US Stock Market Sector Analysis – Thursday, February 05, 2026 BEARISH

Stocks settled lower today as a broad tech-led rout followed mixed corporate news and Amazon.com Announces Fourth Quarter Results, which weighed on retail and the Mag 7. The US stock market saw 3 sectors up and 16 down, with the S&P 500 pressured by weakness in Enterprise Software and Cybersecurity; Enterprise Software fell 5.7% today while Cybersecurity plunged 8.4%. Among headline movers, Amazon (AMZN) $222.69 slid 4.4% after results and Microsoft (MSFT) $391.92 fell 5.0%, amplifying losses across tech. Chip pockets showed mixed resilience — ARM Holdings (ARM) $110.88 led gains in the chip supply chain up 5.7% while Qualcomm (QCOM) $134.93 tumbled 8.5% and pulled the group lower intraday.

Market Condition Dashboard

US 10-Year Treasury Yield

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4.21%

stable

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Crude Oil (WTI)

Neutral

$63.29

-2.8% 1D

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VIX (Fear Index)

Elevated Caution

21.8

+16.8% 1D

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200-Day Moving Average

Bullish Trend Intact

0/3 below

SPY above (+5.6%), QQQ above (+3.7%), DIA above (+8.0%)

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Tracked Stocks Breadth (50DMA)

Healthy Uptrend

57%

39 of 68 above 50DMA · -4.4pp 5D

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Put/Call Ratio (5D)

Caution

0.80

Call-Heavy · rising

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Signal analysis only — not investment advice

Sector Performance (Base=100)

AI and Technology Sector Analysis

The AI investment theme remains bifurcated: the Magnificent 7 are under pressure overall with NVIDIA (NVDA) $171.67 down 1.3% and Microsoft (MSFT) $391.92 down 5.0% over the day, reflecting profit-taking after recent AI re-ratings. Strength in select chip supply chain names like ARM Holdings (ARM) $110.88 and TSMC (TSM) $329.03 suggests pockets of hardware demand persist even as broader Mag 7 megacaps pause. Infrastructure beneficiaries are being re-priced — Super Micro (SMCI) $30.85 dropped 8.6% after post-NVIDIA speculation — while enterprise software faces a clear reset with the sector down 26.0% over 20 days, spotlighting near-term downside in software spend assumptions.

US Stock Sector Overview

Sector	1D	5D	20D	vs 50MA
Mag 7 (AI Spenders)	-1.9%	-5.1%	-4.5%	BELOW
Chip Supply Chain	-0.6%	-4.6%	-4.2%	BELOW
Infrastructure	-3.5%	+2.6%	+5.2%	BELOW
Enterprise Software	-5.7%	-10.6%	-26.0%	BELOW
Finance	-2.4%	-1.7%	-5.4%	BELOW
Healthcare	-5.2%	-4.0%	-14.3%	BELOW
Retail	+0.1%	+5.9%	+10.2%	ABOVE
IT Services	-1.5%	-8.4%	-10.7%	BELOW
Airlines	-2.3%	+4.8%	-5.1%	BELOW
Hospitality & Travel	-1.5%	-3.8%	-9.0%	BELOW
Food & Restaurant	-0.5%	+3.6%	+6.8%	ABOVE
Logistics	+0.1%	+11.3%	+13.4%	ABOVE
Industrial	-1.3%	+3.0%	+12.9%	ABOVE
Cybersecurity	-8.4%	-14.1%	-20.2%	BELOW
Chip Equipment	+1.6%	-6.5%	+9.0%	ABOVE
Data Center REITs	-0.3%	-1.2%	+5.5%	ABOVE
Utilities	+0.3%	+1.7%	+7.3%	ABOVE
Energy	-1.1%	+2.3%	+15.7%	ABOVE
Defense & Aerospace	+0.1%	-2.0%	+7.6%	ABOVE
Telecom	+0.2%	+4.1%	+11.5%	ABOVE
Media & Entertainment	-0.5%	-5.0%	-9.4%	BELOW
Biotech	+1.3%	+6.4%	+17.6%	ABOVE
Materials	-2.0%	+2.3%	+6.5%	ABOVE
Analog & Embedded Chips	+0.1%	+3.4%	+12.9%	ABOVE

Sector Strength

Chip Equipment +1.6% 20d: +9.0%

Applied Materials (AMAT) +2.1% (20d: +7.9%), Lam Research (LRCX) +1.7% (20d: +6.1%), ASML +0.8% (20d: +13.0%)

Biotech +1.3% 20d: +17.6%

Gilead (GILD) +2.1% (20d: +23.8%), Amgen (AMGN) +0.4% (20d: +11.4%)

