The VIX closed at , indicating an implied one day move range of +/-% & an implied one month move range of +/-% for the S&P 500.
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The VIX closed at 13.6, indicating an implied one day move range of +/-0.86% & an implied one month move range of +/-3.93% for the S&P 500.
Highest Technical Rated S&P 500 Components Per 12/26/2025’s Close:
1 – SNDK
2 – WDC
3 – MU
4 – WBD
5 – ALB
6 – TER
7 – STX
8 – LRCX
9 – APP
10 – NEM
Lowest Technical Rated S&P 500 Components Per 12/26/2025’s Close:
1 – FISV
2 – LW
3 – SMCI
4 – ARE
5 – TTD
6 – CHTR
7 – PAYC
8 – COIN
9 – POOL
10 – CLX
Highest Volume Rated S&P 500 Components Per 12/26/2025’s Close:
1 – TGT
2 – LW
3 – NKE
4 – ZBRA
5 – FFIV
6 – FCX
7 – VLO
8 – MO
9 – PAYC
10 – C
Lowest Volume Rated S&P 500 Components Per 12/26/2025’s Close:
1 – EA
2 – PH
3 – AMAT
4 – MCK
5 – STX
6 – VRSN
7 – KDP
8 – MSI
9 – NSC
10 – SYF
Highest Technical Rated ETFs Per 12/26/2025’s Close:
1 – AGQ
2 – MULL
3 – MUU
4 – ZCSH
5 – MSTZ
6 – JNUG
7 – SMST
8 – NUGT
9 – SIVR
10 – SLV
Lowest Technical Rated ETFs Per 12/26/2025’s Close:
1 – ZSL
2 – MSTX
3 – MSTU
4 – MRAL
5 – BTF
6 – JDST
7 – UVIX
8 – SMCX
9 – SMCL
10 – DUST
Highest Volume Rated ETFs Per 12/26/2025’s Close:
1 – SPCZ
2 – LOPP
3 – BDIV
4 – BEEX
5 – JDVL
6 – IDYN
7 – FSCC
8 – TGLB
9 – TAFL
10 – IIGD
Lowest Volume Rated ETFs Per 12/26/2025’s Close:
1 – GLDB
2 – CCNR
3 – MTRA
4 – PSMO
5 – TSEC
6 – GJUL
7 – PABD
8 – SPBX
9 – NVBT
10 – SIXJ
Highest Technical Rated General Stocks Per 12/26/2025’s Close:
1 – FUNFF
2 – NBY
3 – SIREF
4 – HYMC
5 – GLTO
6 – ONPH
7 – CWBHF
8 – TERN
9 – ICMFF
10 – IPIX
Lowest Technical Rated General Stocks Per 12/26/2025’s Close:
1 – WOK
2 – KUKEY
3 – XTKG
4 – OCG
5 – ARBK
6 – INHD
7 – VSA
8 – ADTX
9 – ASNS
10 – WTO
Highest Volume Rated General Stocks Per 12/26/2025’s Close:
1 – DEA
2 – SLG
3 – ECDA
4 – DAIC
5 – DTCK
6 – UNIT
7 – YYGH
8 – CFNB
9 – SQFT
10 – UPC
Lowest Volume Rated General Stocks Per 12/26/2025’s Close:
1 – HRBR
2 – BNET
3 – VYCO
4 – INTI
5 – CDUAF
6 – GASXF
7 – MSGY
8 – TMGEF
9 – AXDDF
10 – PLAG
*** THE LIST ABOVE IS STRICTLY FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES – I MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE OR INITIATE A LONG, SHORT, OR LONG/SHORT POSITION IN ANY NAME ABOVE AT ANY TIME ***
The VIX closed at 14, indicating an implied one day move range of +/-0.88% & an implied one month move range of +/-4.05% for the S&P 500.
