US Stock Market Sector Analysis – Wednesday, November 05, 2025 BULLISH

Stocks rallied after a stronger-than-expected US economic print and a raft of company beats, with Amgen (AMGN) surging 7.8% after a broad-based EPS beat and obesity commentary. Chip-led groups paced the upside as Chip Equipment climbed 4.0% and Chip Supply Chain rose 2.5%, sending Lam Research (LRCX) up 6.0% and Marvell (MRVL) up 6.1%. The S&P 500 finished higher as Treasury yields moved but valuation concerns faded; the Magnificent 7 (Mag 7) collectively gained 0.7%, led by Tesla (TSLA) +4.0% and Alphabet (GOOG) +2.4%. Today’s moves were concentrated — 15 sectors advanced while 9 fell — underscoring rotational leadership across the market.

Market Condition Dashboard

US 10-Year Treasury Yield

Wait & Watch

4.17%

stable

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Confidence

Crude Oil (WTI)

Neutral

$59.60

-1.6% 1D

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VIX (Fear Index)

Normal Range

18.0

-5.2% 1D

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200-Day Moving Average

Bullish Trend Intact

0/3 below

SPY above (+11.4%), QQQ above (+15.9%), DIA above (+8.7%)

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Tracked Stocks Breadth (50DMA)

Healthy Uptrend

59%

40 of 68 above 50DMA · -10.3pp 5D

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Put/Call Ratio (5D)

Contrarian Sell Signal

0.69

Too Optimistic · rising

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Signal analysis only — not investment advice

Sector Performance (Base=100)

AI and Technology Sector Analysis

The AI and technology investment theme held up today as the Mag 7 continued to anchor cap-weighted performance: NVIDIA (NVDA) traded at $194.96 (-1.8%) while Microsoft (MSFT) sat at $503.97 (-1.4%), reflecting profit-taking within a larger structural bid. Strength in the chip supply chain and equipment — exemplified by Marvell (MRVL) at $92.76 (+6.1%) and Lam Research (LRCX) at $164.47 (+6.0%) — suggests the hardware buildout and factory reinvestment remain on track. Enterprise software and IT Services remain differentiated; continued infrastructure spending and data-center deployments are the critical watchpoints for sustaining AI capex.

US Stock Sector Overview

Sector	1D	5D	20D	vs 50MA
Mag 7 (AI Spenders)	+0.7%	+0.8%	+3.6%	ABOVE
Chip Supply Chain	+2.5%	-1.2%	+2.6%	ABOVE
Infrastructure	-1.4%	-5.5%	-4.6%	ABOVE
Enterprise Software	-0.8%	-3.0%	-0.8%	BELOW
Finance	+0.5%	+0.5%	+1.8%	ABOVE
Healthcare	+0.6%	+2.3%	-1.3%	BELOW
Retail	-0.7%	+0.5%	-0.5%	BELOW
IT Services	+2.0%	-0.8%	+2.4%	ABOVE
Airlines	+5.8%	+3.0%	-3.0%	BELOW
Hospitality & Travel	+1.2%	+2.3%	+0.5%	BELOW
Food & Restaurant	+3.1%	+0.4%	+4.0%	BELOW
Logistics	+0.7%	+0.3%	+8.5%	ABOVE
Industrial	+2.1%	-2.0%	+8.2%	BELOW
Cybersecurity	-0.6%	-0.9%	+2.2%	ABOVE
Chip Equipment	+4.0%	+1.0%	+11.0%	ABOVE
Data Center REITs	-1.0%	-1.9%	-1.6%	BELOW
Utilities	-0.3%	-1.5%	-2.5%	BELOW
Energy	-0.4%	-0.7%	+0.7%	BELOW
Defense & Aerospace	-1.2%	-1.9%	+0.3%	ABOVE
Telecom	+0.2%	-0.5%	-5.2%	BELOW
Media & Entertainment	+0.2%	+0.2%	-5.2%	BELOW
Biotech	+3.7%	+6.5%	+6.6%	ABOVE
Materials	-0.6%	-2.8%	-9.1%	BELOW
Analog & Embedded Chips	+2.4%	+0.4%	-7.7%	BELOW

Sector Strength

Airlines +5.8% 20d: -3.0%

United (UAL) +6.5% (20d: -4.6%) [<50MA], Delta (DAL) +5.2% (20d: -1.4%) [<50MA]

