US Stock Market Sector Analysis – Wednesday, February 11, 2026
Sectors: BULLISH
Vertiv Holdings Co (VRT) led today's move after an earnings-driven buying wave sent the stock up 24.5%, sparking strength across Infrastructure and chip-related names and lifting the Nasdaq-100 while the Dow cooled. The US stock market showed mixed internals with 16 sectors up, 8 down and 15 of 24 sectors trading above their 50-day moving average as the S&P 500 digested conflicting macro headlines — a firmer jobs report and renewed AI worries. The Magnificent 7 underperformed the market overall (Mag 7 -0.6% on the day) as gains in Analog & Embedded Chips and Chip Equipment outpaced weakness among large-cap AI spenders. Notable individual movers included Gilead (GILD) +5.8% and Microchip Technology (MCHP) +5.1%, both benefiting from sector-specific tailwinds.
Market Condition Dashboard
US 10-Year Treasury Yield
Wait & Watch
4.18%
stable
Impact
Confidence
Crude Oil (WTI)
Neutral
$64.63
+1.1% 1D
Impact
Confidence
VIX (Fear Index)
Normal Range
17.6
-0.8% 1D
Impact
Confidence
200-Day Moving Average
Bullish Trend Intact
0/3 below
SPY above (+7.3%), QQQ above (+5.9%), DIA above (+10.2%)
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
0.79
Call-Heavy · stable
Impact
Confidence
Signal analysis only — not investment advice
Sector Heatmap (1D)
Memory & Storage+6.91%
Telecom+4.09%
Analog & Embedded Chips+3.75%
Infrastructure+3.52%
Biotech+3.18%
Chip Equipment+3.00%
AI Power & Grid+2.83%
Energy+2.29%
Industrial+2.07%
Data Center REITs+1.22%
Retail+1.17%
Materials+1.17%
Chip Supply Chain+1.06%
Utilities+0.67%
Healthcare+0.56%
Logistics+0.44%
Food & Restaurant+0.39%
Hospitality & Travel+0.28%
EDA & Semiconductor IP-0.05%
Cybersecurity-0.49%
Mag 7 (AI Spenders)-0.56%
Defense & Aerospace-0.98%
AI Networking & Interconnect-1.35%
Finance-1.40%
Media & Entertainment-2.41%
Airlines-3.08%
Enterprise Software-3.44%
IT Services-5.41%
≤-3%0≥+3%
Sector Performance (Base=100)
AI and Technology Sector Analysis
The AI investment theme remains bifurcated: hardware and infrastructure beneficiaries outperformed while large AI-spending platform names tread water. NVIDIA (NVDA) $189.82 climbed 0.8% and remains above its 50-day by +5.6%, underscoring sustained demand for accelerators, while Microsoft (MSFT) $402.58 (-2.2%) and Amazon (AMZN) $204.08 (-1.4%) continue to weigh on the Mag 7 group with 50-day trends below their averages. The Chip Supply Chain and Infrastructure strength argues the second derivative of AI investment is favoring capacity and equipment over near-term enterprise software spending, even as selective software results (Confluent commentary) show pockets of resilience.
