US Stock Market Sector Analysis – Tuesday, February 03, 2026 MIXED

The US stock market opened under pressure after headlines that new AI tools have erased roughly $300 billion from software and data names, a move that knocked Enterprise Software and Cybersecurity sharply lower. Enterprise Software led losses with a 1-day decline of -3.6% and heavy hits to Salesforce (CRM) $195.39 -6.8% and ServiceNow (NOW) $109.77 -7.0%, while Booking Holdings (BKNG) $184.90 tumbled -9.3% after Kayak CEO Steve Hafner’s exit weighed on Hospitality & Travel. Energy and Logistics outperformed; Exxon Mobil (XOM) $141.82 rose +3.9% and FedEx (FDX) $282.58 gained +5.4%, supporting a mixed sector tape with 11 sectors up, 12 down, 1 flat. The Magnificent 7 underperformed the market intraday (Mag 7 1d: -1.6%), led lower by Microsoft (MSFT) $409.39 -2.9% and NVIDIA (NVDA) $180.12 -2.8% as rotation and headline risk dominated trading.

Market Condition Dashboard

US 10-Year Treasury Yield

Wait & Watch

4.28%

stable

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Confidence

Crude Oil (WTI)

Neutral

$63.21

+1.7% 1D

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Confidence

VIX (Fear Index)

Normal Range

18.0

+10.2% 1D

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Confidence

200-Day Moving Average

Bullish Trend Intact

0/3 below

SPY above (+7.8%), QQQ above (+7.4%), DIA above (+9.0%)

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Tracked Stocks Breadth (50DMA)

Pause Discretionary Adds

63%

43 of 68 above 50DMA · +2.9pp 5D

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Put/Call Ratio (5D)

Caution

0.77

Call-Heavy · rising

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Signal analysis only — not investment advice

Sector Performance (Base=100)

AI and Technology Sector Analysis

AI-driven positioning is bifurcating the market today as investors reprice software risk while still funding infrastructure and chips where secular capacity remains intact. NVIDIA (NVDA) $180.12 and Microsoft (MSFT) $409.39 are trading lower amid headline-led profit-taking, but Apple (AAPL) $268.98 and Alphabet (GOOG) $340.26 continue to show 50-day strength, underscoring selective Mag 7 resilience. Chip Supply Chain weakness (-2.2% 1d) contrasts with Chip Equipment’s deeper multi-week advance, and Infrastructure (+0.1% 1d) is holding a constructive 50-day axis even as Enterprise Software (-3.6% 1d) and Data names face revaluation pressure. The takeaway: allocate to durable hardware and cloud infrastructure exposures while treating software re-rating as either a tactical buying opportunity or a signal to trim excess multiple risk.

US Stock Sector Overview

Sector	1D	5D	20D	vs 50MA
Mag 7 (AI Spenders)	-1.6%	-2.1%	-0.8%	ABOVE
Chip Supply Chain	-2.2%	-3.9%	-1.6%	BELOW
Infrastructure	+0.1%	-0.3%	+0.6%	BELOW
Enterprise Software	-3.6%	-9.5%	-20.7%	BELOW
Finance	+0.7%	+2.5%	-3.8%	ABOVE
Healthcare	-2.2%	-2.7%	-12.1%	BELOW
Retail	+2.0%	+5.7%	+10.9%	ABOVE
IT Services	-8.0%	-5.4%	-7.6%	BELOW
Airlines	+2.6%	+6.3%	-4.1%	ABOVE
Hospitality & Travel	-4.8%	-3.3%	-7.1%	BELOW
Food & Restaurant	+0.9%	-0.0%	+4.8%	ABOVE
Logistics	+3.4%	+10.1%	+10.5%	ABOVE
Industrial	+1.6%	+7.9%	+12.9%	ABOVE
Cybersecurity	-5.1%	-10.6%	-11.3%	BELOW
Chip Equipment	-3.1%	-3.7%	+10.4%	ABOVE
Data Center REITs	-0.7%	-0.5%	+3.3%	ABOVE
Utilities	+2.3%	+1.6%	+5.3%	ABOVE
Energy	+3.1%	+4.6%	+16.2%	ABOVE
Defense & Aerospace	+0.9%	+2.3%	+8.7%	ABOVE
Telecom	+2.4%	+11.7%	+9.3%	ABOVE
Media & Entertainment	-1.8%	-5.2%	-10.4%	BELOW
Biotech	-0.7%	+0.7%	+10.3%	ABOVE
Materials	+1.7%	+5.6%	+6.8%	ABOVE
Analog & Embedded Chips	-0.9%	+0.2%	+10.2%	ABOVE

