US Stock Market Sector Analysis – Wednesday, September 09, 2026 Sectors: BEARISH

Meta (META) led today's tape after a 6.6% surge following the Muse AI agent launch, the single most consequential development in the US stock market session and the primary driver for gains across Media & Entertainment and AI-related names. Memory & Storage jumped 3.5% as SK Hynix (HYNX) rallied 14.2% to $33.70, while Infrastructure enjoyed a lift led by Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) up 5.1% to $58.90. The S&P 500 closed mixed with just 7 sectors higher and 19 lower; the Magnificent 7 group was essentially flat on the day (Mag 7 1d:+0.1%) with leadership concentrated in AI spenders and select chip suppliers.

Market Condition Dashboard

US 10-Year Treasury Yield

Sell / Wait

4.78%

rising

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Crude Oil (WTI)

Caution

$97.10

+4.4% 1D

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Confidence

VIX (Fear Index)

Normal Range

16.5

+4.7% 1D

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Confidence

200-Day Moving Average

Bullish Trend Intact

0/3 below

SPY above (+7.2%), QQQ above (+8.9%), DIA above (+5.5%)

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CNN Fear & Greed Index

Fear Zone

Fear (-2)

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Tracked Stocks Breadth (50DMA)

Add Cash

44%

37 of 85 above 50DMA · +7.1pp 5D

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Put/Call Ratio (5D)

Caution

0.70

Call-Heavy · stable

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Signal analysis only — not investment advice

Sector Heatmap (1D)

Memory & Storage +3.48%

Energy +2.07%

Chip Supply Chain +1.39%

IT Services +0.79%

EDA & Semiconductor IP +0.50%

Analog & Embedded Chips +0.35%

Cybersecurity +0.32%

Mag 7 (AI Spenders) +0.13%

Data Center REITs -0.02%

Finance -0.20%

AI Networking & Interconnect -0.34%

Retail -0.52%

Biotech -0.58%

Materials -0.60%

Airlines -0.65%

Media & Entertainment -0.90%

Utilities -0.94%

Healthcare -0.96%

Industrial -1.22%

Enterprise Software -1.25%

Defense & Aerospace -1.30%

Logistics -1.41%

Food & Restaurant -1.42%

Infrastructure -1.46%

Hospitality & Travel -1.49%

AI Power & Grid -1.55%

Telecom -1.83%

Chip Equipment -1.87%

≤-3%0≥+3%

Sector Performance (Base=100)

AI and Technology Sector Analysis

The AI investment theme remains bifurcated: big-software AI adopters and cloud infrastructure names are digesting product-led news while the chip ecosystem shows uneven strength. Meta (META) $653.69 is trading higher on product momentum, NVIDIA (NVDA) $223.67 remains a critical AI stack provider despite a -0.9% move, and Chip Supply Chain names like Marvell (MRVL) $235.01 are rallying on upgrades. Memory & Storage strength (20d:+21.8%) and Infrastructure winners such as Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) $58.90 point to near-term demand for capacity and networking, while weakness in EDA & Semiconductor IP and AI Networking & Interconnect signals selective risk within the supply chain.

US Stock Sector Overview

Sector	1D	5D	20D	vs 50MA
Mag 7 (AI Spenders)	+0.1%	+0.9%	+2.8%	ABOVE
Chip Supply Chain	+1.4%	+9.0%	+3.1%	ABOVE
Memory & Storage	+3.5%	+16.3%	+21.8%	ABOVE
EDA & Semiconductor IP	+0.5%	-0.1%	-6.5%	BELOW
Infrastructure	-1.5%	+6.0%	-1.3%	ABOVE
AI Networking & Interconnect	-0.3%	+6.1%	-25.1%	BELOW
Enterprise Software	-1.2%	-1.4%	+6.9%	ABOVE
Finance	-0.2%	+1.0%	-1.8%	BELOW
Healthcare	-1.0%	-2.4%	-5.4%	BELOW
Retail	-0.5%	-1.5%	-6.8%	BELOW
IT Services	+0.8%	-1.4%	-0.4%	ABOVE
Airlines	-0.7%	-0.2%	-13.4%	BELOW
Hospitality & Travel	-1.5%	-6.8%	-12.3%	BELOW
Food & Restaurant	-1.4%	-4.6%	-7.7%	BELOW
Logistics	-1.4%	-3.0%	-4.2%	BELOW
Industrial	-1.2%	+1.2%	-8.7%	BELOW
Cybersecurity	+0.3%	+0.1%	-8.7%	ABOVE
Chip Equipment	-1.9%	+6.4%	-8.5%	BELOW
Data Center REITs	-0.0%	+2.6%	-3.0%	ABOVE
AI Power & Grid	-1.5%	+3.7%	-3.4%	BELOW
Utilities	-0.9%	-0.2%	-3.0%	BELOW
Energy	+2.1%	+0.5%	+6.6%	ABOVE
Defense & Aerospace	-1.3%	-2.0%	-11.7%	BELOW
Telecom	-1.8%	-3.1%	+3.2%	ABOVE
Media & Entertainment	-0.9%	-5.8%	+1.7%	ABOVE
Biotech	-0.6%	-7.1%	+0.9%	BELOW
Materials	-0.6%	-4.3%	-2.8%	BELOW
Analog & Embedded Chips	+0.3%	+1.9%	-6.0%	BELOW

