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.”
The financial markets, often perceived as bastions of rational decision-making, are, in reality, deeply swayed by the powerful currents of human emotion. As the global economy navigates its inherent cycles, the interplay of fear and greed emerges as a dominant force, particularly during periods of market downturns. This psychological phenomenon
New York, NY – December 17, 2025 – MicroStrategy (NASDAQ: MSTR), the enterprise software company that has famously transformed into a de facto Bitcoin (BTC) treasury vehicle, has solidified its position within the prestigious Nasdaq-100 index following the annual reconstitution announcement on December 12, 2025. This continued inclusion, effective December 22, 2025,
The Russell 2000 index, a crucial barometer for U.S. small-capitalization companies, finds itself at a pivotal juncture as of December 17, 2025. While boasting impressive year-to-date gains of approximately 13%, the index has been a subject of significant volatility throughout December, reflecting the market's intense sensitivity to evolving Federal
Tuesday’s session kept the headline indexes relatively contained, but internal participation continued to soften. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq remain in short-term pullback mode below their fast moving averages, while small caps are busy retesting a key breakout zone. Longer-term trends are still constructive, yet the breadth “engine” is clearly running less efficiently than it did earlier in December.
The U.S. stock market experienced a notable downturn on Tuesday, December 16, 2025, with the S&P 500 leading the retreat, following the release of a November jobs report that presented a complex and somewhat weaker picture of the labor market. Concurrently, the financial landscape was further shaped by
Despite recent pockets of volatility and "slips" in the U.S. stock market during late 2025, a robust corporate profit outlook is emerging as a powerful counter-narrative, fueling investor optimism and suggesting that still-higher prices for American equities may be on the horizon. While the Cboe Volatility Index (VIX) saw
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