US Stock Market Sector Analysis – Wednesday, May 14, 2025 Sectors: BEARISH

Super Micro (SMCI) stole the spotlight with a 15.7% surge after strong data center commentary, sending the Infrastructure sector up 4.2% and leading a market rotation toward AI-related capex. The US stock market showed mixed breadth: 7 sectors higher, 15 lower, and 2 flat, while 16 of 24 sectors remain above their 50-day moving averages. The Magnificent 7 cohort, grouped as Mag 7 (AI Spenders), climbed 1.8% today, supported by big gains in NVIDIA (NVDA) and Tesla (TSLA) that reinforced leadership in chip and infrastructure-linked names. Defensive areas including Healthcare and Biotech lagged, amplifying active alerts around multi-timeframe weakness in those groups.

Market Condition Dashboard

US 10-Year Treasury Yield

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4.53%

rising

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Crude Oil (WTI)

Neutral

$63.15

-0.8% 1D

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VIX (Fear Index)

Normal Range

18.6

+2.2% 1D

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200-Day Moving Average

Bullish Trend Intact

0/3 below

SPY above (+2.9%), QQQ above (+5.7%), DIA above (+0.0%)

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Tracked Stocks Breadth (50DMA)

Late-Cycle Caution

75%

51 of 68 above 50DMA · +13.2pp 5D

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Put/Call Ratio (5D)

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0.75

Call-Heavy · stable

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Signal analysis only — not investment advice

Sector Heatmap (1D)

Infrastructure +4.23%

EDA & Semiconductor IP +1.98%

Mag 7 (AI Spenders) +1.78%

Media & Entertainment +1.25%

Finance +1.15%

AI Networking & Interconnect +1.03%

Chip Equipment +0.53%

Enterprise Software +0.43%

Chip Supply Chain +0.34%

Retail +0.12%

Logistics +0.06%

Food & Restaurant -0.39%

Utilities -0.40%

AI Power & Grid -0.42%

Memory & Storage -0.43%

IT Services -0.48%

Telecom -0.53%

Cybersecurity -0.59%

Data Center REITs -0.59%

Industrial -0.65%

Energy -0.69%

Hospitality & Travel -0.72%

Materials -0.92%

Analog & Embedded Chips -1.01%

Defense & Aerospace -1.04%

Healthcare -2.59%

Biotech -3.01%

Airlines -4.46%

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Sector Performance (Base=100)

AI and Technology Sector Analysis

NVIDIA (NVDA) $135.15 pushed AI leadership higher as investors continued to favor chip and infrastructure exposure; the Mag 7 (AI Spenders) theme is powering hardware and software capex flows across the market. Chip Supply Chain names like ARM Holdings (ARM) $133.45 and AMD $117.72 are benefitting from visible demand for accelerators, while Infrastructure strength centered on Super Micro (SMCI) $45.00 signals practical deployments ramping. Enterprise Software and data center buildouts — tied to Microsoft (MSFT) $448.53 and Amazon (AMZN) $210.25 — remain critical to the longer-term AI upgrade cycle as firms prioritize cloud scale and enterprise AI stacks.

US Stock Sector Overview

Sector	1D	5D	20D	vs 50MA
Mag 7 (AI Spenders)	+1.8%	+10.7%	+23.4%	ABOVE
Chip Supply Chain	+0.3%	+10.1%	+24.4%	ABOVE
Memory & Storage	-0.4%	+11.7%	+37.7%	ABOVE
EDA & Semiconductor IP	+2.0%	+8.4%	+26.6%	ABOVE
Infrastructure	+4.2%	+15.7%	+31.6%	ABOVE
AI Networking & Interconnect	+1.0%	+11.0%	+38.1%	ABOVE
Enterprise Software	+0.4%	+6.2%	+25.5%	ABOVE
Finance	+1.1%	+6.5%	+19.1%	ABOVE
Healthcare	-2.6%	-12.4%	-25.0%	BELOW
Retail	+0.1%	-1.0%	+4.5%	ABOVE
IT Services	-0.5%	+2.9%	+10.6%	ABOVE
Airlines	-4.5%	+2.0%	+21.4%	ABOVE
Hospitality & Travel	-0.7%	+3.1%	+19.7%	ABOVE
Food & Restaurant	-0.4%	+1.7%	+3.3%	BELOW
Logistics	+0.1%	+4.3%	+9.8%	BELOW
Industrial	-0.6%	+4.5%	+16.7%	ABOVE
Cybersecurity	-0.6%	+2.6%	+15.9%	ABOVE
Chip Equipment	+0.5%	+12.0%	+25.8%	ABOVE
Data Center REITs	-0.6%	-0.4%	+11.1%	ABOVE
AI Power & Grid	-0.4%	+7.7%	+31.3%	ABOVE
Utilities	-0.4%	-2.2%	-0.9%	BELOW
Energy	-0.7%	+2.8%	+4.4%	BELOW
Defense & Aerospace	-1.0%	-1.4%	-2.3%	ABOVE
Telecom	-0.5%	-3.9%	-4.8%	BELOW
Media & Entertainment	+1.3%	+4.0%	+28.1%	ABOVE
Biotech	-3.0%	-1.7%	-6.7%	BELOW
Materials	-0.9%	-0.5%	+1.7%	BELOW
Analog & Embedded Chips	-1.0%	+16.1%	+39.2%	ABOVE

Sector Strength

Infrastructure +4.2% 20d: +31.6%

Super Micro (SMCI) +15.7% (20d: +41.1%), Vertiv (VRT) +3.7% (20d: +52.8%), Dell (DELL) +2.9% (20d: +34.0%)

EDA & Semiconductor IP +2.0% 20d: +26.6%

ARM Holdings (ARM) +5.3% (20d: +32.1%), Synopsys (SNPS) +0.4% (20d: +24.5%), Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) +0.2% (20d: +23.2%)

Mag 7 (AI Spenders) +1.8% 20d: +23.4%

NVIDIA (NVDA) +4.2% (20d: +29.5%), Tesla (TSLA) +4.1% (20d: +43.9%), Alphabet (GOOG) +3.7% (20d: +7.3%)

Media & Entertainment +1.3% 20d: +28.1%

Disney (DIS) +1.4% (20d: +36.5%), Netflix (NFLX) +1.1% (20d: +19.7%)

Finance +1.1% 20d: +19.1%

Goldman Sachs (GS) +1.3% (20d: +22.6%), JPMorgan (JPM) +1.0% (20d: +15.7%)

Sector Warnings

Airlines -4.5% 20d: +21.4%

Delta (DAL) -4.5% (20d: +25.0%), United (UAL) -4.4% (20d: +17.9%)

Biotech -3.0% 20d: -6.7%

Amgen (AMGN) -3.0% (20d: -7.2%) [<50MA], Gilead (GILD) -3.0% (20d: -6.2%) [<50MA]

Healthcare -2.6% 20d: -25.0% CRITICAL

Eli Lilly (LLY) -4.1% (20d: -2.6%) [<50MA], UnitedHealth (UNH) -1.1% (20d: -47.4%) [<50MA]

Defense & Aerospace -1.0% 20d: -2.3%

Lockheed Martin (LMT) -2.3% (20d: -5.8%) [<50MA], General Dynamics (GD) -0.9% (20d: -2.1%), RTX Corp (RTX) +0.1% (20d: +1.2%)

Analog & Embedded Chips -1.0% 20d: +39.2%

Microchip Technology (MCHP) -2.6% (20d: +59.8%), Texas Instruments (TXN) -0.5% (20d: +28.9%), Analog Devices (ADI) +0.1% (20d: +28.9%)

Sector Deep Dive

Infrastructure outperformed today, led by Super Micro (SMCI) $45.00 which climbed 15.7% as buy-side checks showed faster refreshes into AI-optimized servers; the sector is +31.6% over 20 days and sits comfortably ABOVE its 50-day trend (+9.4%), reinforcing a rotation into tangible capex beneficiaries over the last 50 trading days.

Chip Supply Chain exhibited selective strength with ARM Holdings (ARM) $133.45 up 5.3% and AMD $117.72 up 4.7%, while Intel (INTC) $21.52 underperformed, falling 4.6%. The group is +25.5% over 20 days and remains ABOVE its 50-day moving average (+3.4%), but the intra-group dispersion — ARM/AMD leadership versus INTC weakness — highlights ongoing market differentiation across process, IP, and AI accelerator positioning.

Healthcare and Biotech delivered a cautionary tale: Eli Lilly (LLY) $709.08 fell 4.1% and Amgen (AMGN) $252.40 declined 3.0% as sector averages continue to trend lower. Healthcare is down 25.0% over 20 days and -29.0% over 50 days, sitting BELOW the 50-day trend, and Biotech shows -15.7% over 50 days; these persistent negative 50-day signals are driving multiple [HIGH] alerts and suggesting tactical risk reduction for momentum-oriented portfolios.

Enterprise Software and Cybersecurity remain constructive on the 50-day horizon with Enterprise Software +11.2% versus its 50-day and Cybersecurity trading +15.8% over 50 days ABOVE their averages. Select software names are benefiting from renewed enterprise AI budget cycles, and the 50-day context points to sustained adoption rather than a short-lived trading bounce, supporting selective overweighting for long-term AI software plays.

Market Breadth Analysis

US stock market breadth analysis shows 20 of 28 sectors trading above their 50-day moving average, while 8 are below. The majority of sectors holding above the 50-day MA indicates healthy medium-term momentum. With 23 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 Healthcare down -25.0% over 20 days

HIGH Healthcare down -29.0% over 50 days

HIGH Biotech down -15.7% over 50 days

HIGH 5 sectors declining >10% over 50 days: Healthcare, Airlines, Food & Restaurant, Logistics, Biotech

Stock-Level Detail

Mag 7 (AI Spenders) Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
NVDA	$135.15	+4.2%	+15.3%	+29.5%	+15.4%	ABOVE	0
TSLA	$347.68	+4.1%	+22.1%	+43.9%	+24.6%	ABOVE	0
GOOG	$166.14	+3.7%	+7.1%	+7.3%	-4.6%	ABOVE	0
MSFT	$447.68	+0.8%	+3.4%	+21.9%	+12.9%	ABOVE	0
META	$656.70	+0.5%	+10.3%	+31.3%	+0.5%	ABOVE	0
AAPL	$211.31	-0.3%	+7.7%	+9.4%	-9.8%	ABOVE	1
AMZN	$210.25	-0.5%	+9.5%	+20.6%	+0.9%	ABOVE	1

Chip Supply Chain Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
AMD	$117.72	+4.7%	+15.8%	+33.3%	+15.8%	ABOVE	0
QCOM	$148.93	+1.1%	+5.4%	+12.7%	-3.0%	ABOVE	0
MRVL	$65.71	+0.6%	+14.4%	+26.9%	-26.8%	ABOVE	0
TSM	$191.93	+0.4%	+11.2%	+28.4%	+6.1%	ABOVE	0
AVGO	$229.89	-0.1%	+11.7%	+32.9%	+21.5%	ABOVE	1
INTC	$21.52	-4.6%	+2.5%	+11.9%	+3.4%	ABOVE	1

Memory & Storage Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
WDC	$48.98	+0.4%	+11.1%	+38.1%	+11.3%	ABOVE	0
SNDK	$41.93	-0.2%	+14.4%	+30.9%	-13.5%	ABOVE	1
STX	$103.78	-0.3%	+9.2%	+44.5%	+14.7%	ABOVE	1
MU	$95.08	-1.7%	+11.9%	+37.5%	+1.2%	ABOVE	1

EDA & Semiconductor IP Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA
ARM	$133.45	+5.3%	+14.5%	+32.1%	+6.9%	ABOVE
SNPS	$517.66	+0.4%	+6.8%	+24.5%	+15.6%	ABOVE
CDNS	$319.39	+0.2%	+3.7%	+23.2%	+30.5%	ABOVE

