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.
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
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
According to the platform data, Warsh has a 48% chance of being nominated by President Trump for the Fed Chair position, while Hassett ranks second at 38%.
Strong returns by precious metals this year can be attributed to ‘debasement trade’, in which investors move capital out of fiat currencies into hard assets like gold and silver, Brooks said.
The economist said Powell’s tone on inflation, acknowledgment of labor market softness, and the shift on the balance sheet point to a more accommodative direction.
Major ETFs are still holding key support on the weekly timeframe, but participation under the surface continues to fade. Monday’s session showed a still-negative advance/decline split and a noticeable rise in “hard down” movers (>4%), while fewer stocks remain above short-term moving averages. The tape is not breaking yet, but it’s getting thinner.