Sector Strength

Logistics +3.4% 20d: +10.5%

FedEx (FDX) +5.4% (20d: +14.8%), UPS +1.4% (20d: +6.3%)

Energy +3.1% 20d: +16.2%

Exxon Mobil (XOM) +3.9% (20d: +18.7%), Chevron (CVX) +2.3% (20d: +13.7%)

Airlines +2.6% 20d: -4.1%

United (UAL) +3.3% (20d: -5.7%), Delta (DAL) +2.0% (20d: -2.5%)

Telecom +2.4% 20d: +9.3%

Verizon (VZ) +3.7% (20d: +16.8%), AT&T (T) +2.0% (20d: +11.5%), T-Mobile (TMUS) +1.4% (20d: -0.5%) [<50MA]

Utilities +2.3% 20d: +5.3%

NextEra Energy (NEE) +2.9% (20d: +9.6%), Southern Co (SO) +2.2% (20d: +3.0%), Duke Energy (DUK) +1.8% (20d: +3.3%)

Sector Warnings

IT Services -8.0% 20d: -7.6%

Accenture (ACN) -9.6% (20d: -12.6%) [<50MA], IBM -6.5% (20d: -2.7%) [<50MA]

Cybersecurity -5.1% 20d: -11.3% CRITICAL

Zscaler (ZS) -6.3% (20d: -15.3%) [<50MA], Palo Alto Networks (PANW) -5.2% (20d: -10.6%) [<50MA], CrowdStrike (CRWD) -3.9% (20d: -8.0%) [<50MA]

Hospitality & Travel -4.8% 20d: -7.1%

Booking (BKNG) -9.3% (20d: -13.2%) [<50MA], Marriott (MAR) -0.3% (20d: -1.1%)

Enterprise Software -3.6% 20d: -20.7% CRITICAL

Adobe (ADBE) -7.3% (20d: -19.1%) [<50MA], ServiceNow (NOW) -7.0% (20d: -26.2%) [<50MA], Salesforce (CRM) -6.8% (20d: -25.3%) [<50MA]

Chip Equipment -3.1% 20d: +10.4%

ASML -3.2% (20d: +12.4%), Lam Research (LRCX) -3.1% (20d: +11.2%), Applied Materials (AMAT) -3.0% (20d: +7.7%)

Sector Deep Dive

Enterprise Software is the clear stress point in today’s sector analysis: Salesforce (CRM) $195.39 fell -6.8% and ServiceNow (NOW) $109.77 dropped -7.0%, with Adobe (ADBE) $271.93 down -7.3% — the sector is -20.7% over 20 days and sits below its 50-day trend (sector 50d: -13.9% vs50MA, BELOW). Over the 50-day window the group has seen a meaningful derating as AI threat narratives amplify, and the 50-day trend context signals continued tactical caution for long exposure until dispersion and earnings visibility improve.

Chip Supply Chain and related semiconductors present a mixed picture: NVIDIA (NVDA) $180.12 is down -2.8% today and the Mag 7 weakness pulls at the group, yet the broader Analog & Embedded Chips and Chip Equipment cohorts show long 50-day strength (Analog & Embedded Chips 50d:+52.8% ABOVE; Chip Equipment 50d:+50.7% ABOVE). The chip supply chain sector itself is -2.2% on the day and below its 50-day average (50d:+6.9% BELOW), suggesting the market is differentiating between supply-led capacity beneficiaries and software-driven demand uncertainty — favor high-quality equipment names that remain in strong 50-day uptrends.

Hospitality & Travel displayed acute headline sensitivity: Booking Holdings (BKNG) $184.90 plunged -9.3% after leadership news, dragging the sector -4.8% for the day and leaving the group below its 50-day context (sector 50d:+7.1% BELOW). The move highlights idiosyncratic execution risk in travel names even as longer-run recovery themes persist; trading around the 50-day should be considered tactical and event-driven rather than structural.

Logistics and Energy continue to provide defensive cyclical lift for the S&P 500: FedEx (FDX) $282.58 jumped +5.4% and United (UAL) $110.86 rose +3.3% as Logistics led with +3.4% 1d and a robust 50-day profile (sector 50d:+29.1% ABOVE). Energy names like Exxon Mobil (XOM) $141.82 climbed +3.9% and the Energy sector sits +20.6% over the 50-day and ABOVE its 50MA, reinforcing rotation into earnings-stable cyclicals while software and media grapple with AI disruption headlines.

Market Breadth Analysis

US stock market breadth analysis shows 16 of 24 sectors trading above their 50-day moving average, while 8 are below. The majority of sectors holding above the 50-day MA indicates healthy medium-term momentum. With 14 sectors positive over 20 days, buying pressure remains broad-based.

