-0.5%	-0.5%	+2.6%	BELOW
Media & Entertainment	-2.0%	+0.1%	-5.2%	BELOW
Biotech	+1.5%	-0.9%	+5.4%	ABOVE
Materials	+0.9%	+0.6%	+3.9%	BELOW
Analog & Embedded Chips	+6.1%	+13.1%	+11.7%	ABOVE

Sector Strength

Analog & Embedded Chips +6.1% 20d: +11.7%

Microchip Technology (MCHP) +12.2% (20d: +5.6%), Texas Instruments (TXN) +4.2% (20d: +11.6%), Analog Devices (ADI) +1.9% (20d: +17.9%)

EDA & Semiconductor IP +3.8% 20d: +1.2%

Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) +5.7% (20d: +2.6%), Synopsys (SNPS) +3.8% (20d: +14.0%), ARM Holdings (ARM) +2.0% (20d: -13.1%) [<50MA]

Airlines +3.8% 20d: +13.8%

United (UAL) +3.9% (20d: +12.2%), Delta (DAL) +3.6% (20d: +15.3%)

IT Services +2.4% 20d: +4.6%

Accenture (ACN) +4.5% (20d: +10.1%), International Business Machines (IBM) +0.3% (20d: -0.8%)

Food & Restaurant +2.3% 20d: +3.6%

McDonald's (MCD) +2.3% (20d: +1.3%), Starbucks (SBUX) +2.2% (20d: +5.9%)

Sector Warnings

Memory & Storage -3.3% 20d: -5.2%

Sandisk (SNDK) -5.3% (20d: -10.2%), Seagate (STX) -3.1% (20d: -6.2%), Western Digital (WDC) -2.8% (20d: -2.8%)

Media & Entertainment -2.0% 20d: -5.2%

Netflix (NFLX) -4.9% (20d: -5.4%) [<50MA], Disney (DIS) +0.9% (20d: -5.0%) [<50MA]

Utilities -0.5% 20d: -0.7%

Southern Co (SO) -1.2% (20d: -3.0%) [<50MA], Duke Energy (DUK) -0.9% (20d: -3.3%) [<50MA], NextEra Energy (NEE) +0.4% (20d: +4.1%)

Hospitality & Travel -0.5% 20d: +5.7%

Booking (BKNG) -1.7% (20d: +2.8%) [<50MA], Marriott (MAR) +0.7% (20d: +8.6%)

Telecom -0.5% 20d: +2.6%

AT&T (T) -0.8% (20d: +3.1%) [<50MA], T-Mobile (TMUS) -0.8% (20d: +2.3%) [<50MA], Verizon (VZ) +0.1% (20d: +2.5%) [<50MA]

Sector Deep Dive

Chip Supply Chain was a clear outperformer today, rising +2.2% on the day and +6.2% over five days, with the sector trading ABOVE its 50-day moving average (50d:+16.5%). Marvell (MRVL) $100.05 led notable coverage after Q3 commentary and finished up 7.9% intraday, reflecting improving 20-day momentum and investor rotation into suppliers positioned for AI-driven demand. The 50-day window shows the sector firmly positive, and the move suggests investors are rewarding firms with direct exposure to data-center networking and AI accelerator interconnects.

Analog & Embedded Chips posted the strongest single-day advance (+8.2%) and remains ABOVE its 50-day moving average despite a modest negative 50-day change for the group historically (-1.3% on the 50d window). Microchip Technology (MCHP) $62.92 jumped 12.2% and Texas Instruments (TXN) $180.50 rose 4.2%, both catching flows as participants seek higher-leverage names that still sit near their 50-day decision zone. The sector’s 50-day context shows acceleration versus the shorter-term pullbacks, indicating a technical rotation into analog names benefiting from industrial and automotive demand as well as AI edge compute requirements.

