US Stock Market Sector Analysis – Wednesday, June 17, 2026 Sectors: BEARISH

Stocks retreated after the Fed signaled a higher-for-longer rate path and energy headlines raised fresh concerns about power constraints for data centers, leaving the S&P 500 softer on the day. The Magnificent 7 underperformed, with Mag 7 (AI Spenders) off 2.8% intraday and several mega-cap names down between 1–5%. Chip Supply Chain strength (+2.8%) and Chip Equipment gains (+3.1%) provided a partial offset as ARM Holdings (ARM) jumped 5.7% and Applied Materials (AMAT) rose 4.3%. On the downside, Enterprise Software weakness and steep declines in IT Services pressured broader tech participation, with Accenture (ACN) and ServiceNow (NOW) among notable decliners.

Market Condition Dashboard

US 10-Year Treasury Yield

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4.49%

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Crude Oil (WTI)

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$76.79

+1.0% 1D

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VIX (Fear Index)

Normal Range

18.4

+12.4% 1D

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200-Day Moving Average

Bullish Trend Intact

0/3 below

SPY above (+8.1%), QQQ above (+15.3%), DIA above (+7.7%)

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Tracked Stocks Breadth (50DMA)

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52%

35 of 68 above 50DMA · +2.9pp 5D

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Put/Call Ratio (5D)

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0.74

Call-Heavy · falling

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Signal analysis only — not investment advice

Sector Heatmap (1D)

EDA & Semiconductor IP +3.04%

Chip Equipment +2.47%

Chip Supply Chain +2.28%

Memory & Storage +2.12%

AI Power & Grid +1.29%

Finance +0.74%

Defense & Aerospace +0.69%

Infrastructure +0.52%

Industrial +0.36%

Materials +0.00%

Cybersecurity -0.31%

AI Networking & Interconnect -0.47%

Analog & Embedded Chips -1.07%

Energy -1.10%

Data Center REITs -1.17%

Media & Entertainment -1.33%

Utilities -1.44%

Healthcare -1.46%

Biotech -1.59%

Food & Restaurant -1.63%

Airlines -1.67%

Hospitality & Travel -1.73%

Telecom -2.22%

Retail -2.27%

Mag 7 (AI Spenders) -2.80%

Logistics -3.68%

Enterprise Software -3.95%

IT Services -4.43%

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Sector Performance (Base=100)

AI and Technology Sector Analysis

The AI investment theme showed bifurcation: hardware and infrastructure leaders are outperforming while enterprise software and AI spenders lag. NVIDIA (NVDA) $204.65 and ARM Holdings (ARM) $418.88 highlight continued strength in the chip supply chain and tooling layer even as Magnificent 7 names like Microsoft (MSFT) $378.91 and Meta (META) $567.58 rolled over. The data today suggests investors are favoring chipmakers and equipment plays that benefit from AI capacity builds while trimming exposure to enterprise software names facing near-term demand hesitancy.

