US Stock Market Sector Analysis – Friday, December 05, 2025 Sectors: MIXED

The US stock market opened with investors parsing a dovish-leaning Fed rate decision and mixed corporate results that put technology and enterprise names in focus. Enterprise Software jumped after Oracle and Broadcom results and Adobe (ADBE) rallied 5.3% to $346.26 while Salesforce (CRM) climbed 5.3% to $258.83, leading sectors higher; meanwhile Biotech slid with Amgen (AMGN) down 3.0% to $325.16. The Mag 7 (AI Spenders) group was mildly positive, up 0.4% for the day, with Alphabet (GOOG) adding 1.2% to $321.46 even as several members remain below their 50-day trend. Market breadth was split across sectors, reinforcing selective rotation into software, chip supply names and travel-related plays.

Market Condition Dashboard

US 10-Year Treasury Yield

Wait & Watch

4.14%

stable

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Confidence

Crude Oil (WTI)

Neutral

$60.08

+0.7% 1D

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Confidence

VIX (Fear Index)

Normal Range

15.4

-2.3% 1D

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Confidence

200-Day Moving Average

Bullish Trend Intact

0/3 below

SPY above (+11.3%), QQQ above (+14.4%), DIA above (+9.6%)

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Confidence

Tracked Stocks Breadth (50DMA)

Pause Discretionary Adds

60%

41 of 68 above 50DMA · +7.4pp 5D

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Put/Call Ratio (5D)

Contrarian Sell Signal

0.66

Too Optimistic · stable

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Signal analysis only — not investment advice

Sector Heatmap (1D)

Memory & Storage +5.41%

Enterprise Software +3.23%

Data Center REITs +2.22%

Analog & Embedded Chips +1.49%

Infrastructure +1.40%

Hospitality & Travel +1.21%

Chip Supply Chain +1.20%

Finance +0.83%

AI Networking & Interconnect +0.82%

Cybersecurity +0.58%

Food & Restaurant +0.51%

Telecom +0.46%

EDA & Semiconductor IP +0.43%

Mag 7 (AI Spenders) +0.36%

Logistics +0.10%

Industrial +0.10%

Retail +0.05%

Chip Equipment +0.02%

Airlines +0.00%

Defense & Aerospace -0.18%

IT Services -0.52%

Healthcare -0.59%

Materials -0.69%

Utilities -0.91%

Energy -1.00%

Media & Entertainment -1.52%

AI Power & Grid -1.67%

Biotech -2.08%

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Sector Performance (Base=100)

AI and Technology Sector Analysis

AI remains the structural engine but the trade is bifurcated between Mag 7 leaders and the chip/infrastructure supply chain that supports deployment. NVIDIA (NVDA) at $182.19 and Broadcom (AVGO) at $388.07 sit at the nexus of demand for accelerators and connectivity while Microsoft (MSFT) at $481.02 and Salesforce (CRM) at $258.83 show enterprise software is monetizing AI spend. Investors should balance exposure to high-conviction platform leaders with targeted chips, networking and data-center beneficiaries amid ongoing capital intensity in AI infrastructure.

