US Stock Market Sector Analysis – Tuesday, July 22, 2025 Sectors: MIXED

A sharp sell-off in Lockheed Martin (LMT) drove the tone for the day, with the Defense & Aerospace sector plunging 4.1% after LMT closed at $399.95, down 10.8%. The weakness in defense rippled into broader Industrials while chip-related names also pressured markets — Lam Research (LRCX) fell to $97.15, down 4.0%, contributing to a Chip Equipment slide. Despite the headline weakness, 13 sectors finished up and the Magnificent 7 group was mixed, with NVIDIA (NVDA) retreating 2.5% to $166.81 while Apple (AAPL) rose 0.9% to $213.55, keeping the S&P 500 supported. Today’s news flow (defense contract shifts, dollar moves and streaming guidance chatter) directly influenced sector rotation across the US stock market.

Market Condition Dashboard

US 10-Year Treasury Yield

Wait & Watch

4.35%

stable

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Confidence

Crude Oil (WTI)

Neutral

$66.21

-1.5% 1D

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Confidence

VIX (Fear Index)

Normal Range

16.5

-0.9% 1D

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Confidence

200-Day Moving Average

Bullish Trend Intact

0/3 below

SPY above (+7.9%), QQQ above (+10.8%), DIA above (+4.6%)

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Confidence

Tracked Stocks Breadth (50DMA)

Late-Cycle Caution

76%

52 of 68 above 50DMA · -1.5pp 5D

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Put/Call Ratio (5D)

Contrarian Sell Signal

0.63

Too Optimistic · stable

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Signal analysis only — not investment advice

Sector Heatmap (1D)

Food & Restaurant +2.89%

Biotech +2.53%

Logistics +2.45%

Healthcare +1.47%

Data Center REITs +1.35%

Utilities +1.22%

Industrial +1.16%

Hospitality & Travel +1.13%

Materials +0.92%

EDA & Semiconductor IP +0.56%

Telecom +0.51%

Energy +0.35%

IT Services +0.32%

Analog & Embedded Chips +0.00%

Retail -0.22%

Finance -0.32%

Enterprise Software -0.37%

Mag 7 (AI Spenders) -0.42%

AI Power & Grid -0.75%

Airlines -1.18%

Chip Supply Chain -1.46%

Cybersecurity -1.56%

Media & Entertainment -1.66%

Infrastructure -1.72%

AI Networking & Interconnect -2.12%

Memory & Storage -2.15%

Chip Equipment -3.41%

Defense & Aerospace -4.07%

≤-3%0≥+3%

Sector Performance (Base=100)

AI and Technology Sector Analysis

AI-driven leadership remains intact but bifurcated: NVIDIA (NVDA) $166.81, down 2.5%, still shows a dominant 50-day advance of +43.2%, while other Mag 7 names like Microsoft (MSFT) $501.27, down 0.9%, and Alphabet (GOOG) $191.56, up 0.5%, trade on mixed momentum within the group. Weakness in the Chip Supply Chain and Chip Equipment pockets — exemplified by Broadcom (AVGO) $276.56, down 3.3%, and Lam Research (LRCX) $97.15, down 4.0% — highlights near-term volatility for AI-capex beneficiaries. Infrastructure spending and data-center related demand still underpin selective hardware names, and Enterprise Software is holding a below-50-day posture that argues for picking software winners with durable cloud and AI revenue streams.