Chip Equipment +4.0% 20d: +11.0%

Lam Research (LRCX) +6.0% (20d: +17.1%), Applied Materials (AMAT) +4.6% (20d: +9.3%), ASML +1.3% (20d: +6.6%)

Biotech +3.7% 20d: +6.6%

Amgen (AMGN) +7.8% (20d: +8.3%), Gilead (GILD) -0.3% (20d: +5.0%)

Food & Restaurant +3.1% 20d: +4.0%

Starbucks (SBUX) +4.1% (20d: +3.9%) [<50MA], McDonald's (MCD) +2.2% (20d: +4.0%)

Chip Supply Chain +2.5% 20d: +2.6%

Marvell (MRVL) +6.1% (20d: +2.5%), Qualcomm (QCOM) +4.0% (20d: +8.5%), Intel (INTC) +3.6% (20d: +1.5%)

Sector Warnings

Infrastructure -1.4% 20d: -4.6%

Super Micro (SMCI) -11.3% (20d: -27.5%) [<50MA], Dell (DELL) -1.4% (20d: -1.9%), Cisco (CSCO) -0.3% (20d: +3.1%)

Defense & Aerospace -1.2% 20d: +0.3%

Lockheed Martin (LMT) -2.4% (20d: -6.8%) [<50MA], RTX Corp (RTX) -0.9% (20d: +7.3%), General Dynamics (GD) -0.2% (20d: +0.5%)

Data Center REITs -1.0% 20d: -1.6%

Digital Realty (DLR) -1.0% (20d: -5.0%) [<50MA], Equinix (EQIX) -0.9% (20d: +1.7%)

Enterprise Software -0.8% 20d: -0.8%

Palantir (PLTR) -1.5% (20d: +1.3%), ServiceNow (NOW) -0.9% (20d: -4.2%) [<50MA], Salesforce (CRM) -0.7% (20d: +3.0%)

Retail -0.7% 20d: -0.5%

Walmart (WMT) -0.8% (20d: -0.3%) [<50MA], Costco (COST) -0.6% (20d: -0.7%) [<50MA]

Sector Deep Dive

Chip Equipment: The group led gains with a 1-day return of +4.0% and a dominant 50-day advance of +47.3% (ABOVE), signaling strong medium-term momentum through the 50-day window. Lam Research (LRCX) was a top individual mover at $164.47, +6.0% on the day, reinforcing capex optimism for wafer fab expansion. The 50-day trend confirms cyclical recovery and backs tactical exposure to equipment names while monitoring order-book confirmation across the next quarterly cycle.

Chip Supply Chain: The sector rose 2.5% today and sits +28.9% over the 50-day window (ABOVE), illustrating broad, sustained strength beyond a single-session bounce. Marvell (MRVL) traded at $92.76, up 6.1% as investors continue to price in networking and accelerator demand tied to AI deployments. With the 50-day trend strongly positive, supply-chain related semiconductors remain a constructive way to play structural AI spend while watching near-term inventory flows.

Biotech & Healthcare: Biotech outperformed with a 1-day gain of +3.7% and a 50-day rise of +9.7% (ABOVE), driven today by Amgen (AMGN) at $313.05, which jumped 7.8% after an earnings beat and commentary around obesity therapeutics. Broader Healthcare was more mixed — the sector is +17.3% over 50 days but remains classified as BELOW the 50-day context in today's table — highlighting dispersion between innovation-led biotech and more cyclical healthcare names. Active exposure to high-conviction biotech catalysts appears warranted, while defensive healthcare hedges can manage event risk.

Airlines & Travel: Airlines led short-term strength with a 1-day surge of +5.8% but the sector remains -5.7% over the 50-day window (BELOW), indicating persistent headwinds. United (UAL) rallied to $96.65, +6.5% on the day, reflecting resilient travel demand and favorable economic prints. The divergence between headline strength and a negative 50-day trend argues for selective trading — capitalize on momentum in carriers with improving revenue trends but remain mindful of the longer-term downtrend.