US Stock Sector Overview

Sector	1D	5D	20D	vs 50MA
Mag 7 (AI Spenders)	+0.4%	+1.5%	+3.1%	ABOVE
Chip Supply Chain	+1.2%	+3.2%	+4.7%	ABOVE
Memory & Storage	+5.4%	+3.5%	-0.3%	ABOVE
EDA & Semiconductor IP	+0.4%	+6.7%	+5.1%	ABOVE
Infrastructure	+1.4%	+4.7%	-0.7%	BELOW
AI Networking & Interconnect	+0.8%	+3.9%	+4.4%	ABOVE
Enterprise Software	+3.2%	+8.0%	+1.4%	ABOVE
Finance	+0.8%	+3.9%	+4.7%	ABOVE
Healthcare	-0.6%	-1.1%	+5.8%	BELOW
Retail	+0.1%	+0.7%	+4.6%	BELOW
IT Services	-0.5%	+2.2%	+4.8%	ABOVE
Airlines	+0.0%	+4.2%	+10.8%	ABOVE
Hospitality & Travel	+1.2%	+1.4%	+3.1%	ABOVE
Food & Restaurant	+0.5%	+1.4%	+2.3%	ABOVE
Logistics	+0.1%	-0.0%	+2.6%	ABOVE
Industrial	+0.1%	+3.4%	+3.1%	BELOW
Cybersecurity	+0.6%	+2.4%	-11.9%	BELOW
Chip Equipment	+0.0%	+3.5%	+6.6%	ABOVE
Data Center REITs	+2.2%	+3.2%	-6.3%	BELOW
AI Power & Grid	-1.7%	+1.4%	-1.7%	BELOW
Utilities	-0.9%	-2.8%	-3.4%	BELOW
Energy	-1.0%	-0.9%	-0.9%	BELOW
Defense & Aerospace	-0.2%	+2.1%	-2.0%	BELOW
Telecom	+0.5%	+0.6%	+2.6%	BELOW
Media & Entertainment	-1.5%	-4.8%	-7.0%	BELOW
Biotech	-2.1%	-2.4%	+2.9%	ABOVE
Materials	-0.7%	-0.8%	-2.1%	BELOW
Analog & Embedded Chips	+1.5%	+12.4%	+18.3%	ABOVE

Sector Strength

Memory & Storage +5.4% 20d: -0.3%

Sandisk (SNDK) +7.1% (20d: -4.6%), Seagate (STX) +5.0% (20d: -0.2%), Western Digital (WDC) +4.9% (20d: +3.7%)

Enterprise Software +3.2% 20d: +1.4%

Adobe (ADBE) +5.3% (20d: +5.9%), Salesforce (CRM) +5.3% (20d: +8.6%), Palantir (PLTR) +2.2% (20d: +2.2%)

Data Center REITs +2.2% 20d: -6.3%

Digital Realty (DLR) +2.3% (20d: -3.0%) [<50MA], Equinix (EQIX) +2.1% (20d: -9.5%) [<50MA]

Analog & Embedded Chips +1.5% 20d: +18.3%

Microchip Technology (MCHP) +1.7% (20d: +18.0%), Analog Devices (ADI) +1.5% (20d: +23.1%), Texas Instruments (TXN) +1.3% (20d: +13.7%)

Infrastructure +1.4% 20d: -0.7%

Vertiv (VRT) +3.5% (20d: +5.2%), Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) +1.9% (20d: -0.5%) [<50MA], Super Micro (SMCI) +1.3% (20d: -12.8%) [<50MA]

Sector Warnings

Biotech -2.1% 20d: +2.9%

Amgen (AMGN) -3.0% (20d: +3.8%), Gilead (GILD) -1.1% (20d: +2.0%)

AI Power & Grid -1.7% 20d: -1.7%

Vistra (VST) -5.1% (20d: -12.5%) [<50MA], Constellation Energy (CEG) -2.4% (20d: +0.5%) [<50MA], Quanta Services (PWR) -0.9% (20d: +3.5%)

Media & Entertainment -1.5% 20d: -7.0%

Netflix (NFLX) -2.9% (20d: -9.2%) [<50MA], Disney (DIS) -0.2% (20d: -4.9%) [<50MA]

Energy -1.0% 20d: -0.9%

Chevron (CVX) -1.5% (20d: -2.2%) [<50MA], Exxon Mobil (XOM) -0.5% (20d: +0.3%)

Utilities -0.9% 20d: -3.4%

Duke Energy (DUK) -1.2% (20d: -5.0%) [<50MA], Southern Co (SO) -1.2% (20d: -4.9%) [<50MA], NextEra Energy (NEE) -0.3% (20d: -0.3%)

Sector Deep Dive

Enterprise Software moved decisively higher, up 3.7% on the day as earnings commentary and analyst reports fueled re-acceleration. Adobe (ADBE) led gains, rising 5.3% to $346.26 and finishing well above its 50-day trend which has been a key support over the past 50 trading days; Salesforce (CRM) also jumped 5.3% to $258.83 and shows a clear short-term breakout relative to its 50-day trend. Over the 50-day window the sector has been volatile but the current breakout in enterprise names suggests renewed SaaS demand driven by AI project spending.