Highest Technical Rated S&P 500 Components Per 12/23/2025’s Close:
1 – SNDK
2 – WDC
3 – WBD
4 – MU
5 – ALB
6 – TER
7 – APP
8 – STX
9 – LRCX
10 – NEM
Lowest Technical Rated S&P 500 Components Per 12/23/2025’s Close:
1 – FISV
2 – LW
3 – SMCI
4 – TTD
5 – ARE
6 – CHTR
7 – PAYC
8 – POOL
9 – BAX
10 – CLX
Highest Volume Rated S&P 500 Components Per 12/23/2025’s Close:
1 – LW
2 – FSLR
3 – KIM
4 – PHM
5 – XEL
6 – D
7 – HII
8 – NOW
9 – GIS
10 – NKE
Lowest Volume Rated S&P 500 Components Per 12/23/2025’s Close:
1 – VRSN
2 – NWS
3 – HAL
4 – ANET
5 – VTR
6 – WDC
7 – F
8 – TER
9 – INTC
10 – CME
Highest Technical Rated ETFs Per 12/23/2025’s Close:
1 – AGQ
2 – MULL
3 – MUU
4 – ZCSH
5 – MSTZ
6 – SMST
7 – JNUG
8 – NUGT
9 – LABU
10 – PLTM
Lowest Technical Rated ETFs Per 12/23/2025’s Close:
1 – MSTX
2 – MSTU
3 – BTF
4 – MRAL
5 – ZSL
6 – UVIX
7 – JDST
8 – SMCX
9 – TSLQ
10 – SMCL
Highest Volume Rated ETFs Per 12/23/2025’s Close:
1 – BFRE
2 – ONEO
3 – HEJD
4 – CCNR
5 – LFAO
6 – XPND
7 – TDEC
8 – KBWP
9 – ONEV
10 – XJAN
Lowest Volume Rated ETFs Per 12/23/2025’s Close:
1 – PSFJ
2 – PBQQ
3 – NUGO
4 – GLDB
5 – PSCQ
6 – CPSA
7 – FDNI
8 – KFEB
9 – IQSU
10 – NOVP
Highest Technical Rated General Stocks Per 12/23/2025’s Close:
1 – AFIB
2 – HYMC
3 – NBY
4 – ONPH
5 – TERN
6 – SPIEF
7 – AFJK
8 – GLTO
9 – SIREF
10 – VRPX
Lowest Technical Rated General Stocks Per 12/23/2025’s Close:
1 – WOK
2 – OCG
3 – ARBK
4 – XTKG
5 – PAVS
6 – ZYXI
7 – INHD
8 – ECDA
9 – LAZR
10 – ATPC
Highest Volume Rated General Stocks Per 12/23/2025’s Close:
1 – HIHO
2 – PCLA
3 – TRIB
4 – TWO
5 – NCL
6 – TIVC
7 – OUT
8 – BBLG
9 – MYND
10 – JTAI
Lowest Volume Rated General Stocks Per 12/23/2025’s Close:
1 – BETRF
2 – ARESF
3 – NBYCF
4 – DSNY
5 – NROM
6 – KSIOF
7 – AIEV
8 – AIJTY
9 – XTGRF
10 – FUST
*** THE LIST ABOVE IS STRICTLY FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES – I MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE OR INITIATE A LONG, SHORT, OR LONG/SHORT POSITION IN ANY NAME ABOVE AT ANY TIME ***
The VIX closed at 14.08, indicating an implied one day move range of +/-0.89% & an implied one month move range of +/-4.07% for the S&P 500.
Highest Technical Rated S&P 500 Components Per 12/22/2025’s Close:
1 – SNDK
2 – WDC
3 – MU
4 – WBD
5 – ALB
6 – TER
7 – APP
8 – STX
9 – LRCX
10 – NEM
Lowest Technical Rated S&P 500 Components Per 12/22/2025’s Close:
1 – FISV
2 – LW
3 – TTD
4 – SMCI
5 – ARE
6 – CHTR
7 – BAX
8 – POOL
9 – CLX
10 – KMB
Highest Volume Rated S&P 500 Components Per 12/22/2025’s Close:
1 – LW
2 – D
3 – NKE
4 – HII
5 – ESS
6 – FSLR
7 – GE
8 – FOXA
9 – ES
10 – STZ
Lowest Volume Rated S&P 500 Components Per 12/22/2025’s Close:
1 – RF
2 – KEY
3 – EA
4 – F
5 – HOLX
6 – AMAT
7 – BKNG
8 – TKO
9 – COF
10 – J
Highest Technical Rated ETFs Per 12/22/2025’s Close:
1 – MULL
2 – MUU
3 – AGQ
4 – ZCSH
5 – JNUG
6 – LABU
7 – MSTZ
8 – NUGT
9 – SMST
10 – PILL
Lowest Technical Rated ETFs Per 12/22/2025’s Close:
1 – MSTU
2 – MSTX
3 – BTF
4 – ZSL
5 – UVIX
6 – TSLQ
7 – JDST
8 – SMCX
9 – APED
10 – SMCL
Highest Volume Rated ETFs Per 12/22/2025’s Close:
1 – PJFV
2 – RSDE
3 – PQJA
4 – PQAP
5 – LFBE
6 – PQJL
7 – NBGX
8 – PBQQ
9 – NBTR
10 – PQOC
Lowest Volume Rated ETFs Per 12/22/2025’s Close:
1 – NVBW
2 – KCSH
3 – IDYN
4 – FEBM
5 – NBJP
6 – GSEE
7 – BGDV
8 – GXPT
9 – ZAPR
10 – TSEC
Highest Technical Rated General Stocks Per 12/22/2025’s Close:
1 – CLVR
2 – VAXX
3 – NBY
4 – HYMC
5 – ONPH
6 – TERN
7 – GLTO
8 – ADXS
9 – ANRO
10 – AXTI
Lowest Technical Rated General Stocks Per 12/22/2025’s Close:
1 – OCG
2 – ARBK
3 – PAVS
4 – ADTX
5 – ATPC
6 – WTO
7 – CISS
8 – ASNS
9 – LAZR
10 – ZYXI
Highest Volume Rated General Stocks Per 12/22/2025’s Close:
1 – HXHX
2 – SLG
3 – SIDU
4 – MAMA
5 – MENS
6 – NSA
7 – ANEB
8 – CMCT
9 – ANNA
10 – AIV
Lowest Volume Rated General Stocks Per 12/22/2025’s Close:
1 – ARESF
2 – INTI
3 – CDUAF
4 – TRBMF
5 – SVMFF
6 – BMNM
7 – EGPLF
8 – TDSGF
9 – INTJ
10 – JWEL
*** THE LIST ABOVE IS STRICTLY FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES – I MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE OR INITIATE A LONG, SHORT, OR LONG/SHORT POSITION IN ANY NAME ABOVE AT ANY TIME ***
The VIX closed at 17.62, indicating an implied one day move range of +/-1.11% & an implied one month move range of +/-5.09% for the S&P 500.
