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US Stock Market Sector Analysis – Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Sectors: MIXED

Goldman Sachs (GS) stole the spotlight with an EPS beat of $17.01 versus $15.05 est, driving a Dow rally that lifted the US stock market even as sector leadership diverged. Financials were mixed — Goldman outperformed while JPMorgan (JPM) missed at $5.75 vs $5.92 est and weighed on bank peers — leaving the Finance sector down 0.5% and 17 sectors trading below their 50-day moving averages. Technology strength in the Magnificent 7 helped offset weakness: Meta (META) climbed 2.6% and NVIDIA (NVDA) added 1.0%, keeping the S&P 500's AI-led cohort constructive despite heavy selling in Memory & Storage and Chip Equipment. Market reactions were also colored by steep losses in Micron (MU) and SK Hynix (HYNX) after semiconductor headlines drove the Chip Supply Chain and EDA groups lower today.

Market Condition Dashboard

US 10-Year Treasury Yield
Sell
5.22%
rising
Impact
Confidence
Crude Oil (WTI)
Caution
$94.75
+1.1% 1D
Impact
Confidence
VIX (Fear Index)
Normal Range
15.3
+0.4% 1D
Impact
Confidence
200-Day Moving Average
Bullish Trend Intact
0/3 below
SPY above (+7.7%), QQQ above (+10.5%), DIA above (+2.8%)
Impact
Confidence
CNN Fear & Greed Index
Fear Zone
45
Fear (-1)
Impact
Confidence
Tracked Stocks Breadth (50DMA)
Add Cash
49%
42 of 86 above 50DMA · -10.5pp 5D
Impact
Confidence
Put/Call Ratio (5D)
Caution
0.75
Call-Heavy · stable
Impact
Confidence

Signal analysis only — not investment advice

Sector Heatmap (1D)

Analog & Embedded Chips +1.57%
Telecom +1.53%
Materials +1.38%
Energy +1.20%
Chip Supply Chain +1.12%
Enterprise Software +0.76%
AI Power & Grid +0.72%
IT Services +0.52%
Mag 7 (AI Spenders) +0.45%
Utilities +0.43%
Hospitality & Travel +0.01%
Media & Entertainment -0.06%
Food & Restaurant -0.12%
Cybersecurity -0.36%
Finance -0.54%
Logistics -0.57%
Retail -0.60%
Healthcare -0.78%
AI Networking & Interconnect -0.89%
Airlines -0.92%
Data Center REITs -1.20%
Infrastructure -1.26%
Biotech -1.40%
Defense & Aerospace -1.46%
EDA & Semiconductor IP -1.87%
Industrial -2.22%
Memory & Storage -2.50%
Chip Equipment -3.62%
≤-3%0≥+3%

Sector Performance (Base=100)

Today's Market Events

Earnings Releases

  • Goldman Sachs (GS) EPS: $17.01 vs est $15.05 (beat)
  • JPMorgan (JPM) EPS: $5.75 vs est $5.92 (miss)
  • UnitedHealth (UNH) EPS: $4.69 vs est $4.19 (beat)

AI and Technology Sector Analysis

NVIDIA (NVDA) $228.52 and Meta (META) $762.50 continue to anchor the AI investment theme as the Magnificent 7 collectively trade above their 50-day averages and support demand for compute and software. Weakness in Memory & Storage — exemplified by Micron (MU) $953.19 and SK Hynix (HYNX) $20.14 — contrasts with resilience in Chip Supply Chain and Infrastructure where companies supporting AI deployments remain in secular uptrends. EDA & Semiconductor IP pressure, highlighted by Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) $334.20, underscores customer leverage and longer-term software value, while Enterprise Software names like Oracle (ORCL) $143.20 rally on durable demand for cloud and data services that feed AI workloads. AI Networking & Interconnect remains a watch list after extended 50-day underperformance, suggesting selective exposure to interconnect leaders only on confirmatory 50-day trend improvement.

