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US Stock Market Sector Analysis – Wednesday, January 22, 2025 MIXED

ARM Holdings (ARM) led today's action with a blockbuster +15.9% rip that powered the Chip Supply Chain and sent tech-related sectors higher, while Media & Entertainment and Infrastructure also outperformed. The S&P 500 internals were mixed: 9 sectors advanced, 12 declined and 3 were flat, with just 8 of 24 sectors trading above their 50-day moving averages. The Magnificent 7 grouped as 'AI Spenders' rose a modest +1.5% on the day, paced by NVIDIA (NVDA) and Microsoft (MSFT), even as Apple (AAPL) lagged and Tesla (TSLA) slipped. Utilities and Energy lagged, pressured by losses in NextEra Energy (NEE) and Southern Co (SO), keeping defensive sectors underperforming.

Market Condition Dashboard

US 10-Year Treasury Yield
Wait & Watch
4.60%
stable
Impact
Confidence
Crude Oil (WTI)
Neutral
$75.44
-0.6% 1D
Impact
Confidence
VIX (Fear Index)
Normal Range
15.1
+0.3% 1D
Impact
Confidence
Tracked Stocks Breadth (50DMA)
Healthy Uptrend
57%
39 of 68 above 50DMA · +29.4pp 5D
Impact
Confidence
Put/Call Ratio (5D)
Caution
0.75
Call-Heavy · stable
Impact
Confidence

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Sector Performance (Base=100)

AI and Technology Sector Analysis

The AI investment theme showed durability today as the Mag 7 continued to lead directional flows and chip-related names accelerated; NVIDIA (NVDA) $146.85 gained 4.4% and remains the focal point for GPU-driven adoption. Microsoft (MSFT) $440.97 climbed 4.1% as enterprise cloud budgets and software infrastructure remain a tailwind for AI services. Strength in the Chip Supply Chain, exemplified by ARM Holdings (ARM) $179.93 jumping 15.9% and Super Micro (SMCI) $33.86 up 4.3%, signals continued appetite for hardware and datacenter expansions that underpin large-scale models and enterprise software deployments such as Palantir (PLTR) $76.87.

US Stock Sector Overview

Sector 1D 5D 20D vs 50MA
Mag 7 (AI Spenders) +1.5% +1.6% +1.8% ABOVE
Chip Supply Chain +3.3% +8.7% +14.0% ABOVE
Infrastructure +3.2% +7.0% +10.0% ABOVE
Enterprise Software +2.4% +7.0% -1.7% BELOW
Finance -0.2% +4.3% +11.5% ABOVE
Healthcare +0.3% -1.7% +1.1% BELOW
Retail -0.1% +2.2% +0.0% BELOW
IT Services +0.2% +2.3% -0.8% ABOVE
Airlines -1.6% +3.2% +11.0% ABOVE
Hospitality & Travel -0.2% -1.4% -4.9% BELOW
Food & Restaurant -0.4% +2.3% +3.6% BELOW
Logistics -1.1% +0.9% +1.8% BELOW
Industrial -0.5% +4.0% +3.4% BELOW
Cybersecurity +2.0% +4.6% +2.6% BELOW
Chip Equipment +1.3% +8.2% +14.7% ABOVE
Data Center REITs -0.8% +3.6% +1.0% BELOW
Utilities -2.6% +0.4% -1.4% BELOW
Energy -1.4% -1.5% +6.5% BELOW
Defense & Aerospace -1.2% +3.1% +3.8% BELOW
Telecom -0.5% +1.9% -0.8% BELOW
Media & Entertainment +4.9% +6.5% +1.0% BELOW
Biotech -0.2% +1.2% +2.2% BELOW
Materials -0.4% +3.4% +6.2% ABOVE
Analog & Embedded Chips +0.4% +1.2% +5.4% BELOW