US Stock Sector Overview
Sector
1D
5D
20D
vs 50MA
Mag 7 (AI Spenders)
-0.6%
+0.9%
-2.5%
BELOW
Chip Supply Chain
+1.1%
+7.9%
-0.7%
BELOW
Memory & Storage
+6.9%
+4.2%
+33.8%
ABOVE
EDA & Semiconductor IP
-0.0%
+10.2%
+0.6%
BELOW
Infrastructure
+3.5%
+12.0%
+17.3%
ABOVE
AI Networking & Interconnect
-1.4%
+9.7%
+10.7%
ABOVE
Enterprise Software
-3.4%
+2.1%
-21.3%
BELOW
Finance
-1.4%
+3.1%
+1.1%
BELOW
Healthcare
+0.6%
+1.7%
-11.1%
BELOW
Retail
+1.2%
+0.2%
+5.1%
ABOVE
IT Services
-5.4%
-3.4%
-15.7%
BELOW
Airlines
-3.1%
+4.9%
+3.6%
ABOVE
Hospitality & Travel
+0.3%
+3.5%
-2.3%
BELOW
Food & Restaurant
+0.4%
+1.5%
+6.8%
ABOVE
Logistics
+0.4%
+1.9%
+14.4%
ABOVE
Industrial
+2.1%
+9.0%
+17.8%
ABOVE
Cybersecurity
-0.5%
+6.0%
-14.5%
BELOW
Chip Equipment
+3.0%
+9.9%
+10.5%
ABOVE
Data Center REITs
+1.2%
+6.7%
+9.1%
ABOVE
AI Power & Grid
+2.8%
+11.4%
+9.2%
ABOVE
Utilities
+0.7%
+1.2%
+6.6%
ABOVE
Energy
+2.3%
+5.1%
+15.3%
ABOVE
Defense & Aerospace
-1.0%
+0.6%
+1.2%
ABOVE
Telecom
+4.1%
+4.0%
+17.6%
ABOVE
Media & Entertainment
-2.4%
+0.7%
-7.4%
BELOW
Biotech
+3.2%
+2.0%
+18.5%
ABOVE
Materials
+1.2%
+2.6%
+8.0%
ABOVE
Analog & Embedded Chips
+3.8%
+3.1%
+13.0%
ABOVE
Sector Strength
Memory & Storage+6.9%20d: +33.8%
Sandisk (SNDK) +10.7% (20d: +54.5%), Micron (MU) +9.9% (20d: +23.1%), Western Digital (WDC) +4.3% (20d: +27.3%)
Infrastructure — Vertiv's move dominated the tape: Vertiv Holdings Co (VRT) $248.40 +24.5% benefited from an upbeat earnings call and AI demand commentary, and the Infrastructure sector is +3.5% on the day with a 50-day performance of +10.2% (sector above 50MA). Over the 50-day window infrastructure has been a reliable conduit for AI capex flows; VRT's surge highlights rotation into physical data center and power-chain names that support large-scale AI deployments.
Analog & Embedded Chips — Microchip Technology (MCHP) $79.88 +5.1% helped push the Analog & Embedded Chips sector to a 1-day gain of +3.8% and a very strong 50-day rise of +43.4% (sector above 50MA). The 50-day trend signals broad strength in component makers as customers pull forward orders for analog, power-management and mixed-signal devices that feed AI servers and edge compute nodes.
Enterprise Software — Salesforce (CRM) $184.06 -4.4% and ServiceNow (NOW) $100.58 -5.5% anchored weakness as the Enterprise Software sector slid -3.9% today and is down -24.6% over the 50-day window (sector below 50MA). That 50-day deterioration, one of the largest among sectors, reflects weakening demand visibility and multiple compression for subscription-heavy names and underpins multiple high-severity alerts flagged across software-related groups.
Biotech & Healthcare — Gilead (GILD) $153.91 +5.8% helped Biotech climb +3.2% for the day while the Healthcare sector shows mixed signals: Biotech's 50-day is +17.4% (sector above 50MA) but the broader Healthcare sector is down -8.6% over 50 days (sector below 50MA). The divergence highlights pocketed strength in select biotech stories (label expansions, dividend narratives) versus persistent weakness in other healthcare subsectors over the 50-day horizon.
