US Stock Market Sector Analysis – Thursday, August 07, 2025 MIXED

Markets reacted to a string of company-specific shocks and sector rotations today, led by a steep sell-off in Healthcare after news around GPL-1 formulations and an outsized decline in Eli Lilly (LLY) $636.36, which fell 14.1%. Cybersecurity names reeled after Fortinet's mixed Q2 and downgrades, with CrowdStrike (CRWD) $106.25 down 5.9% and Zscaler (ZS) $272.50 off 5.8%, dragging the Cybersecurity sector -4.8%. Meanwhile the Chip Supply Chain and Chip Equipment complex outperformed — AMD $172.40 (+5.7%) and TSMC (TSM) $239.97 (+4.9%) led gains — while the Mag 7 (AI Spenders) group was modestly higher, supporting the S&P 500's resilience. Today's action underscores a bifurcated US stock market: concentrated strength in AI and semiconductors versus broad weakness in services and healthcare.

Market Condition Dashboard

US 10-Year Treasury Yield

Wait & Watch

4.23%

stable

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Crude Oil (WTI)

Neutral

$63.88

-0.7% 1D

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VIX (Fear Index)

Normal Range

16.6

-1.2% 1D

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Confidence

200-Day Moving Average

Bullish Trend Intact

0/3 below

SPY above (+7.8%), QQQ above (+11.3%), DIA above (+3.1%)

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Tracked Stocks Breadth (50DMA)

Healthy Uptrend

53%

36 of 68 above 50DMA · -1.5pp 5D

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Put/Call Ratio (5D)

Caution

0.70

Call-Heavy · stable

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Signal analysis only — not investment advice

Sector Performance (Base=100)

AI and Technology Sector Analysis

The AI investment theme remains the primary structural driver, with NVIDIA (NVDA) $180.53 up 0.8% and Microsoft (MSFT) $516.71 holding strong despite a modest pullback, keeping the Mag 7 (AI Spenders) basket positive and supportive of risk assets. Upstream beneficiaries in the Chip Supply Chain and Chip Equipment groups — TSMC (TSM) $239.97 and Lam Research (LRCX) $98.60 — continue to rally on durable demand expectations for AI chips and capacity expansion. Infrastructure-linked hardware plays such as Dell (DELL) $132.46 are also participating as enterprises and cloud providers budget for GPU refresh cycles, while select Enterprise Software names are under pressure as investors re-price software spending cadence.

US Stock Sector Overview

Sector	1D	5D	20D	vs 50MA
Mag 7 (AI Spenders)	+0.4%	+4.0%	+4.9%	ABOVE
Chip Supply Chain	+1.2%	+1.4%	+1.1%	ABOVE
Infrastructure	+1.3%	-1.4%	+3.0%	ABOVE
Enterprise Software	-2.0%	+1.8%	+1.9%	BELOW
Finance	-1.1%	+0.3%	+1.1%	ABOVE
Healthcare	-7.3%	-6.5%	-19.4%	BELOW
Retail	+0.3%	+3.7%	+5.1%	BELOW
IT Services	-1.6%	-2.7%	-12.9%	BELOW
Airlines	-1.0%	+4.4%	-2.3%	ABOVE
Hospitality & Travel	-1.3%	+1.5%	-6.2%	BELOW
Food & Restaurant	+1.2%	+3.2%	-0.7%	BELOW
Logistics	-0.3%	+2.9%	-9.7%	BELOW
Industrial	-1.8%	-1.6%	-2.5%	BELOW
Cybersecurity	-4.8%	-3.5%	-9.1%	BELOW
Chip Equipment	+3.1%	+2.7%	-7.0%	ABOVE
Data Center REITs	+0.9%	+0.2%	+2.3%	BELOW
Utilities	+1.4%	+2.0%	+2.6%	ABOVE
Energy	-0.1%	-1.1%	-4.8%	BELOW
Defense & Aerospace	-0.6%	+0.8%	+0.6%	ABOVE
Telecom	+1.7%	+1.2%	+4.6%	ABOVE
Media & Entertainment	-0.9%	-0.7%	-5.5%	BELOW
Biotech	+0.0%	-3.3%	-1.5%	BELOW
Materials	-0.3%	+2.3%	-0.5%	ABOVE
Analog & Embedded Chips	+0.0%	+1.3%	-13.3%	BELOW

Sector Strength

Chip Equipment +3.1% 20d: -7.0%

Lam Research (LRCX) +3.3% (20d: -2.5%), ASML +3.2% (20d: -10.8%) [<50MA], Applied Materials (AMAT) +2.8% (20d: -7.5%)

