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| The price action of Information Technology (XLK) sector is shaped by numerous forces, ranging from broad macroeconomic trends to company-specific performance and market structure. The overall sentiment for Information Technology sector is very positive (overall 3.1, positive 3.6, negative -0.5) on 20251021. The forces of Sentiment towards Fundamentals (2.5), Price Level (2), Option Speculation (1.5), Sector Price Trend (0.7), Broad Market Trend (0.5), and Valuation Sentiment (-1) will drive up the price. The forces of and Market Risk Prefrence (0) will drive down the price. 'Buy the dips' is the preferred trading strategy. Hourly SMA 20 trend line is likely to provide a support from any pullbacks. The swing to upside will be significant considering the high positive sentiment forces (3.6). The extreme bullish overall sentiment (3.1) may signal the top of this uptrend. The sentiment for Broad Market Trend is calculated based on SPY trend. The sentiment for Sector Price Trend is calculated based on XLK trend. The sentiment for Option Speculation is calculated from put/call ratio. The Risk Prefrence is calculated from Bitcoin price trend. Price Level sentiment is positive when oversold, and negative when overbought. Valuation Sentiment, and Sentimentals towards Fundamentals are extracted from headlines and market commentary. All sentiment scores are normalized on a -10 - +10 scale. |
| Date | Attention | Average Attention | Price | Price Level | Change | SMA10 Trend | Market Sentiment | Trend Sentiment | Fundamentals | News Sentiment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-21 | 2% | 2.1% | 288.31 | 77 | 0.04% | 0.07% | 1.6 | 0.7 | 2.5 | 4.2 |
| 2025-10-20 | 3% | 2% | 288.2 | 80 | 1.15% | 0.04% | 1.2 | 0.1 | 2.6 | 6.4 |
| 2025-10-19 | 1% | 1.7% | 1.8 | 0.6 | 2.5 | -0.3 | ||||
| 2025-10-18 | 3% | 1.7% | 1.9 | 0.6 | 2.7 | 5.9 | ||||
| 2025-10-17 | 1% | 1.6% | 284.92 | 60 | 0.13% | 0% | 2.1 | 0.6 | 3.1 | 2.1 |
| 2025-10-16 | 4% | 1.6% | 284.54 | 60 | 0.08% | -0.04% | 1.1 | -0.5 | 3.2 | 4.9 |
| 2025-10-15 | 1% | 1.1% | 284.32 | 60 | 1.03% | -0.04% | 1 | -0.6 | 2.9 | 3.4 |
| 2025-10-14 | 1% | 1.1% | 281.42 | 46 | -1.32% | 0% | 0.9 | -0.5 | 2.7 | 6.3 |
| 2025-10-13 | 1% | 1.1% | 285.18 | 67 | 2.42% | 0.18% | 0.6 | -0.3 | 2.2 | 7.7 |
| 2025-10-12 | 1% | 1.1% | 0.8 | -0.6 | 2 | 3.3 | ||||
| Both emotion scores and sentiment scores are calculated in a -10 - +10 scale. | The price level reaches 100 at Bollinger upper band, and zero at lower band. |
| 1 (8) Microsoft CEO Gets $96 Million Pay Package on ‘Exceptional’ Year Microsoft Corp. Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella’s pay package jumped to $96.5 million for fiscal 2025, his highest compensation since he became CEO more than a decade ago, with the board citing the company’s progress in artificial intelligence. (https://www.bloomberg.com/) Tue. Oct 21, 2025 | |
| 2 (-4) Google stock dips 3% as OpenAI gets into the web-browser game Shares of Google's parent company took a hit as OpenAI CEO Sam Altman pitched ChatGPT Atlas as the future of web browsing. (https://www.businessinsider.com/) Tue. Oct 21, 2025 | |
| 3 (6) Google Releases Android Update With Crucial Bugfix Google has announced a patch for users of the very latest version of Android, which should be applied as soon as possible. (https://www.forbes.com/) Tue. Oct 21, 2025 | |
| 4 (7) Microsoft Exempts Many Salespeople from Return-to-Office Mandate Microsoft Corp. will exempt many sales roles from its coming return-to-office mandate, offering a more flexible approach than many of its tech industry peers. (https://www.bloomberg.com/) Tue. Oct 21, 2025 | |
