US Stock Market Sector Analysis – Thursday, November 05, 2026
Sectors: BEARISH
Nasdaq slides into correction as data center anxiety and a steep drop in NVIDIA (NVDA) — down 9.3% to $181.60 — lead a broad selloff that left 25 of 28 sectors lower today. The move hit AI-related pockets hardest: Memory & Storage plunged 20.2% on the day (50d: -42.5% vs50MA: BELOW) and Chip Supply Chain fell 12.5% as stocks like Micron (MU) tumbled to $656.39 (-17.5%). Defensive pockets showed resilience with Utilities up 0.1% and Duke Energy (DUK) edging higher after a beat ($130.08, +0.4%). Overall the S&P 500 followed the risk-off tone with the Magnificent 7 group down 4.7% on average, amplifying the market-wide contraction in the US stock market.
Market Condition Dashboard
US 10-Year Treasury Yield
Sell
4.95%
rising
Impact
Confidence
Crude Oil (WTI)
Elevated
$91.20
+3.5% 1D
Impact
Confidence
VIX (Fear Index)
Elevated Caution
28.2
+69.7% 1D
Impact
Confidence
200-Day Moving Average
Mixed Signals
1/3 below
SPY above (+0.6%), QQQ below (-4.9%), DIA above (+1.8%)
Impact
Confidence
CNN Fear & Greed Index
Buy-Prep Signal Active
20
Extreme Fear (-7)
Impact
Confidence
Portfolio-Universe Breadth (50DMA)
Strong Cash-Deploy Signal
33%
28 of 86 above 50DMA · -20.9pp 5D
Impact
Confidence
Put/Call Ratio (5D)
Normal Range
0.87
Balanced · rising
Impact
Confidence
Signal analysis only — not investment advice
Sector Heatmap (1D)
Retail+0.35%
Telecom+0.25%
Utilities+0.13%
IT Services-1.25%
Media & Entertainment-1.35%
Hospitality & Travel-1.55%
Materials-1.81%
Food & Restaurant-2.00%
Energy-2.10%
Defense & Aerospace-2.94%
Logistics-3.34%
Healthcare-3.55%
Biotech-3.88%
Airlines-4.45%
Mag 7 (AI Spenders)-4.74%
Enterprise Software-5.10%
Finance-5.28%
Data Center REITs-5.45%
Industrial-5.96%
AI Power & Grid-7.16%
EDA & Semiconductor IP-7.82%
Cybersecurity-9.54%
AI Networking & Interconnect-11.05%
Infrastructure-11.38%
Analog & Embedded Chips-11.92%
Chip Supply Chain-12.45%
Chip Equipment-13.15%
Memory & Storage-20.21%
≤-3%0≥+3%
Sector Performance (Base=100)
Today's Market Events
Earnings Releases
ARM Holdings (ARM)
Duke Energy (DUK)EPS: $1.99 vs est $1.88 (beat)
Microchip Technology (MCHP)Reports After Close
Southern Co (SO)EPS: $1.94 vs est $1.76 (beat)
AI and Technology Sector Analysis
The AI trade reversed sharply as Magnificent 7 leaders and AI hardware names sold off on growth and data-center demand worries: Apple (AAPL) $344.17 (-1.5%) and Microsoft (MSFT) $535.93 (-3.6%) offered some softening but NVIDIA (NVDA) $181.60 (-9.3%) anchored the decline. Pressure cascaded down the chip supply chain into Memory & Storage and Chip Equipment, with clear stretch in pricing and inventory expectations for Memory names like Micron (MU) $656.39 (-17.5%). With EDA & Semiconductor IP and AI Networking & Interconnect both well below their 50-day trends, the risk-reward for fresh hardware exposure is impaired while selective exposure to infrastructure-stable software and services may offer defensive leverage.
Memory & Storage suffered the largest one-day hit as Sandisk (SNDK) fell 22.3% to $806.43 and Western Digital (WDC) dropped 17.4% to $267.63; the sector is down 20.2% on the day and a staggering -42.5% over the 50-day window (vs50MA: BELOW). This 50-day context signals a sustained demand re-pricing after recent highs — volatility and headline-driven flows are dominating price action and leave Memory stocks vulnerable to further deratings absent clear inventory and end-market improvement.