US Stock Sector Overview

Sector	1D	5D	20D	vs 50MA
Mag 7 (AI Spenders)	-0.4%	+1.3%	+5.9%	ABOVE
Chip Supply Chain	-1.5%	+0.2%	+4.1%	ABOVE
Memory & Storage	-2.2%	-1.4%	-2.8%	BELOW
EDA & Semiconductor IP	+0.6%	+3.7%	+12.1%	ABOVE
Infrastructure	-1.7%	-0.8%	+7.2%	ABOVE
AI Networking & Interconnect	-2.1%	+0.6%	+13.9%	ABOVE
Enterprise Software	-0.4%	+0.4%	+1.2%	BELOW
Finance	-0.3%	+0.4%	+4.9%	ABOVE
Healthcare	+1.5%	-2.1%	-3.5%	BELOW
Retail	-0.2%	-0.1%	-4.1%	BELOW
IT Services	+0.3%	+1.3%	-4.1%	BELOW
Airlines	-1.2%	+1.4%	+13.6%	ABOVE
Hospitality & Travel	+1.1%	+0.9%	+3.5%	ABOVE
Food & Restaurant	+2.9%	+2.4%	+4.3%	BELOW
Logistics	+2.5%	+1.4%	+0.7%	ABOVE
Industrial	+1.2%	+0.6%	+8.8%	ABOVE
Cybersecurity	-1.6%	+0.5%	-4.2%	BELOW
Chip Equipment	-3.4%	-4.4%	-1.7%	ABOVE
Data Center REITs	+1.3%	+4.1%	-5.4%	BELOW
AI Power & Grid	-0.8%	+1.6%	+4.6%	ABOVE
Utilities	+1.2%	+3.0%	+5.8%	ABOVE
Energy	+0.3%	-1.6%	+2.4%	ABOVE
Defense & Aerospace	-4.1%	-4.8%	+0.3%	ABOVE
Telecom	+0.5%	+2.6%	+0.6%	BELOW
Media & Entertainment	-1.7%	-1.9%	-2.5%	BELOW
Biotech	+2.5%	+1.3%	+6.5%	ABOVE
Materials	+0.9%	+2.9%	+4.3%	ABOVE
Analog & Embedded Chips	+0.0%	-0.6%	+3.8%	ABOVE

Sector Strength

Food & Restaurant +2.9% 20d: +4.3%

Starbucks (SBUX) +4.6% (20d: +5.9%), McDonald's (MCD) +1.2% (20d: +2.6%) [<50MA]

Biotech +2.5% 20d: +6.5%

Amgen (AMGN) +3.3% (20d: +10.2%), Gilead (GILD) +1.7% (20d: +2.8%)

Logistics +2.5% 20d: +0.7%

FedEx (FDX) +2.6% (20d: +1.0%), United Parcel Service (UPS) +2.3% (20d: +0.5%)

Healthcare +1.5% 20d: -3.5%

Eli Lilly (LLY) +1.9% (20d: -0.2%), UnitedHealth (UNH) +1.1% (20d: -6.7%) [<50MA]

Data Center REITs +1.3% 20d: -5.4%

Equinix (EQIX) +1.4% (20d: -11.7%) [<50MA], Digital Realty (DLR) +1.3% (20d: +0.9%)

Sector Warnings

Defense & Aerospace -4.1% 20d: +0.3%

Lockheed Martin (LMT) -10.8% (20d: -10.7%) [<50MA], RTX Corp (RTX) -1.6% (20d: +5.2%), General Dynamics (GD) +0.2% (20d: +6.4%)

Chip Equipment -3.4% 20d: -1.7%

KLA (KLAC) -4.9% (20d: +0.4%), Lam Research (LRCX) -4.0% (20d: +2.2%), Applied Materials (AMAT) -2.8% (20d: +3.9%)

Memory & Storage -2.2% 20d: -2.8%

Micron (MU) -3.5% (20d: -14.5%) [<50MA], Western Digital (WDC) -2.4% (20d: +8.0%), Seagate (STX) -2.0% (20d: +8.1%)

AI Networking & Interconnect -2.1% 20d: +13.9%

Coherent (COHR) -2.9% (20d: +19.8%), Amphenol (APH) -1.9% (20d: +6.2%), Arista Networks (ANET) -1.6% (20d: +15.6%)

Infrastructure -1.7% 20d: +7.2%

Dell (DELL) -3.2% (20d: +3.5%), Super Micro (SMCI) -3.2% (20d: +16.4%), Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) -1.2% (20d: +12.5%)

Sector Deep Dive

Defense & Aerospace showed acute stress as the sector fell 4.1% on the day; Lockheed Martin (LMT) led losses, closing at $399.95, down 10.8%, and the sector sits +4.7% versus its 50-day average. LMT's plunge overwhelmed otherwise constructive 50-day context for the group, revealing event-driven downside risk even with the sector modestly above its 50-day level. For S&P 500 sector analysis, the drop signals concentrated headline risk rather than a broad cyclical unwind.