US Stock Sector Overview

Sector 1D 5D 20D vs 50MA
Mag 7 (AI Spenders) +0.5% +0.8% +6.7% ABOVE
Chip Supply Chain +1.1% -5.3% +7.4% ABOVE
Memory & Storage -2.5% -12.2% -6.9% BELOW
EDA & Semiconductor IP -1.9% -7.0% +18.2% ABOVE
Infrastructure -1.3% -4.9% +7.1% ABOVE
AI Networking & Interconnect -0.9% -6.8% +4.9% BELOW
Enterprise Software +0.8% +3.1% +1.7% ABOVE
Finance -0.5% +0.5% -5.0% BELOW
Healthcare -0.8% -0.7% +1.6% BELOW
Retail -0.6% +2.6% +5.6% ABOVE
IT Services +0.5% +6.6% +4.9% BELOW
Airlines -0.9% -5.2% -0.4% BELOW
Hospitality & Travel +0.0% +2.6% +1.4% BELOW
Food & Restaurant -0.1% +0.2% -5.3% BELOW
Logistics -0.6% +1.6% -3.9% BELOW
Industrial -2.2% -2.7% -0.7% BELOW
Cybersecurity -0.4% +1.1% +11.1% ABOVE
Chip Equipment -3.6% -7.7% +10.2% BELOW
Data Center REITs -1.2% -1.2% -0.6% BELOW
AI Power & Grid +0.7% -1.1% +11.5% ABOVE
Utilities +0.4% +2.3% -0.0% BELOW
Energy +1.2% +6.1% +4.8% ABOVE
Defense & Aerospace -1.5% +1.6% -7.0% BELOW
Telecom +1.5% -5.8% -12.3% BELOW
Media & Entertainment -0.1% +2.4% -3.2% BELOW
Biotech -1.4% +0.3% +4.9% ABOVE
Materials +1.4% +2.8% +3.6% BELOW
Analog & Embedded Chips +1.6% -1.4% +10.5% ABOVE

Sector Strength

Analog & Embedded Chips +1.6% 20d: +10.5%
Texas Instruments (TXN) +2.2% (20d: +10.4%), Analog Devices (ADI) +2.1% (20d: +14.5%), Microchip Technology (MCHP) +0.4% (20d: +6.6%) [<50MA]
Telecom +1.5% 20d: -12.3%
Verizon (VZ) +1.8% (20d: -12.5%) [<50MA], AT&T (T) +1.6% (20d: -11.6%) [<50MA], T-Mobile (TMUS) +1.2% (20d: -12.8%) [<50MA]
Materials +1.4% 20d: +3.6%
Air Products (APD) +1.8% (20d: +0.7%) [<50MA], Linde (LIN) +1.0% (20d: +6.5%)
Energy +1.2% 20d: +4.8%
Chevron (CVX) +1.3% (20d: +2.9%), Exxon Mobil (XOM) +1.1% (20d: +6.6%)
Chip Supply Chain +1.1% 20d: +7.4%
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) +1.9% (20d: +18.2%), Intel (INTC) +1.4% (20d: +1.7%) [<50MA], Qualcomm (QCOM) +1.4% (20d: -4.3%)

Sector Warnings

Chip Equipment -3.6% 20d: +10.2%
Applied Materials (AMAT) -6.7% (20d: +11.8%) [<50MA], KLA (KLAC) -3.2% (20d: +9.9%) [<50MA], Lam Research (LRCX) -2.7% (20d: +11.8%) [<50MA]
Memory & Storage -2.5% 20d: -6.9%
SK Hynix (HYNX) -6.1% (20d: -21.7%) [<50MA], Micron (MU) -3.6% (20d: +2.9%) [<50MA], Western Digital (WDC) -1.6% (20d: -8.7%) [<50MA]
Industrial -2.2% 20d: -0.7%
Caterpillar (CAT) -3.3% (20d: -1.3%) [<50MA], Honeywell (HON) -1.1% (20d: -0.2%) [<50MA]
EDA & Semiconductor IP -1.9% 20d: +18.2%
Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) -4.1% (20d: +19.4%), Synopsys (SNPS) -1.6% (20d: +30.7%), ARM Holdings (ARM) +0.1% (20d: +4.7%) [<50MA]
Defense & Aerospace -1.5% 20d: -7.0%
RTX Corp (RTX) -2.0% (20d: -7.0%) [<50MA], Lockheed Martin (LMT) -1.5% (20d: -6.2%) [<50MA], General Dynamics (GD) -0.9% (20d: -7.7%) [<50MA]

