US Stock Market Sector Analysis – Friday, July 18, 2025 Sectors: MIXED

Battery X Metals’ announcement of a commercial revenue-share deal for a next-generation lithium-ion battery rebalancing machine set the tone for the US stock market today, lifting materials and infrastructure-linked names after a preliminary trial showed restored EV range to ~295 km. The S&P 500 moved cautiously higher as 12 sectors gained while 9 fell; leadership came from Infrastructure (+0.7%) and Chip Supply Chain (+0.1%) while Media & Entertainment lagged (-2.9%). The Magnificent 7 (Mag 7) group outperformed modestly, up +0.7% on the sector line, with Tesla (TSLA) rising 3.2% and NVIDIA (NVDA) sitting near session break-even despite a strong 50-day trend. Market participants reacted to the battery development as a cross-sector catalyst that favored Industrial and Materials-linked equities over defensives today.

Market Condition Dashboard

US 10-Year Treasury Yield

Wait & Watch

4.44%

stable

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Confidence

Crude Oil (WTI)

Neutral

$67.34

-0.3% 1D

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Confidence

VIX (Fear Index)

Normal Range

16.4

-0.7% 1D

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Confidence

200-Day Moving Average

Bullish Trend Intact

0/3 below

SPY above (+7.8%), QQQ above (+11.0%), DIA above (+4.3%)

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Tracked Stocks Breadth (50DMA)

Late-Cycle Caution

75%

51 of 68 above 50DMA · -1.5pp 5D

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Put/Call Ratio (5D)

Contrarian Sell Signal

0.64

Too Optimistic · stable

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Signal analysis only — not investment advice

Sector Heatmap (1D)

AI Power & Grid +2.39%

Memory & Storage +1.42%

Utilities +0.89%

Mag 7 (AI Spenders) +0.74%

Infrastructure +0.70%

Materials +0.70%

IT Services +0.64%

Cybersecurity +0.63%

Airlines +0.52%

Data Center REITs +0.49%

Finance +0.41%

Hospitality & Travel +0.35%

Analog & Embedded Chips +0.34%

Chip Supply Chain +0.18%

AI Networking & Interconnect +0.17%

Enterprise Software -0.08%

Telecom -0.12%

Retail -0.18%

Food & Restaurant -0.22%

Healthcare -0.27%

Defense & Aerospace -0.50%

Logistics -0.52%

Chip Equipment -0.81%

Biotech -0.85%

EDA & Semiconductor IP -0.88%

Industrial -0.91%

Energy -2.18%

Media & Entertainment -2.87%

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Sector Performance (Base=100)

AI and Technology Sector Analysis

AI and related technology spending remains the primary market narrative: the Mag 7 continue to underpin index gains as AI infrastructure and chip demand stay elevated. NVIDIA (NVDA) $172.18 (+47.3% vs 50d) remains the bellwether for accelerator demand while Microsoft (MSFT) $506.01 (+17.9% vs 50d) and Amazon (AMZN) $226.13 (+19.8% vs 50d) drive enterprise cloud and AI infrastructure adoption. Downstream chip supply chain names such as Marvell (MRVL) $74.49 and Qualcomm (QCOM) $151.60 are benefiting from increased visibility into AI deployments, and enterprise software capex is gradually following cloud investment into 50-day uptrends.