Chip Supply Chain names were similarly pummeled with Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) sliding 17.3% to $404.40 and broader supply-chain indices down 12.5% for the day and -24.5% over 50 days (vs50MA: BELOW). The 50-day trend shows a consistent weakness that mirrors the active alerts calling out chip supply stress; investors should treat rallies as distribution until earnings visibility stabilizes or order momentum re-accelerates.
Chip Equipment and EDA & Semiconductor IP are reflecting the hardware chill: the Chip Equipment group dropped 13.2% today and sits -31.7% over 50 days (vs50MA: BELOW), while EDA & Semiconductor IP fell 7.8% and is -16.8% over 50 days (vs50MA: BELOW). Equipment order cycles typically lead recovery, but current 50-day weakness argues for caution — position sizing and focus on companies with stronger backlog visibility and balance-sheet flexibility are priority for any tactical exposure.
Utilities and Retail provided the market’s safe-havens: Duke Energy (DUK) beat with EPS $1.99 vs est $1.88 and traded up to $130.08 (+0.4%), and Costco (COST) led retail gains at $1065.59 (+1.8%). Utilities are +6.3% over 50 days and remain ABOVE their 50-day moving average, offering defensive ballast in a market where 17 sectors are trading below their 50MA. These 50-day signals favor reducing cyclicality and increasing exposure to high-quality cash-flow names in the near term.
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 15 sectors in negative territory, pointing to widespread selling pressure.
Interactive Charts
S&P 500, NASDAQ 100 & Dow Jones (%)
Green shading marks regimes where portfolio-universe breadth (the share of the site's tracked tickers above their 50-day average) is below 50%: 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. Whole-market S&P 500 breadth is on the Breadth tab.
50-Day Sector Performance
1-Day vs 5-Day Sector Change
Active Alerts
HIGHChip Supply Chain down -31.2% over 20 days
HIGHMemory & Storage down -42.0% over 20 days
HIGHEDA & Semiconductor IP down -20.9% over 20 days
HIGHInfrastructure down -33.5% over 20 days
HIGHAI Networking & Interconnect down -30.0% over 20 days
HIGHEnterprise Software down -14.6% over 20 days
HIGHIndustrial down -13.5% over 20 days
HIGHCybersecurity down -19.6% over 20 days
HIGHChip Equipment down -34.1% over 20 days
HIGHAI Power & Grid down -25.0% over 20 days
HIGHChip Supply Chain down -24.5% over 50 days
HIGHMemory & Storage down -42.5% over 50 days
HIGHEDA & Semiconductor IP down -16.8% over 50 days
HIGHInfrastructure down -26.1% over 50 days
HIGHAI Networking & Interconnect down -24.8% over 50 days
HIGHEnterprise Software down -18.7% over 50 days
HIGHIndustrial down -17.2% over 50 days
HIGHChip Equipment down -31.7% over 50 days