Healthcare showed constructive breadth with Healthcare +1.7% on the day but the sector remains BELOW its 50-day moving average despite a 50d:+18.0% reading, reflecting mixed sub-sector dynamics. UnitedHealth Group (UNH) $332.94 jumped 4.7% after reevaluation headlines, offsetting weakness in other names: Eli Lilly (LLY) $1030.06 dipped 1.2%. Over the 50-day window the group has posted solid gains, yet the intraday split highlights stock-specific news driving much of the sector’s directional moves rather than broad-based momentum.

Media & Entertainment was the weakest sector, down -2.0% on the day and positioned BELOW its 50-day moving average (50d:-10.2%), with Netflix (NFLX) $103.96 leading decliners at -4.9% on headlines that undercut sentiment despite a broadly higher tape. The 50-day trend for the sector is clearly negative and the continued underperformance versus the S&P 500’s leadership areas underscores a rotation away from ad-driven growth names into more durable AI and chip exposure.

IT Services advanced +2.4% and sits ABOVE its 50-day moving average (50d:+13.9%), reflecting strength in demand for AI integration and consulting spend. Accenture (ACN) $267.34 gained 4.5% after updates that reinforced multi-year secular projects, and the 50-day context shows sustained buying through the fall as enterprises accelerate digital and AI infrastructure investments. This sector’s positive 50-day posture makes it a favored place for allocating to recurring-revenue firms capturing enterprise AI budgets.

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 Cybersecurity down -11.9% over 20 days

HIGH 6 sectors declining >5% over 20 days: Memory & Storage, Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Cybersecurity, Data Center REITs, Media & Entertainment

Stock-Level Detail

Mag 7 (AI Spenders) Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
TSLA	$446.74	+4.1%	+4.7%	-3.3%	+0.9%	ABOVE	0
GOOG	$319.99	+1.5%	+0.1%	+12.6%	+29.4%	ABOVE	0
AAPL	$283.38	-0.7%	+2.4%	+5.3%	+12.7%	ABOVE	1
AMZN	$232.38	-0.9%	+1.4%	-7.1%	+5.5%	ABOVE	1
NVDA	$179.36	-1.0%	-0.4%	-8.0%	+1.5%	BELOW	1
META	$637.94	-1.2%	+0.9%	+0.6%	-15.9%	BELOW	1
MSFT	$474.72	-2.5%	-1.6%	-5.6%	-6.2%	BELOW	1

Chip Supply Chain Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
MRVL	$100.05	+7.9%	+14.2%	+7.9%	+25.2%	ABOVE	0
QCOM	$172.43	+2.6%	+6.0%	-2.6%	+0.9%	ABOVE	0
TSM	$293.14	+1.2%	+1.9%	+0.6%	+5.3%	ABOVE	0
AMD	$217.60	+1.1%	+1.6%	-15.1%	+35.3%	BELOW	0
INTC	$43.76	+0.7%	+18.9%	+14.0%	+40.2%	ABOVE	0
AVGO	$378.49	-0.3%	-4.3%	+6.0%	+12.2%	ABOVE	3

Memory & Storage Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
MU	$233.93	-2.2%	+1.7%	-1.4%	+44.9%	ABOVE	2
WDC	$155.35	-2.8%	-1.4%	-2.8%	+41.8%	ABOVE	2
STX	$257.36	-3.1%	-5.0%	-6.2%	+16.0%	ABOVE	3
SNDK	$194.38	-5.3%	-9.6%	-10.2%	+94.7%	ABOVE	3

EDA & Semiconductor IP Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA
CDNS	$336.11	+5.7%	+9.7%	+2.6%	-5.8%	ABOVE
SNPS	$466.44	+3.8%	+13.9%	+14.0%	-0.4%	ABOVE
ARM	$139.19	+2.0%	+5.0%	-13.1%	-3.5%	BELOW

Infrastructure Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
SMCI	$33.68	+2.3%	+2.6%	-19.9%	-27.1%	BELOW	0
HPE	$21.92	+1.6%	+3.4%	-6.1%	-9.0%	BELOW	0
CSCO	$76.63	+1.1%	+2.2%	+7.8%	+16.2%	ABOVE	0
VRT	$178.80	-1.1%	+4.0%	-6.2%	+26.4%	ABOVE	1
DELL	$132.42	-1.7%	+0.3%	-12.3%	+1.5%	BELOW	1