Chip Supply Chain and Chip Equipment showed differentiated strength: Chip Supply Chain rallied 1.1% and Broadcom (AVGO) climbed 2.4% to $388.07, trading comfortably above its 50-day context as customers accelerate networking and switch silicon buys. Chip Equipment was slightly negative for the day at -0.2% overall, yet the 50-day view is constructive (+23.8% over 50 days) indicating persistent capital expenditure in fabs. This split signals that buyers are rotating into makers of finished systems and connectivity while selectively trimming some capital equipment exposure after a strong multi-month run.

Biotech softened with the sector down 2.1% and Amgen (AMGN) falling 3.0% to $325.16 as news flow and headline attention failed to translate into positive tape pressure. Over the 50-day window Biotech remains above its 50-day average (+14.9%), but today's weakness highlights profit-taking after recent gains and the sector's sensitivity to headline-driven rotation. Investors should watch 50-day support levels for buying opportunities in names that have lagged this immediate pullback.

Cybersecurity and Data Center REITs remain areas of caution: Cybersecurity is flagged [HIGH] after a sharp 20-day decline (-11.9%) and sits below its 50-day trend, underscoring investor concern on renewal cycles and spend timing. Data Center REITs are down over the intermediate window and trade below their 50-day averages, reflecting mixed sentiment on capex and hyperscaler leasing. For sector analysis in the next 50 days, risk management and tighter stops are warranted for these declining groups.

Market Breadth Analysis

US stock market breadth analysis shows 15 of 28 sectors trading above their 50-day moving average, while 13 are below. The majority of sectors holding above the 50-day MA indicates healthy medium-term momentum. With 18 sectors positive over 20 days, buying pressure remains broad-based.

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 3 sectors declining >5% over 20 days: 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
META	$671.67	+1.8%	+5.1%	+8.3%	-9.5%	BELOW	0
GOOG	$321.46	+1.2%	+2.2%	+15.2%	+30.3%	ABOVE	0
MSFT	$480.11	+0.5%	-0.7%	-2.6%	-5.4%	BELOW	0
AMZN	$229.53	+0.2%	-1.9%	-6.1%	+4.4%	ABOVE	0
TSLA	$455.00	+0.1%	+5.8%	+5.9%	+3.3%	ABOVE	0
NVDA	$182.19	-0.5%	+1.4%	-3.0%	+2.4%	BELOW	1
AAPL	$278.02	-0.7%	-1.5%	+3.9%	+9.2%	ABOVE	3

Chip Supply Chain Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA
AVGO	$388.07	+2.4%	+1.1%	+11.7%	+16.7%	ABOVE
INTC	$41.41	+2.2%	+3.5%	+8.6%	+16.6%	ABOVE
AMD	$217.97	+0.9%	-0.8%	-6.7%	+36.7%	BELOW
MRVL	$98.77	+0.7%	+8.6%	+8.8%	+19.0%	ABOVE
TSM	$292.42	+0.6%	+2.4%	+2.9%	+7.8%	ABOVE
QCOM	$173.06	+0.3%	+4.6%	+2.8%	+3.8%	ABOVE

Memory & Storage Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA
SNDK	$228.47	+7.1%	+8.7%	-4.6%	+135.2%	ABOVE
STX	$277.38	+5.0%	+3.2%	-0.2%	+28.6%	ABOVE
WDC	$168.77	+4.9%	+3.4%	+3.7%	+58.1%	ABOVE
MU	$236.99	+4.7%	-1.3%	-0.3%	+50.9%	ABOVE

EDA & Semiconductor IP Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA
SNPS	$466.76	+0.7%	+6.5%	+18.6%	-4.3%	ABOVE
ARM	$141.31	+0.6%	+4.7%	-7.3%	+1.2%	BELOW
CDNS	$337.53	+0.1%	+9.0%	+3.8%	-3.6%	ABOVE

