As the final trading days of 2025 approach, the long-anticipated "Santa Claus Rally" has arrived with a vengeance, but not in the way many expected. After a jittery start to December that saw investors flee to the safety of "defensive" sectors like Utilities and Consumer Staples, the market is witnessing
As the curtain begins to close on 2025, the narrative that has dominated Wall Street for years—the undisputed supremacy of mega-cap technology—is undergoing its most significant challenge yet. While the first half of the year saw the artificial intelligence boom propel indices to dizzying heights, the final quarter
Wall Street received an early holiday gift this week as the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released a Consumer Price Index (CPI) report that significantly undercut analyst expectations, signaling a definitive cooling in the inflationary pressures that have dogged the economy for years. On December 18, 2025, the headline
As the final trading days of 2025 approach, the financial landscape stands at a critical crossroads. Following a year where the S&P 500 notched over 35 all-time highs, investors are now recalibrating their portfolios for a 2026 that promises a transition from "restrictive" to "neutral" monetary policy. The Federal
As the sun sets on 2025, the financial markets are concluding their final full week of trading with a mixture of cautious optimism and structural repositioning. The week ending December 19, 2025, has been marked by significant volatility as investors digest a complex cocktail of Federal Reserve policy shifts, cooling
After Wednesday’s heavy selling, Thursday delivered a clear breadth rebound: advancers retook control and the “big down” day count normalized. But zooming out, the market is still working through short-term damage, weekly breadth remains skewed to decliners and the major ETFs are still battling key moving averages and overhead supply.
NEW YORK — As the final trading days of 2025 approach, the financial world finds itself at a critical juncture. On December 18, 2025, a cooler-than-expected Consumer Price Index (CPI) report—showing inflation at a multi-year low of 2.7%—has sent a surge of optimism through Wall Street. This data
As of December 18, 2025, the financial landscape is undergoing a significant transformation, forcing retirees to reconsider their high-octane growth strategies in favor of more stable, income-generating assets. Following a year dominated by artificial intelligence speculation and aggressive tech rallies, a mid-December rotation has seen investors pulling capital away from
Wednesday’s pullback wasn’t just an index dip, participation weakened materially. Daily and weekly breadth flipped decisively bearish, breakouts dried up, and a growing chunk of stocks slipped back under short-term moving averages. Longer-term trend structure is still intact, but the tape is starting to feel more like “distribution” than “healthy digestion.”