Highest Technical Rated S&P 500 Components Per 12/17/2025’s Close:
1 – SNDK
2 – WBD
3 – WDC
4 – ALB
5 – STX
6 – TER
7 – MU
8 – NEM
9 – EXPE
10 – GM
Lowest Technical Rated S&P 500 Components Per 12/17/2025’s Close:
1 – FISV
2 – SMCI
3 – TTD
4 – ARE
5 – ORCL
6 – CHTR
7 – COIN
8 – MOS
9 – IRM
10 – MOH
Highest Volume Rated S&P 500 Components Per 12/17/2025’s Close:
1 – JBL
2 – ETN
3 – AVGO
4 – GIS
5 – VICI
6 – NRG
7 – HLT
8 – VMC
9 – CMCSA
10 – GEV
Lowest Volume Rated S&P 500 Components Per 12/17/2025’s Close:
1 – UNH
2 – INTC
3 – WRB
4 – WYNN
5 – APP
6 – HUM
7 – CRL
8 – LOW
9 – TSN
10 – HSY
Highest Technical Rated ETFs Per 12/17/2025’s Close:
1 – MSOX
2 – AGQ
3 – ZCSH
4 – MSTZ
5 – WEED
6 – SMST
7 – MSOS
8 – CNBS
9 – JNUG
10 – MJ
Lowest Technical Rated ETFs Per 12/17/2025’s Close:
1 – MSTX
2 – MSTU
3 – BTF
4 – SMCX
5 – SMCL
6 – ZSL
7 – JDST
8 – MSTY
9 – MARO
10 – ORCX
Highest Volume Rated ETFs Per 12/17/2025’s Close:
1 – GBND
2 – GIGL
3 – FOPC
4 – FCSH
5 – GEOA
6 – DECM
7 – HAPS
8 – JHCP
9 – LRND
10 – XFIV
Lowest Volume Rated ETFs Per 12/17/2025’s Close:
1 – BHYB
2 – GLDB
3 – XBAP
4 – FFUT
5 – HYDW
6 – TAFL
7 – CBLS
8 – GXIG
9 – PSMO
10 – ASMF
Highest Technical Rated General Stocks Per 12/17/2025’s Close:
1 – PCSA
2 – TOBAF
3 – ONPH
4 – TERN
5 – NBY
6 – OLMA
7 – GLTO
8 – ANRO
9 – PRAX
10 – CAPR
Lowest Technical Rated General Stocks Per 12/17/2025’s Close:
1 – WOK
2 – OCG
3 – ARBK
4 – CISS
5 – SRNW
6 – WTO
7 – YDKG
8 – ADTX
9 – IVP
10 – JZXN
Highest Volume Rated General Stocks Per 12/17/2025’s Close:
1 – SLG
2 – DEA
3 – ISPO
4 – VYNE
5 – VTGN
6 – MGRT
7 – ADTX
8 – GAMI
9 – NSA
10 – MBRX
Lowest Volume Rated General Stocks Per 12/17/2025’s Close:
1 – DBIN
2 – BLGVF
3 – IFNNF
4 – HMTXF
5 – FPOCF
6 – WEXPF
7 – ASRE
8 – BDIMF
9 – BMNM
10 – PSYTF
*** THE LIST ABOVE IS STRICTLY FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES – I MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE OR INITIATE A LONG, SHORT, OR LONG/SHORT POSITION IN ANY NAME ABOVE AT ANY TIME ***
The VIX closed at 14.85, indicating an implied one day move range of +/-0.94% & an implied one month move range of +/-4.29% for the S&P 500.
