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US Stock Market Sector Analysis – Tuesday, November 19, 2024 Sectors: MIXED

A surge in infrastructure names led trading today after Super Micro (SMCI) ripped 31.2% and the Infrastructure sector jumped 9.2%, driving the most pronounced winner in a mixed session for the US stock market. The S&P 500 stretched modest gains as the Magnificent 7 (Mag 7) collectively rose 1.7%, led by NVIDIA (NVDA) which climbed 4.9% to $146.78 and helped underpin strength in AI-related pockets. Airlines and Retail outperformed with Airlines up 3.3% and United (UAL) adding 4.3%, while defensive pockets like Healthcare underperformed and remain on the list of sectors under pressure. Overall breadth was balanced: 11 sectors advanced, 12 declined, and 13 sectors sit above their 50-day moving average, highlighting a market in selective rotation driven by earnings and AI infrastructure flows.

Market Condition Dashboard

US 10-Year Treasury Yield
Wait & Watch
4.39%
rising
Impact
Confidence
Crude Oil (WTI)
Neutral
$69.39
+0.3% 1D
Impact
Confidence
VIX (Fear Index)
Normal Range
16.4
+4.9% 1D
Impact
Confidence
Tracked Stocks Breadth (50DMA)
Healthy Uptrend
59%
40 of 68 above 50DMA · -11.8pp 5D
Impact
Confidence
Put/Call Ratio (5D)
Caution
0.75
Call-Heavy · stable
Impact
Confidence

Signal analysis only — not investment advice

Sector Heatmap (1D)

Infrastructure +9.18%
AI Networking & Interconnect +4.29%
Airlines +3.34%
AI Power & Grid +2.87%
EDA & Semiconductor IP +2.38%
Retail +2.08%
Data Center REITs +1.83%
Mag 7 (AI Spenders) +1.69%
Cybersecurity +1.36%
Enterprise Software +1.31%
Media & Entertainment +0.94%
Memory & Storage +0.71%
IT Services +0.68%
Utilities +0.41%
Chip Supply Chain -0.07%
Biotech -0.19%
Industrial -0.42%
Materials -0.49%
Defense & Aerospace -0.56%
Chip Equipment -0.65%
Hospitality & Travel -0.79%
Healthcare -0.90%
Finance -0.96%
Analog & Embedded Chips -1.05%
Energy -1.06%
Logistics -1.08%
Food & Restaurant -1.08%
Telecom -1.17%
≤-3%0≥+3%

Sector Performance (Base=100)

AI and Technology Sector Analysis

The AI investment theme remains the structural driver as NVIDIA (NVDA) $146.78 reclaimed leadership with a 4.9% gain, reinforcing demand for chips and accelerators across cloud and enterprise stacks. That bid flowed down the supply chain into infrastructure hardware, exemplified by Super Micro (SMCI) $28.27 jumping 31.2% and Vertiv (VRT) $140.63 rallying 14.6%, signaling capex and data center buildouts are accelerating. At the enterprise layer, Microsoft (MSFT) $412.07 and Amazon (AMZN) $204.61 continue to underwrite AI cloud consumption even as MSFT sits slightly below its 50-day trend, suggesting active dispersion between core AI spenders and chip-equipment names.

US Stock Sector Overview

Sector 1D 5D 20D vs 50MA
Mag 7 (AI Spenders) +1.7% -0.5% +12.0% ABOVE
Chip Supply Chain -0.1% -0.7% -0.2% BELOW
Memory & Storage +0.7% +0.5% -4.8% BELOW
EDA & Semiconductor IP +2.4% -2.7% +7.3% ABOVE
Infrastructure +9.2% +9.6% +3.8% ABOVE
AI Networking & Interconnect +4.3% -1.6% +2.0% ABOVE
Enterprise Software +1.3% -2.1% +17.3% ABOVE
Finance -1.0% -0.7% +10.6% ABOVE
Healthcare -0.9% -7.4% -8.4% BELOW
Retail +2.1% +0.5% +3.8% ABOVE
IT Services +0.7% -2.4% -6.7% BELOW
Airlines +3.3% +2.7% +23.4% ABOVE
Hospitality & Travel -0.8% -1.4% +11.9% ABOVE
Food & Restaurant -1.1% -1.5% -0.6% BELOW
Logistics -1.1% +0.6% +6.0% ABOVE
Industrial -0.4% -1.4% +1.6% BELOW
Cybersecurity +1.4% -1.5% +13.1% ABOVE
Chip Equipment -0.7% -4.6% -6.1% BELOW
Data Center REITs +1.8% +3.8% +8.5% ABOVE
AI Power & Grid +2.9% +2.9% +9.2% ABOVE
Utilities +0.4% +2.9% -6.5% BELOW
Energy -1.1% +0.0% +3.3% ABOVE
Defense & Aerospace -0.6% -6.1% -6.8% BELOW
Telecom -1.2% +0.2% +1.5% ABOVE
Media & Entertainment +0.9% +7.2% +16.5% ABOVE
Biotech -0.2% -5.8% -4.9% BELOW
Materials -0.5% +1.1% -3.3% BELOW
Analog & Embedded Chips -1.0% -2.0% -6.9% BELOW