| 5 (-4) Apple’s Planned Foldable iPad With 18-inch Screen Hits Development Snags Apple Inc.’s effort to reinvent the iPad by adding a giant foldable screen has hit development hurdles, potentially delaying the planned launch. (https://www.bloomberg.com/) Tue. Oct 21, 2025 | |
| 6 (7) OpenAI launches ChatGPT Atlas web browser in latest strike at Google's online dominance OpenAI launched its ChatGPT Atlas web browser on Tuesday. (https://finance.yahoo.com/) Tue. Oct 21, 2025 | |
| 7 (8) OpenAI Set to Challenge Google With New ChatGPT Atlas Browser OpenAI is set to unveil its first artificial intelligence-powered web browser, putting the ChatGPT maker in competition on a new front with Alphabet Inc.’s Google. (https://www.bloomberg.com/) Tue. Oct 21, 2025 | |
| 8 (-5) OpenAI sets ChatGPT Atlas browser launch, sending Alphabet shares lower Google rolled out a Gemini model in its Chrome browser in September. (https://www.cnbc.com/) Tue. Oct 21, 2025 | |
| 9 (8) Meta Bets Big On AI: Ad Revenue Set To Outpace Google Meta Platforms expects strong growth in Q4 due to AI-driven ad demand, improved targeting, and robust macro trends. (https://www.benzinga.com/) Tue. Oct 21, 2025 | |
| 10 (7) OpenAI Hires Ex-Goldman Staff to Help Cut Down Junior Bankers’ Grunt Work OpenAI has more than 100 ex-investment bankers helping train its artificial intelligence on how to build financial models as it looks to replace the hours of grunt work performed by junior bankers across the industry. (https://www.bloomberg.com/) Tue. Oct 21, 2025 | |
| 11 (8) Apple nears $4T market cap. Is it catching up in the AI race? Apple (AAPL) closed at a record high on Monday, has reportedly had strong iPhone 17 sales, received multiple upgrades and price target boosts from Wall Street analysts this week, and is on track to hit a $4 trillion market capitalization — replacing Microsoft (MSFT) as the second-most valuable public company in the world. Yahoo Finance Senior Business Reporter Ines Ferré and Sevens Report Research founder Tom Essaye join Opening Bid host Brian Sozzi to discuss Apple's comeback in the artificial intelligence (AI) race. To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Opening Bid. (https://finance.yahoo.com/) Tue. Oct 21, 2025 | |
| 12 (8) Jim Cramer says Apple's rally to a record shows why you should hold, not sell, the stock Apple's stock hits a record high as Jim Cramer tells investors to hold, citing strong iPhone demand, services growth and market momentum. (https://www.cnbc.com/) Mon. Oct 20, 2025 | |
| 13 (-6) Elizabeth Warren Blasts Amazon For Internet Meltdown, Says 'If A Company Can Break The Entire Internet, They Are Too Big' Sen. Elizabeth Warren renewed her call to break up Big Tech after a massive Amazon Web Services outage disrupted major global platforms, saying, "If a company can break the entire internet, they are too big." (https://www.benzinga.com/) Mon. Oct 20, 2025 | |
| 14 (8) Apple's 'continued innovation' is driving iPhone 17 success Neuberger Berman senior research analyst, Dan Flax, joins Market Domination Overtime host Josh Lipton to discuss Apple's (AAPL) strong iPhone 17 sales and what the numbers mean for the company going forward. To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Market Domination Overtime. (https://finance.yahoo.com/) Mon. Oct 20, 2025 | |
| 15 (3) I want the iPod back — and so do you, apparently Tim Cook, our readers have spoken: And they want the iPod back. Now it's time for Apple to listen. (https://www.businessinsider.com/) Mon. Oct 20, 2025 | |
| 16 (8) Amazon is selling a $1,200 2-in-1 laptop and tablet for $380 that’s perfect for multitasking Shoppers love how portable it is. (https://www.thestreet.com/) Mon. Oct 20, 2025 | |