Highest Technical Rated S&P 500 Components Per 12/11/2025’s Close:
1 – SNDK
2 – WDC
3 – WBD
4 – STX
5 – MU
6 – TER
7 – ALB
8 – APP
9 – LRCX
10 – GLW
Lowest Technical Rated S&P 500 Components Per 12/11/2025’s Close:
1 – FISV
2 – ARE
3 – TTD
4 – CHTR
5 – SMCI
6 – BAX
7 – IT
8 – ZTS
9 – NFLX
10 – PAYC
Highest Volume Rated S&P 500 Components Per 12/11/2025’s Close:
1 – ORCL
2 – NDSN
3 – LUV
4 – ADBE
5 – AIG
6 – FISV
7 – AMP
8 – WELL
9 – MOS
10 – LULU
Lowest Volume Rated S&P 500 Components Per 12/11/2025’s Close:
1 – CAH
2 – GNRC
3 – LEN
4 – DHI
5 – LH
6 – EW
7 – DDOG
8 – PFE
9 – ES
10 – NWSA
Highest Technical Rated ETFs Per 12/11/2025’s Close:
1 – ZCSH
2 – MULL
3 – MUU
4 – AGQ
5 – JNUG
6 – LABU
7 – GOOX
8 – NUGT
9 – GGLL
10 – PILL
Lowest Technical Rated ETFs Per 12/11/2025’s Close:
1 – MSTX
2 – MSTU
3 – ZSL
4 – JDST
5 – SOXS
6 – UVIX
7 – SMCX
8 – SMCL
9 – DUST
10 – LABD
Highest Volume Rated ETFs Per 12/11/2025’s Close:
1 – DVXF
2 – GEOA
3 – ZSB
4 – ACGR
5 – QLVE
6 – BUYO
7 – VALQ
8 – COMT
9 – HEAT
10 – BSCY
Lowest Volume Rated ETFs Per 12/11/2025’s Close:
1 – BHYB
2 – UNIY
3 – FUSI
4 – EWK
5 – RAAA
6 – PCI
7 – NUGO
8 – RCGE
9 – INVG
10 – CPNJ
Highest Technical Rated General Stocks Per 12/11/2025’s Close:
1 – BNKK
2 – JPPYY
3 – ONPH
4 – TERN
5 – GLTO
6 – AXTI
7 – OLMA
8 – AFJK
9 – SNAX
10 – CAPR
Lowest Technical Rated General Stocks Per 12/11/2025’s Close:
1 – SHRG
2 – WOK
3 – YGM
4 – PAVS
5 – KUKEY
6 – IVP
7 – LADX
8 – CISS
9 – ATPC
10 – YDKG
Highest Volume Rated General Stocks Per 12/11/2025’s Close:
1 – AXIL
2 – PETS
3 – OUT
4 – ATPC
5 – RDI
6 – MIGI
7 – CISS
8 – RZLT
9 – ACIU
10 – GLXG
Lowest Volume Rated General Stocks Per 12/11/2025’s Close:
1 – ADMT
2 – SENR
3 – GRTX
4 – OLNCF
5 – GRAF
6 – STCB
7 – VMXXF
8 – ASRE
9 – ZCMD
10 – WHTCF
*** THE LIST ABOVE IS STRICTLY FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES – I MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE OR INITIATE A LONG, SHORT, OR LONG/SHORT POSITION IN ANY NAME ABOVE AT ANY TIME ***
This is the 1,000th post since I took down the old OptimizedValue.xyz & re-launched it on 4/20/2020, and I want to thank everyone who’s read my content, offered critiques, inspired & encouraged me along the way!
I first built this in December of 2016, in an effort to tinker with web development/optimization concepts to help me with my day job, as well as a way to put the things I was learning about in my spare time about stocks & markets into writing to increase my understanding of new concepts.
The website has always looked the same, but the content has evolved dramatically, as has my understanding of things.
What began as a fundamentals focused Saturday/Sunday publication that somewhat reeked of consulting deck has morphed into what you see today, and will continue to evolve.
I’ve been getting a good chuckle out of reading through some of the original posts on the Wayback Machine (archive.org), as well as even the oldest ones that are on this version of the site since the rebuild from scratch; it’s been a long 9 years.
Since the rebuild it’s been 2,061 days (https://timeanddate.com is a handy tool), the weekend posts have become focused on macro charts & the week ahead in earnings & economic data announcements, as well as the same old individual name reports for stocks & ETFs (far less frequent, admittedly, but with a focus on fundamentals & technicals), as well as the Daily VolTech report, which outlines S&P 500 components, ETFs & general Stocks ranked based on technical & volume weighted metrics.
We all have interests, thoughts & ideas, but if we don’t put our pen to paper that’s often all that they remain.
It’s not easy putting yourself out there like that (especially when it’s just a time consuming hobby in the initial stages), but it leads to digging deeper into concepts, pushing yourself to learn more & inspires the confidence to continue forward, even when you may not know much (or in the case here, anything really) about your topic of choice.
My point (and I do have one), is that I hope that if you’re reading this & have thought about doing something like this (or even if it never crossed your mind) that in 2026 you mark your beginning, as you’ll only grow your knowledge, improve how you communicate/articulate yourself & get to meet some cool folks & have fun conversations along the way.
Nine years ago it lead to me being able to speak to brokers/industry folks about my ideas on investments at happy hour who had every good reason to brush me off, that evolved into pursuing (still actively) the CMT designation, submitting a paper on something I built to contend for the Charles Dow Award, which lead to me filing a provisional patent on the tool/concept, which inspired the confidence to bring other ideas I’d been sitting on for years to the USPTO, all while meeting cool new folks & reconnecting with old childhood friends/relatives… it’s been a wild ride that I didn’t see coming for sure.
If you read this, I hope it inspires you to take the plunge with whatever your hobby or idea is, put it to paper & if appropriate (obviously don’t give away the recipes to your IP/secret sauce) get it in front of an audience for feedback; you won’t be disappointed & you have no idea where it may take you, while also holding you accountable for your own growth.
Otherwise, it’s just going to sit there for another year & maybe even be forgotten about, which would really be a waste of a good thought…
Thanks again to all who’ve helped me along the way to get here & to the ~9,800 readers/viewers who stopped by in 2025 to date!
Post 1,001 will be available tonight in the Daily VolTech segment, see you back here at 2,000!
The VIX closed at 15.77, indicating an implied one day move range of +/-0.99% & an implied one month move range of +/-4.56% for the S&P 500.
