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US Stock Market Sector Analysis – Tuesday, August 26, 2025 Sectors: BULLISH

Equities opened higher after the market shrugged off the Trump-Cook headline and rotated back into technology ahead of NVIDIA earnings, driving a broad-day advance in the US stock market. Healthcare led with Eli Lilly (LLY) jumping 5.9% to $732.47 after headlines and momentum buying, while Vertiv (VRT) ripped higher following a high-profile endorsement and added 11% intraday, supporting the Infrastructure group. The Mag 7 cluster finished mixed but resilient — NVIDIA (NVDA) $181.53 (+1.1%), Apple (AAPL) $228.66 (+0.9%) and Tesla (TSLA) $351.67 (+1.5%) paced interest — keeping the S&P 500 bid as 15 sectors rose and 6 fell. Market action was dominated by tech-led leadership and defensive dispersion across cyclicals in today's sector analysis.

Market Condition Dashboard

US 10-Year Treasury Yield
Wait & Watch
4.26%
stable
Impact
Confidence
Crude Oil (WTI)
Neutral
$63.25
-2.4% 1D
Impact
Confidence
VIX (Fear Index)
Normal Range
14.6
-1.1% 1D
Impact
Confidence
200-Day Moving Average
Bullish Trend Intact
0/3 below
SPY above (+9.1%), QQQ above (+10.8%), DIA above (+6.1%)
Impact
Confidence
Tracked Stocks Breadth (50DMA)
Pause Discretionary Adds
60%
41 of 68 above 50DMA · +0.0pp 5D
Impact
Confidence
Put/Call Ratio (5D)
Contrarian Sell Signal
0.67
Too Optimistic · stable
Impact
Confidence

Signal analysis only — not investment advice

Sector Heatmap (1D)

AI Power & Grid +2.35%
Healthcare +2.20%
Defense & Aerospace +1.52%
Chip Equipment +1.50%
Airlines +1.49%
Finance +1.31%
Chip Supply Chain +1.22%
Infrastructure +0.91%
AI Networking & Interconnect +0.76%
Memory & Storage +0.67%
Data Center REITs +0.58%
IT Services +0.55%
Biotech +0.46%
EDA & Semiconductor IP +0.43%
Mag 7 (AI Spenders) +0.42%
Food & Restaurant +0.40%
Materials +0.39%
Industrial +0.32%
Media & Entertainment +0.30%
Retail -0.02%
Hospitality & Travel -0.12%
Utilities -0.18%
Analog & Embedded Chips -0.30%
Energy -0.38%
Cybersecurity -0.40%
Telecom -0.48%
Logistics -0.57%
Enterprise Software -0.77%
≤-3%0≥+3%

Sector Performance (Base=100)

AI and Technology Sector Analysis

The AI investment theme held firm as the Magnificent 7 continued to underpin risk appetite; NVIDIA (NVDA) $181.53 is squarely the focus ahead of earnings while Microsoft (MSFT) $498.88, despite trading 0.4% lower, remains central to enterprise AI stacks. Strength in the Chip Supply Chain and Chip Equipment — exemplified by Lam Research (LRCX) $103.06 — reflects broadening demand for AI-capable fabs and components. Enterprise Software is under pressure on a 50-day basis, but select vendors tied to infrastructure and data-center deployments can still capture near-term AI infrastructure spend.