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 11 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 Materials down -16.0% over 50 days

HIGH 4 sectors declining >5% over 20 days: Telecom, Media & Entertainment, Materials, Analog & Embedded Chips

HIGH 3 sectors declining >10% over 50 days: Telecom, Materials, Analog & Embedded Chips

MEDIUM META down -15.4% from 20-day high

Stock-Level Detail

Mag 7 (AI Spenders) Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
TSLA	$462.07	+4.0%	+5.0%	+6.1%	+32.2%	ABOVE	0
GOOG	$284.19	+2.4%	+1.0%	+17.6%	+36.9%	ABOVE	0
META	$634.30	+1.4%	-4.6%	-13.3%	-14.9%	BELOW	0
AMZN	$250.20	+0.4%	+12.3%	+9.9%	+9.2%	ABOVE	0
AAPL	$269.38	+0.0%	-0.5%	+6.3%	+17.2%	ABOVE	0
MSFT	$503.97	-1.4%	-3.5%	-2.9%	+0.1%	BELOW	6
NVDA	$194.96	-1.8%	-3.8%	+1.4%	+7.5%	ABOVE	2

Chip Supply Chain Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
MRVL	$92.76	+6.1%	+4.9%	+2.5%	+24.3%	ABOVE	0
QCOM	$177.01	+4.0%	+1.4%	+8.5%	+13.1%	ABOVE	0
INTC	$38.38	+3.6%	-4.4%	+1.5%	+54.4%	ABOVE	0
AMD	$256.33	+2.5%	+0.6%	+10.1%	+53.4%	ABOVE	0
AVGO	$356.98	+2.0%	-4.6%	+4.0%	+19.8%	ABOVE	0
TSM	$291.34	-0.1%	-3.2%	-2.1%	+23.1%	ABOVE	2
ARM	$160.19	-0.3%	-3.2%	-6.1%	+13.9%	ABOVE	3

Infrastructure Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
VRT	$190.55	+5.5%	-1.6%	+12.9%	+47.5%	ABOVE	0
HPE	$23.35	+0.6%	-2.9%	-9.7%	+4.9%	BELOW	0
CSCO	$71.06	-0.3%	-1.1%	+3.1%	+6.0%	ABOVE	2
DELL	$151.28	-1.4%	-5.3%	-1.9%	+15.4%	ABOVE	3
SMCI	$42.03	-11.3%	-16.6%	-27.5%	-6.1%	BELOW	3

Enterprise Software Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
ADBE	$335.53	+0.1%	-1.1%	-3.4%	-5.8%	BELOW	0
CRM	$251.00	-0.7%	-1.5%	+3.0%	+1.2%	ABOVE	2
NOW	$175.93	-0.9%	-5.9%	-4.2%	-0.9%	BELOW	4
PLTR	$187.90	-1.5%	-3.4%	+1.3%	+19.9%	ABOVE	2

Finance Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
JPM	$307.32	+0.8%	+0.7%	+2.0%	+4.6%	ABOVE	0
GS	$781.60	+0.3%	+0.4%	+1.7%	+6.4%	ABOVE	0

Healthcare Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
LLY	$921.33	+2.1%	+9.6%	+8.2%	+26.1%	ABOVE	0
UNH	$321.21	-0.9%	-4.9%	-10.9%	+8.5%	BELOW	6

Retail Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
COST	$932.40	-0.6%	+1.8%	-0.7%	-1.4%	BELOW	1
WMT	$100.86	-0.8%	-0.7%	-0.3%	+5.6%	BELOW	1

IT Services Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
ACN	$242.82	+2.0%	-0.6%	-1.7%	-3.6%	ABOVE	0
IBM	$301.14	+2.0%	-1.1%	+6.4%	+25.3%	ABOVE	0

Airlines Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
UAL	$96.65	+6.5%	+3.5%	-4.6%	-7.3%	BELOW	0
DAL	$58.08	+5.2%	+2.5%	-1.4%	-4.1%	BELOW	0

Hospitality & Travel Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
MAR	$281.30	+4.0%	+7.9%	+6.4%	+5.0%	ABOVE	0
BKNG	$195.13	-1.6%	-3.3%	-5.4%	-12.4%	BELOW	4

Food & Restaurant Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
SBUX	$81.28	+4.1%	-0.3%	+3.9%	-5.5%	BELOW	0
MCD	$300.12	+2.2%	+1.1%	+4.0%	-1.3%	ABOVE	0

Logistics Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
FDX	$203.72	+1.7%	+2.9%	+8.1%	+11.0%	ABOVE	0
UPS	$88.57	-0.4%	-2.3%	+8.9%	+5.7%	ABOVE	3