Highest Technical Rated S&P 500 Components Per 12/10/2025’s Close:
1 – SNDK
2 – WDC
3 – WBD
4 – MU
5 – STX
6 – TER
7 – ALB
8 – APP
9 – LRCX
10 – GOOGL
Lowest Technical Rated S&P 500 Components Per 12/10/2025’s Close:
1 – FISV
2 – ARE
3 – TTD
4 – BAX
5 – CHTR
6 – IT
7 – MOS
8 – NFLX
9 – SMCI
10 – MOH
Highest Volume Rated S&P 500 Components Per 12/10/2025’s Close:
1 – K
2 -GEV
3 – MCO
4 – AIG
5 – DAY
6 – NDSN
7 – UBER
8 – APD
9 – PEP
10 – CARR
Lowest Volume Rated S&P 500 Components Per 12/10/2025’s Close:
1 – AMD
2 – DDOG
3 – LEN
4 – CAH
5 – WAB
6 – SNDK
7 – TER
8 – WYNN
9 – HOOD
10 – CMG
Highest Technical Rated ETFs Per 12/10/2025’s Close:
1 – ZCSH
2 – MULL
3 – MUU
4 – AGQ
5 – GOOX
6 – GGLL
7 – LABU
8 – KORU
9 – AVGX
10 – PILL
Lowest Technical Rated ETFs Per 12/10/2025’s Close:
1 – MSTX
2 – MSTU
3 – SOXS
4 – ZSL
5 – ETQ
6 – UVIX
7 – ETHD
8 – JDST
9 – LABD
10 – SMCX
Highest Volume Rated ETFs Per 12/10/2025’s Close:
1 – CCNR
2 – MISL
3 – RIFR
4 – NPFI
5 – DVXE
6 – AWEG
7 – BSMC
8 – TAXM
9 – ACVT
10 – RFEU
Lowest Volume Rated ETFs Per 12/10/2025’s Close:
1 – BHYB
2 – KCSH
3 – BBEM
4 – USCA
5 – SPMV
6 – JHMU
7 – GENM
8 – ACLO
9 – NUGO
10 – AUSM
Highest Technical Rated General Stocks Per 12/10/2025’s Close:
1 – ONPH
2 – TERN
3 – FUNFF
4 – GLTO
5 – BBGI
6 – AXTI
7 – OLMA
8 – CAPR
9 – GOEVQ
10 – AFJK
Lowest Technical Rated General Stocks Per 12/10/2025’s Close:
1 – WOK
2 – ATPC
3 – PAVS
4 – YGMZ
5 – KUKEY
6 – YDKG
7 – YELLQ
8 – VSME
9 – WTO
10 – ADTX
Highest Volume Rated General Stocks Per 12/10/2025’s Close:
1 – BBGI
2 – ATPC
3 – SLG
4 – DEA
5 – MAMA
6 – WOK
7 – ENVB
8 – OUT
9 – MIGI
10 – BEAT
Lowest Volume Rated General Stocks Per 12/10/2025’s Close:
1 – DBIN
2 – HRBR
3 – CDUAF
4 – KSIOF
5 – ANRGF
6 – CBDBY
7 – ACLLF
8 – PN
9 – CYAN
10 – TATYY
*** THE LIST ABOVE IS STRICTLY FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES – I MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE OR INITIATE A LONG, SHORT, OR LONG/SHORT POSITION IN ANY NAME ABOVE AT ANY TIME ***
SPY, the SPDR S&P 500 ETF added +0.34% last week, while the VIX closed the week at 15.41, indicating an implied one day move range of +/- 0.97% & an implied one month move range of +/-4.45%.
This note was delayed due to holiday obligations over this past weekend, but will resume normal schedule (also, note that price labels are not included in these charts like normal, in a rush effort to get them all in-time to be relevant to Friday’s close).
SPY ETF – SPDR S&P 500 ETF’s Technical Performance Over The Past Year
Their RSI is relatively flat at 60.16, while their MACD is bullish, but also beginning to flatten after the week of relative consolidation.
Volumes were -8.91% lower than the prior year’s average (64,520,000 vs. 70,831,080), signaling a cooling off from weeks prior of heightened volume.
Monday opened the week up on a gap down, but was able to trudge higher throughout the session & despite closing below its daily high, SPY did manage to close higher than it opened.
Volume was higher than the previous Friday’s advancing session though, indicating that there was a little bit of profit taking from short-term gains.
Tuesday opened on a gap higher at $681.92 & floated just above the $680/share level, ultimately closing the day as a doji, indicating that there was a hint of uncertainty in the air & that market participants found that area to be a safe valuation for SPY.
Tuesday’s volumes were slightly higher than Monday’s, but still not indicative of any true change in sentiment, as outlined by the resulting candlestick.
Things got a little more optimistic on Wednesday, when SPY opened lower, tested in the sub-$680 range momentarily, before powering higher to close +0.35%, which managed to form a bullish engulfing pattern with the prior day’s doji.
However, what made the move more interesting is that it was the most bullish session of the week, yet occurred on the lightest volume, indicating that there was limited faith behind the move higher & there was still an air of extreme caution.
Thursday confirmed this when a gap higher open saw SPY retrace over halfway through Wednesday’s real-body range as short-term profit taking struck again, but the day managed to rally back to squeeze higher to close just below its opening price into a resulting dragonfly doji, but the volume behind all of the movement lacked conviction.