US Stock Sector Overview

Sector 1D 5D 20D vs 50MA
Mag 7 (AI Spenders) +0.4% +2.9% +4.7% ABOVE
Chip Supply Chain +1.2% +3.0% +0.0% ABOVE
Memory & Storage +0.7% +3.9% +8.6% ABOVE
EDA & Semiconductor IP +0.4% +1.9% -9.7% ABOVE
Infrastructure +0.9% +3.0% -6.4% ABOVE
AI Networking & Interconnect +0.8% +3.0% -0.1% ABOVE
Enterprise Software -0.8% -0.2% -5.4% BELOW
Finance +1.3% +3.0% +1.1% ABOVE
Healthcare +2.2% +2.3% +5.0% BELOW
Retail -0.0% -5.9% +0.1% BELOW
IT Services +0.5% +0.1% -6.5% BELOW
Airlines +1.5% +3.9% +14.9% ABOVE
Hospitality & Travel -0.1% +1.5% +0.5% BELOW
Food & Restaurant +0.4% -1.6% -1.5% BELOW
Logistics -0.6% +1.2% +2.7% BELOW
Industrial +0.3% +2.5% +0.0% BELOW
Cybersecurity -0.4% -0.9% -5.4% BELOW
Chip Equipment +1.5% +2.5% -1.6% BELOW
Data Center REITs +0.6% +1.1% -3.3% BELOW
AI Power & Grid +2.4% +1.8% -6.9% BELOW
Utilities -0.2% -1.6% +2.5% ABOVE
Energy -0.4% +2.7% +2.1% ABOVE
Defense & Aerospace +1.5% +1.8% +4.4% ABOVE
Telecom -0.5% -2.6% +3.7% ABOVE
Media & Entertainment +0.3% +0.8% +1.0% BELOW
Biotech +0.5% -2.4% -1.6% BELOW
Materials +0.4% +0.2% +2.3% ABOVE
Analog & Embedded Chips -0.3% +3.0% +5.6% ABOVE

Sector Strength

AI Power & Grid +2.4% 20d: -6.9%
GE Vernova (GEV) +3.9% (20d: -4.4%), Vistra (VST) +2.7% (20d: -5.8%), Constellation Energy (CEG) +1.9% (20d: -8.2%) [<50MA]
Healthcare +2.2% 20d: +5.0%
Eli Lilly (LLY) +5.9% (20d: -3.0%) [<50MA], UnitedHealth (UNH) -1.5% (20d: +12.9%)
Defense & Aerospace +1.5% 20d: +4.4%
RTX Corp (RTX) +2.1% (20d: +1.2%), Lockheed Martin (LMT) +1.7% (20d: +8.8%), General Dynamics (GD) +0.7% (20d: +3.2%)
Chip Equipment +1.5% 20d: -1.6%
Lam Research (LRCX) +2.3% (20d: +4.6%), Applied Materials (AMAT) +1.6% (20d: -12.9%) [<50MA], ASML Holding (ASML) +1.2% (20d: +5.8%)
Airlines +1.5% 20d: +14.9%
United (UAL) +1.7% (20d: +15.4%), Delta (DAL) +1.2% (20d: +14.5%)

Sector Warnings

Enterprise Software -0.8% 20d: -5.4%
Adobe (ADBE) -2.3% (20d: -2.5%) [<50MA], ServiceNow (NOW) -1.7% (20d: -11.5%) [<50MA], Salesforce (CRM) -1.7% (20d: -8.0%) [<50MA]
Logistics -0.6% 20d: +2.7%
FedEx (FDX) -0.8% (20d: +3.2%), United Parcel Service (UPS) -0.3% (20d: +2.2%) [<50MA]
Telecom -0.5% 20d: +3.7%
AT&T (T) -0.6% (20d: +3.9%), Verizon (VZ) -0.6% (20d: +3.2%), T-Mobile (TMUS) -0.2% (20d: +4.0%)
Cybersecurity -0.4% 20d: -5.4%
Zscaler (ZS) -0.7% (20d: -7.0%) [<50MA], CrowdStrike (CRWD) -0.3% (20d: -9.8%) [<50MA], Palo Alto Networks (PANW) -0.2% (20d: +0.7%) [<50MA]
Energy -0.4% 20d: +2.1%
Chevron (CVX) -0.5% (20d: +3.6%), Exxon Mobil (XOM) -0.2% (20d: +0.6%)

Sector Deep Dive

Healthcare rallied today, led by Eli Lilly (LLY) $732.47, which jumped 5.9% and drove the sector to outperform; healthcare sits above its 20- and 5-day momentum but is below the 50-day trend on aggregate, creating a tactical opportunity for selective exposure to names with clear fundamental catalysts. UnitedHealth (UNH) $292.59, however, lagged and fell 1.5%, underscoring a two-speed group where clinical catalysts and headlines are outweighing broader insurance cyclicality across the 50-day window.