Sector Strength

Infrastructure +9.2% 20d: +3.8%
Super Micro (SMCI) +31.2% (20d: -37.7%) [<50MA], Vertiv (VRT) +14.6% (20d: +30.1%), Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) +0.7% (20d: +11.5%)
AI Networking & Interconnect +4.3% 20d: +2.0%
Coherent (COHR) +9.3% (20d: +6.6%), Arista Networks (ANET) +2.0% (20d: -4.1%) [<50MA], Amphenol (APH) +1.6% (20d: +3.7%)
Airlines +3.3% 20d: +23.4%
United (UAL) +4.3% (20d: +28.3%), Delta (DAL) +2.4% (20d: +18.5%)
AI Power & Grid +2.9% 20d: +9.2%
Vistra (VST) +5.6% (20d: +22.8%), GE Vernova (GEV) +4.5% (20d: +21.5%), Constellation Energy (CEG) +1.9% (20d: -11.7%) [<50MA]
EDA & Semiconductor IP +2.4% 20d: +7.3%
ARM Holdings (ARM) +3.4% (20d: -6.6%) [<50MA], Synopsys (SNPS) +1.9% (20d: +8.2%), Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) +1.8% (20d: +20.3%)

Sector Warnings

Telecom -1.2% 20d: +1.5%
T-Mobile (TMUS) -1.6% (20d: +5.5%), AT&T (T) -1.1% (20d: +1.1%), Verizon (VZ) -0.8% (20d: -2.2%) [<50MA]
Food & Restaurant -1.1% 20d: -0.6%
Starbucks (SBUX) -2.0% (20d: +1.3%), McDonald's (MCD) -0.1% (20d: -2.6%) [<50MA]
Logistics -1.1% 20d: +6.0%
United Parcel Service (UPS) -1.4% (20d: +2.6%), FedEx (FDX) -0.7% (20d: +9.3%)
Energy -1.1% 20d: +3.3%
Exxon Mobil (XOM) -1.4% (20d: -0.6%), Chevron (CVX) -0.7% (20d: +7.1%)
Analog & Embedded Chips -1.0% 20d: -6.9%
Texas Instruments (TXN) -2.9% (20d: +0.3%) [<50MA], Microchip Technology (MCHP) -0.6% (20d: -13.8%) [<50MA], Analog Devices (ADI) +0.4% (20d: -7.2%) [<50MA]

Sector Deep Dive

Infrastructure led today as Super Micro (SMCI) $28.27 ran 31.2% and Vertiv (VRT) $140.63 added 14.6% on renewed data center and server demand; the sector is up 9.2% on the day and sits ABOVE its 50-day moving average with a sector 50-day change of +21.8%, underscoring a robust 50-day trend that favors hardware and systems suppliers benefitting from AI deployments.

Airlines showed cyclical strength with United (UAL) $94.26 up 4.3% and the Airlines sector +3.3% on the day; the sector’s 50-day change is +70.6% and sits ABOVE its 50-day moving average, indicating a powerful multi-week recovery that traders should monitor for momentum continuation into travel seasonality.

Chip Supply Chain posted mixed signals as ARM Holdings (ARM) $133.06 rose 3.4% while Intel (INTC) $24.20 slid 2.6%; the sector is +0.4% on the day but its 50-day position is BELOW the 50-day moving average with a 50-day change of +6.6%—a nuanced picture where select IP and fabless names outperform while legacy fabs face rotational pressure.

Healthcare remains a risk spotlight after UnitedHealth (UNH) $553.49 fell 2.1% and the Healthcare sector recorded a -0.9% session; the sector is BELOW its 50-day moving average with a 50-day change of -11.2%, contributing to the active alert count as Healthcare is among the six sectors declining more than 5% over 20 days and meriting cautious exposure reduction in discretionary healthcare names.