US Stock Sector Overview

Sector	1D	5D	20D	vs 50MA
Mag 7 (AI Spenders)	+0.7%	+1.6%	+8.0%	ABOVE
Chip Supply Chain	+0.2%	+3.0%	+10.7%	ABOVE
Memory & Storage	+1.4%	-0.7%	+3.1%	ABOVE
EDA & Semiconductor IP	-0.9%	+4.7%	+13.1%	ABOVE
Infrastructure	+0.7%	+2.9%	+10.8%	ABOVE
AI Networking & Interconnect	+0.2%	+3.9%	+20.8%	ABOVE
Enterprise Software	-0.1%	+2.2%	+5.7%	BELOW
Finance	+0.4%	+0.1%	+8.5%	ABOVE
Healthcare	-0.3%	-4.7%	-2.6%	BELOW
Retail	-0.2%	-1.9%	-2.1%	BELOW
IT Services	+0.6%	+0.8%	+0.6%	BELOW
Airlines	+0.5%	+0.3%	+21.7%	ABOVE
Hospitality & Travel	+0.3%	-2.4%	+6.1%	ABOVE
Food & Restaurant	-0.2%	-0.6%	+2.0%	BELOW
Logistics	-0.5%	-2.0%	+0.4%	BELOW
Industrial	-0.9%	+0.7%	+10.7%	ABOVE
Cybersecurity	+0.6%	+0.6%	-2.2%	ABOVE
Chip Equipment	-0.8%	-2.6%	+7.6%	ABOVE
Data Center REITs	+0.5%	+3.2%	-5.2%	BELOW
AI Power & Grid	+2.4%	+2.1%	+10.8%	ABOVE
Utilities	+0.9%	+1.1%	+4.7%	ABOVE
Energy	-2.2%	-3.2%	-2.9%	BELOW
Defense & Aerospace	-0.5%	-0.8%	+3.2%	ABOVE
Telecom	-0.1%	-1.0%	+0.0%	BELOW
Media & Entertainment	-2.9%	-1.5%	+0.9%	BELOW
Biotech	-0.9%	-2.1%	+0.8%	ABOVE
Materials	+0.7%	+0.4%	+5.9%	ABOVE
Analog & Embedded Chips	+0.3%	-0.4%	+7.9%	ABOVE

Sector Strength

AI Power & Grid +2.4% 20d: +10.8%

Vistra (VST) +6.0% (20d: +4.3%), Constellation Energy (CEG) +4.3% (20d: +5.4%), Quanta Services (PWR) +1.4% (20d: +11.8%)

Memory & Storage +1.4% 20d: +3.1%

Sandisk (SNDK) +1.6% (20d: -9.4%), Seagate (STX) +1.6% (20d: +14.4%), Western Digital (WDC) +1.5% (20d: +14.7%)

Utilities +0.9% 20d: +4.7%

NextEra Energy (NEE) +1.0% (20d: +6.2%), Southern Co (SO) +0.8% (20d: +5.4%), Duke Energy (DUK) +0.8% (20d: +2.6%)

Mag 7 (AI Spenders) +0.7% 20d: +8.0%

Tesla (TSLA) +3.2% (20d: +2.3%), Amazon (AMZN) +1.0% (20d: +7.8%), Alphabet (GOOG) +0.7% (20d: +10.9%)

Infrastructure +0.7% 20d: +10.8%

Dell (DELL) +5.9% (20d: +9.9%), Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) +1.3% (20d: +17.5%), Cisco (CSCO) -0.4% (20d: +3.2%)

Sector Warnings

Media & Entertainment -2.9% 20d: +0.9%

Netflix (NFLX) -5.1% (20d: -1.8%) [<50MA], Disney (DIS) -0.6% (20d: +3.7%)

Energy -2.2% 20d: -2.9%

Exxon Mobil (XOM) -3.5% (20d: -6.0%) [<50MA], Chevron (CVX) -0.9% (20d: +0.3%)

Industrial -0.9% 20d: +10.7%

Caterpillar (CAT) -1.0% (20d: +14.8%), Honeywell (HON) -0.8% (20d: +6.6%)

EDA & Semiconductor IP -0.9% 20d: +13.1%

Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) -1.6% (20d: +6.8%), Synopsys (SNPS) -0.7% (20d: +24.3%), ARM Holdings (ARM) -0.3% (20d: +8.1%)

Biotech -0.9% 20d: +0.8%

Amgen (AMGN) -1.2% (20d: +1.9%), Gilead (GILD) -0.5% (20d: -0.3%)

Sector Deep Dive

Chip Supply Chain showed a mixed but constructive 1-day lift (+0.1%) with notable divergence inside the group. Marvell (MRVL) $74.49 led gains in the cohort, up 3.7% and trading above its 50-day trend (50d:+30.6% sector), signaling improving order cadence for networking and accelerator interfaces. Conversely, TSMC (TSM) $237.77 slipped -2.1% and AMD $156.99 fell -2.1%, both still operating well above their 50-day baselines; the 50-day context (sector +30.6% vs 50d) supports selective exposure to suppliers tied to AI capex while watching margin and cycle commentary.