Sector Strength

Memory & Storage +3.5% 20d: +21.8%

SK Hynix (HYNX) +14.2% (20d: +58.1%), Micron (MU) +2.8% (20d: +12.8%), Sandisk (SNDK) +1.5% (20d: +31.2%)

Energy +2.1% 20d: +6.6%

Exxon Mobil (XOM) +2.2% (20d: +3.5%), Chevron (CVX) +1.9% (20d: +9.7%)

Chip Supply Chain +1.4% 20d: +3.1%

Marvell (MRVL) +4.3% (20d: +8.3%), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) +3.0% (20d: +7.9%), Intel (INTC) +1.7% (20d: +5.2%)

IT Services +0.8% 20d: -0.4%

International Business Machines (IBM) +3.4% (20d: +1.7%), Accenture (ACN) -1.8% (20d: -2.4%)

EDA & Semiconductor IP +0.5% 20d: -6.5%

ARM Holdings (ARM) +1.0% (20d: -2.8%) [<50MA], Synopsys (SNPS) +0.3% (20d: -4.6%) [<50MA], Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) +0.2% (20d: -11.9%) [<50MA]

Sector Warnings

Chip Equipment -1.9% 20d: -8.5%

KLA (KLAC) -3.2% (20d: -12.1%) [<50MA], ASML Holding (ASML) -2.0% (20d: -4.5%) [<50MA], Lam Research (LRCX) -1.4% (20d: -3.1%) [<50MA]

Telecom -1.8% 20d: +3.2%

T-Mobile (TMUS) -2.4% (20d: +0.1%) [<50MA], AT&T (T) -1.8% (20d: +3.7%), Verizon (VZ) -1.3% (20d: +5.9%)

AI Power & Grid -1.5% 20d: -3.4%

GE Vernova (GEV) -2.1% (20d: -8.5%) [<50MA], Quanta Services (PWR) -1.9% (20d: -7.5%) [<50MA], Constellation Energy (CEG) -1.7% (20d: +5.6%)

Hospitality & Travel -1.5% 20d: -12.3% CRITICAL

Booking (BKNG) -3.8% (20d: -18.3%) [<50MA], Marriott (MAR) +0.8% (20d: -6.3%) [<50MA]

Infrastructure -1.5% 20d: -1.3%

Vertiv (VRT) -9.6% (20d: -8.8%) [<50MA], Super Micro (SMCI) -3.3% (20d: +3.5%), Cisco (CSCO) +0.2% (20d: -11.7%) [<50MA]

Sector Deep Dive

Memory & Storage outperformed today, rising 3.5% with SK Hynix (HYNX) jumping 14.2% to $33.70 and the group showing a strong 20-day gain of +21.8% despite being -16.5% versus the 50-day trend. The 50-day window shows that short-term momentum is positive, but the deeper 50-day differential warns investors the bounce may be retracement-driven rather than a durable regime shift.

Infrastructure posted solid gains (Infrastructure 1d:-1.5% but HPE +5.1%), led by Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) up to $58.90 and mixed action from server and systems names like Super Micro (SMCI) which fell to $38.93 (-3.3%). Over the 50-day horizon the sector sits ABOVE at +11.9%, indicating constructive medium-term trend support, though intra-day dispersion suggests stock-specific catalysts — partnerships and earnings — are dictating performance within the group.