Chip Equipment and the Chip Supply Chain diverged intraday: Chip Equipment lost 2.9% with Lam Research (LRCX) at $97.15, down 4.0%, yet the broader Chip Supply Chain slipped 1.7% as Broadcom (AVGO) closed at $276.56, down 3.3%. Both pockets remain above their 50-day trend (Chip Equipment +16.8% over 50d; Chip Supply Chain +27.4% over 50d), underscoring that the 50-day trend is still constructive even as 1-day and 5-day volatility increased. The 50-day context suggests pullbacks are more likely to be rotation-driven than structural demand deterioration for AI capex.

Food & Restaurant outperformed today, rising 2.9% with Starbucks (SBUX) leading gains at $94.45, up 4.6%, while the sector sits below its 50-day average at +8.7% versus 50d. SBUX’s strong trading-day performance reflects consumer resilience and FX tailwinds cited in today’s headlines, and the 50-day trend shows the group remains in a softer phase relative to the market, offering selective stock-specific opportunities amid broader risk-off in other sectors.

Logistics and Transportation registered a notable upside as Logistics climbed 2.5%, paced by FedEx (FDX) at $183.14, up 2.6%, and UPS at $94.63, up 2.3%; the sector is +7.1% versus its 50-day average. The 50-day trend indicates steady improvement in freight demand and pricing power, and these names are outperforming relative to cyclical industrial peers that were more exposed to the defense sell-off.

Biotech held up well with the sector up 2.5% and Amgen (AMGN) at $296.77, up 3.3%; the group sits +15.2% over its 50-day trend. The positive 50-day posture reflects ongoing rotation into quality growth names within Healthcare even as broader Health Care sits below its 50-day average. For sector analysis, Biotech’s relative strength highlights risk-on pockets buyers can lean into when headline-driven selling compresses more cyclical areas.

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 20 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	$332.11	+1.1%	+3.2%	-2.5%	+11.3%	ABOVE	0
AAPL	$213.37	+0.9%	+2.0%	+7.0%	+8.1%	ABOVE	0
GOOG	$191.56	+0.5%	+4.5%	+14.5%	+24.6%	ABOVE	0
AMZN	$227.47	-0.8%	+1.9%	+6.9%	+17.8%	ABOVE	1
MSFT	$500.32	-0.9%	-0.1%	+3.1%	+15.4%	ABOVE	1
META	$702.51	-1.1%	+0.3%	-1.0%	+19.0%	ABOVE	1
NVDA	$166.81	-2.5%	-2.5%	+12.9%	+43.2%	ABOVE	3

Chip Supply Chain Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
INTC	$23.24	-0.1%	+2.4%	+3.1%	+8.5%	ABOVE	1
QCOM	$154.73	-0.6%	+2.5%	+1.5%	+9.5%	ABOVE	1
AMD	$154.72	-1.5%	-3.3%	+11.8%	+50.4%	ABOVE	1
MRVL	$71.84	-1.5%	+1.6%	-4.2%	+20.8%	ABOVE	2
TSM	$232.03	-1.8%	-1.2%	+6.6%	+33.4%	ABOVE	3
AVGO	$276.56	-3.3%	-0.8%	+5.6%	+34.1%	ABOVE	1

Memory & Storage Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
SNDK	$41.36	-0.6%	+0.0%	-12.6%	+9.6%	BELOW	2
STX	$145.39	-2.0%	-0.4%	+8.1%	+54.0%	ABOVE	1
WDC	$66.88	-2.4%	+0.8%	+8.0%	+52.3%	ABOVE	1
MU	$109.04	-3.5%	-6.2%	-14.5%	+27.3%	BELOW	2

EDA & Semiconductor IP Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
SNPS	$615.13	+4.0%	+7.7%	+28.4%	+27.4%	ABOVE	0
CDNS	$319.60	+1.0%	+1.6%	+7.7%	+4.5%	ABOVE	0
ARM	$156.50	-3.3%	+1.7%	+0.1%	+35.1%	ABOVE	1