| 17 (9) OpenEvidence’s Daniel Nadler $1.3 Billion Richer In Just Three Months After The AI Startup Hits $6 Billion Valuation OpenEvidence, which Forbes profiled in July, has been signing up users fast. Its ultimate goal: To not just help doctors find existing medical research, but to create medical superintelligence. (https://www.forbes.com/) Mon. Oct 20, 2025 | |
| 18 (5) Josh Brown says Apple's AI chatbot efforts create a 'whole different story' for stock Investors are overlooking the company's internal AI chatbot work, Brown said. (https://www.cnbc.com/) Mon. Oct 20, 2025 | |
| 19 (7) Tesla Worth $3 Trillion? Dan Ives Says Autonomous, Robotics Roadmaps Are Keys Tesla reports Q3 results on Wednesday, Oct. 22. An analyst looks past the results to the future catalysts that could move the stock. (https://www.benzinga.com/) Mon. Oct 20, 2025 | |
| 20 (10) Apple stock hits all-time high as iPhone 17 sales outpace iPhone 16 in US and China Apple's share price hit an all-time high on Monday after Counterpoint Research reported iPhone sales jumped 14% year over year. (https://finance.yahoo.com/) Mon. Oct 20, 2025 | |
| 21 (6) Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq jump as Apple leads tech stocks higher ahead of busy earnings week Wall Street is gearing up for a heavy-hitting earnings season, with the federal government still in shutdown. (https://finance.yahoo.com/) Mon. Oct 20, 2025 | |
| 22 (8) Apple’s stock is leading the Dow’s gainers. What’s behind the rush of optimism. Some analysts see Apple overcoming AI concerns on the heels of strong iPhone 17 demand — and with potential catalysts like foldables and home robots on the horizon. (https://www.marketwatch.com/) Mon. Oct 20, 2025 | |
| 23 (1) Here’s what really matters for Amazon’s stock — beyond the AWS outage More important than a brief AWS outage is whether Amazon can reaccelerate cloud growth and use its earnings report later this month to shake off concerns that it’s an AI laggard. (https://www.marketwatch.com/) Mon. Oct 20, 2025 | |
| 24 (8) CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. Cl A stock rises Monday, outperforms market Shares of CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. Cl A CRWD rallied 3.91% to $503.61 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX rising 1.07% to 6,735.13 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA rising 1.12% to 46,706.58. This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains. (https://www.marketwatch.com/) Mon. Oct 20, 2025 | |
| 25 (8) Apple gets upgraded by Loop Capital, which says iPhone adoption is about to take another leg higher Apple shares could rally as the smartphone maker plans to release several new products with refreshed design features and AI integrations, Loop Capital says. (https://www.cnbc.com/) Mon. Oct 20, 2025 | |
| 26 (9) Apple stock rallies following strong iPhone 17 sales in U.S. and China The iPhone 17 series has outsold the iPhone 16 series by 14% in the U.S. and China within its first 10 days of availability. (https://www.cnbc.com/) Mon. Oct 20, 2025 | |
| 27 (8) Apple Nears Record High as Loop Sees 25% Upside on iPhone Demand Apple Inc. shares are poised to open near record levels on Monday after Loop Capital upgraded the stock to buy from hold, the latest firm to cite more positive iPhone demand trends. (https://www.bloomberg.com/) Mon. Oct 20, 2025 | |
| 28 (8) Walmart Partners With OpenAI to Make Shopping Easier Than Ever, and Investors Are Taking Notice Walmart stock just jumped on a new partnership with OpenAI. (https://www.fool.com/) Mon. Oct 20, 2025 | |
| 29 (8) With Apple stock near a record high as earnings loom, here’s the options trade to make The iPhone maker’s shares tend to rise in the last 3 months of the year, says Evercore (https://www.marketwatch.com/) Mon. Oct 20, 2025 | |
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