Friday the week closed down with a relatively flat open that made a run at the $690/share level, but again, short-term profit taking struck & the session wound up advancing only +0.19% & forming a gravestone doji on the highest volume of the week.
That paints a bleak outlook picture given that there was a bit of profit taking happening heading into the weekend, despite the day’s overall advance.
Heading into the new week, the upside story remains the same as last week’s note & many prior; in order to see a meaningful continued climb higher we will need to see more volume behind advancing sessions, with less profit taking being indicated by the upper shadows of candles such as Friday’s.
The consolidation case also remains similar, as SPY will likely oscillate around the 10 DMA, with any downside movement making it oscillated between the 10 & 50 DMA’s awaiting an upside/downside catalyst, such as Wednesday’s FOMC decision, or earnings reports such as Oracle’s, which is also Wednesday (see The Week Ahead below).
To the downside, the table below can be useful to assess volume sentiment at their support levels using data from the past ~3 years, but if the 10 DMA’s support breaks down, all eyes should go to the 50 DMA for support.
In the event that that breaks down, the $661.21/share level is the gatekeeper to back-to-back Seller oriented price zones, which could spell bigger trouble for SPY as the $653.17 & $650.85/share support levels reside in them, and further declines could follow their breakdown.
It is also worth considering that there may be a double top emerging, where the all-time high was unable to be broken through, triggering further declines.
SPY has support at the $684.96 (Volume Sentiment: NULL, 0:0*), $680.49 (10 Day Moving Average, Volume Sentiment: NULL, 0:0*), $673.95 (Volume Sentiment: Buyers, 2.5:1) & $672.91/share (50 Day Moving Average, Volume Sentiment: Buyers, 2.5:1) price levels, with resistance at the $688.39 (Volume Sentiment: NULL, 0:0*) & $689.70/share (All-Time High, Volume Sentiment: NULL, 0:0*) price levels.
SPY ETF’s Price Level:Volume Sentiment Over The Past ~3 Years
QQQ ETF – Invesco QQQ Trust ETF’s Technical Performance Over The Past Year
Their RSI is at 59.39 & flattening, but still climbing, while their MACD is bullish, but also signaling a potential flattening is on the horizon.
Volumes were +2.65% higher than the prior year’s average levels (48,804,000 vs. 47,542,360), which is presenting that market participants are treating the tech-heavy index with a wait & see attitude in the near-term.
Monday the week began similar to SPY’s, with a gap down open to $617.17 that managed to trudge higher throughout the session, but on the week’s lowest volumes, indicating that there was not strong sentiment coming from the bulls.
Tuesday opened on a gap higher, tested lower, but ultimately managed to power above the $620/share level & close higher, but the spinning top candle spelled a message of caution for market participants as uncertainty was in the air & the high level of volume for the week expresses short-term profits were taken.
Wednesday opened lower, but managed to turn higher after a brief retrace towards Tuesday’s low, and the close was +0.24% day-over-day, a true slow & steady approach to advancing higher.
Thursday opened on a gap higher, but bears rushed in to force the day lower, taking profits & forcing a declining day that temporarily broke below the $620/share level, but bulls managed to force prices higher to close down only -0.09% on the day.
However, the candle formed a hanging man in the wake of the advancing sessions higher, indicating bearishness began creeping steadily into the market & folks were becoming cautious.
Friday the week wound down with another ominous note, as a shooting star candle emerged on what was another highervolume session for the week, and despite it resulting in a day-over-day gain, the upper shadow indicates that market participants wanted to take their ball & begin heading home.
The upside case heading into a new week will require more sustainable elevated advancing volume levels, as well as less days like Friday where a strong upper shadow indicates that there was a loss of upside appetite, as QQQ is still near its all-time high.
The consolidation case is also similar to last week’s, where QQQ may straddle the 10 DMA & in the event of a slight downside move begin to oscillate between it & the 50 DMA, while awaiting an upside or downside catalyst.
The downside case is also similar week-over-week, as QQQ did not climb incredibly higher.
If the 10 DMA breaks down, look to the 50 DMA for support & should that break down there may be trouble brewing, as the $598.67 next support level resides in a price zone that is histoically Seller-centric over the past year & while the next support level ($590.13/share) resides in a Buyer zone, in the event of a breakdown the following Seller zone leads to the $580.74/share support level.
That will need to hold up to avoid seeing further declines for QQQ.
QQQ has support at the $624.86 (Volume Sentiment: NULL, 0:0*), $618.10 (10 Day Moving Average, Volume Sentiment: NULL, 0:0*), $613.18 (Volume Sentiment: Buyers, 1.17:1) & $611.70/share (50 Day Moving Average, Volume Sentiment: Buyers, 1.17:1) price levels, with resistance at the $628.92 (Volume Sentiment: NULL, 0:0*) & $637.01/share (All-Time High, Volume Sentiment: NULL, 0:0*) price levels.
QQQ ETF’s Price Level:Volume Sentiment Over The Past ~1 Year
IWM ETF – iShares Russell 2000 ETF’s Technical Performance Over The Past Year
Their RSI is heading down after advancing all week following Friday’s profit taking session that could not break above its all-time high set the day before, and their MACD is bullish & extending higher but signaling signs of exhaustion.