Telecom +1.7% 20d: +4.6%

AT&T (T) +2.1% (20d: +4.0%), T-Mobile (TMUS) +1.6% (20d: +6.7%), Verizon (VZ) +1.4% (20d: +3.2%)

Utilities +1.4% 20d: +2.6%

NextEra Energy (NEE) +2.9% (20d: -2.4%), Southern Co (SO) +0.7% (20d: +2.9%), Duke Energy (DUK) +0.6% (20d: +7.2%)

Infrastructure +1.3% 20d: +3.0%

Dell (DELL) +4.5% (20d: +6.0%), Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) +1.3% (20d: -1.5%), Cisco (CSCO) +1.0% (20d: +2.9%)

Chip Supply Chain +1.2% 20d: +1.1%

AMD +5.7% (20d: +17.7%), TSMC (TSM) +4.9% (20d: +5.3%), Marvell (MRVL) +0.7% (20d: +4.3%)

Sector Warnings

Healthcare -7.3% 20d: -19.4% CRITICAL

Eli Lilly (LLY) -14.1% (20d: -19.2%) [<50MA], UnitedHealth (UNH) -0.5% (20d: -19.5%) [<50MA]

Cybersecurity -4.8% 20d: -9.1%

CrowdStrike (CRWD) -5.9% (20d: -11.2%) [<50MA], Zscaler (ZS) -5.8% (20d: -6.0%) [<50MA], Palo Alto Networks (PANW) -2.8% (20d: -10.3%) [<50MA]

Enterprise Software -2.0% 20d: +1.9%

ServiceNow (NOW) -4.2% (20d: -6.9%) [<50MA], Salesforce (CRM) -3.3% (20d: -6.7%) [<50MA], Adobe (ADBE) -2.1% (20d: -6.9%) [<50MA]

Industrial -1.8% 20d: -2.5%

Caterpillar (CAT) -2.5% (20d: +3.1%), Honeywell (HON) -1.2% (20d: -8.2%) [<50MA]

IT Services -1.6% 20d: -12.9% CRITICAL

Accenture (ACN) -2.4% (20d: -14.0%) [<50MA], IBM -0.8% (20d: -11.8%) [<50MA]

Sector Deep Dive

Cybersecurity: The Cybersecurity sector is under intense pressure, trading -4.8% on the day and sitting below its 50-day average (50d:-4.1% BELOW). CrowdStrike (CRWD) $106.25 led the decliners, down 5.9%, and Zscaler (ZS) $272.50 dropped 5.8% as investors digested Fortinet-related confusion on firewall refresh cycles. Over the 50-day window the group shows clear deterioration, and the magnitude of today's moves suggests near-term risk to earnings multiple expansion unless clarity on enterprise capex emerges.

Chip Supply Chain & Equipment: Chip Supply Chain names outperformed, with the sector +1.2% and the 50-day trend strongly positive (50d:+16.9% ABOVE). AMD $172.40 surged 5.7% and TSMC (TSM) $239.97 climbed 4.9%, while chip equipment leaders Lam Research (LRCX) $98.60 (+3.3%) and ASML $709.37 (+3.2%) extended gains. The 50-day context shows sustained rotation into capacity and tooling — the market is rewarding companies most exposed to AI-capacity buildouts across fabs and cloud data centers.

Healthcare: Healthcare posted the weakest readings, down -7.3% today and carrying a deeply negative 50-day profile (50d:-14.1% BELOW) highlighted by an active [HIGH] alert for a 20-day decline of -19.4%. Eli Lilly (LLY) $636.36 drove the headline move, tumbling 14.1% and amplifying volatility across GLP-1 and broader biotech/subsector peers. Given the 50-day trend weakness, the sector now reads as a high-risk, event-driven area where headline news can trigger outsized flows rather than steady fundamentals-driven appreciation.

Enterprise Software: Enterprise Software softened, reflecting company-specific execution questions and trade-down risk, with the sector down -2.0% and the 50-day situation teetering (50d:+0.6% BUT listed as BELOW its 50MA). Salesforce (CRM) $238.86 fell 3.3% and ServiceNow (NOW) $174.82 was off 4.2%, suggesting investors are tightening scrutiny on subscription renewal cadence and enterprise refresh upside. The 50-day window shows mixed momentum; leaders tied to AI-driven workflows can decouple to the upside, but the group overall faces re-rating risk until visibility on software spend improves.