Interactive Charts

S&P 500 & NASDAQ 100

50-Day Sector Performance

1-Day vs 5-Day Sector Change

Active Alerts

HIGH Enterprise Software down -20.7% over 20 days

HIGH Healthcare down -12.1% over 20 days

HIGH Cybersecurity down -11.3% over 20 days

HIGH Media & Entertainment down -10.4% over 20 days

HIGH Cybersecurity down -19.6% over 50 days

HIGH 6 sectors declining >5% over 20 days: Enterprise Software, Healthcare, IT Services, Hospitality & Travel, Cybersecurity, Media & Entertainment

HIGH 3 sectors declining >10% over 50 days: Enterprise Software, Cybersecurity, Media & Entertainment

Stock-Level Detail

Mag 7 (AI Spenders) Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
TSLA	$421.96	+0.0%	-2.2%	-2.5%	+6.8%	BELOW	0
AAPL	$268.98	-0.2%	+5.1%	+2.7%	+1.2%	ABOVE	1
GOOG	$340.26	-1.2%	+1.3%	+8.3%	+17.6%	ABOVE	1
AMZN	$238.62	-1.8%	-1.8%	-1.0%	+9.9%	ABOVE	1
META	$690.47	-2.1%	+3.4%	+4.7%	+17.5%	ABOVE	3
NVDA	$180.12	-2.8%	-5.8%	-3.7%	-0.2%	BELOW	3
MSFT	$409.39	-2.9%	-14.6%	-14.1%	-14.1%	BELOW	4

Chip Supply Chain Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
INTC	$49.25	+0.9%	+1.0%	+23.0%	+46.5%	ABOVE	0
TSM	$334.02	-1.6%	-1.9%	+2.5%	+21.3%	ABOVE	1
AMD	$242.11	-1.7%	-4.2%	+13.0%	+17.5%	ABOVE	1
ARM	$104.55	-2.2%	-4.9%	-9.5%	-21.1%	BELOW	1
AVGO	$319.15	-3.3%	-3.9%	-6.8%	-7.5%	BELOW	2
QCOM	$145.70	-3.6%	-3.6%	-19.3%	-7.3%	BELOW	1
MRVL	$75.48	-4.0%	-9.7%	-14.3%	-1.4%	BELOW	4

Infrastructure Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
CSCO	$82.35	+3.1%	+5.3%	+10.5%	+10.8%	ABOVE	0
VRT	$190.07	+0.1%	-1.9%	+8.7%	+19.2%	ABOVE	0
SMCI	$29.67	-0.1%	-4.9%	-2.8%	-6.0%	BELOW	1
HPE	$21.58	-1.0%	+0.3%	-8.4%	+9.4%	BELOW	1
DELL	$116.79	-1.7%	-0.1%	-5.1%	+0.2%	BELOW	1

Enterprise Software Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
PLTR	$157.88	+6.8%	+0.3%	-12.1%	+1.4%	BELOW	0
CRM	$195.39	-6.8%	-13.9%	-25.3%	-12.7%	BELOW	6
NOW	$109.77	-7.0%	-15.3%	-26.2%	-31.4%	BELOW	1
ADBE	$271.93	-7.3%	-9.2%	-19.1%	-13.0%	BELOW	1

Finance Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
JPM	$311.84	+2.2%	+4.7%	-5.9%	+6.0%	ABOVE	0
GS	$929.98	-0.8%	+0.2%	-1.7%	+22.0%	ABOVE	1

Healthcare Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
UNH	$280.39	-0.5%	-3.3%	-18.6%	-8.2%	BELOW	4
LLY	$1000.07	-3.9%	-2.0%	-5.7%	-3.8%	BELOW	1

Retail Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
WMT	$127.21	+2.9%	+9.6%	+11.7%	+19.5%	ABOVE	0
COST	$976.50	+1.0%	+1.9%	+10.1%	+9.6%	ABOVE	0

IT Services Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
IBM	$290.50	-6.5%	+0.1%	-2.7%	+1.3%	BELOW	1
ACN	$236.34	-9.6%	-10.8%	-12.6%	+0.2%	BELOW	1

Airlines Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
UAL	$110.86	+3.3%	+5.7%	-5.7%	+23.1%	ABOVE	0
DAL	$69.89	+2.0%	+7.0%	-2.5%	+25.9%	ABOVE	0

Hospitality & Travel Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
MAR	$317.18	-0.3%	+2.0%	-1.1%	+12.8%	ABOVE	1
BKNG	$184.90	-9.3%	-8.7%	-13.2%	+1.5%	BELOW	1