Market Breadth Analysis
US stock market breadth analysis shows 18 of 28 sectors trading above their 50-day moving average, while 10 are below. The majority of sectors holding above the 50-day MA indicates healthy medium-term momentum. With 20 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
HIGHEnterprise Software down -21.3% over 20 days
HIGHHealthcare down -11.1% over 20 days
HIGHIT Services down -15.7% over 20 days
HIGHCybersecurity down -14.5% over 20 days
HIGHEnterprise Software down -24.0% over 50 days
HIGHCybersecurity down -19.7% over 50 days
HIGH5 sectors declining >5% over 20 days: Enterprise Software, Healthcare, IT Services, Cybersecurity, Media & Entertainment
HIGH4 sectors declining >10% over 50 days: Enterprise Software, IT Services, Cybersecurity, Media & Entertainment
MEDIUMMSFT down -16.0% from 20-day high
MEDIUMAMZN down -16.6% from 20-day high
Stock-Level Detail
Mag 7 (AI Spenders)Show individual tickers
Ticker
Price
1D
5D
20D
50D
vs 50MA
Down Days
NVDA
$189.82
+0.8%
+10.6%
+3.8%
+5.6%
ABOVE
0
TSLA
$428.27
+0.7%
+7.8%
-2.5%
-0.4%
BELOW
0
AAPL
$275.01
+0.7%
-0.1%
+6.1%
-2.6%
ABOVE
0
META
$667.50
-0.3%
-0.2%
+8.6%
+4.4%
ABOVE
2
AMZN
$204.08
-1.4%
-8.4%
-13.8%
-12.7%
BELOW
7
MSFT
$401.82
-2.2%
+2.7%
-12.0%
-16.9%
BELOW
2
GOOG
$310.92
-2.3%
-6.0%
-7.4%
-1.1%
BELOW
2
Chip Supply ChainShow individual tickers
Ticker
Price
1D
5D
20D
50D
vs 50MA
Down Days
TSM
$372.17
+3.4%
+13.1%
+14.4%
+30.4%
ABOVE
0
INTC
$48.29
+2.5%
+0.1%
-0.9%
+20.7%
ABOVE
0
AVGO
$341.50
+0.7%
+10.4%
+0.8%
-11.1%
BELOW
0
QCOM
$139.62
+0.7%
+3.5%
-14.3%
-15.6%
BELOW
0
AMD
$213.58
+0.0%
+11.0%
-4.5%
-2.8%
BELOW
0
MRVL
$81.28
-0.8%
+9.6%
+0.2%
-10.6%
BELOW
2
Memory & StorageShow individual tickers
Ticker
Price
1D
5D
20D
50D
vs 50MA
Down Days
SNDK
$599.34
+10.7%
+4.0%
+54.5%
+185.2%
ABOVE
0
MU
$410.10
+9.9%
+7.2%
+23.1%
+70.7%
ABOVE
0
WDC
$273.54
+4.3%
+5.2%
+27.3%
+67.5%
ABOVE
0
STX
$406.25
+2.8%
+0.4%
+30.4%
+51.2%
ABOVE
0
EDA & Semiconductor IPShow individual tickers
Ticker
Price
1D
5D
20D
50D
vs 50MA
Down Days
CDNS
$299.65
+0.2%
+10.9%
-4.3%
-3.2%
BELOW
0
SNPS
$438.21
+0.2%
+6.8%
-13.3%
-0.0%
BELOW
0
ARM
$125.28
-0.5%
+13.0%
+19.3%
-7.2%
ABOVE
1
InfrastructureShow individual tickers
Ticker
Price
1D
5D
20D
50D
vs 50MA
Down Days
VRT
$248.40
+24.5%
+39.8%
+45.4%
+38.7%
ABOVE
0
HPE
$23.59
-0.7%
+4.8%
+7.8%
+9.2%
ABOVE
1
CSCO
$84.76
-0.9%
+3.9%
+15.0%
+13.1%
ABOVE
2
DELL
$123.57
-1.5%
+7.6%
+5.1%
-5.6%
BELOW
1
SMCI
$32.04
-3.9%
+3.9%
+13.3%
-4.1%
ABOVE
3
AI Networking & InterconnectShow individual tickers
Ticker
Price
1D
5D
20D
50D
vs 50MA
Down Days
APH
$143.54
-0.1%
+12.9%
-1.8%
+3.7%
ABOVE
2
ANET
$140.66
-1.9%
+9.3%
+12.4%
+9.8%
ABOVE
1
COHR
$223.69
-2.0%
+6.9%
+21.5%
+36.8%
ABOVE
2
Enterprise SoftwareShow individual tickers
