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US Stock Market Sector Analysis – Tuesday, February 03, 2026 Sectors: 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
Impact
Confidence
Crude Oil (WTI)
Neutral
$63.21
+1.7% 1D
Impact
Confidence
VIX (Fear Index)
Normal Range
18.0
+10.2% 1D
Impact
Confidence
200-Day Moving Average
Bullish Trend Intact
0/3 below
SPY above (+7.8%), QQQ above (+7.4%), DIA above (+9.0%)
Impact
Confidence
Tracked Stocks Breadth (50DMA)
Pause Discretionary Adds
63%
43 of 68 above 50DMA · +2.9pp 5D
Impact
Confidence
Put/Call Ratio (5D)
Caution
0.77
Call-Heavy · rising
Impact
Confidence

Signal analysis only — not investment advice

Sector Heatmap (1D)

Logistics +3.42%
Energy +3.08%
Airlines +2.62%
Memory & Storage +2.60%
Telecom +2.36%
Utilities +2.30%
Retail +1.96%
AI Networking & Interconnect +1.75%
Materials +1.66%
Industrial +1.60%
AI Power & Grid +0.95%
Food & Restaurant +0.89%
Defense & Aerospace +0.85%
Finance +0.70%
Infrastructure +0.05%
Data Center REITs -0.73%
Biotech -0.75%
Analog & Embedded Chips -1.16%
Mag 7 (AI Spenders) -1.57%
Media & Entertainment -1.81%
Healthcare -2.19%
Chip Supply Chain -2.20%
Chip Equipment -3.28%
Enterprise Software -3.53%
Hospitality & Travel -4.80%
Cybersecurity -5.13%
EDA & Semiconductor IP -5.95%
IT Services -8.04%
≤-3%0≥+3%

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% -3.7% -0.3% BELOW
Memory & Storage +2.6% +8.1% +47.0% ABOVE
EDA & Semiconductor IP -5.9% -13.1% -13.9% BELOW
Infrastructure +0.1% -0.3% +0.6% BELOW
AI Networking & Interconnect +1.7% -0.9% +9.1% ABOVE
Enterprise Software -3.5% -9.7% -20.5% 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 -3.3% -7.0% +7.1% ABOVE
Data Center REITs -0.7% -0.5% +3.3% ABOVE
AI Power & Grid +1.0% +0.2% +0.0% 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 -1.2% -0.5% +8.9% ABOVE

Sector Strength

Logistics +3.4% 20d: +10.5%
FedEx (FDX) +5.4% (20d: +14.8%), United Parcel Service (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%)
Memory & Storage +2.6% 20d: +47.0%
Western Digital (WDC) +7.4% (20d: +32.3%), Sandisk (SNDK) +4.6% (20d: +98.9%), Seagate (STX) +2.7% (20d: +34.5%)
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]

Sector Warnings

IT Services -8.0% 20d: -7.6%
Accenture (ACN) -9.6% (20d: -12.6%) [<50MA], International Business Machines (IBM) -6.5% (20d: -2.7%) [<50MA]
EDA & Semiconductor IP -5.9% 20d: -13.9% CRITICAL
Synopsys (SNPS) -8.5% (20d: -17.6%) [<50MA], Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) -7.2% (20d: -14.7%) [<50MA], ARM Holdings (ARM) -2.2% (20d: -9.5%) [<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 -3.5% 20d: -20.5% 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]

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 19 of 28 sectors trading above their 50-day moving average, while 9 are below. The majority of sectors holding above the 50-day MA indicates healthy medium-term momentum. With 17 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 EDA & Semiconductor IP down -13.9% over 20 days
HIGH Enterprise Software down -20.5% 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 Enterprise Software down -16.4% over 50 days
HIGH Cybersecurity down -19.6% over 50 days
HIGH 7 sectors declining >5% over 20 days: EDA & Semiconductor IP, 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 $268.75 -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 $408.62 -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
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
Memory & Storage Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
WDC $290.03 +7.4% +3.8% +32.3% +107.1% ABOVE 0
SNDK $695.51 +4.6% +31.8% +98.9% +254.9% ABOVE 0
STX $443.36 +2.7% +0.3% +34.5% +85.3% ABOVE 0
MU $419.20 -4.2% -3.6% +22.1% +108.4% ABOVE 1
EDA & Semiconductor IP Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
ARM $104.55 -2.2% -4.9% -9.5% -21.1% BELOW 1
CDNS $268.50 -7.2% -16.2% -14.7% -11.1% BELOW 4
SNPS $419.14 -8.5% -18.0% -17.6% +8.7% 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 $116.60 -1.7% -0.1% -5.1% +0.2% BELOW 1
AI Networking & Interconnect Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
COHR $229.18 +3.0% +3.6% +18.1% +69.0% ABOVE 0
APH $146.55 +1.5% +0.8% +4.0% +13.0% ABOVE 0
ANET $139.39 +0.7% -7.2% +5.1% +16.6% ABOVE 0
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
ORCL $153.60 -3.4% -10.5% -20.0% -26.4% BELOW 6
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 $998.64 -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 $126.90 +2.9% +9.6% +11.7% +19.5% ABOVE 0
COST $974.95 +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 $288.43 -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 $316.54 -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 $91.38 +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 $106.78 +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 $700.26 +1.7% +9.3% +13.1% +29.0% ABOVE 0
HON $238.94 +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 $317.54 -3.0% -5.4% +7.7% +44.7% ABOVE 1
LRCX $229.66 -3.1% -4.0% +11.2% +65.1% ABOVE 1
ASML $1389.21 -3.2% -1.9% +12.4% +42.3% ABOVE 1
KLAC $135.05 -3.9% -16.7% -2.8% +23.0% ABOVE 3
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 $789.78 -1.1% -1.8% +1.7% +6.5% ABOVE 3
AI Power & Grid Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
GEV $779.38 +3.3% +9.6% +13.7% +39.9% ABOVE 0
PWR $488.43 +2.3% +1.5% +11.5% +13.7% ABOVE 0
ETN $359.52 +0.9% +4.4% +8.9% +10.5% ABOVE 0
VST $152.58 -0.8% -7.6% -9.8% -11.8% BELOW 4
CEG $267.26 -0.9% -6.8% -24.3% -22.4% BELOW 5
Utilities Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
NEE $87.58 +2.9% +1.4% +9.6% +6.1% ABOVE 0
SO $87.97 +2.2% +2.0% +3.0% +1.8% ABOVE 0
DUK $118.57 +1.8% +1.2% +3.3% -0.7% ABOVE 0
Energy Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
XOM $140.90 +3.9% +4.5% +18.7% +22.8% ABOVE 0
CVX $173.20 +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 $201.32 +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 Down Days
VZ $44.80 +3.7% +17.4% +16.8% +15.4% ABOVE 0
T $26.20 +2.0% +11.5% +11.5% +6.4% ABOVE 0
TMUS $195.67 +1.4% +6.1% -0.5% -5.6% BELOW 0
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 $331.80 -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 $222.93 +0.1% +4.9% +18.0% +47.8% ABOVE 0
ADI $309.47 -1.8% -2.0% +6.3% +38.7% ABOVE 1
MCHP $75.38 -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. Synopsys (SNPS) (EDA & Semiconductor IP) fell 8.5% to $419.14. Western Digital (WDC) (Memory & Storage) rose 7.4% to $290.03. Adobe (ADBE) (Enterprise Software) fell 7.3% to $271.93. These individual stock movements were key drivers of their respective sector performance.

Risk and Opportunity Assessment

On the risk side, 9 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 $101,595
P&L +1.59%
Today -0.77%
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