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Nasdaq 100 Elliott Wave Daily Update - Monday, Dec 29

Tue, 12/30/2025 - 00:15
Elliott Wave analysis suggests the Nasdaq 100 is at a critical inflection point, with competing bullish and bearish scenarios. Price action around key support, gamma levels, and S&P 500 futures will determine direction into year-end.

USD/JPY Trades Higher To Near 156.30 Ahead Of FOMC Minutes

Mon, 12/29/2025 - 23:45
The USD/JPY pair trades 0.17% higher to near 156.30 during the Asian trading session on Tuesday.

Gold Gains On Fed Rate Cut Bets, Safe-Haven Demand

Mon, 12/29/2025 - 22:50
Gold price edges higher above $4,350 during the Asian trading hours on Tuesday. The precious metal recovers some lost ground after falling 4.5% in the previous session, which was gold's largest single-day loss since October.

Tech Stocks Aren't Always The Answer

Mon, 12/29/2025 - 22:20
While tech stocks dominated headlines, “boring” Consumer Staples quietly delivered standout returns. Companies like Cintas proved that steady demand, low volatility, and consistent execution can rival — or beat — Big Tech performance.

Buy Stock In The Mag 7 Hyperscalers Or Are They Spending Too Much?

Mon, 12/29/2025 - 21:50
Although they are among the world’s most profitable companies and have strong balance sheets, the immense spending on various AI investments from the hyperscalers in the Mag 7 has been scrutinized.

Lululemon Stock Faces Fresh Proxy Fight From Founder Chip Wilson

Mon, 12/29/2025 - 21:20
Lululemon Athletica is in focus today after its founder, Chip Wilson, reignited tensions with the company’s leadership – announcing a proxy battle aimed at reshaping the board.

Warren Buffett Is Sitting On $400 Billion: Here’s Why That Should Worry Investors

Mon, 12/29/2025 - 20:50
The lesson for individual investors is not to liquidate entire stock holdings. Buffett’s position reflects Berkshire’s unique situation, a 95-year-old company with fewer years of deployment runway than most investors have.

Financial Markets Report For Monday, Dec 29

Mon, 12/29/2025 - 20:20
In this video, Ira Epstein discusses the significant volatility in the metal markets, noting a dramatic rise followed by a substantial sell-off, advising caution amidst this turbulence.

Gold Pullback

Mon, 12/29/2025 - 20:00
The Gold ETF (GLD) is pulling back to its rising trend-line and so far holding that level.

Australian Dollar Moves Little Due To Thin Holiday Trading

Mon, 12/29/2025 - 19:30
The Australian Dollar (AUD) inches higher against the US Dollar (USD), rebounding toward the 14-month high of 0.6727 on Tuesday.

WTI Edges Higher Above $57.50 Amid Geopolitical Risks

Mon, 12/29/2025 - 19:10
West Texas Intermediate (WTI), the US crude oil benchmark, is trading around $57.65 during the early Asian trading hours on Tuesday.

GBP/USD Finds Key Support Near 1.35 Despite Year-End Grind

Mon, 12/29/2025 - 18:50
GBP/USD remains bolstered on the high end as markets grind through the last trading week of the year.

Charted: The Growing Gap Between U.S. Home Size And Price

Mon, 12/29/2025 - 18:28
The average size of a new single-family home in America has shrunk by 323 square feet since 2015, while the average price is up $161,000 as of 2024.

Is Quantum Entering Its Infrastructure Phase?

Mon, 12/29/2025 - 18:16
Quantum computing doesn’t need a dramatic breakthrough to become economically relevant. It just needs more deals where companies commit real capital to real constraints.

The Consumption Conundrum

Mon, 12/29/2025 - 18:11
GDP, released last week, showed that the economy grew by a larger-than-expected 4.3%. Powering the strong economic growth was personal consumption, which rose by 3.5%.

Ethereum Price Analysis: ETH Range Holds $2.8K, Eyes $4K Into 2026

Mon, 12/29/2025 - 18:06
Ethereum price trades near $3K in tight consolidation as support holds at $2.8K, with analysts split on a 2026 rebound toward $4K or deeper downside.

EUR/USD Holds Steady Above 1.1750 As Traders Await FOMC Minutes

Mon, 12/29/2025 - 17:59
EUR/USD trades flat around 1.1770 in Tuesday’s early Asian session.

Something Big Just Broke In Repo Markets

Mon, 12/29/2025 - 17:51
Repo fails just exploded, coming in at the highest weekly total since 2022. And this isn’t even year-end. This is mid-December.

The 2026 Power Play: Why The Grid Is The Trade That Matters

Mon, 12/29/2025 - 17:46
Here’s why energy is on the voting ballot in 2026 and what investors should be watching ahead of the November election and beyond.

13 Years Later: The Lessons Of Abenomics

Mon, 12/29/2025 - 17:37
Japan’s monetary policymakers have done all they can, now Japan’s policymakers need to figure out a way to make their economy more dynamic.

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