Market Breadth Analysis

US stock market breadth analysis shows 16 of 28 sectors trading above their 50-day moving average, while 12 are below. The majority of sectors holding above the 50-day MA indicates healthy medium-term momentum. With 17 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

HIGH 6 sectors declining >5% over 20 days: Healthcare, IT Services, Chip Equipment, Utilities, Defense & Aerospace, Analog & Embedded Chips

Stock-Level Detail

Mag 7 (AI Spenders) Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
NVDA $146.78 +4.9% +0.5% +5.3% +25.8% ABOVE 0
TSLA $346.00 +2.1% +4.8% +61.9% +51.7% ABOVE 0
GOOG $178.45 +1.6% -0.5% +9.2% +18.0% ABOVE 0
AMZN $204.61 +1.4% -4.4% +10.8% +10.9% ABOVE 0
META $557.88 +1.2% -3.3% -0.5% +9.7% BELOW 0
MSFT $411.29 +0.5% -1.7% -1.6% -1.2% BELOW 0
AAPL $226.64 +0.1% +1.4% -1.0% +2.6% ABOVE 0
Chip Supply Chain Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
TSM $185.60 +1.2% +1.6% -5.6% +11.8% ABOVE 0
MRVL $88.93 +0.7% -0.8% +9.2% +19.4% ABOVE 0
AMD $139.39 +0.3% +0.1% -8.8% -7.0% BELOW 0
QCOM $158.66 +0.1% +2.7% -1.1% -1.1% BELOW 0
AVGO $162.83 -0.2% -4.7% -4.7% +4.8% BELOW 1
INTC $24.20 -2.6% -2.9% +10.1% +23.2% ABOVE 1
Memory & Storage Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
WDC $49.13 +1.1% +4.1% -2.0% +3.1% BELOW 0
STX $95.00 +0.8% -0.5% -5.5% -4.0% BELOW 0
MU $97.23 +0.2% -2.2% -7.0% +7.9% BELOW 0
EDA & Semiconductor IP Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
ARM $133.06 +3.4% -1.5% -6.6% -5.2% BELOW 0
SNPS $534.02 +1.9% -4.3% +8.2% +10.9% ABOVE 0
CDNS $299.63 +1.8% -2.2% +20.3% +13.2% ABOVE 0
Infrastructure Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
SMCI $28.27 +31.2% +39.1% -37.7% -36.5% BELOW 0
VRT $140.63 +14.6% +13.2% +30.1% +71.1% ABOVE 0
HPE $20.64 +0.7% -1.5% +11.5% +32.2% ABOVE 0
DELL $132.26 -0.1% +1.0% +13.7% +25.4% ABOVE 1
CSCO $54.78 -0.5% -3.7% +1.3% +17.0% ABOVE 4
AI Networking & Interconnect Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
COHR $104.25 +9.3% +1.5% +6.6% +38.3% ABOVE 0
ANET $94.43 +2.0% -4.4% -4.1% +10.1% BELOW 0
APH $70.04 +1.6% -1.9% +3.7% +14.7% ABOVE 0
Enterprise Software Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
PLTR $62.98 +2.8% +3.8% +47.9% +80.7% ABOVE 0
ORCL $185.25 +1.7% -0.4% +9.1% +20.5% ABOVE 0
NOW $204.42 +1.7% -2.2% +12.6% +16.7% ABOVE 0
CRM $319.34 +0.4% -5.4% +13.7% +29.8% ABOVE 0
ADBE $499.61 +0.0% -6.2% +3.0% -13.9% BELOW 0
Finance Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
JPM $234.72 -0.8% +0.8% +8.8% +18.0% ABOVE 2
GS $561.50 -1.1% -2.2% +12.4% +23.4% ABOVE 2
Healthcare Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
LLY $720.84 +0.3% -10.0% -19.1% -20.6% BELOW 0
UNH $553.49 -2.1% -4.8% +2.2% -1.8% BELOW 6
Retail Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
WMT $85.05 +3.0% +1.3% +4.0% +9.8% ABOVE 0
COST $921.26 +1.2% -0.4% +3.6% +3.4% ABOVE 0
IT Services Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
IBM $200.86 +1.0% -0.3% -9.0% +1.0% BELOW 0
ACN $341.92 +0.3% -4.4% -4.5% +1.5% BELOW 0
Airlines Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
UAL $94.26 +4.3% +5.0% +28.3% +94.5% ABOVE 0
DAL $63.48 +2.4% +0.4% +18.5% +46.7% ABOVE 0
Hospitality & Travel Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
MAR $274.32 -0.8% -2.5% +8.3% +22.8% ABOVE 1
BKNG $196.34 -0.8% -0.2% +15.4% +30.0% ABOVE 1
Food & Restaurant Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
MCD $278.94 -0.1% -2.2% -2.6% +0.2% BELOW 3
SBUX $94.10 -2.0% -0.8% +1.3% +0.8% ABOVE 1
Logistics Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
FDX $227.77 -0.7% +0.4% +9.3% +2.9% ABOVE 1
UPS $118.98 -1.4% +0.9% +2.6% +4.9% ABOVE 1
Industrial Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