Sector Strength

Media & Entertainment +4.9% 20d: +1.0%
Netflix (NFLX) +9.7% (20d: +4.9%), Disney (DIS) +0.1% (20d: -2.9%) [<50MA]
Chip Supply Chain +3.3% 20d: +14.0%
ARM Holdings (ARM) +15.9% (20d: +36.2%), TSMC (TSM) +2.1% (20d: +13.2%), Qualcomm (QCOM) +1.8% (20d: +11.3%)
Infrastructure +3.2% 20d: +10.0%
Super Micro (SMCI) +4.3% (20d: +7.2%), Vertiv (VRT) +3.8% (20d: +23.8%), Dell (DELL) +3.6% (20d: -0.2%) [<50MA]
Enterprise Software +2.4% 20d: -1.7%
Palantir (PLTR) +5.2% (20d: -4.6%), ServiceNow (NOW) +2.6% (20d: +3.1%), Salesforce (CRM) +1.8% (20d: -3.2%) [<50MA]
Cybersecurity +2.0% 20d: +2.6%
CrowdStrike (CRWD) +3.2% (20d: +4.3%), Palo Alto Networks (PANW) +2.3% (20d: +0.5%) [<50MA], Zscaler (ZS) +0.6% (20d: +3.0%) [<50MA]

Sector Warnings

Utilities -2.6% 20d: -1.4%
NextEra Energy (NEE) -3.3% (20d: -4.4%) [<50MA], Southern Co (SO) -2.6% (20d: -0.4%) [<50MA], Duke Energy (DUK) -1.8% (20d: +0.5%) [<50MA]
Airlines -1.6% 20d: +11.0%
United (UAL) -2.3% (20d: +10.9%), Delta (DAL) -0.8% (20d: +11.2%)
Energy -1.4% 20d: +6.5%
Exxon Mobil (XOM) -1.7% (20d: +3.5%) [<50MA], Chevron (CVX) -1.2% (20d: +9.5%)
Defense & Aerospace -1.2% 20d: +3.8%
Lockheed Martin (LMT) -1.4% (20d: +2.1%) [<50MA], RTX Corp (RTX) -1.1% (20d: +6.8%), General Dynamics (GD) -1.0% (20d: +2.5%) [<50MA]
Logistics -1.1% 20d: +1.8%
FedEx (FDX) -1.9% (20d: -1.9%) [<50MA], UPS -0.2% (20d: +5.5%)

Sector Deep Dive

Chip Supply Chain showed exceptional leadership, up 3.3% on the day and +8.6% over the 50-day window with the sector trading ABOVE its 50MA; ARM Holdings (ARM) $179.93 surged +15.9% and continued a multi-week rotation into chip IP and foundry beneficiaries, while NVIDIA (NVDA) $146.85 (+4.4%) remains only -1.2% over the 50-day despite the pop, underscoring sustained hardware demand.

Media & Entertainment outperformed with a 4.9% daily gain and sits BELOW its 50-day average despite short-term strength; Netflix (NFLX) $95.40 jumped +9.7% and helped drive a short-term leadership trade as streaming re-rating stories draw capital back into content-focused names, with the 50-day context signaling room for mean reversion toward prior trendlines.

Infrastructure rallied 3.2% and is comfortably ABOVE its 50MA with a 50-day gain of +12.0%; Super Micro (SMCI) $33.86 climbed +4.3% as investors favor datacenter hardware exposure tied to AI deployments, reinforcing the 50-day uptrend across servers, racks and related install cycles.

Enterprise Software logged a solid +2.4% day but remains BELOW its 50-day average despite pockets of strength; Palantir (PLTR) $76.87 rose +5.2% on renewed demand signaling that AI-enabled analytics budgets are returning, though the 50-day backdrop suggests selective stock-level leadership rather than broad sector rotation.

Utilities were a clear weak spot, down 2.6% and below their 50MA by -4.3% over 50 days; Southern Co (SO) $78.58 slid -2.6% and NextEra Energy (NEE) $65.49 fell -3.3%, both reinforcing the 50-day negative trend as investors reallocate from defensive yield into cyclical and AI-exposed sectors.