Utilities +0.3% 20d: +7.3%

Duke Energy (DUK) +1.0% (20d: +5.2%), Southern Co (SO) +0.9% (20d: +4.4%), NextEra Energy (NEE) -0.8% (20d: +12.2%)

Sector Warnings

Cybersecurity -8.4% 20d: -20.2% CRITICAL

CrowdStrike (CRWD) -9.2% (20d: -18.7%) [<50MA], Zscaler (ZS) -8.8% (20d: -23.1%) [<50MA], Palo Alto Networks (PANW) -7.2% (20d: -18.9%) [<50MA]

Enterprise Software -5.7% 20d: -26.0% CRITICAL

ServiceNow (NOW) -7.6% (20d: -29.8%) [<50MA], Palantir (PLTR) -6.8% (20d: -26.5%) [<50MA], Salesforce (CRM) -4.7% (20d: -27.1%) [<50MA]

Healthcare -5.2% 20d: -14.3% CRITICAL

Eli Lilly (LLY) -7.8% (20d: -5.9%) [<50MA], UnitedHealth (UNH) -2.7% (20d: -22.6%) [<50MA]

Infrastructure -3.5% 20d: +5.2%

Super Micro (SMCI) -8.6% (20d: +3.2%) [<50MA], Dell (DELL) -5.4% (20d: -2.2%) [<50MA], Vertiv (VRT) -2.6% (20d: +10.6%)

Finance -2.4% 20d: -5.4%

Goldman Sachs (GS) -2.5% (20d: -4.8%) [<50MA], JPMorgan (JPM) -2.2% (20d: -6.0%) [<50MA]

Sector Deep Dive

Cybersecurity is the day's standout weakness, highlighted by Zscaler (ZS) $169.39 which plunged 8.8% on news flow around an acquisition and skepticism; Cybersecurity is down 20.2% over 20 days and sits 27.0% below its 50-day trend, underscoring a sustained 50-day downtrend. CrowdStrike (CRWD) $94.29 led intraday selling with a 9.2% drop, reinforcing outflows from the group as investors question near-term spending by enterprises. Given the 50-day deterioration, risk managers should treat the sector as tactically vulnerable until a sustained reversal above the 50-day average appears.

Enterprise Software is under acute pressure, with the group off 5.7% today and down 26.0% over 20 days, translating into a 22.1% deficit vs its 50-day trend and a clear negative 50-day momentum. Zscaler (ZS) $169.39 and CrowdStrike (CRWD) $94.29 exemplify the rout, but broader names in the space are similarly weak as market participants reprice growth-to-profitability narratives. This 50-day context argues for defensive positioning within software exposure and selective trading around earnings or contract renewals rather than broad buys.

Chip Equipment and the wider chip supply chain displayed mixed leadership: Applied Materials (AMAT) $303.23 rose 2.1% and Lam Research (LRCX) $212.90 gained 1.7%, keeping Chip Equipment comfortably above its 50-day trend at +36.8% over 50 days, while ARM Holdings (ARM) $110.88 and TSMC (TSM) $329.03 showed strength in the supply chain. However, Qualcomm (QCOM) $134.93 declined 8.5%, leaving the Chip Supply Chain group 3.3% below its 50-day level; this divergence within the 50-day window suggests investors are rotating from legacy mobile exposure toward AI-capable foundry and equipment beneficiaries.

Healthcare showed bifurcated action: Gilead (GILD) $147.56 gained 2.1% as the Biotech grouping sits 15.0% above its 50-day trend, yet Eli Lilly (LLY) $1017.39 tumbled 7.8% and the broader Healthcare sector is down 14.3% over 20 days and 9.9% below its 50-day level. The 50-day deterioration for large parts of healthcare signals profit taking and concern over valuation stretch in select drug developers, while defensive biotechs are holding relative ground.

Infrastructure and related servers/infrastructure names softened as Super Micro (SMCI) $30.85 plunged 8.6%, dragging the Infrastructure sector 3.5% lower and leaving it just 1.2% below the 50-day level — a fragile positioning inside the 50-day frame. With the 50-day read showing a near-flat to slightly negative posture, investors should watch for confirmation of either a bounce above the 50-day or a breakdown, particularly for hardware plays tied to cloud and AI buildouts.