HON $217.80 -0.3% -1.6% +4.1% +12.4% ABOVE 5
CAT $374.35 -0.6% -1.2% -0.9% +14.5% BELOW 1
Cybersecurity Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
CRWD $88.32 +3.0% +1.6% +18.0% +39.3% ABOVE 0
ZS $204.36 +0.7% -2.6% +12.9% +26.4% ABOVE 0
PANW $194.03 +0.3% -3.6% +8.3% +13.5% ABOVE 0
Chip Equipment Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
ASML $652.76 -0.5% -1.7% -6.3% -17.1% BELOW 1
LRCX $69.19 -0.6% -5.0% -3.7% -8.2% BELOW 1
KLAC $60.82 -0.7% -4.2% -7.1% -17.6% BELOW 1
AMAT $166.64 -0.8% -7.4% -7.3% -8.9% BELOW 1
Data Center REITs Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
DLR $178.08 +2.2% +5.1% +12.9% +19.1% ABOVE 0
EQIX $888.75 +1.5% +2.4% +4.1% +6.9% ABOVE 0
AI Power & Grid Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
VST $153.34 +5.6% +9.0% +22.8% +93.9% ABOVE 0
GEV $338.57 +4.5% +2.0% +21.5% +62.6% ABOVE 0
CEG $232.24 +1.9% +4.0% -11.7% +25.5% BELOW 0
ETN $356.09 +1.6% -1.6% +5.7% +22.7% ABOVE 0
PWR $330.18 +0.7% +1.2% +7.9% +25.8% ABOVE 0
Utilities Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
NEE $73.21 +0.9% +3.8% -9.3% -7.6% BELOW 0
SO $83.38 +0.3% +1.7% -5.4% +0.3% BELOW 0
DUK $106.82 +0.0% +3.0% -4.9% -1.3% BELOW 0
Energy Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
CVX $148.39 -0.7% +1.6% +7.1% +16.9% ABOVE 1
XOM $112.18 -1.4% -1.5% -0.6% +9.0% ABOVE 1
Defense & Aerospace Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
LMT $508.73 +0.4% -4.4% -6.6% -5.9% BELOW 0
RTX $115.53 -0.4% -3.4% -6.0% +0.3% BELOW 1
GD $271.72 -1.8% -10.5% -7.7% -5.8% BELOW 4
Telecom Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
VZ $37.35 -0.8% +1.9% -2.2% -2.8% BELOW 1
T $21.00 -1.1% +1.9% +1.1% +7.3% ABOVE 1
TMUS $226.47 -1.6% -3.2% +5.5% +17.5% ABOVE 1
Media & Entertainment Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
NFLX $87.13 +2.9% +4.9% +16.3% +27.9% ABOVE 0
DIS $109.86 -1.0% +9.4% +16.8% +27.3% ABOVE 2
Biotech Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
AMGN $265.69 +0.4% -6.4% -10.4% -14.5% BELOW 0
GILD $83.62 -0.8% -5.3% +0.6% +9.4% ABOVE 1
Materials Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
APD $313.61 +0.0% +4.8% +0.4% +18.8% ABOVE 0
LIN $434.00 -1.0% -2.7% -7.0% -4.5% BELOW 4
Analog & Embedded Chips Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
ADI $204.94 +0.4% -1.1% -7.2% -6.5% BELOW 0
MCHP $61.42 -0.6% -2.6% -13.8% -16.2% BELOW 1
TXN $191.53 -2.9% -2.3% +0.3% -0.0% BELOW 1

Key Stock Movers

Today's biggest movers by absolute percentage change: Super Micro (SMCI) (Infrastructure) rose 31.2% to $28.27. Vertiv (VRT) (Infrastructure) rose 14.6% to $140.63. Coherent (COHR) (AI Networking & Interconnect) rose 9.3% to $104.25. Vistra (VST) (AI Power & Grid) rose 5.6% to $153.34. NVIDIA (NVDA) (Mag 7 (AI Spenders)) rose 4.9% to $146.78. These individual stock movements were key drivers of their respective sector performance.

Risk and Opportunity Assessment

On the risk side, 1 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 six sectors flagged for declines exceeding 5% over 20 days and 13 of 24 sectors trading above their 50-day moving averages, the market exhibits selective leadership rather than broad risk-on behavior. Breadth metrics and the 50-day trend favor overweighting Infrastructure and AI-related hardware while trimming cyclically weak pockets such as Healthcare, Chip Equipment, and IT Services that are below their 50-day marks. Positioning guidance: prefer quality exposure to Mag 7 beneficiaries and data-center suppliers, use tight stops on lagging sectors, and watch alert counts as a signal to de-risk if additional sectors breach 50-day support.

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