Food & Restaurant Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
SBUX	$91.91	+1.5%	-2.2%	+4.0%	+12.6%	ABOVE	0
MCD	$315.57	+0.3%	+2.1%	+5.5%	+5.7%	ABOVE	0

Logistics Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
FDX	$282.58	+5.4%	+12.3%	+14.8%	+35.0%	ABOVE	0
UPS	$108.48	+1.4%	+7.9%	+6.3%	+23.1%	ABOVE	0

Industrial Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
CAT	$701.55	+1.7%	+9.3%	+13.1%	+29.0%	ABOVE	0
HON	$239.66	+1.5%	+6.6%	+12.7%	+22.7%	ABOVE	0

Cybersecurity Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
CRWD	$105.43	-3.9%	-10.1%	-8.0%	-15.9%	BELOW	5
PANW	$166.24	-5.2%	-9.5%	-10.6%	-10.2%	BELOW	2
ZS	$188.05	-6.3%	-12.1%	-15.3%	-32.8%	BELOW	1

Chip Equipment Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
AMAT	$317.88	-3.0%	-5.4%	+7.7%	+44.7%	ABOVE	1
LRCX	$229.66	-3.1%	-4.0%	+11.2%	+65.1%	ABOVE	1
ASML	$1391.00	-3.2%	-1.9%	+12.4%	+42.3%	ABOVE	1

Data Center REITs Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
DLR	$162.26	-0.4%	+0.8%	+4.9%	+5.2%	ABOVE	3
EQIX	$793.56	-1.1%	-1.8%	+1.7%	+6.5%	ABOVE	3

Utilities Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA
NEE	$87.58	+2.9%	+1.4%	+9.6%	+6.1%	ABOVE
SO	$88.69	+2.2%	+2.0%	+3.0%	+1.8%	ABOVE
DUK	$119.61	+1.8%	+1.2%	+3.3%	-0.7%	ABOVE

Energy Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
XOM	$141.82	+3.9%	+4.5%	+18.7%	+22.8%	ABOVE	0
CVX	$174.71	+2.3%	+4.8%	+13.7%	+18.4%	ABOVE	0

Defense & Aerospace Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
GD	$352.12	+2.6%	-0.4%	-1.1%	+5.1%	ABOVE	0
RTX	$201.98	+1.2%	+2.0%	+6.9%	+18.3%	ABOVE	0
LMT	$620.90	-1.2%	+5.2%	+20.3%	+35.2%	ABOVE	1

Telecom Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA
VZ	$44.80	+3.7%	+17.4%	+16.8%	+15.4%	ABOVE
T	$26.20	+2.0%	+11.5%	+11.5%	+6.4%	ABOVE
TMUS	$195.67	+1.4%	+6.1%	-0.5%	-5.6%	BELOW

Media & Entertainment Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
DIS	$103.43	-0.2%	-4.9%	-9.0%	+2.2%	BELOW	2
NFLX	$79.94	-3.4%	-5.6%	-11.8%	-24.3%	BELOW	2

Biotech Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
GILD	$141.54	+0.3%	+2.5%	+18.1%	+15.4%	ABOVE	0
AMGN	$333.74	-1.8%	-1.1%	+2.6%	+1.5%	ABOVE	1

Materials Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
APD	$274.52	+2.6%	+8.6%	+7.6%	+11.5%	ABOVE	0
LIN	$460.56	+0.7%	+2.7%	+6.0%	+13.9%	ABOVE	0

Analog & Embedded Chips Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
TXN	$224.07	+0.1%	+4.9%	+18.0%	+47.8%	ABOVE	0
MCHP	$75.83	-1.8%	-4.5%	+2.4%	+57.8%	ABOVE	1

Key Stock Movers

Today's biggest movers by absolute percentage change: Accenture (ACN) (IT Services) fell 9.6% to $236.34. Booking (BKNG) (Hospitality & Travel) fell 9.3% to $184.90. Adobe (ADBE) (Enterprise Software) fell 7.3% to $271.93. ServiceNow (NOW) (Enterprise Software) fell 7.0% to $109.77. Palantir (PLTR) (Enterprise Software) rose 6.8% to $157.88. 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

Market breadth is uneven: 16 sectors trade above their 50MA while 8 are below, and active alerts show multiple high-risk weak spots (notably Enterprise Software, Healthcare, Cybersecurity and Media & Entertainment). With six sectors down more than 5% over 20 days and three sectors down over 10% across 50 days, expect continued volatility and headline-driven flows in the near term. Positioning should favor names with confirmed 50-day uptrends and durable cash flows, trim concentrated software bets until post-earnings clarity, and use selective weakness in beaten-down sectors as research-driven entry points.

Hypothetical Portfolio

SIMULATION

Value $101,426

P&L +1.43%

Today -0.58%

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