AI Networking & Interconnect Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
COHR	$170.96	+3.7%	+11.0%	+27.0%	+60.5%	ABOVE	0
ANET	$127.80	+0.5%	+0.1%	-9.0%	-10.4%	BELOW	0
APH	$137.90	-2.0%	-0.1%	-0.2%	+12.6%	ABOVE	1

Enterprise Software Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA
ORCL	$205.75	+3.3%	+1.4%	-17.0%	-32.5%	BELOW
PLTR	$176.08	+3.2%	+6.2%	-6.3%	-1.9%	BELOW
CRM	$237.13	+1.7%	+4.6%	-5.5%	-2.9%	BELOW
ADBE	$326.78	+1.2%	+2.9%	-2.6%	-7.5%	BELOW
NOW	$166.58	+1.0%	+3.8%	-5.3%	-10.8%	BELOW

Finance Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
GS	$828.54	+2.6%	+3.0%	+6.0%	+6.1%	ABOVE	0
JPM	$307.76	+1.4%	+1.5%	+0.1%	+0.1%	ABOVE	0

Healthcare Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
UNH	$332.94	+4.7%	+3.0%	+3.7%	-3.4%	BELOW	0
LLY	$1028.59	-1.2%	-6.4%	+11.8%	+39.5%	ABOVE	5

Retail Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
WMT	$113.45	+1.8%	+4.9%	+12.8%	+11.4%	ABOVE	0
COST	$918.21	+0.0%	+1.5%	-1.4%	-2.3%	ABOVE	0

IT Services Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
ACN	$267.34	+4.5%	+10.1%	+10.1%	+14.1%	ABOVE	0
IBM	$296.58	+0.3%	-0.2%	-0.8%	+13.7%	ABOVE	0

Airlines Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
UAL	$108.48	+3.9%	+6.8%	+12.2%	+7.0%	ABOVE	0
DAL	$66.96	+3.6%	+5.0%	+15.3%	+17.3%	ABOVE	0

Hospitality & Travel Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
MAR	$304.84	+0.7%	+0.7%	+8.6%	+17.3%	ABOVE	0
BKNG	$200.54	-1.7%	+2.8%	+2.8%	-8.7%	BELOW	1

Food & Restaurant Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
MCD	$303.94	+2.3%	-0.9%	+1.3%	+1.7%	ABOVE	0
SBUX	$85.56	+2.2%	+0.5%	+5.9%	+4.1%	ABOVE	0

Logistics Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
UPS	$93.76	+2.8%	+2.7%	+7.5%	+19.1%	ABOVE	0
FDX	$215.13	+0.0%	-2.0%	+5.6%	+15.7%	ABOVE	0

Industrial Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
CAT	$587.90	+1.5%	+3.1%	+3.9%	+26.3%	ABOVE	0
HON	$200.20	+0.2%	+1.8%	-1.2%	-1.0%	BELOW	0

Cybersecurity Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA
PANW	$193.63	+2.0%	+4.5%	-9.2%	-3.5%	BELOW
CRWD	$131.04	+1.5%	+4.5%	-1.9%	+10.0%	ABOVE
ZS	$243.66	+0.8%	-3.3%	-24.8%	-14.3%	BELOW

Chip Equipment Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA
ASML	$1135.47	+2.9%	+9.6%	+9.3%	+20.7%	ABOVE
KLAC	$120.73	+1.8%	+4.5%	-1.1%	+13.6%	ABOVE
AMAT	$267.68	+1.2%	+7.5%	+11.7%	+33.6%	ABOVE
LRCX	$159.45	+1.2%	+3.1%	-3.1%	+24.7%	ABOVE