Infrastructure Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
VRT	$188.94	+3.5%	+5.5%	+5.2%	+36.4%	ABOVE	0
HPE	$22.97	+1.9%	+6.3%	-0.5%	-2.8%	BELOW	0
SMCI	$34.69	+1.3%	+3.8%	-12.8%	-24.3%	BELOW	0
CSCO	$76.85	+0.3%	+2.5%	+9.7%	+16.7%	ABOVE	0
DELL	$137.65	-0.1%	+5.2%	-5.3%	+6.6%	BELOW	1

AI Networking & Interconnect Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
COHR	$181.79	+2.5%	+11.2%	+17.7%	+69.9%	ABOVE	0
ANET	$128.59	+0.0%	+0.4%	-4.5%	-9.8%	BELOW	0
APH	$138.61	-0.1%	+0.1%	+0.2%	+13.7%	ABOVE	1

Enterprise Software Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA
ADBE	$346.26	+5.3%	+7.3%	+5.9%	-3.9%	ABOVE
CRM	$258.83	+5.3%	+11.9%	+8.6%	+7.0%	ABOVE
PLTR	$181.76	+2.2%	+8.5%	+2.2%	+2.4%	ABOVE
NOW	$170.87	+1.8%	+3.9%	-0.9%	-8.7%	BELOW
ORCL	$215.50	+1.5%	+8.3%	-9.1%	-23.1%	BELOW

Finance Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
GS	$846.36	+2.0%	+5.9%	+9.2%	+7.0%	ABOVE	0
JPM	$310.63	-0.3%	+2.0%	+0.3%	+0.2%	ABOVE	1

Healthcare Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
LLY	$1005.45	-0.4%	-4.5%	+9.5%	+39.6%	ABOVE	7
UNH	$324.31	-0.8%	+2.4%	+2.1%	-3.8%	BELOW	2

Retail Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
WMT	$114.15	+0.2%	+3.2%	+12.2%	+11.6%	ABOVE	0
COST	$890.75	-0.1%	-1.9%	-3.0%	-2.2%	BELOW	2

IT Services Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
IBM	$301.79	-0.0%	+0.7%	+1.1%	+8.9%	ABOVE	1
ACN	$261.21	-1.0%	+3.6%	+8.5%	+11.6%	ABOVE	2

Airlines Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
UAL	$104.95	+0.2%	+3.8%	+7.7%	+7.2%	ABOVE	0
DAL	$66.58	-0.2%	+4.6%	+14.0%	+17.7%	ABOVE	2

Hospitality & Travel Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
BKNG	$206.89	+3.6%	+6.4%	+5.4%	-6.1%	ABOVE	0
MAR	$290.86	-1.2%	-3.6%	+0.7%	+11.0%	ABOVE	2

Food & Restaurant Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
MCD	$307.42	+0.9%	+2.5%	+4.5%	+2.6%	ABOVE	0
SBUX	$83.60	+0.1%	+0.2%	+0.2%	+2.8%	ABOVE	0

Logistics Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
UPS	$90.57	+0.1%	-0.4%	+0.6%	+15.3%	ABOVE	0
FDX	$218.19	+0.1%	+0.3%	+4.7%	+15.3%	ABOVE	0

Industrial Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
CAT	$599.51	+0.7%	+6.2%	+7.1%	+29.9%	ABOVE	0
HON	$197.98	-0.5%	+0.6%	-0.8%	-1.9%	BELOW	2

Cybersecurity Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
PANW	$198.84	+1.6%	+5.9%	-6.3%	-1.7%	BELOW	0
ZS	$242.68	+0.3%	-0.2%	-24.2%	-17.6%	BELOW	0
CRWD	$128.01	-0.2%	+1.6%	-5.1%	+6.4%	BELOW	2

Chip Equipment Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
LRCX	$158.40	+1.0%	+2.7%	-0.2%	+23.9%	ABOVE	0
KLAC	$121.00	+0.5%	+4.9%	+1.9%	+14.3%	ABOVE	0
AMAT	$267.05	-0.5%	+5.2%	+16.7%	+31.7%	ABOVE	1
ASML	$1094.21	-1.0%	+1.1%	+8.1%	+15.8%	ABOVE	2