Chip Supply Chain and Chip Equipment showed meaningful strength as Lam Research (LRCX) $103.06 outperformed, adding 2.3% on strong trading activity; the sector is above its 50-day average (+12.0% vs 50d) and the 50-day trend points higher, supporting overweight exposure to equipment suppliers and materials across the 50-day horizon. By contrast, Analog & Embedded Chips names such as Microchip Technology (MCHP) $66.29 slipped 1.4% and remain below their 50-day trend, signaling dispersion within semiconductor sub-industries over the last 50 days.

Infrastructure saw headline-driven upside with Vertiv (VRT) $127.79 gaining 2.3% (and intra-day headlines of an 11% pop on endorsement), keeping the sector above its 50-day trend (+11.3% vs 50d). Strength here is closely tied to data-center and power-cycle capex, and the 50-day momentum supports selective long positions in companies directly exposed to enterprise AI deployments and facilities upgrades.

Enterprise Software showed distribution today, with Salesforce (CRM) $241.69 down 1.7%, ServiceNow (NOW) $172.93 down 1.7%, and Adobe (ADBE) $354.91 down 2.3%; the sector is below its 50-day trend (Enterprise Software -4.8% vs 50d) and continues to face headwinds from longer renewal cycles and delayed enterprise spend over the 50-day window. Palantir (PLTR) $160.87 bucked the trend with a 2.4% gain, but overall 50-day context argues for defensive positioning or selective bottom-up ideas rather than broad exposure.

Defense & Aerospace and Industrial names provided counterbalance as RTX Corp (RTX) $157.76 rose 2.1% and the sector sits above its 50-day trend (+7.6% vs 50d), reflecting continued demand in defense budgets and program stability. Industrial averages are slightly below their 50-day trajectory on balance, suggesting investors should favor high-quality contractors and equipment providers with visible backlog across the 50-day lookback.

Market Breadth Analysis

US stock market breadth analysis shows 14 of 28 sectors trading above their 50-day moving average, while 14 are below. An even split above and below the 50-day MA suggests the market lacks directional conviction. Watch for a decisive shift in sector rotation to confirm the next trend.

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 IT Services down -15.8% over 50 days
HIGH 6 sectors declining >5% over 20 days: EDA & Semiconductor IP, Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, IT Services, Cybersecurity, AI Power & Grid

Stock-Level Detail

Mag 7 (AI Spenders) Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
TSLA $351.67 +1.5% +8.6% +10.2% +6.8% ABOVE 0
NVDA $181.53 +1.1% +3.6% +1.4% +25.6% ABOVE 0
AAPL $228.47 +0.9% +1.5% +9.8% +15.7% ABOVE 0
AMZN $228.71 +0.3% +2.2% -0.6% +5.8% ABOVE 0
META $751.64 +0.1% +0.9% +8.5% +7.4% ABOVE 0
MSFT $497.94 -0.4% -0.6% -2.0% +5.0% BELOW 2
GOOG $207.36 -0.6% +3.9% +5.3% +16.9% ABOVE 1
Chip Supply Chain Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
AMD $166.62 +2.0% +0.9% -7.2% +31.8% ABOVE 0
MRVL $74.10 +1.8% +4.3% -9.2% +5.5% BELOW 0
QCOM $155.88 +1.8% +2.4% +0.1% +1.5% ABOVE 0
TSM $236.11 +1.3% +4.4% -1.7% +10.7% ABOVE 0
AVGO $295.84 +1.3% +2.3% -1.5% +18.5% ABOVE 0
INTC $24.35 -0.8% +3.4% +19.7% +17.4% ABOVE 2
Memory & Storage Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
SNDK $47.35 +1.2% +6.6% +9.1% +7.1% ABOVE 0
STX $163.89 +0.8% +4.3% +12.1% +26.8% ABOVE 0
WDC $79.49 +0.6% +5.4% +11.6% +38.8% ABOVE 0
MU $116.31 +0.1% -0.6% +1.5% -2.7% BELOW 0
EDA & Semiconductor IP Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
ARM $140.26 +1.8% +6.9% -14.1% -1.3% BELOW 0
SNPS $596.00 -0.2% -0.9% -7.6% +24.3% ABOVE 2
CDNS $344.03 -0.3% -0.4% -7.3% +14.4% ABOVE 2
Infrastructure Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
VRT $127.79 +2.3% +0.3% -11.3% +9.9% BELOW 0
CSCO $67.00 +1.9% +1.9% +0.2% +5.0% ABOVE 0
SMCI $44.36 +0.7% +4.1% -26.9% +1.5% BELOW 0
DELL $129.34 -0.0% +2.0% -1.9% +15.6% ABOVE 1
HPE $22.04 -0.3% +6.9% +7.7% +24.3% ABOVE 1
AI Networking & Interconnect Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
COHR $91.58 +1.2% +5.8% -14.6% +13.4% BELOW 0
ANET $134.27 +0.9% +2.1% +10.0% +41.2% ABOVE 0
APH $109.16 +0.2% +1.2% +4.2% +17.9% ABOVE 0
Enterprise Software Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
PLTR $160.87 +2.4% +3.1% +1.4% +13.8% ABOVE 0
ORCL $231.57 -0.5% -0.4% -6.5% +11.2% BELOW 2
CRM $241.69 -1.7% -1.1% -8.0% -7.5% BELOW 2
NOW $172.93 -1.7% -2.9% -11.5% -14.0% BELOW 2
ADBE $354.91 -2.3% +0.4% -2.5% -11.7% BELOW 1
Finance Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
GS $734.17 +1.4% +3.9% +2.5% +19.3% ABOVE 0
JPM $292.97 +1.2% +2.2% -0.4% +11.0% ABOVE 0
Healthcare Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
LLY $731.42 +5.9% +4.3% -3.0% -8.7% BELOW 0
UNH $292.59 -1.5% +0.2% +12.9% -2.4% ABOVE 2
Retail Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
WMT $95.25 -0.0% -6.4% -1.3% +2.1% BELOW 4
COST $935.88 -0.0% -5.4% +1.6% -4.2% BELOW 4
IT Services Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
IBM $236.48 +1.3% +0.0% -6.1% -13.3% BELOW 0
ACN $250.26 -0.2% +0.1% -6.8% -18.3% BELOW 2
Airlines Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
UAL $104.13 +1.7% +4.3% +15.4% +32.6% ABOVE 0
DAL $60.49 +1.2% +3.6% +14.5% +24.1% ABOVE 0
Hospitality & Travel Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
BKNG $226.31 +0.0% +1.2% +1.7% +6.3% ABOVE 0
MAR $265.64 -0.3% +1.9% -0.6% +4.1% BELOW 2
Food & Restaurant Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
SBUX $84.47 +1.0% -3.2% -6.0% -6.7% BELOW 0
MCD $305.53 -0.2% -0.0% +3.1% +5.6% ABOVE 2
Logistics Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
UPS $82.07 -0.3% +0.6% +2.2% -11.8% BELOW 2
FDX $182.66 -0.8% +1.7% +3.2% +2.6% ABOVE 2
Industrial Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
HON $215.77 +0.9% +2.6% +0.7% -0.2% BELOW 0
CAT $427.41 -0.2% +2.5% -0.7% +19.4% ABOVE 2
Cybersecurity Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
PANW $184.23 -0.2% -0.1% +0.7% -7.0% BELOW 2
CRWD $104.40 -0.3% -0.4% -9.8% -12.9% BELOW 2
ZS $267.68 -0.7% -2.2% -7.0% -12.2% BELOW 2
Chip Equipment Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
LRCX $103.06 +2.3% +4.5% +4.6% +11.2% ABOVE 0
AMAT $163.61 +1.6% +2.5% -12.9% -6.6% BELOW 0
ASML $758.21 +1.2% +1.8% +5.8% -1.3% ABOVE 0
KLAC $88.33 +1.0% +1.1% -3.8% -0.3% BELOW 0
Data Center REITs Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
DLR $163.21 +1.2% +1.6% -5.3% -4.6% BELOW 0
EQIX $765.41 -0.1% +0.7% -1.3% -11.4% BELOW 2
AI Power & Grid Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
GEV $624.49 +3.9% +3.5% -4.4% +28.3% ABOVE 0
VST $194.10 +2.7% +1.1% -5.8% +10.3% ABOVE 0
CEG $314.82 +1.9% +0.8% -8.2% +2.9% BELOW 0
ETN $348.14 +1.8% +1.7% -9.5% +4.4% BELOW 0
PWR $383.59 +1.5% +2.1% -6.6% +6.1% BELOW 0
Utilities Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
DUK $119.10 +0.1% -1.0% +3.2% +7.8% ABOVE 0
SO $90.11 -0.0% -1.9% -1.1% +5.5% ABOVE 4
NEE $72.73 -0.6% -1.8% +5.4% +1.4% ABOVE 2
Energy Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
XOM $108.35 -0.2% +2.7% +0.6% +0.0% ABOVE 1
CVX $151.39 -0.5% +2.7% +3.6% +9.0% ABOVE 1
Defense & Aerospace Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
RTX $157.24 +2.1% +1.9% +1.2% +9.4% ABOVE 0
LMT $443.50 +1.7% +2.1% +8.8% -2.5% ABOVE 0
GD $316.59 +0.7% +1.5% +3.2% +15.9% ABOVE 0
Telecom Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
TMUS $246.55 -0.2% -3.0% +4.0% +8.7% ABOVE 4
VZ $41.15 -0.6% -2.4% +3.2% +5.1% ABOVE 4
T $27.27 -0.6% -2.5% +3.9% +3.1% ABOVE 3
Media & Entertainment Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
NFLX $122.61 +0.7% +1.0% +3.5% +0.1% BELOW 0
DIS $115.97 -0.1% +0.5% -1.6% -1.1% BELOW 2
Biotech Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
GILD $111.84 +0.5% -3.4% -0.0% +3.5% ABOVE 0
AMGN $281.76 +0.4% -1.5% -3.1% -1.2% BELOW 0
Materials Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
LIN $475.52 +0.9% -0.1% +3.4% +3.3% ABOVE 0
APD $286.34 -0.1% +0.5% +1.3% +5.5% ABOVE 2
Analog & Embedded Chips Show individual tickers
Ticker Price 1D 5D 20D 50D vs 50MA Down Days
ADI $252.24 +0.4% +4.4% +10.6% +10.3% ABOVE 0
TXN $200.78 +0.0% +2.6% +9.5% +4.1% ABOVE 0
MCHP $65.89 -1.4% +2.0% -3.1% -0.1% BELOW 2

Key Stock Movers

Today's biggest movers by absolute percentage change: Eli Lilly (LLY) (Healthcare) rose 5.9% to $731.42. GE Vernova (GEV) (AI Power & Grid) rose 3.9% to $624.49. Vistra (VST) (AI Power & Grid) rose 2.7% to $194.10. Palantir (PLTR) (Enterprise Software) rose 2.4% to $160.87. Vertiv (VRT) (Infrastructure) rose 2.3% to $127.79. These individual stock movements were key drivers of their respective sector performance.

Risk and Opportunity Assessment

On the risk side, 2 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 ahead, watch alert activity: IT Services is flagged HIGH after a -15.8% move over 50 days and four sectors are declining more than 5% over 20 days, underscoring latent weakness beneath the surface. Breadth is mixed with 11 sectors above their 50MA and 13 below, and 50-day trends favor chip-related and healthcare infrastructure while penalizing enterprise software and IT services. Position tactically: overweight chip supply chain and select healthcare catalysts, underweight names in Enterprise Software and IT Services until 50-day momentum stabilizes, and keep exposure to the Mag 7 as earnings and AI infrastructure news flow drive near-term dispersion in the S&P 500.

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