Infrastructure outperformed today at +0.7%, powered by a breakout in hardware and systems names after the battery trial headline. Dell (DELL) $129.27 jumped 5.9% and sits well above its 50-day trend in a sector trading +35.0% vs 50d, underlining demand for data-center refreshes and enterprise gear linked to AI deployments. IBM (IBM) $278.74 added 1.4% as services and systems integration narratives benefit; the 50-day strength in Infrastructure favors overweight positions where revenue visibility is tied to multi-year cloud and electrification projects.

Media & Entertainment was the weakest sector, down -2.9% and below its 50-day average despite mixed content cycles. Netflix (NFLX) $120.92 led the decliners with a -5.1% drop, reflecting subscriber and monetization concerns that continue to constrain the group's 50-day momentum (sector below 50MA). Advertising-linked names and streaming platforms will remain sensitive to discretionary spending and content cadence, suggesting a cautious stance until clear re-acceleration versus the 50-day trend appears.

Energy underperformed, falling -2.2% with Exxon Mobil (XOM) $104.44 down -3.5%, even as the sector remains modestly above its 50-day average (+7.9% vs 50d) for now. The pullback looks driven by short-term demand fears rather than structural weakness; for allocators, the 50-day context supports selective trimming on strength and waiting for clearer inventory or demand signals before re-adding exposure.

Healthcare showed notable dispersion with UnitedHealth (UNH) $275.28 sliding -1.9% while broader Healthcare sits below the 50-day average (-13.8% vs 50d), flagging continued underperformance relative to the market. Biotech (-0.9%) remains marginally above its 50-day baseline (+9.0% vs 50d) but healthcare services and payors are under pressure. In sector analysis, favor names showing 50-day stabilization and avoid broad defensives until more breadth returns.

Market Breadth Analysis

US stock market breadth analysis shows 18 of 28 sectors trading above their 50-day moving average, while 10 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

Stock-Level Detail

Mag 7 (AI Spenders) Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
TSLA	$329.65	+3.2%	+4.0%	+2.3%	+19.3%	ABOVE	0
AMZN	$226.13	+1.0%	+0.2%	+7.8%	+19.8%	ABOVE	0
GOOG	$185.41	+0.7%	+1.7%	+10.9%	+21.8%	ABOVE	0
AAPL	$210.16	+0.6%	+1.2%	+5.1%	+7.7%	ABOVE	0
META	$701.98	+0.4%	-2.3%	+3.2%	+18.1%	ABOVE	0
MSFT	$505.06	-0.3%	+1.4%	+6.8%	+17.9%	ABOVE	1
NVDA	$172.18	-0.3%	+5.1%	+19.9%	+47.3%	ABOVE	1

Chip Supply Chain Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
MRVL	$74.49	+3.7%	+3.0%	+1.6%	+32.7%	ABOVE	0
QCOM	$151.60	+1.4%	+0.3%	+2.3%	+7.9%	ABOVE	0
INTC	$23.10	+1.3%	-0.9%	+9.6%	+13.7%	ABOVE	0
AVGO	$281.28	-1.1%	+2.8%	+13.3%	+38.7%	ABOVE	1
TSM	$237.77	-2.1%	+5.1%	+14.7%	+38.2%	ABOVE	1
AMD	$156.99	-2.1%	+7.4%	+22.4%	+56.4%	ABOVE	1

Memory & Storage Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA
SNDK	$42.19	+1.6%	-0.7%	-9.4%	+20.6%	ABOVE
STX	$147.85	+1.6%	-0.0%	+14.4%	+57.0%	ABOVE
WDC	$67.82	+1.5%	+1.6%	+14.7%	+53.8%	ABOVE
MU	$114.21	+1.0%	-3.6%	-7.4%	+38.6%	ABOVE

EDA & Semiconductor IP Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
ARM	$156.74	-0.3%	+8.4%	+8.1%	+26.2%	ABOVE	1
SNPS	$584.76	-0.7%	+6.4%	+24.3%	+21.7%	ABOVE	1
CDNS	$315.57	-1.6%	-0.6%	+6.8%	+2.3%	ABOVE	1