Sector Deep Dive

Memory & Storage posted a sharp pullback today, led by Micron (MU) $953.19 which fell 3.6% and SK Hynix (HYNX) $20.14 which tumbled 6.1%; the sector is down 2.5% on the day and has lost 7.9% versus its 50-day moving average, signaling a material short-term momentum breakdown across the 50-day window. The renewed selling reflects inventory and demand concerns that hit near-term earnings visibility, and with the 50-day trend negative it's a defensive signal for cyclical IT exposure until clear stabilization appears in pricing and 50-day momentum.

Chip Equipment and EDA diverged intraday but both showed stress; Applied Materials (AMAT) $464.24 plunged 6.7% and Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) $334.20 slipped 4.1%, contributing to Chip Equipment's 3.6% drop and EDA's 1.9% decline. Chip Equipment sits below its 50-day moving average with a -6.4% versus-50MA gap and a Low alert noting six consecutive down days, while EDA & Semiconductor IP remains above its 50-day by 3.9% but showed a -7.0% five-day pullback — a reminder that software-linked names can outperform hardware in the near term even as equipment orders ebb over the 50-day horizon.

Enterprise Software held up, with Oracle (ORCL) $143.20 jumping 4.2% as the group rose 0.8% on the day and remains 12.1% above its 50-day trend, reflecting sustained corporate spend on cloud and AI services. The 50-day context shows a resilient uptrend in software spending even as pockets of cyclicality appear elsewhere; investors should favor names with clear AI monetization paths and recurring revenue while monitoring 50-day support levels for entry points.

Energy and AI Power & Grid showed constructive rotation, with Energy up 1.2% and AI Power & Grid advancing 0.7% while Vistra (VST) $162.36 gained 2.7%. Both sectors are above their 50-day averages (Energy +14.6% vs 50MA, AI Power & Grid +3.7% vs 50MA) — the 50-day strength suggests earnings and capital allocation tailwinds, and these areas can hedge cyclicality in tech-exposed portfolios while offering durable cash flows amid market volatility.

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 11 sectors in negative territory, pointing to widespread selling pressure.

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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 Telecom down -12.3% over 20 days
HIGH AI Networking & Interconnect down -17.6% over 50 days
HIGH Airlines down -18.2% over 50 days
HIGH 4 sectors declining >5% over 20 days: Memory & Storage, Food & Restaurant, Defense & Aerospace, Telecom
HIGH 6 sectors declining >10% over 50 days: AI Networking & Interconnect, Finance, Airlines, Food & Restaurant, Industrial, Defense & Aerospace
LOW Chip Equipment below 50-day MA with avg 6 consecutive down days