Market Breadth Analysis

US stock market breadth analysis shows 10 of 24 sectors trading above their 50-day moving average, while 14 are below. With the majority of sectors below the 50-day MA, medium-term momentum is deteriorating. The 20-day breadth shows 14 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 Healthcare down -19.4% over 20 days

HIGH IT Services down -12.9% over 20 days

HIGH Analog & Embedded Chips down -13.3% over 20 days

HIGH 8 sectors declining >5% over 20 days: Healthcare, IT Services, Hospitality & Travel, Logistics, Cybersecurity, Chip Equipment, Media & Entertainment, Analog & Embedded Chips

Stock-Level Detail

Mag 7 (AI Spenders) Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
AAPL	$219.16	+3.2%	+8.7%	+4.2%	+9.8%	ABOVE	0
NVDA	$180.53	+0.8%	+4.1%	+9.6%	+34.1%	ABOVE	0
TSLA	$322.27	+0.7%	+6.5%	+2.8%	-9.7%	ABOVE	0
AMZN	$223.13	+0.4%	+3.9%	-0.8%	+9.0%	ABOVE	0
GOOG	$196.72	+0.2%	+3.9%	+8.8%	+13.9%	ABOVE	0
MSFT	$516.71	-0.8%	-0.6%	+3.5%	+13.9%	ABOVE	3
META	$759.34	-1.3%	+1.6%	+6.2%	+18.5%	ABOVE	1

Chip Supply Chain Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
AMD	$172.40	+5.7%	+0.4%	+17.7%	+52.8%	ABOVE	0
TSM	$239.97	+4.9%	+3.2%	+5.3%	+24.1%	ABOVE	0
MRVL	$75.69	+0.7%	+1.9%	+4.3%	+17.5%	ABOVE	0
AVGO	$301.55	+0.7%	+5.2%	+10.7%	+27.2%	ABOVE	0
QCOM	$142.89	+0.0%	-1.5%	-7.3%	-0.6%	BELOW	0
ARM	$135.57	-0.4%	-1.5%	-7.1%	+0.0%	BELOW	3
INTC	$19.77	-3.1%	+2.4%	-15.6%	-2.9%	BELOW	1

Infrastructure Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
DELL	$132.46	+4.5%	+5.2%	+6.0%	+18.2%	ABOVE	0
HPE	$19.98	+1.3%	+3.0%	-1.5%	+16.2%	ABOVE	0
CSCO	$68.48	+1.0%	+4.2%	+2.9%	+11.0%	ABOVE	0
SMCI	$46.67	-0.3%	-17.6%	-5.2%	+11.2%	BELOW	3
VRT	$139.24	-0.3%	-1.6%	+13.0%	+27.7%	ABOVE	1

Enterprise Software Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
PLTR	$182.20	+1.5%	+18.1%	+28.2%	+47.2%	ABOVE	0
ADBE	$338.27	-2.1%	-2.7%	-6.9%	-17.9%	BELOW	1
CRM	$238.86	-3.3%	-3.9%	-6.7%	-12.6%	BELOW	1
NOW	$174.82	-4.2%	-4.4%	-6.9%	-14.4%	BELOW	1

Finance Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
GS	$705.54	-0.7%	+1.4%	+2.1%	+18.9%	ABOVE	1
JPM	$281.55	-1.5%	-0.8%	+0.0%	+9.4%	ABOVE	3

Healthcare Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
UNH	$238.29	-0.5%	+2.9%	-19.5%	-17.3%	BELOW	2
LLY	$636.36	-14.1%	-15.9%	-19.2%	-10.9%	BELOW	3

Retail Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
COST	$973.33	+0.9%	+2.6%	+0.9%	-3.4%	BELOW	0
WMT	$102.26	-0.2%	+4.7%	+9.2%	+6.0%	ABOVE	1

IT Services Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
IBM	$243.92	-0.8%	+0.0%	-11.8%	-3.9%	BELOW	1
ACN	$236.84	-2.4%	-5.3%	-14.0%	-23.1%	BELOW	1

Airlines Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
DAL	$53.05	-0.9%	+4.8%	-5.0%	+10.7%	ABOVE	1
UAL	$87.98	-1.0%	+4.0%	+0.3%	+13.5%	ABOVE	1

Hospitality & Travel Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
MAR	$258.30	-0.8%	+2.1%	-7.5%	-1.5%	BELOW	1
BKNG	$215.46	-1.9%	+0.9%	-5.0%	-0.6%	BELOW	1

Food & Restaurant Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
SBUX	$88.68	+2.3%	+4.8%	-4.1%	+5.8%	BELOW	0
MCD	$300.62	+0.1%	+1.7%	+2.7%	-1.0%	ABOVE	0