US Stock Sector Overview

Sector	1D	5D	20D	vs 50MA
Mag 7 (AI Spenders)	-2.8%	-0.5%	-6.8%	BELOW
Chip Supply Chain	+2.3%	+3.5%	+13.1%	ABOVE
Memory & Storage	+2.1%	+16.6%	+45.0%	ABOVE
EDA & Semiconductor IP	+3.0%	+8.4%	+22.2%	ABOVE
Infrastructure	+0.5%	+0.0%	+20.4%	ABOVE
AI Networking & Interconnect	-0.5%	+5.1%	+18.0%	ABOVE
Enterprise Software	-4.0%	-5.0%	-10.2%	BELOW
Finance	+0.7%	+6.3%	+11.4%	ABOVE
Healthcare	-1.5%	-2.6%	+7.0%	ABOVE
Retail	-2.3%	-1.5%	-9.9%	BELOW
IT Services	-4.4%	-5.7%	+1.8%	BELOW
Airlines	-1.7%	+1.7%	+14.6%	ABOVE
Hospitality & Travel	-1.7%	+2.2%	+8.3%	ABOVE
Food & Restaurant	-1.6%	-1.4%	-2.2%	BELOW
Logistics	-3.7%	-3.4%	+5.4%	ABOVE
Industrial	+0.4%	+5.4%	+7.4%	ABOVE
Cybersecurity	-0.3%	-0.6%	-3.1%	ABOVE
Chip Equipment	+2.5%	+2.0%	+29.6%	ABOVE
Data Center REITs	-1.2%	+3.7%	+0.5%	BELOW
AI Power & Grid	+1.3%	+8.2%	+3.3%	ABOVE
Utilities	-1.4%	-0.0%	-1.1%	BELOW
Energy	-1.1%	-4.2%	-8.6%	BELOW
Defense & Aerospace	+0.7%	+0.9%	+6.6%	ABOVE
Telecom	-2.2%	-2.4%	-6.1%	BELOW
Media & Entertainment	-1.3%	-2.4%	-7.9%	BELOW
Biotech	-1.6%	-1.6%	-0.2%	BELOW
Materials	+0.0%	+0.7%	-0.2%	BELOW
Analog & Embedded Chips	-1.1%	+1.1%	+1.3%	ABOVE

Sector Strength

EDA & Semiconductor IP +3.0% 20d: +22.2%

ARM Holdings (ARM) +5.7% (20d: +63.2%), Synopsys (SNPS) +3.0% (20d: -7.5%) [<50MA], Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) +0.5% (20d: +11.0%)

Chip Equipment +2.5% 20d: +29.6%

Applied Materials (AMAT) +4.3% (20d: +39.1%), ASML Holding (ASML) +3.5% (20d: +20.5%), Lam Research (LRCX) +1.4% (20d: +28.2%)

Chip Supply Chain +2.3% 20d: +13.1%

Broadcom (AVGO) +4.3% (20d: -6.0%) [<50MA], Marvell (MRVL) +3.9% (20d: +55.0%), Intel (INTC) +3.5% (20d: +1.8%)

Memory & Storage +2.1% 20d: +45.0%

Western Digital (WDC) +4.6% (20d: +55.0%), Seagate (STX) +3.4% (20d: +41.9%), Micron (MU) +2.2% (20d: +42.5%)

AI Power & Grid +1.3% 20d: +3.3%

GE Vernova (GEV) +6.8% (20d: +2.4%), Eaton (ETN) +0.5% (20d: +7.9%), Vistra (VST) +0.1% (20d: +10.3%)

Sector Warnings

IT Services -4.4% 20d: +1.8%

Accenture (ACN) -5.7% (20d: -13.0%) [<50MA], International Business Machines (IBM) -3.1% (20d: +16.6%)

Enterprise Software -4.0% 20d: -10.2% CRITICAL

ServiceNow (NOW) -5.8% (20d: -7.6%) [<50MA], Adobe (ADBE) -5.3% (20d: -22.5%) [<50MA], Salesforce (CRM) -4.1% (20d: -13.7%) [<50MA]

Logistics -3.7% 20d: +5.4%

United Parcel Service (UPS) -4.4% (20d: +6.3%), FedEx (FDX) -2.9% (20d: +4.6%)

Mag 7 (AI Spenders) -2.8% 20d: -6.8%

Meta (META) -5.4% (20d: -6.1%) [<50MA], Microsoft (MSFT) -3.8% (20d: -9.8%) [<50MA], Amazon (AMZN) -3.5% (20d: -10.4%) [<50MA]

Retail -2.3% 20d: -9.9%

Walmart (WMT) -2.4% (20d: -9.7%) [<50MA], Costco (COST) -2.1% (20d: -10.1%) [<50MA]

Sector Deep Dive

Chip Supply Chain delivered the day’s clearest leadership, up 2.8% over 1 day and sitting well above its 50-day trend with a 50d:+94.1% backdrop. ARM Holdings (ARM) $418.88 led gains with a +5.7% move as its Neural Dawn announcement re-energized mobile AI narratives; Broadcom (AVGO) $392.28 and Marvell (MRVL) $289.47 also rose 4.3% and 3.9% respectively, all reinforcing a 50-day momentum that remains strongly positive for the group.