Industrial Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
CAT	$566.74	+3.9%	-2.4%	+14.1%	+31.9%	ABOVE	0
HON	$203.30	+0.3%	-1.5%	+2.4%	-5.5%	BELOW	0

Cybersecurity Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
CRWD	$133.54	+0.0%	-0.8%	+4.9%	+26.4%	ABOVE	0
PANW	$213.18	-0.6%	-2.3%	-0.9%	+13.6%	ABOVE	3
ZS	$323.90	-1.3%	+0.6%	+2.8%	+18.6%	ABOVE	2

Chip Equipment Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA
LRCX	$164.47	+6.0%	+2.5%	+17.1%	+59.5%	ABOVE
AMAT	$239.82	+4.6%	+3.6%	+9.3%	+46.5%	ABOVE
ASML	$1040.10	+1.3%	-2.9%	+6.6%	+35.8%	ABOVE

Data Center REITs Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
EQIX	$808.74	-0.9%	-1.3%	+1.7%	+4.0%	ABOVE	3
DLR	$162.99	-1.0%	-2.5%	-5.0%	-1.2%	BELOW	2

Utilities Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
NEE	$80.45	+0.6%	+0.6%	-1.9%	+12.0%	ABOVE	0
DUK	$120.62	-0.0%	-1.2%	-0.8%	+0.1%	BELOW	1
SO	$89.22	-1.4%	-3.8%	-4.9%	-2.0%	BELOW	4

Energy Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
XOM	$111.19	-0.4%	-0.9%	+0.7%	+0.8%	ABOVE	1
CVX	$148.15	-0.5%	-0.6%	+0.7%	-4.1%	BELOW	3

Defense & Aerospace Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
GD	$338.45	-0.2%	-0.5%	+0.5%	+5.8%	ABOVE	1
RTX	$172.02	-0.9%	-1.9%	+7.3%	+8.9%	ABOVE	3
LMT	$464.08	-2.4%	-3.4%	-6.8%	+4.9%	BELOW	3

Telecom Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
VZ	$37.79	+0.9%	+1.9%	-1.1%	-8.8%	BELOW	0
T	$23.71	+0.5%	-0.5%	-4.9%	-14.6%	BELOW	0
TMUS	$201.66	-0.8%	-2.8%	-9.5%	-18.3%	BELOW	1

Media & Entertainment Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
NFLX	$109.85	+0.5%	+0.9%	-10.8%	-10.2%	BELOW	0
DIS	$109.77	-0.1%	-0.4%	+0.3%	-5.7%	BELOW	3

Biotech Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
AMGN	$313.05	+7.8%	+9.5%	+8.3%	+11.1%	ABOVE	0
GILD	$120.30	-0.3%	+3.5%	+5.0%	+8.3%	ABOVE	1

Materials Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
LIN	$413.99	+0.1%	-2.7%	-8.7%	-13.1%	BELOW	0
APD	$232.92	-1.3%	-2.9%	-9.6%	-18.8%	BELOW	1

Analog & Embedded Chips Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
TXN	$161.69	+2.6%	+2.8%	-7.8%	-19.7%	BELOW	0
MCHP	$59.60	+2.2%	-2.0%	-7.7%	-8.8%	BELOW	0

Key Stock Movers

Today's biggest movers by absolute percentage change: Super Micro (SMCI) (Infrastructure) fell 11.3% to $42.03. Amgen (AMGN) (Biotech) rose 7.8% to $313.05. United (UAL) (Airlines) rose 6.5% to $96.65. Marvell (MRVL) (Chip Supply Chain) rose 6.1% to $92.76. Lam Research (LRCX) (Chip Equipment) rose 6.0% to $164.47. These individual stock movements were key drivers of their respective sector performance.

Risk and Opportunity Assessment

On the risk side, 3 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

Market internals are mixed: 10 sectors trade above their 50-day moving averages while 14 trade below, and active alerts flag Material stress and multiple sector drawdowns over 20 and 50 days. With four sectors declining more than 5% over 20 days and three sectors down over 10% across 50 days, breadth remains uneven despite today's risk-on tone. Positioning should be tactical: overweight areas with confirmed 50-day strength like Chip Equipment and Chip Supply Chain, maintain selective exposure to Biotech catalysts, and use hedges or reduced weights in structurally weak sectors flagged by alerts.

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