US Stock Market Sector Analysis – Tuesday, January 28, 2025 BEARISH

NVIDIA (NVDA) led today's tape with an 8.9% jump, sparking a broad relief rally in AI-linked names and powering Cybersecurity stocks higher after strong security demand momentum. The US stock market showed a split profile: only 7 sectors advanced while 15 declined, and the S&P 500 internals were mixed as 11 sectors remain above their 50-day moving average and 13 sit below. CrowdStrike (CRWD) outperformed with a 9.3% gain, while Lockheed Martin (LMT) tumbled 9.2%, weighing on Defense & Aerospace and capping gains elsewhere. Market response to AI optimism and idiosyncratic defense weakness dictated sector rotations into late-session strength in Enterprise Software and Cybersecurity.

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US 10-Year Treasury Yield

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4.55%

stable

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Crude Oil (WTI)

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$73.77

+0.8% 1D

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VIX (Fear Index)

Normal Range

16.4

-8.3% 1D

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Tracked Stocks Breadth (50DMA)

Healthy Uptrend

57%

39 of 68 above 50DMA · +2.9pp 5D

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Put/Call Ratio (5D)

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0.75

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Sector Performance (Base=100)

AI and Technology Sector Analysis

The AI investment theme regained traction as Magnificent 7 buying — led by NVIDIA (NVDA) $128.80, Apple (AAPL) $236.75 and Microsoft (MSFT) $441.96 — pushed the Mag 7 cohort up 3.0% on the day, signaling renewed investor appetite for AI spenders even as some Mag 7 names remain below their 50-day levels. Strength in the Chip Supply Chain, highlighted by TSMC (TSM) $198.68, and robust Cybersecurity flows into CrowdStrike (CRWD) $102.17 and Zscaler (ZS) $204.68 reinforce the hardware-to-software investment pathway. That said, chip-equipment and infrastructure pockets still trade with 50-day drift, underscoring the need to differentiate between AI infrastructure beneficiaries and near-term cyclical laggards.

US Stock Sector Overview

Sector	1D	5D	20D	vs 50MA
Mag 7 (AI Spenders)	+3.0%	-0.2%	+0.6%	ABOVE
Chip Supply Chain	+1.5%	-10.5%	-1.3%	ABOVE
Infrastructure	-1.5%	-14.6%	-6.6%	BELOW
Enterprise Software	+3.4%	+4.5%	+3.8%	ABOVE
Finance	+0.6%	+1.2%	+11.0%	ABOVE
Healthcare	-0.3%	+5.6%	+4.6%	BELOW
Retail	-0.4%	+2.9%	+4.1%	ABOVE
IT Services	+1.0%	+3.2%	+4.0%	ABOVE
Airlines	-0.3%	-0.9%	+8.6%	ABOVE
Hospitality & Travel	+0.2%	+2.2%	-2.6%	BELOW
Food & Restaurant	-0.1%	+3.1%	+4.0%	BELOW
Logistics	-0.8%	+2.6%	+3.4%	BELOW
Industrial	-1.7%	-1.5%	+1.8%	BELOW
Cybersecurity	+6.1%	+5.7%	+9.9%	ABOVE
Chip Equipment	-1.2%	-11.0%	+0.3%	BELOW
Data Center REITs	-0.4%	-6.6%	-6.4%	BELOW
Utilities	-3.0%	+2.2%	+0.3%	BELOW
Energy	-1.3%	-0.7%	+5.0%	BELOW
Defense & Aerospace	-3.1%	-2.5%	+0.9%	BELOW
Telecom	+0.1%	+4.8%	+3.4%	ABOVE
Media & Entertainment	-0.5%	+2.5%	+3.8%	ABOVE
Biotech	-1.3%	+1.7%	+3.2%	ABOVE
Materials	-0.4%	+0.8%	+7.7%	BELOW
Analog & Embedded Chips	-2.6%	-6.1%	-4.5%	BELOW

Sector Strength

Cybersecurity +6.1% 20d: +9.9%

CrowdStrike (CRWD) +9.3% (20d: +15.1%), Zscaler (ZS) +7.0% (20d: +10.9%), Palo Alto Networks (PANW) +1.9% (20d: +3.6%)

Enterprise Software +3.4% 20d: +3.8%

Palantir (PLTR) +6.3% (20d: +1.5%), Salesforce (CRM) +3.7% (20d: +6.4%), ServiceNow (NOW) +2.6% (20d: +8.2%)