Stock-Level Detail

Mag 7 (AI Spenders) Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
META $762.50 +2.6% +5.7% +13.3% +29.7% ABOVE 0
NVDA $228.52 +1.0% -3.8% +6.8% +7.8% ABOVE 0
MSFT $543.45 +0.4% +2.6% +10.8% +10.5% ABOVE 0
GOOG $349.52 +0.2% +0.6% +3.0% -6.9% ABOVE 0
AAPL $341.27 +0.1% +1.4% +2.7% +10.4% ABOVE 0
AMZN $258.58 -0.4% -0.5% +5.1% -6.8% ABOVE 2
TSLA $375.23 -0.7% -0.7% +4.8% +14.6% ABOVE 2
Chip Supply Chain Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
AMD $605.53 +1.9% -6.2% +18.2% +16.8% ABOVE 0
INTC $102.81 +1.4% -9.1% +1.7% +1.9% BELOW 0
QCOM $176.86 +1.4% -0.1% -4.3% +8.7% ABOVE 0
MRVL $268.73 +1.1% -5.6% +17.0% +22.9% ABOVE 0
AVGO $357.31 +0.7% -5.1% +5.4% -14.6% BELOW 0
TSM $445.12 +0.2% -5.7% +6.6% +6.7% ABOVE 0
Memory & Storage Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
SNDK $1482.33 -0.3% -12.4% -2.5% +3.8% BELOW 4
STX $747.20 -0.8% -7.5% -4.6% -11.6% BELOW 2
WDC $380.71 -1.6% -6.1% -8.7% -30.6% BELOW 2
MU $953.19 -3.6% -12.4% +2.9% +6.8% BELOW 4
HYNX $20.14 -6.1% -22.8% -21.7% -7.7% BELOW 6
EDA & Semiconductor IP Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
ARM $255.39 +0.1% -13.2% +4.7% -9.0% BELOW 0
SNPS $494.51 -1.6% -1.6% +30.7% +22.4% ABOVE 2
CDNS $334.20 -4.1% -6.2% +19.4% -1.9% ABOVE 2
Infrastructure Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
CSCO $115.07 -0.2% -2.0% +6.8% -5.5% ABOVE 2
DELL $572.47 -0.7% -1.1% +1.6% +22.5% ABOVE 2
VRT $237.29 -0.9% -3.7% -0.9% -12.1% BELOW 6
HPE $68.81 -2.2% -4.5% +21.7% +31.3% ABOVE 2
SMCI $39.07 -2.3% -13.1% +6.0% +23.3% ABOVE 4
AI Networking & Interconnect Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
COHR $289.98 +0.7% -13.3% +0.0% -10.4% BELOW 0
APH $85.89 -0.3% -1.9% +11.2% -49.9% BELOW 2
ANET $204.52 -3.0% -5.2% +3.5% +7.4% ABOVE 2
Enterprise Software Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
ORCL $143.20 +4.2% +0.1% +0.0% -1.7% BELOW 0
CRM $238.01 +1.7% +6.0% -4.8% +24.6% ABOVE 0
PLTR $208.67 -0.2% +7.5% +19.7% +28.3% ABOVE 2
ADBE $236.28 -0.8% +1.5% -5.7% -8.2% BELOW 2
NOW $138.61 -1.2% +0.5% -0.9% +17.3% ABOVE 2
Finance Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
GS $891.91 -0.2% +0.5% -4.9% -15.3% BELOW 2
JPM $331.43 -0.9% +0.6% -5.0% -7.3% BELOW 1
Healthcare Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
UNH $377.76 -0.2% +0.5% +0.7% -7.3% BELOW 2
LLY $1166.51 -1.4% -1.9% +2.5% +4.7% BELOW 1
Retail Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
COST $954.63 -0.5% +1.3% +6.8% +0.7% ABOVE 1
WMT $112.28 -0.7% +3.8% +4.4% +0.9% ABOVE 1
IT Services Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
IBM $230.78 +1.7% +4.7% -2.8% -1.2% BELOW 0
ACN $213.56 -0.6% +8.6% +12.6% +25.3% ABOVE 1
Airlines Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
DAL $79.57 -0.7% -4.1% +2.2% -14.2% BELOW 2
UAL $103.23 -1.2% -6.3% -2.9% -22.2% BELOW 2
Hospitality & Travel Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
MAR $371.50 +0.6% +4.2% +10.9% +7.8% ABOVE 0
BKNG $157.51 -0.6% +1.1% -8.1% -18.9% BELOW 2
Food & Restaurant Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
MCD $235.81 +0.1% +2.1% -5.1% -12.1% BELOW 0
SBUX $92.00 -0.3% -1.7% -5.5% -11.9% BELOW 1
Logistics Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
FDX $290.59 -0.6% +0.5% -3.7% -7.3% BELOW 1
UPS $94.79 -0.6% +2.7% -4.0% -11.7% BELOW 1
Industrial Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
HON $207.29 -1.1% -0.4% -0.2% -16.4% BELOW 1
CAT $772.78 -3.3% -5.0% -1.3% -11.8% BELOW 2
Cybersecurity Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
ZS $228.66 +1.3% +7.1% +19.4% +40.1% ABOVE 0
CRWD $261.21 -0.7% -1.6% +8.2% +23.7% ABOVE 2
PANW $397.03 -1.7% -2.1% +5.7% +8.4% ABOVE 2
Chip Equipment Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
ASML $1717.76 -1.9% -4.8% +7.2% +0.3% BELOW 2
LRCX $301.11 -2.7% -8.6% +11.8% -5.2% BELOW 7
KLAC $184.00 -3.2% -6.5% +9.9% -5.8% BELOW 7
AMAT $464.24 -6.7% -10.8% +11.8% -15.0% BELOW 6
Data Center REITs Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
DLR $178.14 -1.1% -1.3% -1.6% -8.1% BELOW 1
EQIX $1019.40 -1.3% -1.2% +0.3% -2.6% BELOW 1
AI Power & Grid Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
VST $162.36 +2.7% -2.6% +15.8% +13.4% ABOVE 0
GEV $1004.04 +0.7% +0.7% +8.5% -1.4% ABOVE 0
CEG $295.79 +0.6% -1.3% +14.0% +10.8% ABOVE 0
ETN $428.31 +0.4% -0.7% +7.7% -3.5% ABOVE 0
PWR $688.88 -0.9% -1.7% +11.2% -0.6% ABOVE 2
Utilities Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
SO $88.11 +1.2% +3.1% +2.2% -4.7% ABOVE 0
DUK $118.19 +0.4% +2.3% +0.4% -4.1% BELOW 0
NEE $78.22 -0.4% +1.5% -2.7% -10.3% BELOW 1
Energy Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
CVX $217.73 +1.3% +6.1% +2.9% +15.4% ABOVE 0
XOM $174.08 +1.1% +6.1% +6.6% +13.8% ABOVE 0
Defense & Aerospace Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
GD $332.42 -0.9% +2.3% -7.7% -13.8% BELOW 1
LMT $504.02 -1.5% +1.0% -6.2% -14.5% BELOW 1
RTX $183.02 -2.0% +1.5% -7.0% -15.7% BELOW 1
Telecom Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
VZ $43.53 +1.8% -3.4% -12.5% -7.1% BELOW 0
T $22.85 +1.6% -5.6% -11.6% -2.3% BELOW 0
TMUS $153.73 +1.2% -8.3% -12.8% -13.2% BELOW 0
Media & Entertainment Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
DIS $108.58 +0.1% +3.7% +1.5% +10.6% ABOVE 0
NFLX $70.46 -0.2% +1.1% -7.8% -4.2% BELOW 1
Biotech Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
AMGN $412.84 -1.1% -0.1% +9.7% +6.5% ABOVE 1
GILD $147.92 -1.7% +0.7% +0.2% +9.4% ABOVE 2
Materials Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
APD $288.96 +1.8% +3.9% +0.7% -2.0% BELOW 0
LIN $492.11 +1.0% +1.7% +6.5% +1.5% ABOVE 0
Analog & Embedded Chips Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
TXN $287.85 +2.2% -0.4% +10.4% +1.5% ABOVE 0
ADI $414.70 +2.1% +1.1% +14.5% +9.0% ABOVE 0
MCHP $74.16 +0.4% -4.9% +6.6% -7.5% BELOW 0