Market Breadth Analysis

US stock market breadth analysis shows 13 of 24 sectors trading above their 50-day moving average, while 11 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 -26.0% over 20 days

HIGH Healthcare down -14.3% over 20 days

HIGH IT Services down -10.7% over 20 days

HIGH Cybersecurity down -20.2% over 20 days

HIGH Enterprise Software down -22.1% over 50 days

HIGH Cybersecurity down -27.0% over 50 days

HIGH 8 sectors declining >5% over 20 days: Enterprise Software, Finance, Healthcare, IT Services, Airlines, Hospitality & Travel, Cybersecurity, Media & Entertainment

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

MEDIUM MSFT down -18.3% from 20-day high

Stock-Level Detail

Mag 7 (AI Spenders) Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
META	$669.02	+0.2%	-6.5%	+3.7%	+9.4%	ABOVE	0
AAPL	$275.40	-0.2%	+6.3%	+6.5%	-0.0%	ABOVE	1
GOOG	$330.90	-0.6%	-2.1%	+1.6%	+4.1%	ABOVE	3
NVDA	$171.67	-1.3%	-10.1%	-7.1%	-5.8%	BELOW	5
TSLA	$397.21	-2.2%	-7.7%	-8.9%	-4.9%	BELOW	2
AMZN	$222.69	-4.4%	-6.9%	-9.6%	-1.6%	BELOW	3
MSFT	$391.92	-5.0%	-8.5%	-17.7%	-16.9%	BELOW	1

Chip Supply Chain Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
ARM	$110.88	+5.7%	+5.2%	-1.9%	-17.7%	BELOW	0
TSM	$329.03	+1.5%	+0.1%	+4.0%	+16.5%	ABOVE	0
AVGO	$309.37	+0.8%	-6.3%	-6.6%	-17.7%	BELOW	0
MRVL	$74.15	+0.7%	-6.0%	-11.0%	-11.4%	BELOW	0
INTC	$48.24	-0.7%	+3.8%	+17.3%	+34.8%	ABOVE	2
AMD	$192.50	-3.8%	-18.7%	-6.0%	-10.5%	BELOW	3
QCOM	$134.93	-8.5%	-10.1%	-25.1%	-17.0%	BELOW	1

Infrastructure Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
CSCO	$81.61	+1.5%	+5.2%	+11.4%	+8.6%	ABOVE	0
HPE	$22.50	-2.3%	+5.5%	+3.1%	+8.3%	BELOW	1
VRT	$177.67	-2.6%	-4.5%	+10.6%	+5.3%	ABOVE	2
DELL	$115.03	-5.4%	+0.8%	-2.2%	-8.9%	BELOW	1
SMCI	$30.85	-8.6%	+6.0%	+3.2%	-7.4%	BELOW	1

Enterprise Software Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
ADBE	$269.39	-3.7%	-8.1%	-20.5%	-15.5%	BELOW	1
CRM	$189.01	-4.7%	-10.5%	-27.1%	-16.1%	BELOW	1
PLTR	$130.01	-6.8%	-11.3%	-26.5%	-19.9%	BELOW	2
NOW	$102.63	-7.6%	-12.3%	-29.8%	-37.1%	BELOW	1

Finance Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
JPM	$307.20	-2.2%	+1.4%	-6.0%	+4.6%	BELOW	1
GS	$881.86	-2.5%	-4.8%	-4.8%	+13.2%	BELOW	3

Healthcare Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
UNH	$264.96	-2.7%	-6.4%	-22.6%	-15.3%	BELOW	6
LLY	$1017.39	-7.8%	-1.6%	-5.9%	-4.6%	BELOW	1

Retail Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
COST	$987.86	+1.1%	+5.2%	+8.2%	+11.8%	ABOVE	0
WMT	$126.44	-0.8%	+6.5%	+12.3%	+22.2%	ABOVE	1

IT Services Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
IBM	$286.14	+0.3%	-5.5%	-4.2%	-4.7%	BELOW	0
ACN	$228.86	-3.3%	-11.4%	-17.1%	-4.1%	BELOW	1

Airlines Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
DAL	$69.24	-1.5%	+5.9%	-2.1%	+15.0%	ABOVE	1
UAL	$106.09	-3.1%	+3.7%	-8.1%	+10.9%	BELOW	2

Hospitality & Travel Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
MAR	$325.18	+0.6%	+3.5%	+0.5%	+10.2%	ABOVE	0
BKNG	$176.89	-3.6%	-11.2%	-18.4%	-8.7%	BELOW	3

Food & Restaurant Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
MCD	$319.52	-0.1%	+2.7%	+4.7%	+6.7%	ABOVE	1
SBUX	$94.90	-0.9%	+4.5%	+8.9%	+15.3%	ABOVE	1

