US Stock Market Sector Analysis – August 2024
24 sectors, 68 tickers, tracked daily. Click any date to read the analysis.
Each trading day, all 24 sectors are classified by their average daily change. UP means 55%+ of sectors closed higher. DOWN means 55%+ closed lower. MIXED means neither side reached 55% — sectors were split without a clear direction.
Monthly Market Summary
The market finished August with a modestly positive tone, recording 11 bullish days, 6 bearish days and 5 mixed sessions across 22 trading days. Cycbersecurity led gains with a strong +16.1%, followed by Food & Restaurant (+11.6%) and Healthcare (+10.5%), driving much of the upside. At the other end, Logistics barely advanced (+0.1%) while Energy (-0.4%) and Infrastructure (-1.4%) lagged, tempering broad leadership. Overall the month leaned bullish but showed sector-specific divergence rather than broad-based strength.
Daily Reports
- Aug 01, 2024 — Chip Supply Chain Plunges, ARM -...
- Aug 02, 2024 — Chip Rout Hits Markets; AMZN Dro...
- Aug 05, 2024 — NVDA Plunges 6.4%, Chips Lead Se...
- Aug 06, 2024 — BULLISH
- Aug 07, 2024 — BEARISH
- Aug 08, 2024 — BULLISH
- Aug 09, 2024 — MIXED
- Aug 12, 2024 — MIXED
- Aug 13, 2024 — BULLISH
- Aug 14, 2024 — BULLISH
- Aug 15, 2024 — BULLISH
- Aug 16, 2024 — MIXED
- Aug 19, 2024 — BULLISH
- Aug 20, 2024 — MIXED
- Aug 21, 2024 — BULLISH
- Aug 22, 2024 — BEARISH
- Aug 23, 2024 — BULLISH
- Aug 26, 2024 — MIXED
- Aug 27, 2024 — BULLISH
- Aug 28, 2024 — BEARISH
- Aug 29, 2024 — BULLISH
- Aug 30, 2024 — BULLISH