Chip Supply Chain strength remains visible: Marvell (MRVL) climbed 4.3% to $235.01 and the sector is +1.4% on the day with a robust 5d:+9.0%, yet it sits -12.0% relative to the 50-day average. The 50-day context implies that recent rallies are compensating for a deeper pullback; traders should watch whether Marvell and peers sustain volume and whether upgrades translate into durable earnings revisions.

AI Networking & Interconnect continues to signal risk, down -0.3% on the day but -25.1% over 20 days and -21.1% versus the 50-day trend. That persistent underperformance contrasts with headline AI winners and highlights balance-sheet and execution sensitivity in networking plays; until the 50-day relative weakness narrows, position sizes should be measured and focused on leaders with clear enterprise demand.

Market Breadth Analysis

US stock market breadth analysis shows 11 of 28 sectors trading above their 50-day moving average, while 17 are below. With the majority of sectors below the 50-day MA, medium-term momentum is deteriorating. The 20-day breadth shows 20 sectors in negative territory, pointing to widespread selling pressure.

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 AI Networking & Interconnect down -25.1% over 20 days

HIGH Airlines down -13.4% over 20 days

HIGH Hospitality & Travel down -12.3% over 20 days

HIGH Defense & Aerospace down -11.7% over 20 days

HIGH Memory & Storage down -16.5% over 50 days

HIGH EDA & Semiconductor IP down -20.5% over 50 days

HIGH AI Networking & Interconnect down -21.1% over 50 days

HIGH Airlines down -18.5% over 50 days

HIGH Industrial down -15.7% over 50 days

HIGH Chip Equipment down -28.6% over 50 days

HIGH 12 sectors declining >5% over 20 days: EDA & Semiconductor IP, AI Networking & Interconnect, Healthcare, Retail, Airlines, Hospitality & Travel, Food & Restaurant, Industrial, Cybersecurity, Chip Equipment, Defense & Aerospace, Analog & Embedded Chips

HIGH 8 sectors declining >10% over 50 days: Chip Supply Chain, Memory & Storage, EDA & Semiconductor IP, AI Networking & Interconnect, Airlines, Industrial, Chip Equipment, Analog & Embedded Chips

LOW Retail below 50-day MA with avg 5 consecutive down days

Stock-Level Detail

Mag 7 (AI Spenders) Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
META	$653.69	+6.6%	+10.3%	+12.9%	+16.0%	ABOVE	0
TSLA	$367.81	-0.1%	+3.0%	+12.3%	-12.6%	ABOVE	1
AAPL	$315.34	-0.3%	-3.0%	+4.3%	+9.1%	BELOW	3
MSFT	$491.65	-0.5%	-1.0%	+0.0%	+32.1%	ABOVE	3
NVDA	$223.67	-0.9%	-0.3%	-0.2%	+11.8%	ABOVE	2
AMZN	$252.40	-1.8%	-1.0%	-5.6%	+5.9%	BELOW	3
GOOG	$328.38	-2.1%	-1.6%	-4.1%	-7.1%	BELOW	1

Chip Supply Chain Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
MRVL	$235.01	+4.3%	+13.8%	+8.3%	-21.1%	ABOVE	0
AMD	$521.09	+3.0%	+14.0%	+7.9%	-10.3%	ABOVE	0
INTC	$106.24	+1.7%	+18.0%	+5.2%	-23.9%	ABOVE	0
QCOM	$176.40	+1.3%	+4.4%	+8.2%	-4.5%	ABOVE	0
TSM	$435.36	-0.8%	+4.8%	+1.4%	-8.8%	ABOVE	1
AVGO	$364.38	-1.1%	-0.8%	-12.4%	-3.5%	BELOW	1

Memory & Storage Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
HYNX	$33.70	+14.2%	+43.2%	+58.1%	N/A	N/A	0
MU	$1027.77	+2.8%	+7.5%	+12.8%	-10.9%	ABOVE	0
SNDK	$1764.17	+1.5%	+13.6%	+31.2%	-22.4%	ABOVE	0
WDC	$482.28	+1.0%	+7.5%	+6.2%	-24.5%	BELOW	0
STX	$885.92	-2.0%	+9.6%	+0.9%	-8.2%	ABOVE	1