HIGHAI Power & Grid down -18.6% over 50 days
HIGH12 sectors declining >5% over 20 days: Mag 7 (AI Spenders), Chip Supply Chain, Memory & Storage, EDA & Semiconductor IP, Infrastructure, AI Networking & Interconnect, Enterprise Software, Industrial, Cybersecurity, Chip Equipment, AI Power & Grid, Analog & Embedded Chips
HIGH11 sectors declining >10% over 50 days: Chip Supply Chain, Memory & Storage, EDA & Semiconductor IP, Infrastructure, AI Networking & Interconnect, Enterprise Software, Finance, Industrial, Chip Equipment, AI Power & Grid, Telecom
MEDIUMGOOG down -19.4% from 20-day high
MEDIUMNVDA down -20.8% from 20-day high
MEDIUMMETA down -20.6% from 20-day high
MEDIUMTSLA down -15.7% from 20-day high
Stock-Level Detail
Mag 7 (AI Spenders)Show individual tickers
Ticker
Price
1D
5D
20D
50D
vs 50MA
Down Days
AAPL
$344.17
-1.5%
-0.1%
+2.2%
+9.4%
ABOVE
1
GOOG
$281.74
-1.9%
+1.3%
-19.0%
-16.6%
BELOW
1
AMZN
$260.21
-2.2%
+8.3%
-0.8%
+1.5%
ABOVE
1
MSFT
$535.93
-3.6%
+2.7%
+0.2%
+6.1%
ABOVE
1
META
$605.08
-4.0%
-1.6%
-15.8%
+5.9%
BELOW
1
NVDA
$181.60
-9.3%
-11.3%
-20.8%
-20.3%
BELOW
2
TSLA
$343.69
-10.8%
-14.0%
-10.2%
-3.1%
BELOW
3
Chip Supply ChainShow individual tickers
Ticker
Price
1D
5D
20D
50D
vs 50MA
Down Days
QCOM
$156.75
-9.5%
-4.9%
-10.7%
-4.9%
BELOW
1
INTC
$52.25
-10.3%
-20.5%
-50.1%
-43.3%
BELOW
2
AVGO
$291.53
-10.4%
-10.6%
-19.4%
-21.5%
BELOW
2
TSM
$353.10
-10.8%
-13.1%
-22.1%
-17.4%
BELOW
2
MRVL
$133.55
-16.4%
-32.0%
-51.5%
-44.7%
BELOW
2
AMD
$404.40
-17.3%
-19.9%
-33.5%
-15.2%
BELOW
1
Memory & StorageShow individual tickers
Ticker
Price
1D
5D
20D
50D
vs 50MA
Down Days
STX
$466.53
-16.3%
-27.6%
-40.4%
-44.9%
BELOW
2
WDC
$267.63
-17.4%
-26.9%
-32.6%
-42.1%
BELOW
2
MU
$656.39
-17.5%
-25.8%
-36.2%
-29.8%
BELOW
2
SNDK
$806.43
-22.3%
-29.9%
-49.0%
-45.7%
BELOW
2
HYNX
$11.34
-27.7%
-33.9%
-51.6%
-50.2%
BELOW
2
EDA & Semiconductor IPShow individual tickers
Ticker
Price
1D
5D
20D
50D
vs 50MA
Down Days
SNPS
$440.31
-4.9%
-5.8%
-13.7%
-5.3%
BELOW
1
CDNS
$311.43
-5.5%
-5.0%
-11.7%
-10.4%
BELOW
1
ARM
$166.72
-13.1%
-19.1%
-37.4%
-34.7%
BELOW
2
InfrastructureShow individual tickers
Ticker
Price
1D
5D
20D
50D
vs 50MA
Down Days
CSCO
$95.72
-7.6%
-8.4%
-19.1%
-14.7%
BELOW
1
SMCI
$27.08
-8.5%
-17.8%
-35.3%
-29.6%
BELOW
2
HPE
$44.16
-11.8%
-19.8%
-39.9%
-18.8%
BELOW
2
VRT
$176.73
-14.0%
-24.0%
-27.2%
-34.4%
BELOW
2
DELL
$316.91
-14.9%
-25.3%
-45.9%
-32.9%
BELOW
2
AI Networking & InterconnectShow individual tickers
Ticker
Price
1D
5D
20D
50D
vs 50MA
Down Days
APH
$71.64
-9.3%
-9.7%
-17.9%
-11.1%
BELOW
2
ANET
$159.16
-10.8%
-5.7%
-26.6%
-20.9%
BELOW
1
COHR
$169.76
-13.0%
-19.3%
-45.7%
-42.5%
BELOW
2
Enterprise SoftwareShow individual tickers
Ticker
Price
1D
5D
20D
50D
vs 50MA
Down Days
ADBE
$246.44
-0.8%
-1.5%