Infrastructure posted modest outperformance, +0.5% for the session and comfortably above its 50-day trend at +58.5% over 50d. Vertiv (VRT) $317.58 was the top gainer in the group, climbing +6.0% and underscoring demand for data center and power-chain resiliency amid energy risk headlines. That 50-day strength highlights investor preference for companies tied to capacity expansion and reliability rather than discretionary IT spend.

Enterprise Software declined sharply, down 4.3% on the day and showing material deterioration versus the 50-day trend at -9.7% vs 50MA. Adobe (ADBE) $196.28 dropped -5.3% and ServiceNow (NOW) $95.48 plunged -5.8%, while the sector is flagged with a [HIGH] alert for a -12.1% 20-day drawdown. The 50-day context suggests a rotational hit to software vendors as clients delay projects and investors re-price growth expectations.

IT Services weakness was another notable stress point, with the sector down 4.4% and below its 50-day trend at -4.8%. Accenture (ACN) $154.16 led losses with a -5.7% decline after headlines and gyrations in peer guidance. The 50-day perspective shows the group under pressure, tying into the broader narrative of reduced near-term corporate IT spend despite long-term AI-driven opportunities.

Market Breadth Analysis

US stock market breadth analysis shows 16 of 28 sectors trading above their 50-day moving average, while 12 are below. The majority of sectors holding above the 50-day MA indicates healthy medium-term momentum. With 17 sectors positive over 20 days, buying pressure remains broad-based.

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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 Enterprise Software down -10.2% over 20 days

HIGH 6 sectors declining >5% over 20 days: Mag 7 (AI Spenders), Enterprise Software, Retail, Energy, Telecom, Media & Entertainment

MEDIUM MSFT down -17.7% from 20-day high

Stock-Level Detail

Mag 7 (AI Spenders) Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
AAPL	$295.69	-1.1%	+0.1%	-2.1%	+14.4%	ABOVE	1
NVDA	$204.65	-1.3%	-0.1%	-8.3%	+12.5%	BELOW	2
TSLA	$396.38	-2.0%	-0.7%	-5.0%	+15.5%	BELOW	2
GOOG	$362.10	-2.4%	+1.6%	-5.9%	+15.1%	BELOW	1
AMZN	$237.50	-3.5%	-1.7%	-10.4%	+7.3%	BELOW	2
MSFT	$378.20	-3.8%	-2.9%	-9.8%	+1.4%	BELOW	2
META	$567.58	-5.4%	-0.1%	-6.1%	-7.2%	BELOW	1

Chip Supply Chain Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
AVGO	$392.28	+4.3%	+1.9%	-6.0%	+12.1%	BELOW	0
MRVL	$289.47	+3.9%	+3.1%	+55.0%	+153.1%	ABOVE	0
INTC	$121.10	+3.5%	+3.5%	+1.8%	+105.4%	ABOVE	0
TSM	$432.15	+1.5%	+2.6%	+7.9%	+18.4%	ABOVE	0
AMD	$512.48	+1.0%	+4.9%	+14.5%	+121.1%	ABOVE	0
QCOM	$212.97	-0.5%	+4.9%	+5.6%	+67.6%	ABOVE	2

Memory & Storage Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
WDC	$712.13	+4.6%	+34.5%	+55.0%	+110.3%	ABOVE	0
STX	$1065.31	+3.4%	+22.8%	+41.9%	+114.8%	ABOVE	0
MU	$1043.03	+2.2%	+4.8%	+42.5%	+156.5%	ABOVE	0
SNDK	$1958.80	-1.6%	+4.1%	+40.7%	+150.8%	ABOVE	2

EDA & Semiconductor IP Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA
ARM	$418.88	+5.7%	+22.4%	+63.2%	+181.3%	ABOVE
SNPS	$461.74	+3.0%	+1.2%	-7.5%	+12.6%	BELOW
CDNS	$389.60	+0.5%	+1.5%	+11.0%	+34.6%	ABOVE