Infrastructure Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
DELL	$129.06	+5.9%	+4.4%	+9.9%	+37.0%	ABOVE	0
HPE	$20.68	+1.3%	+2.1%	+17.5%	+28.4%	ABOVE	0
CSCO	$66.67	-0.4%	+0.3%	+3.2%	+14.9%	ABOVE	1
VRT	$128.92	-1.6%	+3.5%	+8.9%	+35.2%	ABOVE	1
SMCI	$51.77	-1.9%	+4.1%	+14.2%	+59.4%	ABOVE	2

AI Networking & Interconnect Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
APH	$102.64	+1.4%	+3.1%	+10.1%	+28.1%	ABOVE	0
ANET	$111.78	-0.2%	+3.1%	+29.6%	+29.3%	ABOVE	1
COHR	$99.60	-0.7%	+5.4%	+22.7%	+43.1%	ABOVE	1

Enterprise Software Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
CRM	$260.18	+1.0%	+1.0%	+0.7%	-5.5%	BELOW	0
NOW	$192.68	+0.4%	+0.2%	-0.8%	-2.0%	BELOW	0
ADBE	$365.79	-0.2%	-0.3%	-3.0%	-5.0%	BELOW	1
PLTR	$153.52	-0.3%	+2.9%	+11.8%	+39.0%	ABOVE	1
ORCL	$242.68	-1.3%	+7.1%	+19.9%	+64.7%	ABOVE	1

Finance Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
JPM	$285.80	+0.5%	+0.9%	+6.4%	+17.4%	ABOVE	0
GS	$694.28	+0.3%	-0.7%	+10.5%	+29.0%	ABOVE	0

Healthcare Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
LLY	$765.19	+1.3%	-3.5%	+1.2%	-0.4%	ABOVE	0
UNH	$275.28	-1.9%	-6.0%	-6.4%	-27.2%	BELOW	2

Retail Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
WMT	$94.04	-0.0%	-0.8%	-1.1%	-3.6%	BELOW	4
COST	$944.13	-0.3%	-3.1%	-3.0%	-5.6%	BELOW	1

IT Services Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
IBM	$276.76	+1.4%	+0.7%	+1.7%	+13.6%	ABOVE	0
ACN	$276.74	-0.1%	+0.9%	-0.5%	-7.3%	BELOW	1

Airlines Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
UAL	$92.25	+1.1%	+3.7%	+24.2%	+22.4%	ABOVE	0
DAL	$55.49	-0.1%	-3.1%	+19.3%	+24.6%	ABOVE	1

Hospitality & Travel Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
MAR	$269.64	+0.4%	-3.6%	+4.8%	+6.8%	ABOVE	0
BKNG	$226.20	+0.3%	-1.1%	+7.5%	+9.9%	ABOVE	0

Food & Restaurant Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
SBUX	$90.87	+0.7%	+0.4%	+0.7%	+14.2%	ABOVE	0
MCD	$290.03	-1.1%	-1.6%	+3.3%	-6.1%	BELOW	1

Logistics Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
UPS	$91.38	-0.3%	-0.9%	-0.1%	+7.3%	BELOW	2
FDX	$179.12	-0.8%	-3.1%	+0.9%	+5.8%	ABOVE	6

Industrial Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
HON	$228.13	-0.8%	-0.6%	+6.6%	+10.8%	ABOVE	1
CAT	$408.52	-1.0%	+2.0%	+14.8%	+29.2%	ABOVE	1

Cybersecurity Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
CRWD	$118.99	+1.3%	-0.0%	-0.1%	+12.6%	ABOVE	0
ZS	$288.72	+0.8%	-0.8%	-4.7%	+23.6%	ABOVE	0
PANW	$195.78	-0.3%	+2.7%	-1.7%	+4.1%	ABOVE	1

Chip Equipment Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
LRCX	$100.11	-0.1%	+1.0%	+11.2%	+34.4%	ABOVE	1
KLAC	$92.41	-0.6%	+1.0%	+9.5%	+34.4%	ABOVE	1
AMAT	$188.85	-1.1%	-3.4%	+12.4%	+22.6%	ABOVE	3
ASML	$727.93	-1.4%	-8.9%	-2.9%	+4.9%	BELOW	3