Market Breadth Analysis

US stock market breadth analysis shows 8 of 24 sectors trading above their 50-day moving average, while 16 are below. With the majority of sectors below the 50-day MA, medium-term momentum is deteriorating. The 20-day breadth shows 5 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

HIGH Analog & Embedded Chips down -15.1% over 50 days

Stock-Level Detail

Mag 7 (AI Spenders) Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
NVDA $146.85 +4.4% +7.9% +9.2% -1.2% ABOVE 0
MSFT $440.97 +4.1% +4.7% +2.2% +5.1% ABOVE 0
AMZN $235.01 +1.9% +5.2% +4.5% +11.9% ABOVE 0
META $620.43 +1.1% +1.0% +6.5% +5.5% ABOVE 0
AAPL $222.41 +0.5% -5.9% -12.0% -1.5% BELOW 0
GOOG $198.99 +0.2% +1.5% +3.7% +9.9% ABOVE 0
TSLA $415.11 -2.1% -3.1% -1.4% +39.8% ABOVE 2
Chip Supply Chain Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
ARM $179.93 +15.9% +22.1% +36.2% +19.4% ABOVE 0
TSM $219.10 +2.1% +7.9% +13.2% +11.3% ABOVE 0
QCOM $164.84 +1.8% +3.5% +11.3% -1.0% ABOVE 0
AMD $123.75 +1.2% +3.2% +3.8% -17.4% BELOW 0
MRVL $124.70 +1.2% +7.9% +12.0% +33.4% ABOVE 0
INTC $21.86 +0.4% +10.9% +12.0% -16.7% ABOVE 0
AVGO $237.88 +0.2% +5.7% +9.4% +31.4% ABOVE 0
Infrastructure Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
SMCI $33.86 +4.3% +9.3% +7.2% +32.9% ABOVE 0
VRT $148.31 +3.8% +12.6% +23.8% +21.7% ABOVE 0
DELL $112.67 +3.6% +5.8% -0.2% -16.2% BELOW 0
HPE $23.56 +3.0% +4.8% +13.0% +14.6% ABOVE 0
CSCO $59.62 +1.0% +2.8% +6.0% +6.8% ABOVE 0
Enterprise Software Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
PLTR $76.87 +5.2% +12.8% -4.6% +37.6% ABOVE 0
NOW $225.03 +2.6% +6.7% +3.1% +10.8% ABOVE 0
CRM $328.79 +1.8% +3.6% -3.2% +7.1% BELOW 0
ADBE $437.32 +0.2% +4.8% -2.2% -12.7% BELOW 0
Finance Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
JPM $255.10 -0.1% +4.2% +11.2% +11.8% ABOVE 1
GS $614.12 -0.3% +4.4% +11.8% +9.2% ABOVE 1
Healthcare Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
LLY $745.87 +1.6% +1.0% -1.8% -5.3% BELOW 0
UNH $500.46 -1.0% -4.4% +3.9% -13.8% BELOW 1
Retail Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
WMT $91.98 +0.2% +2.1% +1.1% +11.4% ABOVE 0
COST $937.15 -0.3% +2.3% -1.0% +3.4% BELOW 1
IT Services Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
ACN $348.38 +0.8% +3.1% -1.6% -0.0% ABOVE 0
IBM $214.82 -0.4% +1.5% -0.0% +5.3% ABOVE 2
Airlines Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
DAL $66.45 -0.8% +3.5% +11.2% +12.2% ABOVE 1
UAL $107.97 -2.3% +2.9% +10.9% +26.4% ABOVE 1
Hospitality & Travel Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
MAR $276.62 +1.0% +1.6% -1.3% +1.2% BELOW 0
BKNG $182.53 -1.4% -4.4% -8.5% -6.0% BELOW 2
Food & Restaurant Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
SBUX $94.04 -0.3% +5.0% +11.1% +2.3% ABOVE 1
MCD $271.57 -0.4% -0.3% -3.9% -3.9% BELOW 1
Logistics Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
UPS $120.29 -0.2% +4.0% +5.5% +0.0% ABOVE 1
FDX $211.22 -1.9% -2.2% -1.9% -4.0% BELOW 1
Industrial Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
CAT $391.47 -0.2% +6.4% +9.0% -2.2% ABOVE 1
HON $213.57 -0.9% +1.6% -2.3% +3.1% BELOW 1