Infrastructure Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
CSCO	$66.78	-0.3%	+1.2%	+1.0%	+14.7%	ABOVE	1
VRT	$125.15	-0.7%	-0.1%	+2.4%	+33.2%	ABOVE	3
HPE	$19.99	-1.2%	+0.3%	+12.5%	+21.7%	ABOVE	2
SMCI	$49.86	-3.2%	-6.3%	+16.4%	+55.9%	ABOVE	4
DELL	$122.77	-3.2%	+1.0%	+3.5%	+30.2%	ABOVE	2

AI Networking & Interconnect Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
ANET	$109.78	-1.6%	+1.4%	+15.6%	+26.9%	ABOVE	3
APH	$101.09	-1.9%	+1.2%	+6.2%	+26.1%	ABOVE	1
COHR	$97.02	-2.9%	-0.8%	+19.8%	+37.5%	ABOVE	1

Enterprise Software Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
ADBE	$372.87	+1.4%	+3.1%	-2.5%	-2.7%	BELOW	0
CRM	$261.38	+0.5%	+2.2%	-2.8%	-4.1%	BELOW	0
NOW	$192.47	+0.3%	-0.5%	-3.4%	-1.8%	BELOW	0
PLTR	$149.07	-1.8%	-1.2%	+4.1%	+27.1%	ABOVE	3
ORCL	$235.43	-2.2%	-1.3%	+10.8%	+58.7%	ABOVE	3

Finance Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
JPM	$285.96	+0.2%	+2.0%	+4.1%	+15.7%	ABOVE	0
GS	$686.59	-0.8%	-1.2%	+5.8%	+24.1%	ABOVE	2

Healthcare Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
LLY	$769.88	+1.9%	-1.7%	-0.2%	+5.9%	ABOVE	0
UNH	$277.69	+1.1%	-2.5%	-6.7%	-24.6%	BELOW	0

Retail Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
WMT	$94.83	+0.2%	+0.7%	-2.2%	-0.9%	BELOW	0
COST	$934.85	-0.6%	-1.0%	-6.0%	-6.6%	BELOW	3

IT Services Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
ACN	$281.17	+1.6%	+2.6%	-4.1%	-6.3%	BELOW	0
IBM	$272.97	-1.0%	+0.0%	-4.0%	+13.1%	ABOVE	2

Airlines Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
DAL	$54.87	-0.7%	+0.2%	+12.3%	+15.5%	ABOVE	3
UAL	$90.78	-1.7%	+2.6%	+14.9%	+17.5%	ABOVE	1

Hospitality & Travel Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
BKNG	$229.08	+1.7%	+2.1%	+5.4%	+14.1%	ABOVE	0
MAR	$270.04	+0.5%	-0.2%	+1.6%	+6.1%	ABOVE	0

Food & Restaurant Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
SBUX	$93.91	+4.6%	+4.8%	+5.9%	+21.6%	ABOVE	0
MCD	$292.08	+1.2%	+0.1%	+2.6%	-4.1%	BELOW	0

Logistics Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
FDX	$183.14	+2.6%	+1.3%	+1.0%	+7.1%	ABOVE	0
UPS	$93.15	+2.3%	+1.5%	+0.5%	+7.2%	ABOVE	0

Industrial Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
CAT	$413.47	+1.7%	+1.4%	+12.3%	+28.6%	ABOVE	0
HON	$228.17	+0.6%	-0.1%	+5.3%	+11.6%	ABOVE	0

Cybersecurity Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
ZS	$285.71	-0.9%	-0.7%	-7.4%	+22.6%	BELOW	2
PANW	$196.73	-1.6%	+2.1%	-2.5%	+5.2%	ABOVE	1
CRWD	$117.81	-2.1%	+0.2%	-2.9%	+14.8%	BELOW	1

Chip Equipment Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
ASML	$699.09	-2.0%	-6.5%	-13.3%	-0.1%	BELOW	5
AMAT	$185.58	-2.8%	-3.9%	+3.9%	+20.6%	ABOVE	1
LRCX	$97.15	-4.0%	-2.7%	+2.2%	+30.0%	ABOVE	1
KLAC	$88.55	-4.9%	-4.4%	+0.4%	+27.5%	ABOVE	1