Volumes were +2.4% higher than the prior year’s average (35,780,000 vs. 34,940,200), which is not indicative of any particularly strong sentiment, given that the volumes of the previous year have been better than the prior year, but still lackluster compared to year’s prior.
Monday began IWM’s week on decent volume, but a gap down & gravestone doji, which normally indicates impending weakness.
However Tuesday opened on a gap up, but doubled down on the weak sentiment as it formed a bearish engulfing pattern with Monday’s candle, with the only point of doubt behind that indication was that it was on the week’s weakest volume.
Sure enough, Wednesday managed to open higher & take a run up towards the $250/share level, but was stopped just short; the volume behind the move, much like Tuesday’s was unconvincing in terms of long-term strength behind it.
Thursday opened slightly lower, but managed to continue the squeeze higher & rally its way up to a new all-time high (which disproved what we’d published last week re: IWM’s upside case, temporarily, but again, note the “squeeze”).
Friday confirmed the right to believe that this was not a strong move, as a lower open led to a brief rally that was unable to break above the new all-time high set on Thursday, which then led to a severe bout of profit taking on the week’s second highest volume.
Between the goal-line stand at $252.66/share back-to-back & the day’s bearish harami forming candle do not inspire much in terms of confidence in the near-term & hint at caution being taken by market participants.
With that said, the upside case continues on the same like all the other three majors, to see continued rallying higher there will need to be an uptick in volume, indicating that market participants are confident in the small cap index (and broader markets as a whole).
The consolidation case now is set to a new range within the range of Wednesday & Thursday’s candles, awaiting the arrival of the 10 DMA, as well as an upside or downside catalyst.
The downside case for IWM now becomes tricky as they’ve managed new all-time highs & are well above any historic Seller zones from the past 2-3 years.
They also have a nice potential support zone from the consolidation ranges of the past few months, as well as the 10 & 50 DMA’s there for support.
The $237.56/5 support levels & the $236.27/share support levels are areas to focus on though, as any breakdown that leads to those levels now leaves IWM on a balance beam above a historic Seller zone that contains no support levels, and may lead to larger declines from there.
Similar to SPY, a double top and or bearish head & shoulders pattern could be emerging over the coming month, which should be accounted for when assessing IWM’s strength/weakness.
IWM has support at the $248.48 (Volume Sentiment: NULL, 0:0*), $247.50 (10 Day Moving Average, Volume Sentiment: NULL, 0:0*), $246.38 (Volume Sentiment: NULL, 0:0*) & $243.96/share (50 Day Moving Average, Volume Sentiment: Buyers, 2.19:1) price levels, with resistance at the $252.66/share (All-Time High, 2x Touch-Point, Volume Sentiment: NULL, 0:0*) price levels.
IWM ETF’s Price Level:Volume Sentiment Over The Past ~2-3 Years
DIA ETF – SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF’s Technical Performance Over The Past Year
Their RSI has flattened, sitting at 60.93, while their MACD is still bullish, but signaling signs of exhaustion.
Volumes were +16.47% higher than the prior year’s average (4,846,000 vs. 4,160,560), which does not necessarily paint a rosy picture given the daily distribution & the week’s performance.
Monday kicked off on a gap down, which attempted to run higher, but was stalled out when bears came rushing in to take profits & the day resulted in an inverted hammer candle, with volumes on the lower side of the week.
Tuesday opened higher, but spent the day straddling the $475/share level, forming a spinning top candle around it, indicating that there was uncertainty in the air.
Wednesday opened lower, but a surge of volume (highest of the week) was able to push DIA higher towards the $480/share level, but it closed the day justshot of it after temporarily breaking above it.
Thursday opened higher, tested higher, but was swiftly rejected & closed the day forming a doji star & signaled that folks were truly on the fence about the blue chip index, as also indicated by the low volume.
Friday confirmed teh bearish sentiment, opening lower, but testing higher & closing up +0.2% on the day, but the upper shadows of Thursday & Friday said DIA was running on fumes.
Heading into the week, the upside case remains the same, an increase in advancing volume is required to keep rallying to chase the all-time high.
Consolidation comes in the form of finding a range between Friday’s close & Wednesday’s low, while we await the 10 DMA to arrive & DIA will either oscillate around it & or an upside/downside catalyst will take it in a direction.
To the downside, should the 10 DMA be broken down through, the 50 DMA will likely be the next target of DIA.
Should that break down, there is downward momentum that may break down the $464.28/share level, leaving the $457.13/share level as the gatekeeper to the $452-455.99/share zone, which is Seller oriented & contains their next support levels, which could bring focus to the $447.99/share level, as well as the long-term trendline, the 200 Day moving average which lurks just below it.
DIA has support at the $479.79 (Volume Sentiment: NULL, 0:0*), $475.17 (10 Day Moving Average, Volume Sentiment: NULL, 0:0*), $469.63 (Volume Sentiment: NULL, 0:0*) & $468.90/share (50 Day Moving Average, Volume Sentiment: NULL, 0:0*) price levels, with resistance at the $481.93 (Volume Sentiment: NULL, 0:0*) & $483.79/share (All-Time High, Volume Sentiment: NULL, 0:0*) price levels.
DIA ETF’s Price Level:Volume Sentiment Over The Past ~3 Years
The Week Ahead
There are no major economic data releases set for Monday.