EDA & Semiconductor IP Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA
ARM	$264.23	+1.0%	+12.5%	-2.8%	-25.5%	BELOW
SNPS	$393.22	+0.3%	-5.5%	-4.6%	-11.8%	BELOW
CDNS	$284.60	+0.2%	-7.2%	-11.9%	-24.2%	BELOW

Infrastructure Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
HPE	$58.90	+5.1%	+13.6%	+0.2%	+30.6%	ABOVE	0
DELL	$535.25	+0.3%	+8.7%	+10.5%	+24.3%	ABOVE	0
CSCO	$109.43	+0.2%	-0.0%	-11.7%	-6.5%	BELOW	0
SMCI	$38.93	-3.3%	+5.2%	+3.5%	+32.7%	ABOVE	1
VRT	$262.89	-9.6%	+2.4%	-8.8%	-21.5%	BELOW	1

AI Networking & Interconnect Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
COHR	$303.48	+0.5%	+13.0%	-14.7%	-23.1%	BELOW	0
APH	$81.34	-0.5%	+1.6%	-52.1%	-53.9%	BELOW	2
ANET	$192.93	-1.0%	+3.7%	-8.3%	+13.6%	ABOVE	1

Enterprise Software Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
PLTR	$169.53	-0.5%	+0.0%	-0.9%	+45.3%	ABOVE	3
ORCL	$161.63	-0.5%	+10.9%	+5.4%	+10.7%	ABOVE	1
ADBE	$254.86	-0.9%	-8.9%	-1.5%	+24.3%	ABOVE	3
CRM	$244.16	-2.0%	-5.0%	+26.3%	+55.9%	ABOVE	3
NOW	$131.11	-2.3%	-4.1%	+4.9%	+32.1%	ABOVE	3

Finance Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
JPM	$354.71	+0.3%	-0.4%	-2.9%	+8.9%	ABOVE	0
GS	$1028.78	-0.7%	+2.4%	-0.8%	+1.7%	BELOW	2

Healthcare Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
LLY	$1124.21	+0.0%	-3.1%	-7.7%	-6.1%	BELOW	0
UNH	$393.06	-1.9%	-1.7%	-3.1%	-5.4%	BELOW	1

Retail Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
WMT	$105.83	-0.2%	-0.2%	-8.6%	-6.3%	BELOW	3
COST	$902.60	-0.8%	-2.8%	-4.9%	-3.4%	BELOW	7

IT Services Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
IBM	$239.94	+3.4%	+3.6%	+1.7%	-14.1%	ABOVE	0
ACN	$175.80	-1.8%	-6.3%	-2.4%	+43.0%	ABOVE	3

Airlines Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
DAL	$78.75	-0.3%	+0.8%	-12.4%	-15.7%	BELOW	2
UAL	$107.12	-1.0%	-1.1%	-14.4%	-21.2%	BELOW	2

Hospitality & Travel Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
MAR	$331.52	+0.8%	-0.5%	-6.3%	-10.4%	BELOW	0
BKNG	$173.43	-3.8%	-13.1%	-18.3%	-2.7%	BELOW	4

Food & Restaurant Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
MCD	$253.48	-0.9%	-2.9%	-8.1%	-6.2%	BELOW	1
SBUX	$100.04	-1.9%	-6.3%	-7.3%	-1.5%	BELOW	4

Logistics Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
UPS	$99.22	-1.3%	-3.7%	-3.0%	-6.2%	BELOW	3
FDX	$309.19	-1.6%	-2.3%	-5.4%	-1.3%	BELOW	3

Industrial Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
CAT	$815.56	-0.8%	+2.9%	-4.7%	-23.3%	BELOW	1
HON	$204.93	-1.6%	-0.6%	-12.7%	-8.2%	BELOW	2

Cybersecurity Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
ZS	$166.10	+2.6%	-3.8%	-6.3%	+17.7%	ABOVE	0
PANW	$335.10	-0.6%	+2.0%	-13.4%	-1.7%	BELOW	1
CRWD	$207.80	-1.1%	+2.2%	-6.3%	+8.9%	ABOVE	3

Chip Equipment Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
AMAT	$468.85	-0.8%	+6.9%	-14.4%	-35.1%	BELOW	1
LRCX	$315.84	-1.4%	+9.5%	-3.1%	-27.1%	BELOW	1
ASML	$1729.52	-2.0%	+2.8%	-4.5%	-13.0%	BELOW	1
KLAC	$182.91	-3.2%	+6.2%	-12.1%	-39.3%	BELOW	1