Data Center REITs Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
DLR	$161.24	+2.3%	+5.3%	-3.0%	-3.9%	BELOW	0
EQIX	$730.44	+2.1%	+1.1%	-9.5%	-5.6%	BELOW	0

AI Power & Grid Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
GEV	$630.15	+0.4%	+9.4%	+9.8%	+4.4%	ABOVE	0
ETN	$334.86	-0.4%	-0.6%	-9.7%	-7.4%	BELOW	1
PWR	$460.36	-0.9%	+1.9%	+3.5%	+13.6%	ABOVE	1
CEG	$358.23	-2.4%	+0.2%	+0.5%	+8.7%	BELOW	1
VST	$166.48	-5.1%	-3.7%	-12.5%	-19.3%	BELOW	1

Utilities Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
NEE	$81.97	-0.3%	-1.8%	-0.3%	+10.3%	ABOVE	2
SO	$84.21	-1.2%	-3.1%	-4.9%	-8.0%	BELOW	3
DUK	$113.55	-1.2%	-3.5%	-5.0%	-4.5%	BELOW	5

Energy Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
XOM	$114.25	-0.5%	-0.1%	+0.3%	+0.3%	ABOVE	2
CVX	$145.93	-1.5%	-1.7%	-2.2%	-5.3%	BELOW	1

Defense & Aerospace Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
LMT	$446.90	+0.9%	+3.0%	-0.6%	-6.5%	BELOW	0
RTX	$169.26	-0.1%	+1.8%	-2.9%	+5.2%	ABOVE	1
GD	$332.92	-1.3%	+1.5%	-2.6%	+2.6%	BELOW	1

Telecom Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
VZ	$39.70	+1.0%	+2.3%	+4.1%	-2.8%	ABOVE	0
TMUS	$207.50	+0.8%	+1.5%	+1.8%	-11.3%	BELOW	0
T	$24.40	-0.4%	-2.0%	+1.8%	-9.7%	BELOW	1

Media & Entertainment Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
DIS	$103.80	-0.2%	-1.4%	-4.9%	-7.2%	BELOW	2
NFLX	$100.24	-2.9%	-8.1%	-9.2%	-17.2%	BELOW	3

Biotech Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
GILD	$118.96	-1.1%	-2.5%	+2.0%	+8.1%	ABOVE	2
AMGN	$323.28	-3.0%	-2.3%	+3.8%	+21.7%	ABOVE	2

Materials Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
APD	$255.60	-0.4%	-0.1%	+0.4%	-1.6%	ABOVE	1
LIN	$396.98	-1.0%	-1.5%	-4.6%	-15.5%	BELOW	2

Analog & Embedded Chips Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA
MCHP	$64.71	+1.7%	+23.2%	+18.0%	+3.1%	ABOVE
ADI	$278.66	+1.5%	+5.5%	+23.1%	+13.6%	ABOVE
TXN	$179.52	+1.3%	+8.6%	+13.7%	-0.2%	ABOVE

Key Stock Movers

Today's biggest movers by absolute percentage change: Sandisk (SNDK) (Memory & Storage) rose 7.1% to $228.47. Adobe (ADBE) (Enterprise Software) rose 5.3% to $346.26. Salesforce (CRM) (Enterprise Software) rose 5.3% to $258.83. Vistra (VST) (AI Power & Grid) fell 5.1% to $166.48. Seagate (STX) (Memory & Storage) rose 5.0% to $277.38. 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

Heading into the close and tomorrow, the market faces balanced breadth — 12 sectors above and 12 below their 50MA — with 11 sectors up and 7 down today, and active [HIGH] alerts on Cybersecurity and multiple sectors down over 20 days. With three sectors declining more than 5% on a 20-day basis and mixed 50-day trends across leadership, positioning should favor high-conviction AI infrastructure and enterprise software exposure while maintaining hedges in weaker Cybersecurity and Data Center REITs. Monitor alerts and 50-day trend flips for tactical entries; use sector analysis and S&P 500 breadth to scale into winners rather than broad-market leverage.

Hypothetical Portfolio

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Value $99,927

P&L -0.07%

Today +0.38%

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