Data Center REITs Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
EQIX	$779.03	+1.4%	+4.6%	-11.7%	-6.9%	BELOW	0
DLR	$174.31	+1.3%	+3.7%	+0.9%	+8.4%	ABOVE	0

AI Power & Grid Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
VST	$188.10	+0.5%	+2.7%	+1.6%	+39.5%	ABOVE	0
CEG	$315.64	-0.0%	+3.1%	-0.9%	+17.3%	ABOVE	2
ETN	$367.47	-0.3%	+2.7%	+8.6%	+20.3%	ABOVE	3
PWR	$394.59	-0.9%	+1.5%	+6.1%	+21.2%	ABOVE	2
GEV	$547.75	-3.0%	-2.1%	+7.5%	+37.6%	ABOVE	2

Utilities Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA
NEE	$75.36	+1.8%	+3.7%	+8.6%	+11.2%	ABOVE
SO	$92.06	+1.1%	+2.7%	+5.5%	+7.0%	ABOVE
DUK	$115.64	+0.8%	+2.5%	+3.2%	+1.2%	ABOVE

Energy Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
XOM	$104.51	+0.5%	-3.3%	+0.2%	+2.1%	ABOVE	0
CVX	$142.76	+0.2%	+0.1%	+4.5%	+9.7%	ABOVE	0

Defense & Aerospace Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
GD	$292.44	+0.2%	-0.8%	+6.4%	+10.2%	ABOVE	0
RTX	$146.34	-1.6%	-0.7%	+5.2%	+16.5%	ABOVE	1
LMT	$399.95	-10.8%	-12.9%	-10.7%	-12.7%	BELOW	4

Telecom Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA
VZ	$40.21	+1.1%	+4.1%	+2.4%	+0.1%	ABOVE
TMUS	$228.94	+0.3%	+2.0%	+1.5%	-4.0%	BELOW
T	$26.19	+0.1%	+1.7%	-2.1%	-0.5%	BELOW

Media & Entertainment Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
DIS	$119.33	+0.2%	+1.0%	+2.0%	+14.8%	ABOVE	0
NFLX	$119.01	-3.5%	-4.8%	-7.0%	+4.4%	BELOW	1

Biotech Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
AMGN	$295.05	+3.3%	+2.2%	+10.2%	+16.0%	ABOVE	0
GILD	$107.37	+1.7%	+0.3%	+2.8%	+14.5%	ABOVE	0

Materials Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
APD	$290.39	+1.5%	+3.2%	+6.8%	+10.7%	ABOVE	0
LIN	$465.75	+0.3%	+2.7%	+1.9%	+4.6%	ABOVE	0

Analog & Embedded Chips Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
MCHP	$72.83	+1.9%	+1.1%	+6.9%	+37.1%	ABOVE	0
TXN	$207.99	+0.2%	-0.8%	+4.4%	+24.8%	ABOVE	0
ADI	$232.38	-2.1%	-2.1%	+0.2%	+14.0%	ABOVE	2

Key Stock Movers

Today's biggest movers by absolute percentage change: Lockheed Martin (LMT) (Defense & Aerospace) fell 10.8% to $399.95. KLA (KLAC) (Chip Equipment) fell 4.9% to $88.55. Starbucks (SBUX) (Food & Restaurant) rose 4.6% to $93.91. Synopsys (SNPS) (EDA & Semiconductor IP) rose 4.0% to $615.13. Lam Research (LRCX) (Chip Equipment) fell 4.0% to $97.15. 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

Breadth remains constructive with 15 of 24 sectors above their 50-day moving averages and 13 sectors finishing higher today, but headline-driven alerts ticked up as defense and select chip-equipment names flashed outsized moves. With 50-day trends still positive across major tech and chip supply chains, positioning should favor high-conviction AI and logistics exposures while trimming headline-sensitive defense cyclicals after LMT’s decline. Monitor market breadth and sector-level alerts for follow-through — if sectors above the 50MA begin to roll under, move to more defensive weights; otherwise, use pullbacks to add to leading AI supply-chain and cloud-exposed names.

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