Mag 7 (AI Spenders) +3.0% 20d: +0.6%

NVIDIA (NVDA) +8.9% (20d: -5.9%) [<50MA], Apple (AAPL) +3.7% (20d: -6.8%) [<50MA], Microsoft (MSFT) +2.9% (20d: +3.9%)

Chip Supply Chain +1.5% 20d: -1.3%

TSMC (TSM) +5.2% (20d: +0.4%), Marvell (MRVL) +3.5% (20d: -8.5%) [<50MA], Broadcom (AVGO) +2.6% (20d: -14.2%)

IT Services +1.0% 20d: +4.0%

Accenture (ACN) +1.4% (20d: +6.7%), IBM +0.7% (20d: +1.3%)

Sector Warnings

Defense & Aerospace -3.1% 20d: +0.9%

Lockheed Martin (LMT) -9.2% (20d: -6.4%) [<50MA], General Dynamics (GD) -2.7% (20d: -0.8%) [<50MA], RTX Corp (RTX) +2.6% (20d: +10.0%)

Utilities -3.0% 20d: +0.3%

NextEra Energy (NEE) -4.5% (20d: -2.2%) [<50MA], Southern Co (SO) -3.4% (20d: +0.5%) [<50MA], Duke Energy (DUK) -1.2% (20d: +2.7%)

Analog & Embedded Chips -2.6% 20d: -4.5%

Texas Instruments (TXN) -3.5% (20d: -5.5%) [<50MA], Microchip Technology (MCHP) -1.7% (20d: -3.5%) [<50MA]

Industrial -1.7% 20d: +1.8%

Honeywell (HON) -2.2% (20d: -3.8%) [<50MA], Caterpillar (CAT) -1.2% (20d: +7.4%)

Infrastructure -1.5% 20d: -6.6%

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) -6.5% (20d: -0.9%) [<50MA], Super Micro (SMCI) -3.1% (20d: -11.9%) [<50MA], Dell (DELL) -2.5% (20d: -13.3%) [<50MA]

Sector Deep Dive

Cybersecurity saw the day's most concentrated leadership, rising 6.1% as demand for enterprise protection reaccelerated; CrowdStrike (CRWD) $102.17 jumped 9.3% and Zscaler (ZS) $204.68 climbed 7.0%. The Cybersecurity sector is trading above its 50-day trend (+3.6% vs. 50d), and the 50-day window shows constructive breadth with several names breaking out on accelerating volume, making the group a tactical overweight on momentum and security budget reallocation into AI projects.

Chip Supply Chain produced a measured gain of 1.5% with Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM) $198.68 up 5.2%, yet the subtheme shows recent volatility through the 50-day lens (+3.4% vs. 50d ABOVE) while the 20-day performance remains negative for many suppliers. NVIDIA (NVDA) $128.80 led the AI hardware bid but the broader chip-equipment cohort lagged; Chip Equipment itself is below its 50-day (-0.8% vs. 50d), suggesting selective exposure to leading foundry and leading-edge node beneficiaries rather than across-the-board supplier exposure.

Enterprise Software outperformed with a 3.4% advance as Palantir (PLTR) $80.23 rallied 6.3% on renewed contract optimism and the group sits comfortably above its 50-day (+8.2% vs. 50d). The 50-day trend for Enterprise Software has been uniformly positive over the window, highlighting durable software spending tied to AI deployments and cloud modernization; rotation into efficient, recurring-revenue names remains the preferred positioning within the sector.

Infrastructure and Utilities painted a cautionary picture; Infrastructure fell 1.5% and trades marginally below its 50-day (-0.1% vs. 50d), with Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) $20.70 plunging 6.5% and highlighting capital-spend sensitivity. Utilities underperformed (-3.0%) with Southern Co (SO) $79.55 down 3.4% and NextEra Energy (NEE) $67.45 off 4.5% as defensive flows reversed. The 50-day context shows both sectors struggling for traction, signaling an underweight stance until clearer policy or earnings visibility emerges.