Logistics Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
UPS	$80.92	+0.3%	+2.4%	-14.6%	-10.6%	BELOW	0
FDX	$177.57	-0.8%	+3.5%	-4.8%	+4.1%	BELOW	1

Industrial Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
HON	$209.51	-1.2%	-0.5%	-8.2%	-3.6%	BELOW	2
CAT	$414.17	-2.5%	-2.7%	+3.1%	+19.8%	ABOVE	2

Cybersecurity Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
PANW	$168.10	-2.8%	-2.8%	-10.3%	-10.5%	BELOW	1
ZS	$272.50	-5.8%	-2.8%	-6.0%	+7.4%	BELOW	1
CRWD	$106.25	-5.9%	-4.8%	-11.2%	-9.3%	BELOW	1

Chip Equipment Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA
LRCX	$98.60	+3.3%	+2.9%	-2.5%	+18.3%	ABOVE
ASML	$709.37	+3.2%	+3.4%	-10.8%	-4.2%	BELOW
AMAT	$181.82	+2.8%	+1.8%	-7.5%	+13.3%	ABOVE

Data Center REITs Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
DLR	$166.43	+1.0%	-0.6%	+1.6%	+1.7%	BELOW	0
EQIX	$762.01	+0.8%	+1.0%	+3.0%	-11.5%	BELOW	0

Utilities Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA
NEE	$70.54	+2.9%	+3.1%	-2.4%	+8.9%	ABOVE
SO	$92.33	+0.7%	+0.4%	+2.9%	+8.1%	ABOVE
DUK	$121.68	+0.6%	+2.5%	+7.2%	+10.0%	ABOVE

Energy Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
CVX	$147.00	+0.2%	+1.2%	-1.4%	+12.6%	ABOVE	0
XOM	$102.68	-0.5%	-3.4%	-8.2%	+3.8%	BELOW	7

Defense & Aerospace Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
RTX	$153.32	+0.0%	-0.7%	+6.1%	+17.2%	ABOVE	0
GD	$307.31	-0.7%	+0.6%	+3.5%	+14.9%	ABOVE	1
LMT	$419.44	-0.9%	+2.3%	-7.9%	-7.7%	BELOW	1

Telecom Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA
T	$26.80	+2.1%	+1.1%	+4.0%	+3.1%	ABOVE
TMUS	$238.44	+1.6%	+2.4%	+6.7%	+1.0%	ABOVE
VZ	$40.20	+1.4%	+0.2%	+3.2%	+1.2%	ABOVE

Media & Entertainment Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
NFLX	$118.04	+0.2%	+1.9%	-5.2%	-2.3%	BELOW	0
DIS	$111.27	-2.0%	-3.2%	-5.8%	+1.7%	BELOW	3

Biotech Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
AMGN	$276.39	+0.0%	-4.1%	-3.6%	+2.3%	BELOW	0
GILD	$107.48	+0.0%	-2.6%	+0.6%	+2.4%	BELOW	0

Materials Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
APD	$281.07	-0.2%	+2.4%	-1.2%	+6.9%	ABOVE	2
LIN	$463.19	-0.4%	+2.2%	+0.1%	+1.8%	ABOVE	1

Analog & Embedded Chips Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
MCHP	$64.47	+0.1%	-0.2%	-11.2%	+15.2%	BELOW	0
TXN	$182.14	+0.0%	+2.8%	-15.4%	+1.7%	BELOW	0

Key Stock Movers

Today's biggest movers by absolute percentage change: Eli Lilly (LLY) (Healthcare) fell 14.1% to $636.36. CrowdStrike (CRWD) (Cybersecurity) fell 5.9% to $106.25. Zscaler (ZS) (Cybersecurity) fell 5.8% to $272.50. AMD (Chip Supply Chain) rose 5.7% to $172.40. TSMC (TSM) (Chip Supply Chain) rose 4.9% to $239.97. 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

Positioning should recognize the bifurcation evident in breadth metrics: only 10 of 24 sectors trade above their 50MA while 14 sit below, and market structure is strained by four [HIGH] alerts and eight sectors down more than 5% over 20 days. The S&P 500 looks likely to oscillate around leadership from the Mag 7 and semiconductor chains even as cyclical and service-oriented sectors face downside risk over the 50-day horizon. Tactically, favor selective exposure to AI supply-chain beneficiaries and infrastructure where 50-day trends are constructive, while trimming weight in Healthcare and Cybersecurity until 50-day momentum and headline noise abate.

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