Outlook 12/29: Stock futures decline as investors take profit on tech stocks into final stretch of 2025. It has been a banner year, with the benchmark index up nearly 18% in 2025. The Dow has gained 14.5%, putting it on track for its strongest year since 2021. The Nasdaq Composite has outperformed year-to-date, up more than 22%. We're moving into the Santa Claus rally period, a historically strong time for the stock market. Since 1950, the SP500 has averaged a gain of more than 1% between the last five trading days of the year and the first two of the new year. The economic data calendar is light for the week, but investors will get one more read into the Federal Reserve’s mindset heading into 2026. The central bank’s minutes from its December meeting are due for release on Wednesday at 2 p.m. ET.
ESH26 (Mar2026): YVAH 6983 YPOC 6978 YVAL 6975 GAP 6978
/ES Plan: Last session market closed balanced, but overnight session looks bearish, moving below previous value/range, so these're the opening and initial balance options for current session:
