US Stock Market Sector Analysis – Monday, January 06, 2025
MIXED
On January 06, 2025, the US stock market was mixed with 8 sectors up, 11 down, and 5 flat. Chip Equipment (+5.3%) topped the board while Defense & Aerospace (-2.3%) trailed. The Magnificent 7 averaged +1.9% on the day, led by Meta (META) (+4.2%) with Tesla (TSLA) (+0.1%) lagging. At the individual stock level, Super Micro (SMCI) (+9.4%) posted the biggest gain and Palantir (PLTR) (-5.0%) saw the largest decline. Looking at the 20-day trend, 3 sectors remain in positive territory while 21 are negative, reflecting persistent medium-term selling pressure.
Market Condition Dashboard
US 10-Year Treasury Yield
Sell / Wait
4.62%
rising
Impact
Confidence
Crude Oil (WTI)
Neutral
$73.56
-0.5% 1D
Impact
Confidence
VIX (Fear Index)
Normal Range
16.0
-0.6% 1D
Impact
Confidence
Tracked Stocks Breadth (50DMA)
Add Cash
44%
30 of 68 above 50DMA · -1.5pp 5D
Impact
Confidence
Put/Call Ratio (5D)
Caution
0.75
Call-Heavy · stable
Impact
Confidence
Signal analysis only — not investment advice
Sector Performance (Base=100)
AI and Technology Sector Analysis
The AI investment theme averaged +1.9% today across the four core technology sectors: Magnificent 7, Chip Supply Chain, Infrastructure, and Enterprise Software. Of these, 4 are trading above their 50-day moving average. The biggest AI stock movers were Super Micro (SMCI) ($36, +9.4%), Vertiv (VRT) ($134, +6.7%), TSMC (TSM) ($216, +5.5%). The 20-day trend across AI and semiconductor sectors is mixed, suggesting stock selection matters more than broad sector exposure.
The Chip Equipment sector gained 5.3% on the session. Key movers included ASML ($758.58, +7.6%), Applied Materials (AMAT) ($175.28, +4.4%), Lam Research (LRCX) ($77.13, +3.8%). Over 20 days, the sector is up +4.4%, maintaining its uptrend.
The Infrastructure sector gained 4.9% on the session. Key movers included Super Micro (SMCI) ($36.45, +9.4%), Vertiv (VRT) ($133.83, +6.7%), Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) ($22.04, +4.7%). Over 20 days, the sector is down -4.2%, extending its decline.
The Airlines sector gained 2.4% on the session. Key movers included United (UAL) ($98.57, +3.0%), Delta (DAL) ($58.86, +1.8%). Over 20 days, the sector is down -4.3%, extending its decline.
The Telecom sector declined 1.7% on the session. Key movers included T-Mobile (TMUS) ($206.99, -3.1%), Verizon (VZ) ($35.29, -1.6%), AT&T (T) ($20.88, -0.3%). Over 20 days, the sector is down -8.3%, extending its decline.
The Defense & Aerospace sector declined 2.3% on the session. Key movers included Lockheed Martin (LMT) ($447.36, -3.3%), General Dynamics (GD) ($249.51, -2.0%), RTX Corp (RTX) ($111.18, -1.5%). Over 20 days, the sector is down -5.8%, extending its decline.
Market Breadth Analysis
US stock market breadth analysis shows 7 of 24 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 21 sectors in negative territory, pointing to widespread selling pressure.
Interactive Charts
S&P 500 & NASDAQ 100
50-Day Sector Performance
1-Day vs 5-Day Sector Change
Active Alerts