Ticker
Price
1D
5D
20D
50D
vs 50MA
Down Days
ORCL
$156.07
-1.7%
+15.2%
-18.8%
-21.6%
BELOW
1
PLTR
$135.68
-2.7%
+4.4%
-23.9%
-19.0%
BELOW
2
ADBE
$257.16
-2.8%
-4.5%
-15.5%
-20.3%
BELOW
5
CRM
$184.06
-4.4%
-2.6%
-22.8%
-20.4%
BELOW
2
NOW
$100.58
-5.5%
-2.0%
-25.3%
-38.8%
BELOW
1
FinanceShow individual tickers
Ticker
Price
1D
5D
20D
50D
vs 50MA
Down Days
GS
$935.52
-0.5%
+6.1%
+1.3%
+17.1%
ABOVE
1
JPM
$307.85
-2.3%
+0.2%
+1.0%
+1.1%
BELOW
3
HealthcareShow individual tickers
Ticker
Price
1D
5D
20D
50D
vs 50MA
Down Days
UNH
$275.19
+2.1%
+3.9%
-16.7%
-13.1%
BELOW
0
LLY
$1010.33
-1.0%
-0.6%
-5.4%
-4.0%
BELOW
3
RetailShow individual tickers
Ticker
Price
1D
5D
20D
50D
vs 50MA
Down Days
WMT
$127.96
+1.6%
+1.4%
+7.3%
+15.7%
ABOVE
0
COST
$975.17
+0.7%
-1.1%
+3.0%
+7.4%
ABOVE
0
IT ServicesShow individual tickers
Ticker
Price
1D
5D
20D
50D
vs 50MA
Down Days
ACN
$225.78
-4.3%
-1.3%
-20.1%
-10.5%
BELOW
1
IBM
$268.89
-6.5%
-5.4%
-11.2%
-10.2%
BELOW
3
AirlinesShow individual tickers
Ticker
Price
1D
5D
20D
50D
vs 50MA
Down Days
UAL
$113.94
-2.1%
+7.4%
+2.9%
+12.7%
ABOVE
1
DAL
$70.86
-4.1%
+2.4%
+4.3%
+11.3%
ABOVE
3
Hospitality & TravelShow individual tickers
Ticker
Price
1D
5D
20D
50D
vs 50MA
Down Days
BKNG
$171.67
+0.7%
-2.9%
-16.9%
-11.7%
BELOW
0
MAR
$356.63
-0.2%
+9.9%
+12.2%
+18.2%
ABOVE
1
Food & RestaurantShow individual tickers
Ticker
Price
1D
5D
20D
50D
vs 50MA
Down Days
SBUX
$97.35
+1.6%
+3.2%
+8.7%
+16.7%
ABOVE
0
MCD
$319.25
-0.8%
-0.1%
+4.9%
+6.5%
ABOVE
1
LogisticsShow individual tickers
Ticker
Price
1D
5D
20D
50D
vs 50MA
Down Days
UPS
$114.56
+1.1%
+3.0%
+11.7%
+26.0%
ABOVE
0
FDX
$293.56
-0.2%
+0.9%
+17.1%
+35.0%
ABOVE
1
IndustrialShow individual tickers
Ticker
Price
1D
5D
20D
50D
vs 50MA
Down Days
CAT
$772.10
+4.4%
+14.3%
+21.6%
+36.7%
ABOVE
0
HON
$251.14
-0.3%
+3.8%
+13.9%
+27.6%
ABOVE
1
CybersecurityShow individual tickers
Ticker
Price
1D
5D
20D
50D
vs 50MA
Down Days
CRWD
$103.95
+0.6%
+10.2%
-9.7%
-17.5%
BELOW
0
PANW
$165.30
-0.1%
+6.8%
-13.4%
-11.9%
BELOW
2
ZS
$171.00
-1.9%
+1.0%
-20.2%
-29.7%
BELOW
1
Chip EquipmentShow individual tickers
Ticker
Price
1D
5D
20D
50D
vs 50MA
Down Days
LRCX
$234.67
+3.8%
+10.2%
+12.6%
+52.1%
ABOVE
0
KLAC
$147.40
+3.4%
+11.2%
+3.1%
+27.9%
ABOVE
0
AMAT
$338.67
+3.3%
+11.8%
+12.6%
+33.4%
ABOVE
0
ASML
$1430.65
+1.6%
+6.5%
+13.8%
+32.1%
ABOVE
0
Data Center REITsShow individual tickers
Ticker
Price
1D
5D
20D
50D
vs 50MA
Down Days
EQIX
$854.49
+1.3%
+7.4%
+8.6%
+18.3%
ABOVE
0
DLR
$172.24
+1.2%
+6.0%
+9.6%
+12.5%
ABOVE
0
AI Power & GridShow individual tickers
Ticker
Price
1D
5D
20D
50D
vs 50MA
Down Days
ETN
$392.80
+4.9%
+11.7%
+19.6%
+16.6%
ABOVE
0
GEV
$822.75
+4.2%
+11.7%
+27.9%
+42.9%
ABOVE
0
PWR
$523.78
+2.6%
+9.7%
+19.9%
+15.9%
ABOVE
0
CEG
$275.63
+2.1%