Monday evening brings earnings reports from Compass Minerals, Phreesia & Toll Brothers after the session’s close.
Tuesday morning brings us NFIB Optimism Index data at 6 am, before Job Openings (delayed report) at 10 am.
Academy of Sports + Outdoors, AutoZone, Caleres, Campbell Soup, Core & Main, Ferguson, G-III Apparel, Korn/Ferry, Ollie’s Bargain Outlet & SailPoint all report earnings before Tuesday’s opening bell, followed by AeroVironment, Braze, Casey’s General, Cracker Barrel, Dave & Buster’s & GameStop after the closing bell.
Employment Cost Index (Delayed Report) data comes out at 8:30 am, before the highly anticipated FOMC Interest Rate Decision and Monthly U.S. Federal Budget at 2pm & Fed Chair Powell’s Press Conference at 2:30 pm.
Wednesday morning’s earnings reports include Chewy, Hello Group, Photronics & Uranium Energy, with Oracle, Adobe, NANO Nuclear Energy, Nordson, Oxford Industries, Planet Labs, Synopsys & Vail Resorts all scheduled to report following the session’s close.
Thursday morning brings us Initial Jobless Claims data at 8:30 am.
Ciena & Lovesac report earnings Thursday morning, followed by Broadcom, Costco, Lululemon Athletica & Netskope after the close of trading.
Fed Presidents Paulson & Hammack are both scheduled to speak at 8:30 am on Friday & there are no noteworthy earnings reports scheduled for the day.
*** I DO NOT OWN SHARES OR OPTIONS CONTRACT POSITIONS IN SPY, QQQ, IWM OR DIA AT THE TIME OF PUBLISHING THIS ARTICLE ***
The VIX closed at 16.93, indicating an implied one day move range of +/-1.07% & an implied one month move range of +/-4.89% for the S&P 500.
Highest Technical Rated S&P 500 Components Per 12/9/2025’s Close:
1 – SNDK
2 – WBD
3 – WDC
4 – MU
5 – TER
6 – STX
7 – APP
8 – ALB
9 – LRCX
10 – GOOGL
Lowest Technical Rated S&P 500 Components Per 12/9/2025’s Close:
1 – FISV
2 – ARE
3 – TTD
4 – CHTR
5 – BAX
6 – IT
7 – MOH
8 – ZTS
9 – MOS
10 – POOL
Highest Volume Rated S&P 500 Components Per 12/9/2025’s Close:
1 – CPB
2 – AZO
3 – APD
4 – JPM
5 – WBD
6 – VICI
7 – CFG
8 – ORLY
9 – CARR
10 – CVS
Lowest Volume Rated S&P 500 Components Per 12/9/2025’s Close:
1 – PLTR
2 – CNC
3 – WDC
4 – UNH
5 – GRMN
6 – ZBRA
7 – DELL
8 – F
9 – PANW
10 – TXN
Highest Technical Rated ETFs Per 12/9/2025’s Close:
1 – ZCSH
2 – MUU
3 – MULL
4 – AGQ
5 – GOOX
6 – GGLL
7 – LABU
8 – KORU
9 – AVL
10 – AVGX
Lowest Technical Rated ETFs Per 12/9/2025’s Close:
1 – MSTX
2 – MSTU
3 – SOXS
4 – ZSL
5 – ETQ
6 – ETHD
7 – JDST
8 – SMCX
9 – UVIX
10 – LABD
Highest Volume Rated ETFs Per 12/9/2025’s Close:
1 – CIL
2 – TMAR
3 – BMDL
4 – DWUS
5 – FLXN
6 – HBTA
7 – TGRW
8 – LLDR
9 – MCDS
10 – JHMD
Lowest Volume Rated ETFs Per 12/9/2025’s Close:
1 – BHYB
2 – TBGF
3 – PCS
4 – TBFC
5 – PBNV
6 – GBXA
7 – IFLO
8 – PSTR
9 – CGHY
10 – CSHP
Highest Technical Rated General Stocks Per 12/9/2025’s Close:
1 – AFJK
2 – ONPH
3 – TERN
4 – PXMD
5 – FUNFF
6 – AMPE
7 – GLTO
8 – OCG
9 – AXTI
10 – CAPR
Lowest Technical Rated General Stocks Per 12/9/2025’s Close:
1 – PAVS
2 – YGMZ
3 – LADX
4 – KUKEY
5 – YELLQ
6 – YDKG
7 – VSME
8 – CJET
9 – WTO
10 – VSA
Highest Volume Rated General Stocks Per 12/9/2025’s Close:
1 – OCG
2 – CMCT
3 – SNTI
4 – NCPL
5 – OUT
6 – XCUR
7 – RETO
8 – VOR
9 – ENSC
10 – GIPR
Lowest Volume Rated General Stocks Per 12/9/2025’s Close:
1 – ASAPF
2 – STCB
3 – SXTC
4 – SAGGF
5 – QTRHF
6 – ROYL
7 – ENZN
8 – LMRXF
9 – CDUAF
10 – WONDF
*** THE LIST ABOVE IS STRICTLY FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES – I MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE OR INITIATE A LONG, SHORT, OR LONG/SHORT POSITION IN ANY NAME ABOVE AT ANY TIME ***