Market Breadth Analysis

US stock market breadth analysis shows 11 of 24 sectors trading above their 50-day moving average, while 13 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

Stock-Level Detail

Mag 7 (AI Spenders) Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA
NVDA	$128.80	+8.9%	-12.3%	-5.9%	-11.8%	BELOW
AAPL	$236.75	+3.7%	+6.4%	-6.8%	+5.8%	BELOW
MSFT	$441.96	+2.9%	+0.2%	+3.9%	+5.4%	ABOVE
META	$671.01	+2.2%	+8.2%	+12.4%	+16.4%	ABOVE
GOOG	$196.05	+1.7%	-1.5%	+1.6%	+9.3%	ABOVE
AMZN	$238.15	+1.2%	+1.3%	+6.4%	+11.2%	ABOVE
TSLA	$398.09	+0.2%	-4.1%	-7.8%	+20.5%	ABOVE

Chip Supply Chain Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
TSM	$198.68	+5.2%	-9.3%	+0.4%	+8.8%	ABOVE	0
MRVL	$103.46	+3.5%	-17.0%	-8.5%	+15.4%	BELOW	0
AVGO	$204.75	+2.6%	-13.9%	-14.2%	+19.8%	ABOVE	0
ARM	$149.47	+2.4%	-16.9%	+15.7%	+10.6%	ABOVE	0
QCOM	$166.11	+0.2%	+0.8%	+9.1%	+7.5%	ABOVE	0
AMD	$114.17	-0.7%	-7.7%	-8.8%	-18.0%	BELOW	4
INTC	$19.80	-2.4%	-9.4%	-2.5%	-20.5%	BELOW	4

Infrastructure Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
VRT	$106.35	+3.8%	-28.3%	-7.4%	-14.4%	BELOW	0
CSCO	$57.49	+0.6%	-3.6%	+0.4%	+1.1%	ABOVE	0
DELL	$99.14	-2.5%	-12.0%	-13.3%	-24.4%	BELOW	4
SMCI	$28.18	-3.1%	-16.8%	-11.9%	+38.6%	BELOW	4
HPE	$20.70	-6.5%	-12.1%	-0.9%	-1.2%	BELOW	2

Enterprise Software Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA
PLTR	$80.23	+6.3%	+4.4%	+1.5%	+32.2%	ABOVE
CRM	$355.80	+3.7%	+8.2%	+6.4%	+5.5%	ABOVE
NOW	$234.08	+2.6%	+4.0%	+8.2%	+11.9%	ABOVE
ADBE	$442.84	+1.0%	+1.3%	-0.8%	-16.8%	BELOW

Finance Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
GS	$619.04	+0.7%	+0.8%	+10.7%	+7.9%	ABOVE	0
JPM	$259.27	+0.5%	+1.6%	+11.3%	+11.3%	ABOVE	0

Healthcare Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
UNH	$522.37	-0.2%	+4.4%	+6.4%	-10.1%	BELOW	1
LLY	$796.33	-0.4%	+6.8%	+2.8%	-0.7%	ABOVE	1

Retail Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
WMT	$95.99	-0.1%	+4.4%	+6.1%	+14.0%	ABOVE	1
COST	$951.01	-0.7%	+1.5%	+2.0%	+2.7%	ABOVE	1

IT Services Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
ACN	$367.08	+1.4%	+5.4%	+6.7%	+2.6%	ABOVE	0
IBM	$217.13	+0.7%	+1.1%	+1.3%	+7.0%	ABOVE	0

Airlines Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
DAL	$66.33	-0.2%	-0.2%	+10.4%	+4.9%	ABOVE	1
UAL	$106.34	-0.4%	-1.5%	+6.7%	+18.4%	ABOVE	1

Hospitality & Travel Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
MAR	$284.74	+0.2%	+2.9%	+1.8%	+1.0%	ABOVE	0
BKNG	$185.12	+0.2%	+1.4%	-7.0%	-5.9%	BELOW	0

Food & Restaurant Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
SBUX	$96.62	+0.4%	+2.7%	+8.8%	+1.2%	ABOVE	0
MCD	$281.03	-0.7%	+3.5%	-0.8%	-1.5%	BELOW	1

Logistics Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
UPS	$122.90	-0.6%	+2.2%	+7.4%	+2.5%	ABOVE	1
FDX	$217.64	-1.0%	+3.0%	-0.6%	-4.1%	BELOW	1

Industrial Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
CAT	$384.26	-1.2%	-1.8%	+7.4%	+1.2%	ABOVE	2
HON	$211.28	-2.2%	-1.1%	-3.8%	-4.8%	BELOW	1