+1.7%
-14.8%
BELOW
1
CRM
$222.41
-2.1%
-2.9%
-2.9%
-11.8%
BELOW
1
NOW
$102.36
-5.9%
-2.6%
-27.3%
-26.1%
BELOW
2
ORCL
$115.16
-6.9%
-11.9%
-18.6%
-24.2%
BELOW
2
PLTR
$154.99
-9.7%
-15.8%
-25.9%
-16.6%
BELOW
8
FinanceShow individual tickers
Ticker
Price
1D
5D
20D
50D
vs 50MA
Down Days
JPM
$337.34
-4.2%
+0.1%
+1.3%
-4.8%
BELOW
1
GS
$868.95
-6.4%
-2.9%
-2.9%
-16.1%
BELOW
1
HealthcareShow individual tickers
Ticker
Price
1D
5D
20D
50D
vs 50MA
Down Days
UNH
$395.72
-3.3%
-2.8%
+4.3%
+0.2%
ABOVE
1
LLY
$1364.73
-3.8%
-3.7%
+15.7%
+16.0%
ABOVE
1
RetailShow individual tickers
Ticker
Price
1D
5D
20D
50D
vs 50MA
Down Days
COST
$1065.59
+1.8%
+5.3%
+12.5%
+14.0%
ABOVE
0
WMT
$127.72
-1.1%
+3.4%
+14.7%
+24.4%
ABOVE
1
IT ServicesShow individual tickers
Ticker
Price
1D
5D
20D
50D
vs 50MA
Down Days
ACN
$265.16
+0.3%
+2.7%
+27.9%
+41.5%
ABOVE
0
IBM
$247.11
-2.8%
-4.2%
+8.8%
+3.5%
ABOVE
1
AirlinesShow individual tickers
Ticker
Price
1D
5D
20D
50D
vs 50MA
Down Days
DAL
$85.36
-4.3%
+6.5%
+3.9%
+5.2%
ABOVE
1
UAL
$110.49
-4.6%
+6.0%
+2.8%
-1.7%
ABOVE
1
Hospitality & TravelShow individual tickers
Ticker
Price
1D
5D
20D
50D
vs 50MA
Down Days
BKNG
$168.72
-1.3%
+13.9%
+5.2%
-16.7%
ABOVE
1
MAR
$417.28
-1.8%
+4.5%
+14.0%
+17.9%
ABOVE
1
Food & RestaurantShow individual tickers
Ticker
Price
1D
5D
20D
50D
vs 50MA
Down Days
MCD
$278.04
-0.8%
+7.7%
+18.2%
+7.7%
ABOVE
1
SBUX
$106.16
-3.2%
+2.4%
+17.0%
-1.0%
ABOVE
1
LogisticsShow individual tickers
Ticker
Price
1D
5D
20D
50D
vs 50MA
Down Days
UPS
$111.04
-2.9%
+2.6%
+17.4%
+5.1%
ABOVE
1
FDX
$316.80
-3.8%
+1.1%
+8.6%
-4.4%
ABOVE
1
IndustrialShow individual tickers
Ticker
Price
1D
5D
20D
50D
vs 50MA
Down Days
HON
$215.78
-5.6%
-1.2%
+3.9%
-2.1%
ABOVE
1
CAT
$553.64
-6.4%
-11.1%
-30.8%
-32.2%
BELOW
2
CybersecurityShow individual tickers
Ticker
Price
1D
5D
20D
50D
vs 50MA
Down Days
ZS
$203.88
-9.2%
-14.3%
-12.8%
+8.9%
BELOW
2
PANW
$314.67
-9.6%
-14.0%
-24.9%
-17.8%
BELOW
7
CRWD
$217.20
-9.9%
-13.3%
-21.0%
-4.7%
BELOW
2
Chip EquipmentShow individual tickers
Ticker
Price
1D
5D
20D
50D
vs 50MA
Down Days
ASML
$1356.65
-9.3%
-13.4%
-23.8%
-21.8%
BELOW
2
KLAC
$129.80
-13.3%
-17.8%
-33.6%
-29.4%
BELOW
2
AMAT
$319.25
-13.6%
-18.2%
-37.0%
-33.8%
BELOW
2
LRCX
$185.20
-16.4%
-22.5%
-41.9%
-41.9%
BELOW
2
Data Center REITsShow individual tickers
Ticker
Price
1D
5D
20D
50D
vs 50MA
Down Days
EQIX
$997.35
-5.4%
-1.6%
-2.8%
-7.3%
BELOW
1
DLR
$174.67
-5.5%
-3.3%
-2.3%
-9.1%
BELOW
1
AI Power & GridShow individual tickers
Ticker
Price
1D
5D
20D
50D
vs 50MA
Down Days
CEG
$239.65
-2.5%
-8.7%
-19.6%
-15.1%
BELOW
2
VST
$112.89
-6.2%
-18.4%
-30.1%
-19.3%
BELOW
2
ETN
$327.02
-7.4%
-11.6%
-23.9%
-21.4%
BELOW
2
GEV
$770.51
-7.5%
-10.2%
-23.3%
-19.2%
BELOW
2
PWR
$509.06
-12.3%
-18.0%
-27.9%
-18.1%
BELOW
2
UtilitiesShow individual tickers