Key Stock Movers

Today's biggest movers by absolute percentage change: Applied Materials (AMAT) (Chip Equipment) fell 6.7% to $464.24. SK Hynix (HYNX) (Memory & Storage) fell 6.1% to $20.14. Oracle (ORCL) (Enterprise Software) rose 4.2% to $143.20. Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) (EDA & Semiconductor IP) fell 4.1% to $334.20. Micron (MU) (Memory & Storage) fell 3.6% to $953.19. These individual stock movements were key drivers of their respective sector performance.

Risk and Opportunity Assessment

On the risk side, 5 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 heading into the next session should balance conviction in the Magnificent 7 and defensive trimming in 50-day underperformers: 11 sectors remain above their 50-day moving averages while 17 are below, and active alerts flag four sectors down >5% over 20 days and six sectors down >10% over 50 days. With high alerts on AI Networking & Interconnect (-17.6% over 50 days), Telecom (-12.3% over 20 days) and Airlines (-18.2% over 50 days), favor selective exposure to names showing 50-day confirmation (Mag 7, leading Enterprise Software, Energy) and reduce cyclical operational risk in Memory & Storage and Chip Equipment until 50-day breadth improves. Monitor breadth metrics and alert counts closely; use pullbacks in AI leaders that hold their 50-day averages for tactical additions and keep stops tight on sectors failing the 50-day trend.

Hypothetical Portfolio

SIMULATION
Value $130,494
P&L +30.49%
Today -0.28%
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