Infrastructure Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
SMCI	$45.00	+15.7%	+40.1%	+41.1%	+15.7%	ABOVE	0
VRT	$109.32	+3.7%	+14.4%	+52.8%	+24.6%	ABOVE	0
DELL	$109.18	+2.9%	+15.4%	+34.0%	+14.9%	ABOVE	0
HPE	$17.36	-0.4%	+5.8%	+20.0%	-4.7%	ABOVE	1
CSCO	$59.69	-0.8%	+2.6%	+9.9%	-3.5%	ABOVE	1

AI Networking & Interconnect Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
COHR	$80.70	+2.3%	+14.3%	+45.5%	+12.3%	ABOVE	0
ANET	$98.22	+1.0%	+12.5%	+36.7%	+11.8%	ABOVE	0
APH	$84.90	-0.2%	+6.3%	+32.2%	+32.7%	ABOVE	1

Enterprise Software Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
PLTR	$130.18	+1.6%	+9.3%	+40.4%	+44.4%	ABOVE	0
CRM	$287.84	+0.5%	+3.9%	+16.4%	-0.3%	ABOVE	0
ADBE	$399.47	+0.5%	+4.0%	+16.1%	-11.5%	ABOVE	0
ORCL	$160.77	+0.4%	+8.4%	+25.6%	+1.2%	ABOVE	0
NOW	$205.36	-1.0%	+5.4%	+28.9%	+12.1%	ABOVE	1

Finance Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
GS	$596.56	+1.3%	+8.1%	+22.6%	+3.1%	ABOVE	0
JPM	$259.40	+1.0%	+4.8%	+15.7%	+6.3%	ABOVE	0

Healthcare Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
UNH	$297.86	-1.1%	-20.1%	-47.4%	-35.0%	BELOW	7
LLY	$708.07	-4.1%	-4.8%	-2.6%	-23.0%	BELOW	2

Retail Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
WMT	$95.80	+1.0%	-0.4%	+6.4%	+1.4%	ABOVE	0
COST	$984.42	-0.7%	-1.6%	+2.6%	-5.2%	ABOVE	2

IT Services Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
IBM	$249.60	-0.3%	+2.1%	+8.8%	+3.3%	ABOVE	1
ACN	$312.38	-0.7%	+3.7%	+12.3%	-7.5%	ABOVE	1

Airlines Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
UAL	$78.99	-4.4%	-0.5%	+17.9%	-13.5%	ABOVE	1
DAL	$49.86	-4.5%	+4.5%	+25.0%	-10.6%	ABOVE	1

Hospitality & Travel Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
MAR	$268.96	-0.6%	+5.1%	+24.6%	+0.5%	ABOVE	1
BKNG	$206.56	-0.9%	+1.0%	+14.9%	+6.3%	ABOVE	1

Food & Restaurant Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
MCD	$298.52	-0.4%	-1.9%	-0.5%	+0.0%	BELOW	3
SBUX	$83.25	-0.4%	+5.3%	+7.2%	-22.5%	BELOW	1

Logistics Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
FDX	$182.04	+0.3%	+5.7%	+13.9%	-6.9%	ABOVE	0
UPS	$90.29	-0.2%	+2.8%	+5.8%	-16.3%	BELOW	2

Industrial Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
HON	$208.40	-0.5%	+1.2%	+12.4%	+3.6%	ABOVE	2
CAT	$345.28	-0.8%	+7.8%	+21.1%	+3.8%	ABOVE	1

Cybersecurity Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
ZS	$244.45	-0.2%	+4.8%	+20.5%	+24.4%	ABOVE	1
PANW	$190.90	-0.6%	+1.3%	+12.5%	+3.6%	ABOVE	2
CRWD	$108.99	-1.0%	+1.7%	+14.8%	+19.3%	ABOVE	1

Chip Equipment Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
KLAC	$79.70	+1.1%	+14.5%	+25.4%	+12.5%	ABOVE	0
ASML	$761.95	+0.7%	+8.6%	+21.5%	+4.3%	ABOVE	0
AMAT	$172.20	+0.6%	+11.6%	+26.0%	+12.1%	ABOVE	0
LRCX	$84.29	-0.3%	+13.4%	+30.4%	+7.5%	ABOVE	1