Cybersecurity Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA
CRWD	$102.17	+9.3%	+8.1%	+15.1%	+17.5%	ABOVE
ZS	$204.68	+7.0%	+6.1%	+10.9%	-2.5%	ABOVE
PANW	$192.94	+1.9%	+2.8%	+3.6%	-4.1%	ABOVE

Chip Equipment Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
AMAT	$170.71	-1.0%	-11.6%	+3.6%	-5.2%	BELOW	4
ASML	$674.52	-1.0%	-10.9%	-4.2%	+1.5%	BELOW	4
LRCX	$73.69	-1.5%	-10.5%	+1.5%	+1.2%	BELOW	4

Data Center REITs Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
EQIX	$877.34	+0.7%	-2.0%	-3.8%	+0.6%	BELOW	0
DLR	$155.19	-1.6%	-11.1%	-9.0%	-8.4%	BELOW	3

Utilities Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
DUK	$105.60	-1.2%	+2.3%	+2.7%	+1.0%	ABOVE	1
SO	$79.55	-3.4%	+1.2%	+0.5%	-3.8%	BELOW	1
NEE	$67.45	-4.5%	+3.0%	-2.2%	-4.3%	BELOW	1

Energy Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
CVX	$146.50	-0.6%	-0.1%	+8.5%	-0.6%	ABOVE	1
XOM	$102.83	-1.9%	-1.4%	+1.5%	-10.3%	BELOW	1

Defense & Aerospace Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
RTX	$125.06	+2.6%	+3.2%	+10.0%	+4.3%	ABOVE	0
GD	$255.28	-2.7%	-2.3%	-0.8%	-15.9%	BELOW	1
LMT	$439.15	-9.2%	-8.4%	-6.4%	-17.5%	BELOW	1

Telecom Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
T	$22.83	+1.1%	+9.3%	+8.1%	+10.8%	ABOVE	0
TMUS	$215.53	-0.1%	+1.4%	-0.8%	-7.9%	BELOW	1
VZ	$36.63	-0.6%	+3.7%	+3.0%	-0.1%	ABOVE	1

Media & Entertainment Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
NFLX	$97.18	-0.0%	+1.9%	+7.1%	+17.0%	ABOVE	3
DIS	$110.07	-1.1%	+3.1%	+0.5%	+9.7%	ABOVE	1

Biotech Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
AMGN	$267.58	-0.9%	+2.5%	+6.7%	-6.3%	ABOVE	1
GILD	$90.19	-1.6%	+0.9%	-0.3%	+2.2%	ABOVE	1

Materials Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
APD	$314.57	+0.1%	+3.2%	+12.4%	+5.2%	ABOVE	0
LIN	$426.94	-0.9%	-1.6%	+3.0%	-4.3%	BELOW	1

Analog & Embedded Chips Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
MCHP	$53.97	-1.7%	-3.8%	-3.5%	-14.9%	BELOW	1
TXN	$172.88	-3.5%	-8.4%	-5.5%	-12.2%	BELOW	1

Key Stock Movers

Today's biggest movers by absolute percentage change: CrowdStrike (CRWD) (Cybersecurity) rose 9.3% to $102.17. Lockheed Martin (LMT) (Defense & Aerospace) fell 9.2% to $439.15. NVIDIA (NVDA) (Mag 7 (AI Spenders)) rose 8.9% to $128.80. Zscaler (ZS) (Cybersecurity) rose 7.0% to $204.68. Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) (Infrastructure) fell 6.5% to $20.70. These individual stock movements were key drivers of their respective sector performance.

Risk and Opportunity Assessment

No major risk alerts are triggered. In a directionless market, maintaining disciplined position sizing and clear stop-loss levels is key to managing downside risk while staying positioned for breakouts.

US Stock Market Outlook

Looking ahead, the market backdrop remains bifurcated: 11 sectors above their 50-day moving averages versus 13 below, and headline alert counts concentrated in Cybersecurity and AI hardware. Breadth metrics point to selectivity—several sectors show positive 50-day trends while laggards (Infrastructure, Utilities, Analog & Embedded Chips) need confirmation before re-entering. Position tactically long higher-conviction AI beneficiaries and top-tier cybersecurity names, trim exposure to cyclical infrastructure and defense until 50-day momentum stabilizes, and use strength to harvest gains in names that led the post-news squeeze.

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