Ticker
Price
1D
5D
20D
50D
vs 50MA
Down Days
DUK
$130.08
+0.4%
+2.1%
+11.5%
+7.6%
ABOVE
0
SO
$93.34
+0.2%
-0.4%
+8.3%
+4.8%
ABOVE
0
NEE
$88.25
-0.2%
+5.4%
+14.0%
+6.5%
ABOVE
1
EnergyShow individual tickers
Ticker
Price
1D
5D
20D
50D
vs 50MA
Down Days
CVX
$212.93
-1.9%
-9.6%
+0.4%
+6.6%
BELOW
4
XOM
$165.30
-2.3%
-11.7%
-2.2%
+5.7%
BELOW
4
Defense & AerospaceShow individual tickers
Ticker
Price
1D
5D
20D
50D
vs 50MA
Down Days
GD
$356.35
-2.3%
-4.4%
+7.6%
-6.2%
ABOVE
2
LMT
$576.16
-3.2%
-9.5%
+13.1%
+2.4%
ABOVE
3
RTX
$191.88
-3.3%
-4.0%
+3.2%
-9.5%
BELOW
2
TelecomShow individual tickers
Ticker
Price
1D
5D
20D
50D
vs 50MA
Down Days
TMUS
$160.59
+0.9%
+2.7%
+8.1%
-9.1%
BELOW
0
T
$21.82
-0.0%
+1.9%
-1.6%
-14.2%
BELOW
1
VZ
$46.12
-0.1%
+3.1%
+10.7%
-6.7%
BELOW
1
Media & EntertainmentShow individual tickers
Ticker
Price
1D
5D
20D
50D
vs 50MA
Down Days
NFLX
$65.56
-1.3%
+5.6%
-6.7%
-17.9%
BELOW
1
DIS
$117.22
-1.5%
+5.7%
+8.5%
+9.7%
ABOVE
1
BiotechShow individual tickers
Ticker
Price
1D
5D
20D
50D
vs 50MA
Down Days
AMGN
$460.28
-3.8%
-1.2%
+10.9%
+5.3%
ABOVE
1
GILD
$167.57
-4.0%
-1.8%
+10.8%
+12.6%
ABOVE
1
MaterialsShow individual tickers
Ticker
Price
1D
5D
20D
50D
vs 50MA
Down Days
LIN
$521.23
-0.7%
+1.4%
+7.8%
+7.4%
ABOVE
1
APD
$309.49
-2.9%
-2.2%
+10.0%
+1.3%
ABOVE
1
Analog & Embedded ChipsShow individual tickers
Ticker
Price
1D
5D
20D
50D
vs 50MA
Down Days
TXN
$278.15
-10.7%
-7.5%
-2.0%
+4.4%
BELOW
2
ADI
$361.01
-11.1%
-13.4%
-11.1%
-3.3%
BELOW
2
MCHP
$64.85
-13.9%
-16.1%
-14.2%
-14.1%
BELOW
2
Key Stock Movers
Today's biggest movers by absolute percentage change: SK Hynix (HYNX) (Memory & Storage) fell 27.7% to $11.34. Sandisk (SNDK) (Memory & Storage) fell 22.3% to $806.43. Micron (MU) (Memory & Storage) fell 17.5% to $656.39. Western Digital (WDC) (Memory & Storage) fell 17.4% to $267.63. Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) (Chip Supply Chain) fell 17.3% to $404.40. These individual stock movements were key drivers of their respective sector performance.
Risk and Opportunity Assessment
On the risk side, 21 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
The near-term outlook is defensive: active alerts show elevated stress across 11 sectors down >10% over 50 days and multiple ‘HIGH’ warnings for Memory & Storage, Chip Supply Chain, and Infrastructure. Breadth is weak with only 11 of 28 sectors above their 50MA and 17 below, and 12 sectors declining >5% over 20 days — a setup that favors risk-reduction and quality rotation. Positioning guidance: trim cyclical and speculative AI-hardware exposure, take profits or hedge Magnificent 7 exposure where 50-day trends are negative, and reallocate toward above-50MA defensive sectors and names with beat-and-raise history until 50-day breadth improves.