Data Center REITs Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
DLR	$172.99	+0.7%	+4.1%	+1.5%	+7.2%	ABOVE	0
EQIX	$756.87	+0.3%	+2.3%	-11.9%	-10.4%	BELOW	0

AI Power & Grid Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
VST	$192.00	+6.0%	-0.9%	+4.3%	+38.5%	ABOVE	0
CEG	$319.25	+4.3%	-1.4%	+5.4%	+20.0%	ABOVE	0
PWR	$402.97	+1.4%	+4.2%	+11.8%	+24.7%	ABOVE	0
GEV	$573.05	+0.8%	+3.5%	+18.0%	+41.2%	ABOVE	0
ETN	$373.36	-0.6%	+5.1%	+14.3%	+25.3%	ABOVE	1

Utilities Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA
NEE	$73.81	+1.0%	+1.2%	+6.2%	+13.7%	ABOVE
SO	$90.38	+0.8%	+1.5%	+5.4%	+3.0%	ABOVE
DUK	$113.42	+0.8%	+0.4%	+2.6%	-2.5%	ABOVE

Energy Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
CVX	$142.76	-0.9%	-1.1%	+0.3%	+11.8%	ABOVE	1
XOM	$103.77	-3.5%	-5.4%	-6.0%	+4.0%	BELOW	5

Defense & Aerospace Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
RTX	$148.63	+0.0%	+1.5%	+3.3%	+19.4%	ABOVE	0
GD	$293.80	-0.4%	-1.9%	+7.8%	+11.5%	ABOVE	1
LMT	$451.77	-1.1%	-2.0%	-1.4%	-0.9%	BELOW	2

Telecom Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
TMUS	$223.01	+0.1%	-0.4%	+2.6%	-9.2%	BELOW	0
T	$25.73	-0.2%	-0.8%	-2.0%	-3.2%	BELOW	1
VZ	$38.23	-0.3%	-1.8%	-0.5%	-5.4%	BELOW	6

Media & Entertainment Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
DIS	$119.69	-0.6%	+1.2%	+3.7%	+19.4%	ABOVE	1
NFLX	$120.92	-5.1%	-4.2%	-1.8%	+4.7%	BELOW	1

Biotech Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
GILD	$105.47	-0.5%	-3.5%	-0.3%	+10.2%	ABOVE	2
AMGN	$284.50	-1.2%	-0.8%	+1.9%	+7.8%	ABOVE	2

Materials Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
LIN	$458.83	+0.8%	-0.8%	+2.0%	+3.7%	ABOVE	0
APD	$287.64	+0.6%	+1.6%	+9.9%	+12.3%	ABOVE	0

Analog & Embedded Chips Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA
MCHP	$72.37	+0.6%	+1.0%	+8.4%	+56.7%	ABOVE
ADI	$238.65	+0.4%	-0.7%	+5.9%	+21.6%	ABOVE
TXN	$209.64	+0.0%	-1.6%	+9.3%	+31.5%	ABOVE

Key Stock Movers

Today's biggest movers by absolute percentage change: Vistra (VST) (AI Power & Grid) rose 6.0% to $192.00. Dell (DELL) (Infrastructure) rose 5.9% to $129.06. Netflix (NFLX) (Media & Entertainment) fell 5.1% to $120.92. Constellation Energy (CEG) (AI Power & Grid) rose 4.3% to $319.25. Marvell (MRVL) (Chip Supply Chain) rose 3.7% to $74.49. 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

Heading into the close and tomorrow’s session, monitor alert counts and breadth: 14 of 24 sectors remain above their 50-day moving averages while 10 are below, indicating moderate internal market strength but uneven participation. With 12 sectors up today and 9 down, the S&P 500 is still reliant on AI-capex leaders and Infrastructure names for leadership, and 50-day trends favor selective risk-on positioning in Chip Supply Chain and Infrastructure while avoiding lagging Media and Healthcare names. Tactical positioning: overweight high-conviction AI supply-chain exposures and infrastructure beneficiaries, trim names failing to reassert 50-day support, and keep cash/light hedges for potential sector rotation.

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