Cybersecurity Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
CRWD $94.50 +3.2% +4.4% +4.3% +14.3% ABOVE 0
PANW $187.70 +2.3% +7.8% +0.5% -3.0% BELOW 0
ZS $192.93 +0.6% +1.5% +3.0% -1.9% BELOW 0
Chip Equipment Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
LRCX $82.34 +2.1% +9.3% +16.0% +5.4% ABOVE 0
AMAT $193.09 +1.4% +9.6% +19.5% +1.0% ABOVE 0
ASML $756.80 +0.5% +5.6% +8.6% +13.2% ABOVE 0
Data Center REITs Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
DLR $174.62 -0.6% +4.3% +2.2% +2.9% BELOW 1
EQIX $895.16 -0.9% +2.8% -0.2% +2.4% BELOW 1
Utilities Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
DUK $103.24 -1.8% +2.2% +0.5% -1.1% BELOW 1
SO $78.58 -2.6% +0.2% -0.4% -4.3% BELOW 1
NEE $65.49 -3.3% -1.2% -4.4% -7.6% BELOW 1
Energy Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
CVX $146.69 -1.2% -1.2% +9.5% +0.8% ABOVE 2
XOM $104.25 -1.7% -1.8% +3.5% -8.8% BELOW 2
Defense & Aerospace Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
GD $261.38 -1.0% +1.6% +2.5% -11.7% BELOW 1
RTX $121.19 -1.1% +4.4% +6.8% +4.1% ABOVE 1
LMT $479.36 -1.4% +3.2% +2.1% -8.9% BELOW 1
Telecom Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
VZ $35.31 -0.2% +2.0% -0.7% -2.3% BELOW 1
TMUS $212.65 -0.6% +1.9% -1.0% -5.4% BELOW 1
T $20.88 -0.8% +1.9% -0.6% +2.6% BELOW 1
Media & Entertainment Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
NFLX $95.40 +9.7% +12.5% +4.9% +19.8% ABOVE 0
DIS $106.80 +0.1% +0.6% -2.9% +10.5% BELOW 0
Biotech Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
GILD $89.41 +0.1% +0.7% +0.5% -4.2% ABOVE 0
AMGN $261.03 -0.5% +1.7% +3.8% -14.4% BELOW 1
Materials Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
LIN $433.89 +0.0% +3.4% +4.3% -4.6% ABOVE 0
APD $304.94 -0.9% +3.3% +8.1% +2.0% ABOVE 1
Analog & Embedded Chips Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
TXN $188.66 +0.9% -0.2% +5.4% -9.4% ABOVE 0
MCHP $56.08 -0.1% +2.6% +5.4% -20.8% BELOW 1

Key Stock Movers

Today's biggest movers by absolute percentage change: ARM Holdings (ARM) (Chip Supply Chain) rose 15.9% to $179.93. Netflix (NFLX) (Media & Entertainment) rose 9.7% to $95.40. Palantir (PLTR) (Enterprise Software) rose 5.2% to $76.87. NVIDIA (NVDA) (Mag 7 (AI Spenders)) rose 4.4% to $146.85. Super Micro (SMCI) (Infrastructure) rose 4.3% to $33.86. 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

Looking ahead, the US stock market faces a bifurcated tape: only 8 sectors are above their 50-day moving averages while 16 sit below, and the system shows one HIGH active alert for Analog & Embedded Chips down -15.1% over 50 days. Breadth metrics point to selective leadership—chip supply chain and infrastructure—so position size toward high-conviction AI hardware and software names that have confirmed 50-day leadership while trimming exposure to utilities and other 50-day laggards. Monitor alert counts and sector-level 50-day trends for signs of broader rotation before increasing cyclical exposure; maintain disciplined stops given uneven S&P 500 internals.

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