Data Center REITs Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
EQIX	$1043.06	+0.2%	+2.3%	-2.0%	+0.5%	ABOVE	0
DLR	$189.08	-0.2%	+2.9%	-4.0%	+5.3%	ABOVE	1

AI Power & Grid Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
VST	$151.10	-0.4%	+5.3%	+3.0%	-4.7%	ABOVE	1
ETN	$415.22	-1.6%	+6.2%	-9.7%	-2.3%	BELOW	1
CEG	$293.90	-1.7%	+1.3%	+5.6%	+18.5%	ABOVE	1
PWR	$626.98	-1.9%	+2.7%	-7.5%	-12.9%	BELOW	1
GEV	$951.04	-2.1%	+3.2%	-8.5%	-19.1%	BELOW	1

Utilities Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
DUK	$120.43	-0.7%	-0.1%	-1.6%	-4.0%	BELOW	1
SO	$88.34	-0.7%	+0.0%	-3.7%	-6.9%	BELOW	1
NEE	$82.65	-1.4%	-0.5%	-3.6%	-5.8%	BELOW	1

Energy Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
XOM	$164.23	+2.2%	+0.0%	+3.5%	+20.9%	ABOVE	0
CVX	$213.81	+1.9%	+1.0%	+9.7%	+30.1%	ABOVE	0

Defense & Aerospace Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
RTX	$197.55	-0.6%	-1.6%	-11.0%	+4.5%	BELOW	3
GD	$352.67	-1.1%	-3.1%	-10.5%	-0.0%	BELOW	3
LMT	$524.46	-2.2%	-1.3%	-13.6%	+2.9%	BELOW	1

Telecom Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
VZ	$49.74	-1.3%	-1.0%	+5.9%	+19.5%	ABOVE	1
T	$25.15	-1.8%	-3.1%	+3.7%	+23.1%	ABOVE	3
TMUS	$177.34	-2.4%	-5.3%	+0.1%	+5.7%	BELOW	1

Media & Entertainment Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
DIS	$104.18	-0.8%	-3.5%	+0.9%	+8.2%	ABOVE	4
NFLX	$76.03	-1.0%	-8.1%	+2.5%	+6.5%	ABOVE	4

Biotech Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
AMGN	$391.27	-0.5%	-11.6%	-5.4%	+8.7%	BELOW	3
GILD	$145.65	-0.7%	-2.6%	+7.2%	+15.3%	ABOVE	3

Materials Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
LIN	$466.65	-0.4%	-4.0%	-2.7%	-10.1%	BELOW	4
APD	$295.24	-0.8%	-4.6%	-2.9%	+1.3%	BELOW	4

Analog & Embedded Chips Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
TXN	$261.59	+1.0%	+2.7%	-5.4%	-11.8%	BELOW	0
ADI	$365.07	+0.5%	+2.6%	-5.0%	-8.1%	BELOW	0
MCHP	$73.01	-0.5%	+0.3%	-7.5%	-19.5%	BELOW	2

Key Stock Movers

Today's biggest movers by absolute percentage change: SK Hynix (HYNX) (Memory & Storage) rose 14.2% to $33.70. Vertiv (VRT) (Infrastructure) fell 9.6% to $262.89. Meta (META) (Mag 7 (AI Spenders)) rose 6.6% to $653.69. Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) (Infrastructure) rose 5.1% to $58.90. Marvell (MRVL) (Chip Supply Chain) rose 4.3% to $235.01. These individual stock movements were key drivers of their respective sector performance.

Risk and Opportunity Assessment

On the risk side, 12 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

With 11 sectors above their 50-day moving averages and 17 below, breadth remains challenged and active alerts flag 11 high-risk sector trends (including AI Networking & Interconnect, Chip Equipment and Airlines) and 8 sectors down >10% over the 50-day window. The S&P 500 faces a mixed tape where 50-day trend data favor selective long exposure in Enterprise Software and Energy while risk-off trimming is warranted in EDA & Semiconductor IP and Chip Equipment. Positioning guidance: rotate toward software and select infrastructure names exhibiting above-50-day support, keep size disciplined in chip cyclicals, and monitor alerts for any widening of sector-level deterioration.

Hypothetical Portfolio

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Value $129,831

P&L +29.83%

Today -0.23%

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