Weekly End Overview: November 7, 2025

Executive Summary

The week ending November7,2025, saw a tech-led sell-off pushing the Nasdaq Composite to its worst week since April (-3.5%), while small caps rebounded on Friday (+1.03%) amid mixed sector performance. Key themes included AI valuation concerns, geopolitical tensions supporting energy prices, and ongoing Fed policy uncertainty. Healthcare and consumer defensive sectors outperformed, while utilities and consumer cyclicals lagged.

Market Performance

Major Indices

• Nasdaq Composite: Fell3.5% (worst week since April [2]), closing at23,004.54 [0].
• S&P500: Down1.8% to6,728.8 [0].
• Dow Jones Industrial Average: Declined0.7% to46,987.1 [0].
• Russell2000: Dropped1.6% for the week but rebounded1.03% on Friday [0].

Sector Leadership

• Top Sectors: Healthcare (+1.05%), Consumer Defensive (+0.45%) [0].
• Laggards: Utilities (-2.46%), Consumer Cyclical (-2.21%), Real Estate (-1.57%) [0].

Breadth & Sentiment

The Russell2000’s Friday rebound suggested improving breadth, but overall sentiment remained cautious due to tech sell-off and geopolitical risks [0].

Key Catalysts & Developments

1. AI Valuation Concerns: Tech stocks led the sell-off as investors worried about overvaluation. Palantir (PLTR) dropped7% despite an earnings beat [9], and the Nasdaq’s decline was driven by AI mega-caps [2].
2. Geopolitical Tensions: Ongoing conflicts in Ukraine/Middle East and US-China trade rivalry pushed crude oil to ~$86.50, boosting energy stocks [10].
3. Fed Policy: Powell’s comments on restrictive monetary policy added uncertainty, with the federal funds rate above inflation expectations [3].
4. Earnings Season:91% of S&P500 companies reported Q3 results; 82% beat EPS estimates, and77% beat revenue [4].
5. Friday Rebound: Small caps (Russell2000) rebounded1.03% on Friday, indicating potential rotation away from overvalued mega-caps [0].

Notable Movers

• Top Gainers: MTC (+290.91%), HCMA (+280%), RHLD (+136.33%) [1].
• Top Losers: Salesforce (CRM) (-5.3%—top Dow loser [8]), QDEL (-35.47%), FSLY (-32.65%) [3,9].
• Unusual Activity: Motorsport Games (MSGM) surged70% on Friday [3].

Looking Ahead

Upcoming Catalysts

• Earnings: Cisco (CSCO) (Nov12), Applied Materials (AMAT) [5,4].
• Economic Data: PPI, Retail Sales (Nov14) [6].
• Fed Speeches: Lorie Logan, Raphael Bostic (Nov14) [6].

Weekend Risks

• Geopolitical tensions (Ukraine, Middle East, US-China) [11].
• Ongoing US government shutdown [11].

Technical Levels

Watch Nasdaq support at22,800 and S&P500 at6,700 [0].

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Disclaimer: This report is for informational purposes only and not investment advice.
All data sourced from tools as cited.
Report generated on November7,2025.