Data Center REITs Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
DLR	$156.31	+2.0%	+0.5%	-4.1%	-7.2%	BELOW	0
EQIX	$721.71	+0.7%	-2.4%	-10.3%	-6.7%	BELOW	0

AI Power & Grid Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
ETN	$332.79	+0.7%	-1.8%	-12.9%	-9.6%	BELOW	0
PWR	$455.74	+0.3%	-1.0%	+0.6%	+13.2%	ABOVE	0
GEV	$600.86	+0.1%	+2.1%	+7.6%	-4.3%	ABOVE	0
VST	$170.94	-0.5%	-2.9%	-9.4%	-15.0%	BELOW	3
CEG	$359.66	-0.7%	+0.6%	-0.4%	+6.6%	BELOW	1

Utilities Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
NEE	$83.76	+0.4%	-0.7%	+4.1%	+15.8%	ABOVE	0
DUK	$115.59	-0.9%	-3.9%	-3.3%	-3.2%	BELOW	3
SO	$85.87	-1.2%	-2.5%	-3.0%	-6.0%	BELOW	1

Energy Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
XOM	$115.48	+2.1%	+2.6%	+4.5%	+3.7%	ABOVE	0
CVX	$147.47	+0.9%	+1.4%	+0.4%	-3.7%	BELOW	0

Defense & Aerospace Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
LMT	$441.57	+1.1%	-0.9%	-4.9%	-7.4%	BELOW	0
GD	$333.68	+0.7%	-0.6%	-1.4%	+4.9%	BELOW	0
RTX	$166.64	-0.2%	-2.7%	-2.8%	+4.8%	BELOW	1

Telecom Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
VZ	$38.72	+0.1%	-0.5%	+2.5%	-4.2%	BELOW	0
TMUS	$206.39	-0.8%	+0.9%	+2.3%	-12.1%	BELOW	1
T	$24.44	-0.8%	-1.9%	+3.1%	-9.6%	BELOW	3

Media & Entertainment Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
DIS	$104.23	+0.9%	+2.2%	-5.0%	-6.8%	BELOW	0
NFLX	$103.96	-4.9%	-2.1%	-5.4%	-13.7%	BELOW	1

Biotech Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
AMGN	$338.49	+2.1%	+0.2%	+8.8%	+24.6%	ABOVE	0
GILD	$122.67	+0.9%	-2.0%	+2.0%	+10.0%	ABOVE	0

Materials Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
APD	$255.27	+1.4%	+0.5%	+9.6%	-3.7%	ABOVE	0
LIN	$406.49	+0.5%	+0.7%	-1.8%	-13.4%	BELOW	0

Analog & Embedded Chips Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA
MCHP	$62.55	+12.2%	+21.0%	+5.6%	-2.5%	ABOVE
TXN	$179.58	+4.2%	+10.4%	+11.6%	-0.1%	ABOVE
ADI	$275.64	+1.9%	+7.9%	+17.9%	+11.9%	ABOVE

Key Stock Movers

Today's biggest movers by absolute percentage change: Microchip Technology (MCHP) (Analog & Embedded Chips) rose 12.2% to $62.55. Marvell (MRVL) (Chip Supply Chain) rose 7.9% to $100.05. Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) (EDA & Semiconductor IP) rose 5.7% to $336.11. Sandisk (SNDK) (Memory & Storage) fell 5.3% to $194.38. Netflix (NFLX) (Media & Entertainment) fell 4.9% to $103.96. 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

With 19 sectors up and 11 sectors trading above their 50-day moving averages, the US stock market is exhibiting selective breadth even as 13 sectors remain below the 50MA and four sectors have fallen more than 5% over 20 days. Active alerts remain elevated (two high alerts: Cybersecurity -11.9% over 20 days and four sectors declining >5% over 20 days), signaling that risk is concentrated and momentum leadership is narrow. Positioning guidance: favor names in chip supply chain and IT Services with clear 50-day momentum while trimming cyclical Media & Entertainment and beaten Data Center REITs exposure until 50-day trends stabilize.

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Value $99,736

P&L -0.26%

Today +1.04%

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