Logistics Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
FDX	$291.00	+0.4%	+12.9%	+17.8%	+37.0%	ABOVE	0
UPS	$113.04	-0.2%	+9.7%	+9.0%	+24.6%	ABOVE	1

Industrial Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
HON	$242.71	-0.6%	+2.8%	+13.9%	+24.0%	ABOVE	1
CAT	$677.02	-2.0%	+3.2%	+11.8%	+21.5%	ABOVE	2

Cybersecurity Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
PANW	$154.77	-7.2%	-12.5%	-18.9%	-15.8%	BELOW	1
ZS	$169.39	-8.8%	-15.3%	-23.1%	-39.6%	BELOW	3
CRWD	$94.29	-9.2%	-14.6%	-18.7%	-25.6%	BELOW	7

Chip Equipment Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA
AMAT	$303.23	+2.1%	-5.7%	+7.9%	+31.6%	ABOVE
LRCX	$212.90	+1.7%	-8.6%	+6.1%	+42.1%	ABOVE
ASML	$1345.44	+0.8%	-5.1%	+13.0%	+36.7%	ABOVE

Data Center REITs Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
EQIX	$799.23	+0.7%	-1.6%	+3.3%	+6.2%	ABOVE	0
DLR	$162.45	-1.3%	-0.8%	+7.7%	+4.4%	ABOVE	1

Utilities Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
DUK	$121.32	+1.0%	+1.7%	+5.2%	+1.1%	ABOVE	0
SO	$89.63	+0.9%	+2.0%	+4.4%	+2.2%	ABOVE	0
NEE	$87.96	-0.8%	+1.5%	+12.2%	+5.9%	ABOVE	1

Energy Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
XOM	$144.13	-1.0%	+3.3%	+18.9%	+26.0%	ABOVE	1
CVX	$175.88	-1.1%	+1.3%	+12.5%	+19.7%	ABOVE	1

Defense & Aerospace Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
LMT	$602.05	+1.1%	-3.9%	+17.5%	+36.1%	ABOVE	0
GD	$348.89	-0.4%	+0.3%	+0.6%	+4.5%	ABOVE	2
RTX	$194.51	-0.4%	-2.5%	+4.7%	+13.1%	ABOVE	2

Telecom Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA
T	$26.67	+0.3%	+4.2%	+14.3%	+7.8%	ABOVE
VZ	$45.62	+0.2%	+5.8%	+18.1%	+19.2%	ABOVE
TMUS	$199.81	+0.0%	+2.4%	+2.0%	-2.2%	ABOVE

Media & Entertainment Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
NFLX	$80.87	+0.9%	-3.1%	-10.7%	-24.4%	BELOW	0
DIS	$104.17	-1.9%	-6.9%	-8.1%	+3.7%	BELOW	1

Biotech Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
GILD	$147.56	+2.1%	+5.2%	+23.8%	+20.0%	ABOVE	0
AMGN	$362.53	+0.4%	+7.6%	+11.4%	+10.0%	ABOVE	0

Materials Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
APD	$279.99	-1.1%	+4.0%	+8.5%	+11.3%	ABOVE	1
LIN	$456.71	-2.9%	+0.6%	+4.5%	+13.2%	ABOVE	1

Analog & Embedded Chips Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
TXN	$222.85	+0.5%	+3.9%	+19.6%	+39.8%	ABOVE	0
MCHP	$77.20	-0.2%	+2.8%	+6.1%	+52.3%	ABOVE	1

Key Stock Movers

Today's biggest movers by absolute percentage change: CrowdStrike (CRWD) (Cybersecurity) fell 9.2% to $94.29. Zscaler (ZS) (Cybersecurity) fell 8.8% to $169.39. Super Micro (SMCI) (Infrastructure) fell 8.6% to $30.85. Qualcomm (QCOM) (Chip Supply Chain) fell 8.5% to $134.93. Eli Lilly (LLY) (Healthcare) fell 7.8% to $1017.39. These individual stock movements were key drivers of their respective sector performance.

Risk and Opportunity Assessment

On the risk side, 8 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

Near-term outlook is cautious: alerts show 8 sectors declining >5% over 20 days and 3 sectors down >10% over 50 days, with Enterprise Software and Cybersecurity flagged as HIGH risk. Breadth metrics are mixed — 13 sectors above their 50MA and 11 below — but the 50-day trend count favors caution given multiple high-severity 50-day declines. Positioning should reduce exposure to weak 50-day trend sectors (Enterprise Software, Cybersecurity, Media & Entertainment) and allocate tactically to chip equipment and selective chip supply chain names that remain above their 50-day trend while waiting for stabilization in Mag 7 leadership.

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Value $99,946

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Today -1.52%

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