US Daily Market Insights & Ideas
Market Close: 25 November 2025
US stock markets closed sharply higher on Tuesday, November 25, extending gains for a second straight day in a holiday-shortened trading week. The rally was driven by economic data reinforcing expectations of a Federal Reserve rate cut—now priced at over 80% odds for 25 basis points at the December 9-10 FOMC meeting—amid softening labor market signals and stale reports from the recent government shutdown.
Small-cap stocks outperformed, with the Russell 2000 up 2.14%, as investors favored domestic-focused names benefiting from lower rates. The VIX "fear gauge" dipped below 19, signaling reduced volatility.
Consumer discretionary surged, led by retailers like Best Buy and Kohl's ahead of earnings. Tech lagged, with semiconductors hit hard: Nvidia (-2.59%) and AMD (-4.15%) dropped on reports of Meta Platforms and Google exploring custom AI chips, potentially reducing reliance on Nvidia's GPUs.
Swing Trading Ideas (1 - 4 week duration)
Key: Advancing | Declining
- AT&T INC (T:XNGS) | MT-Qscore -8.4 | Pending Medium-Term Reversal positive signal on Monday. | Target1: 26.86 (3.87%) | Hit Rate: 67%
- REPUBLIC SVCS (RSG:XNYS) | MT-Qscore -7.3 | Pending Medium-Term Reversal positive signal on Monday. | Target1: 224.46 (3.4%) | Hit Rate: 80%
- INTERCONTINENTAL (ICE:XNGS) | MT-Qscore -7.7 | Pending Medium-Term Reversal positive signal on Monday. | Target1: 161.23 (3.38%) | Hit Rate: 78%
- MOODY'S CORP (MCO:XNYS) | MT-Qscore -5.6 | Pending Medium-Term Reversal positive signal on Monday. | Target1: 507.79 (4.56%) | Hit Rate: 76%
Market Movements
U.S. indices showed broad gains, with the Dow Jones up 1.4%, Russell 1000 +1.0%, and S&P 500 +0.9%. The Russell 2000 led with +2.1%, while the Cboe Volatility Index declined 9.6%.
Top Gainers (1-Day)
| Kohls Corp (KSS:XNYS) | +42.5% |
| Woodward Inc (WWD:XNGS) | +12.4% |
| Inspire Medical (INSP:XNYS) | +11.2% |
Top Losers (1-Day)
| Burlington Stores (BURL:XNYS) | -12.2% |
| New Fortress Energy (NFE:XNGS) | -7.4% |
| 10x Genomics I-A (TXG:XNGS) | -5.3% |
Quantmatix Success Stories
- Huntsman Corp (HUN:XNYS) | 12.2% profit following a Medium-Term Reversal signal on Friday, 21 November.
- Willscot Mobile (WSC:XNCM) | 9.4% profit following a Short-Term Reversal signal on Friday, 21 November.
- Azenta Inc (AZTA:XNGS) | 9.2% profit following a Medium-Term Reversal signal on Friday, 21 November.
- Meta Platforms-A (META:XNGS) | 7.1% profit following a Short-Term Reversal signal on Friday, 21 November.
- Ginkgo Bioworks (DNA:XNYS) | 6.6% profit following a Short-Term Reversal signal on Friday, 21 November.
- Thor Industries (THO:XNYS) | 6.4% profit following a Short-Term Reversal signal on Friday, 21 November.
- Whirlpool Corp (WHR:XNYS) | 5.9% profit following a Medium-Term Reversal signal on Friday, 21 November.
- IDEXX Laboratories (IDXX:XNGS) | 5.6% profit following a Medium-Term Reversal signal on Friday, 21 November.
- Certara Inc (CERT:XNGS) | 5.6% profit following a Short-Term Reversal signal on Friday, 21 November.
- Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL:XNYS) | 5.0% profit following a Medium-Term Reversal signal on Friday, 21 November.
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