+12.1%
-16.2%
-22.9%
BELOW
0
VST
$159.71
+0.3%
+11.9%
-5.2%
-7.6%
BELOW
0
UtilitiesShow individual tickers
Ticker
Price
1D
5D
20D
50D
vs 50MA
Down Days
DUK
$122.01
+1.3%
+1.5%
+5.5%
+3.7%
ABOVE
0
NEE
$90.08
+0.6%
+2.4%
+11.4%
+7.9%
ABOVE
0
SO
$88.68
+0.2%
-0.2%
+2.8%
+2.1%
ABOVE
0
EnergyShow individual tickers
Ticker
Price
1D
5D
20D
50D
vs 50MA
Down Days
XOM
$152.50
+2.6%
+6.5%
+19.5%
+33.4%
ABOVE
0
CVX
$180.77
+2.0%
+3.7%
+11.1%
+21.8%
ABOVE
0
Defense & AerospaceShow individual tickers
Ticker
Price
1D
5D
20D
50D
vs 50MA
Down Days
RTX
$194.40
+0.7%
+0.3%
-1.2%
+17.0%
ABOVE
0
LMT
$621.34
-0.1%
+3.2%
+9.8%
+43.1%
ABOVE
2
GD
$343.23
-3.5%
-1.6%
-5.0%
+4.6%
BELOW
2
TelecomShow individual tickers
Ticker
Price
1D
5D
20D
50D
vs 50MA
Down Days
TMUS
$207.41
+5.1%
+3.8%
+9.1%
+1.4%
ABOVE
0
T
$27.80
+3.9%
+4.2%
+20.6%
+11.7%
ABOVE
0
VZ
$47.44
+3.3%
+4.0%
+22.9%
+22.3%
ABOVE
0
Media & EntertainmentShow individual tickers
Ticker
Price
1D
5D
20D
50D
vs 50MA
Down Days
DIS
$107.30
-1.7%
+3.0%
-4.8%
+1.9%
BELOW
1
NFLX
$79.62
-3.2%
-1.5%
-10.1%
-27.0%
BELOW
1
BiotechShow individual tickers
Ticker
Price
1D
5D
20D
50D
vs 50MA
Down Days
GILD
$153.91
+5.8%
+4.3%
+25.6%
+26.1%
ABOVE
0
AMGN
$359.23
+0.5%
-0.3%
+11.4%
+8.6%
ABOVE
0
MaterialsShow individual tickers
Ticker
Price
1D
5D
20D
50D
vs 50MA
Down Days
LIN
$464.48
+1.5%
+1.7%
+6.3%
+15.3%
ABOVE
0
APD
$289.52
+0.8%
+3.4%
+9.7%
+13.2%
ABOVE
0
Analog & Embedded ChipsShow individual tickers
Ticker
Price
1D
5D
20D
50D
vs 50MA
Down Days
MCHP
$79.40
+5.1%
+3.5%
+8.1%
+51.1%
ABOVE
0
ADI
$335.03
+3.6%
+4.6%
+13.1%
+26.9%
ABOVE
0
TXN
$224.27
+2.6%
+1.2%
+17.9%
+35.6%
ABOVE
0
Key Stock Movers
Today's biggest movers by absolute percentage change: Vertiv (VRT) (Infrastructure) rose 24.5% to $248.40. Sandisk (SNDK) (Memory & Storage) rose 10.7% to $599.34. Micron (MU) (Memory & Storage) rose 9.9% to $410.10. International Business Machines (IBM) (IT Services) fell 6.5% to $268.89. Gilead (GILD) (Biotech) rose 5.8% to $153.91. 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
Positioning should reflect elevated dispersion: 15 sectors trading above their 50-day moving averages versus 9 below, but active alerts show multiple high-risk downtrends — notably Enterprise Software, IT Services and Cybersecurity with severe 20- and 50-day declines. Breadth remains uneven as five sectors are down more than 5% over 20 days and four sectors are down over 10% across 50 days, suggesting selective long exposure to infrastructure, analog chips and data-center beneficiaries while trimming momentum and enterprise software beta. Monitor alert counts and 50-day trend flips for tactical re-entry points and prefer earnings- or cash-flow-backed names when adding risk in the current environment.