Infrastructure Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
VRT	$317.58	+6.0%	+6.6%	+0.6%	+13.0%	BELOW	0
DELL	$418.63	+3.8%	+7.1%	+72.6%	+126.8%	ABOVE	0
HPE	$48.20	-0.4%	+3.3%	+43.0%	+93.5%	ABOVE	2
CSCO	$116.89	-1.9%	-3.7%	+2.6%	+40.2%	ABOVE	4
SMCI	$27.78	-4.9%	-13.1%	-17.0%	+18.9%	BELOW	2

AI Networking & Interconnect Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
APH	$160.87	+1.4%	+5.7%	+30.9%	+19.1%	ABOVE	0
COHR	$378.85	-1.0%	+4.2%	+5.7%	+34.4%	ABOVE	2
ANET	$164.93	-1.8%	+5.5%	+17.4%	+13.7%	ABOVE	2

Enterprise Software Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
PLTR	$130.63	-2.0%	-0.3%	-4.8%	-7.2%	BELOW	2
ORCL	$182.89	-2.5%	-0.3%	-2.5%	+28.2%	BELOW	2
CRM	$155.02	-4.1%	-6.9%	-13.7%	-11.7%	BELOW	12
ADBE	$196.28	-5.3%	-10.3%	-22.5%	-18.0%	BELOW	1
NOW	$95.48	-5.8%	-7.4%	-7.6%	-2.0%	BELOW	2

Finance Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
GS	$1099.14	+0.8%	+6.1%	+12.4%	+21.9%	ABOVE	0
JPM	$331.96	+0.7%	+6.4%	+10.4%	+8.3%	ABOVE	0

Healthcare Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
LLY	$1110.41	-0.9%	-4.2%	+9.1%	+16.8%	ABOVE	4
UNH	$399.53	-2.0%	-0.9%	+4.8%	+31.3%	ABOVE	2

Retail Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
COST	$964.06	-2.1%	-1.0%	-10.1%	-6.1%	BELOW	1
WMT	$117.85	-2.4%	-2.0%	-9.7%	-7.0%	BELOW	1

IT Services Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
IBM	$260.48	-3.1%	-4.5%	+16.6%	+9.3%	ABOVE	1
ACN	$154.16	-5.7%	-6.9%	-13.0%	-18.8%	BELOW	1

Airlines Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
DAL	$82.05	-1.1%	+0.5%	+11.0%	+21.1%	ABOVE	2
UAL	$115.83	-2.3%	+2.9%	+18.2%	+20.3%	ABOVE	2

Hospitality & Travel Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
MAR	$393.81	-1.1%	-0.6%	+6.9%	+13.4%	ABOVE	3
BKNG	$171.63	-2.3%	+4.9%	+9.6%	-4.9%	ABOVE	1

Food & Restaurant Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
MCD	$283.82	-1.4%	-0.3%	+2.0%	-6.9%	BELOW	1
SBUX	$99.25	-1.8%	-2.4%	-6.3%	+3.3%	BELOW	1

Logistics Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
FDX	$324.71	-2.9%	-3.6%	+4.6%	+8.3%	ABOVE	2
UPS	$103.48	-4.4%	-3.2%	+6.3%	+6.4%	ABOVE	1

Industrial Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
CAT	$954.15	+1.1%	+6.5%	+9.6%	+24.1%	ABOVE	0
HON	$239.04	-0.4%	+4.3%	+5.2%	-1.1%	ABOVE	1

Cybersecurity Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
PANW	$282.13	+0.8%	+0.9%	+14.4%	+62.3%	ABOVE	0
CRWD	$170.74	+0.5%	-1.2%	+5.1%	+60.1%	ABOVE	0
ZS	$124.38	-2.2%	-1.4%	-28.7%	-9.8%	BELOW	2

Chip Equipment Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA
AMAT	$592.29	+4.3%	+7.3%	+39.1%	+53.9%	ABOVE
ASML	$1865.42	+3.5%	-1.7%	+20.5%	+31.7%	ABOVE
LRCX	$374.18	+1.4%	+3.3%	+28.2%	+51.9%	ABOVE
KLAC	$238.46	+0.6%	-1.0%	+30.5%	+42.9%	ABOVE