Data Center REITs Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
DLR	$159.91	-0.1%	-0.6%	+11.8%	+6.2%	ABOVE	5
EQIX	$831.63	-1.1%	-0.2%	+10.3%	-6.7%	ABOVE	2

AI Power & Grid Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
GEV	$431.67	-0.1%	+9.9%	+32.0%	+36.7%	ABOVE	1
PWR	$342.77	-0.1%	+5.2%	+27.4%	+35.6%	ABOVE	1
VST	$153.72	-0.2%	+9.8%	+33.5%	+22.2%	ABOVE	1
ETN	$324.52	-0.5%	+7.2%	+22.7%	+15.2%	ABOVE	1
CEG	$285.81	-1.2%	+6.5%	+41.1%	+25.9%	ABOVE	1

Utilities Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
NEE	$69.60	+0.1%	+5.7%	+10.0%	+2.4%	ABOVE	0
DUK	$106.74	-0.5%	-6.3%	-6.6%	-2.4%	BELOW	3
SO	$80.87	-0.8%	-6.0%	-6.1%	-4.2%	BELOW	3

Energy Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
CVX	$133.18	-0.5%	+3.4%	+4.7%	-6.1%	BELOW	1
XOM	$103.50	-0.9%	+2.3%	+4.1%	+2.9%	BELOW	1

Defense & Aerospace Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
RTX	$127.66	+0.1%	+1.6%	+1.2%	+0.9%	ABOVE	0
GD	$264.64	-0.9%	-0.5%	-2.1%	+3.5%	ABOVE	2
LMT	$434.39	-2.3%	-5.3%	-5.8%	-2.4%	BELOW	4

Telecom Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
T	$25.00	-0.0%	-3.7%	-2.1%	+2.1%	BELOW	3
VZ	$39.01	-0.7%	-2.9%	-2.9%	+0.4%	BELOW	3
TMUS	$230.09	-0.9%	-4.9%	-9.4%	-10.4%	BELOW	6

Media & Entertainment Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
DIS	$110.86	+1.4%	+7.4%	+36.5%	+3.3%	ABOVE	0
NFLX	$115.10	+1.1%	+0.6%	+19.7%	+16.2%	ABOVE	0

Biotech Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
GILD	$95.21	-3.0%	+0.2%	-6.2%	-14.2%	BELOW	2
AMGN	$250.93	-3.0%	-3.6%	-7.2%	-17.1%	BELOW	2

Materials Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
APD	$262.75	-0.8%	+0.7%	+3.9%	-12.3%	BELOW	2
LIN	$438.65	-1.0%	-1.6%	-0.5%	-4.4%	BELOW	2

Analog & Embedded Chips Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
ADI	$222.80	+0.1%	+11.9%	+28.9%	-1.2%	ABOVE	0
TXN	$181.30	-0.5%	+13.1%	+28.9%	-3.4%	ABOVE	1
MCHP	$58.24	-2.6%	+23.4%	+59.8%	+1.7%	ABOVE	1

Key Stock Movers

Today's biggest movers by absolute percentage change: Super Micro (SMCI) (Infrastructure) rose 15.7% to $45.00. ARM Holdings (ARM) (EDA & Semiconductor IP) rose 5.3% to $133.45. Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) (Chip Supply Chain) rose 4.7% to $117.72. Intel (INTC) (Chip Supply Chain) fell 4.6% to $21.52. Delta (DAL) (Airlines) fell 4.5% to $49.86. These individual stock movements were key drivers of their respective sector performance.

Risk and Opportunity Assessment

On the risk side, 4 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 forward, watch the alert slate: three [HIGH] alerts on Healthcare and Biotech plus a flagged set of five sectors down >10% over 50 days, which raises the bar for broad market participation even as 16 sectors remain above their 50-day moving averages. Breadth is mixed — S&P 500 leadership is concentrated in AI spenders and infrastructure while multiple defensive and cyclical groups show weakening 50-day trends — so position size into winners and prune laggards where 50-day momentum is broken. Tactical positioning: overweight Infrastructure, Chip Supply Chain, and Enterprise Software on strength, and underweight or hedge Healthcare and Biotech until 50-day deterioration moderates and alerts clear.

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