HIGH11 sectors declining >5% over 20 days: Enterprise Software, Healthcare, Retail, Hospitality & Travel, Cybersecurity, Data Center REITs, Energy, Defense & Aerospace, Telecom, Media & Entertainment, Materials
HIGH5 sectors declining >10% over 50 days: Healthcare, Utilities, Defense & Aerospace, Materials, Analog & Embedded Chips
Stock-Level Detail
Mag 7 (AI Spenders)Show individual tickers
Ticker
Price
1D
5D
20D
50D
vs 50MA
Down Days
META
$627.10
+4.2%
+6.6%
+1.1%
+11.1%
ABOVE
0
NVDA
$149.21
+3.4%
+8.7%
+4.9%
+6.4%
ABOVE
0
GOOG
$196.93
+2.5%
+2.7%
+12.3%
+20.5%
ABOVE
0
AMZN
$227.61
+1.5%
+2.9%
+0.3%
+22.1%
ABOVE
0
MSFT
$422.83
+1.1%
+0.7%
-3.5%
+0.9%
BELOW
0
AAPL
$243.44
+0.7%
-2.9%
+0.9%
+6.4%
ABOVE
0
TSLA
$411.05
+0.1%
-1.5%
+5.6%
+57.8%
ABOVE
0
Chip Supply ChainShow individual tickers
Ticker
Price
1D
5D
20D
50D
vs 50MA
Down Days
TSM
$215.97
+5.5%
+9.8%
+8.7%
+11.5%
ABOVE
0
ARM
$147.41
+4.5%
+17.1%
+4.6%
+4.5%
ABOVE
0
AMD
$129.55
+3.3%
+5.8%
-6.5%
-15.6%
BELOW
0
AVGO
$233.43
+1.7%
+0.4%
+32.0%
+38.3%
ABOVE
0
QCOM
$154.78
+1.3%
+3.4%
+0.2%
-4.4%
BELOW
0
MRVL
$118.47
+0.7%
+6.6%
+4.8%
+45.3%
ABOVE
0
INTC
$19.87
-3.4%
+0.3%
-5.0%
-11.1%
BELOW
1
InfrastructureShow individual tickers
Ticker
Price
1D
5D
20D
50D
vs 50MA
Down Days
SMCI
$36.45
+9.4%
+18.8%
-17.0%
-21.2%
ABOVE
0
VRT
$133.83
+6.7%
+15.4%
+0.2%
+21.9%
ABOVE
0
HPE
$22.04
+4.7%
+6.8%
-4.0%
+18.5%
ABOVE
0
DELL
$121.52
+4.0%
+8.6%
+1.0%
+3.4%
BELOW
0
CSCO
$56.85
-0.2%
-0.0%
-1.2%
+5.7%
ABOVE
1
Enterprise SoftwareShow individual tickers
Ticker
Price
1D
5D
20D
50D
vs 50MA
Down Days
NOW
$215.41
+0.3%
+0.9%
-4.2%
+12.6%
ABOVE
0
ADBE
$431.18
+0.1%
-3.3%
-22.0%
-10.7%
BELOW
0
CRM
$326.72
-0.7%
-1.6%
-8.6%
+15.4%
ABOVE
1
PLTR
$75.92
-5.0%
-1.6%
-0.6%
+74.3%
ABOVE
1
FinanceShow individual tickers
Ticker
Price
1D
5D
20D
50D
vs 50MA
Down Days
GS
$566.23
+0.6%
+1.7%
-2.7%
+11.8%
ABOVE
0
JPM
$233.76
-0.5%
+1.2%
-2.1%
+7.6%
ABOVE
1
HealthcareShow individual tickers
Ticker
Price
1D
5D
20D
50D
vs 50MA
Down Days
UNH
$494.63
+0.1%
+1.2%
-6.2%
-8.1%
BELOW
0
LLY
$756.87
-2.2%
-1.1%
-7.5%
-14.0%
BELOW
1
RetailShow individual tickers
Ticker
Price
1D
5D
20D
50D
vs 50MA
Down Days
WMT
$90.21
+0.7%
+0.9%
-4.3%
+10.3%
ABOVE
0
COST
$915.34
+0.7%
+0.1%
-7.0%
+3.4%
BELOW
0
IT ServicesShow individual tickers
Ticker
Price
1D
5D
20D
50D
vs 50MA
Down Days
IBM
$214.25
+0.0%
+1.1%
-6.5%
+2.8%
ABOVE
0
ACN
$339.39
-0.7%
-0.3%
-3.1%
-3.5%
BELOW
1
AirlinesShow individual tickers
Ticker
Price
1D
5D
20D
50D
vs 50MA
Down Days
UAL
$98.57
+3.0%
+0.4%
-1.7%
+32.3%
ABOVE
0
DAL
$58.86
+1.8%
-1.1%
-7.0%
+9.6%
BELOW
0
Hospitality & TravelShow individual tickers
Ticker
Price
1D
5D
20D
50D
vs 50MA
Down Days
BKNG
$194.01
+0.1%
-1.6%
-7.4%
+13.3%
BELOW
0
MAR
$268.93
-1.0%
-2.7%
-6.8%
+4.8%
BELOW
1
Food & RestaurantShow individual tickers
Ticker
Price
1D
5D
20D
50D
vs 50MA
Down Days
SBUX
$89.61
+0.6%
+2.8%
-7.0%
-3.5%
BELOW
0
MCD
$282.02
-0.9%
+0.9%
-2.3%
-2.5%
BELOW
1
LogisticsShow individual tickers
Ticker
Price
1D
5D
20D
50D
vs 50MA
Down Days
UPS
$112.72
+0.3%
-0.9%
-1.1%
-9.1%
BELOW
0
FDX
$213.99
-0.2%
-2.3%
-1.9%
+0.9%
BELOW
1
IndustrialShow individual tickers