Data Center REITs Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
EQIX	$1083.34	-0.6%	+4.3%	+2.2%	+7.5%	ABOVE	1
DLR	$187.08	-1.8%	+3.0%	-1.2%	+1.5%	BELOW	1

AI Power & Grid Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
GEV	$1048.86	+6.8%	+15.7%	+2.4%	+12.1%	ABOVE	0
ETN	$408.63	+0.5%	+4.1%	+7.9%	+6.5%	ABOVE	0
VST	$158.61	+0.1%	+8.5%	+10.3%	+1.9%	ABOVE	0
CEG	$266.76	-0.3%	+8.3%	-5.0%	-5.9%	BELOW	1
PWR	$714.74	-0.6%	+4.6%	+0.7%	+24.1%	ABOVE	2

Utilities Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
NEE	$85.73	-0.6%	+1.0%	-2.2%	-8.3%	BELOW	1
DUK	$122.65	-1.8%	-0.4%	-0.1%	-5.2%	BELOW	1
SO	$91.77	-1.9%	-0.8%	-1.2%	-4.0%	BELOW	1

Energy Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
XOM	$139.83	-0.8%	-4.0%	-9.9%	-9.3%	BELOW	1
CVX	$176.04	-1.4%	-4.4%	-7.2%	-7.1%	BELOW	3

Defense & Aerospace Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
RTX	$191.94	+3.1%	+4.5%	+10.6%	-5.0%	ABOVE	0
GD	$361.24	-0.4%	+1.1%	+6.8%	+4.1%	ABOVE	1
LMT	$532.32	-0.7%	-3.0%	+2.5%	-14.7%	BELOW	1

Telecom Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
TMUS	$181.31	-1.7%	-2.4%	-4.1%	-7.8%	BELOW	3
VZ	$45.07	-1.9%	-2.3%	-4.1%	-3.1%	BELOW	3
T	$22.14	-3.1%	-2.4%	-10.0%	-17.1%	BELOW	3

Media & Entertainment Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
DIS	$100.09	-0.4%	+0.5%	-3.1%	+1.7%	BELOW	2
NFLX	$76.96	-2.2%	-5.3%	-12.6%	-22.6%	BELOW	2

Biotech Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
GILD	$125.45	-1.4%	+0.3%	-3.4%	-10.8%	BELOW	1
AMGN	$339.67	-1.8%	-3.5%	+3.0%	-1.6%	ABOVE	3

Materials Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
APD	$280.01	+0.5%	+1.3%	-2.6%	-5.0%	BELOW	0
LIN	$515.85	-0.4%	+0.1%	+2.1%	+3.4%	ABOVE	3

Analog & Embedded Chips Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
ADI	$414.45	-0.4%	+0.6%	+4.4%	+20.0%	ABOVE	2
TXN	$300.34	-1.3%	+1.6%	-1.0%	+45.2%	ABOVE	2
MCHP	$93.55	-1.6%	+1.3%	+0.6%	+33.7%	ABOVE	2

Key Stock Movers

Today's biggest movers by absolute percentage change: GE Vernova (GEV) (AI Power & Grid) rose 6.8% to $1048.86. Vertiv (VRT) (Infrastructure) rose 6.0% to $317.58. ServiceNow (NOW) (Enterprise Software) fell 5.8% to $95.48. Accenture (ACN) (IT Services) fell 5.7% to $154.16. ARM Holdings (ARM) (EDA & Semiconductor IP) rose 5.7% to $418.88. 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

With 12 sectors above their 50-day averages and 12 below, market breadth is neutral at the 50MA level but fragile given six sectors declining more than 5% over 20 days and two [HIGH] alerts active. Active alerts and a Mag 7 group down 2.8% argue for caution; short-term positioning should favor selective exposure to chip supply chain and infrastructure names that remain above the 50-day trend while trimming cyclically sensitive software and services exposure. Monitor breadth metrics and the high alert list for the next directional signal as the Fed narrative and energy headlines continue to influence the US stock market and S&P 500 leadership.

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