Ticker
Price
1D
5D
20D
50D
vs 50MA
Down Days
CAT
$357.26
+0.1%
+0.3%
-7.8%
-5.9%
BELOW
0
HON
$212.27
-2.1%
-2.1%
-2.0%
+6.6%
BELOW
1
CybersecurityShow individual tickers
Ticker
Price
1D
5D
20D
50D
vs 50MA
Down Days
CRWD
$91.59
+2.0%
+4.9%
+0.2%
+20.3%
ABOVE
0
ZS
$188.71
+1.5%
+3.0%
-11.0%
+2.6%
BELOW
0
PANW
$179.50
-2.0%
-2.6%
-11.6%
-1.5%
BELOW
1
Chip EquipmentShow individual tickers
Ticker
Price
1D
5D
20D
50D
vs 50MA
Down Days
ASML
$758.58
+7.6%
+10.4%
+8.4%
+8.4%
ABOVE
0
AMAT
$175.28
+4.4%
+8.5%
+2.6%
-3.2%
ABOVE
0
LRCX
$77.13
+3.8%
+8.1%
+2.1%
+2.2%
ABOVE
0
Data Center REITsShow individual tickers
Ticker
Price
1D
5D
20D
50D
vs 50MA
Down Days
DLR
$171.90
-1.2%
+1.9%
-6.2%
+9.5%
BELOW
1
EQIX
$909.45
-2.1%
+0.4%
-4.6%
+5.4%
ABOVE
1
UtilitiesShow individual tickers
Ticker
Price
1D
5D
20D
50D
vs 50MA
Down Days
NEE
$68.12
-1.0%
-0.7%
-5.3%
-13.4%
BELOW
1
DUK
$100.92
-1.3%
-1.2%
-5.1%
-9.8%
BELOW
2
SO
$77.09
-1.7%
-1.7%
-4.5%
-12.8%
BELOW
1
EnergyShow individual tickers
Ticker
Price
1D
5D
20D
50D
vs 50MA
Down Days
XOM
$102.54
-0.1%
+1.9%
-5.1%
-9.2%
BELOW
1
CVX
$138.11
-0.4%
+2.9%
-5.1%
-1.1%
BELOW
1
Defense & AerospaceShow individual tickers
Ticker
Price
1D
5D
20D
50D
vs 50MA
Down Days
RTX
$111.18
-1.5%
-1.0%
-3.3%
-8.4%
BELOW
2
GD
$249.51
-2.0%
-2.0%
-5.1%
-14.4%
BELOW
1
LMT
$447.36
-3.3%
-3.6%
-9.2%
-16.9%
BELOW
3
TelecomShow individual tickers
Ticker
Price
1D
5D
20D
50D
vs 50MA
Down Days
T
$20.88
-0.3%
-0.0%
-5.4%
+1.8%
BELOW
2
VZ
$35.29
-1.6%
+0.0%
-6.5%
-5.4%
BELOW
1
TMUS
$206.99
-3.1%
-3.8%
-12.9%
-8.7%
BELOW
3
Media & EntertainmentShow individual tickers
Ticker
Price
1D
5D
20D
50D
vs 50MA
Down Days
NFLX
$88.18
+0.1%
-2.1%
-5.7%
+16.9%
ABOVE
0
DIS
$109.00
-0.1%
+0.2%
-4.4%
+16.9%
ABOVE
1
BiotechShow individual tickers
Ticker
Price
1D
5D
20D
50D
vs 50MA
Down Days
GILD
$87.67
-0.2%
-0.8%
-0.1%
+3.6%
ABOVE
3
AMGN
$246.85
-1.0%
-0.3%
-5.1%
-17.4%
BELOW
1
MaterialsShow individual tickers
Ticker
Price
1D
5D
20D
50D
vs 50MA
Down Days
LIN
$404.78
-0.1%
-1.1%
-8.1%
-12.7%
BELOW
3
APD
$272.47
-0.2%
-1.3%
-11.0%
-11.5%
BELOW
1
Analog & Embedded ChipsShow individual tickers
Ticker
Price
1D
5D
20D
50D
vs 50MA
Down Days
MCHP
$55.90
+1.1%
+2.0%
-1.7%
-22.6%
BELOW
0
TXN
$183.99
+0.9%
+2.2%
-0.5%
-6.4%
BELOW
0
Key Stock Movers
Today's biggest movers by absolute percentage change: Super Micro (SMCI) (Infrastructure) rose 9.4% to $36.45. ASML (Chip Equipment) rose 7.6% to $758.58. Vertiv (VRT) (Infrastructure) rose 6.7% to $133.83. TSMC (TSM) (Chip Supply Chain) rose 5.5% to $215.97. Palantir (PLTR) (Enterprise Software) fell 5.0% to $75.92. These individual stock movements were key drivers of their respective sector performance.
Risk and Opportunity Assessment
On the risk side, 2 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
There are currently 2 active alerts (2 high-severity). The split between 8 advancing and 11 declining sectors suggests indecision. Over 20 days, 3 sectors are positive and 21 negative. A catalyst is needed to establish direction. Monitor sector rotation for emerging trends and watch breadth for confirmation.