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US Daily Market Insights & Ideas

Market Close: 26 November 2025

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US stocks closed higher for the fourth consecutive session, extending a sharp rebound from earlier in the month and positioning major indexes for their best weekly performance since June. The rally was fueled by heightened investor optimism around a potential Federal Reserve interest rate cut in December, bolstered by softer-than-expected economic data and renewed strength in technology shares, particularly those tied to AI advancements.


Trading volumes were lighter amid the holiday-shortened week, but breadth was strong, with advancing stocks outnumbering decliners by more than 2-to-1 on the Nasdaq. Markets priced in over 80% odds of a December cut after key data releases. Revived buying in semiconductors and cloud computing lifted the sector, offsetting prior valuation worries from early November. Oracle shares rebounded nearly 8% week-to-date on AI chip hype, while broader forecasts point to $1 trillion in holiday sales boosting tech/electronics demand. There were mixed signals from retailers like Walmart and Target, but overall consumer spending projections remain upbeat, with clothing, tech, and toys topping shopping lists.


Markets are closed Thursday for Thanksgiving and reopen Friday with a half-day session (until 1 p.m. ET).

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: 26.82 (3.89%) | Hit Rate: 67%
  • REPUBLIC SVCS (RSG:XNYS) | MT-Qscore -7.3 | Pending Medium-Term Reversal positive signal on Monday. | Target1: 224.64 (3.35%) | Hit Rate: 80%
  • INTERCONTINENTAL (ICE:XNGS) | MT-Qscore -7.7 | Pending Medium-Term Reversal positive signal on Monday. | Target1: 161.47 (3.32%) | Hit Rate: 78%
  • MOODY'S CORP (MCO:XNYS) | MT-Qscore -5.6 | Pending Medium-Term Reversal positive signal on Monday. | Target1: 508.73 (4.43%) | Hit Rate: 76%

Market Movements

The S&P 500 advanced 0.7% over the last trading day, mirroring gains in the Russell 1000 at 0.7% and the Dow Jones at 0.7%. The Russell 2000 outperformed with a 0.8% rise, while the Cboe Volatility Index declined 7.4%.

Mag 7

  • Alphabet Inc (GOOG:XNGS) | registered Short-Term Reversal and Pending Medium-Term Reversal positive signals this week.
  • Apple Inc (AAPL:XNGS) | registered Short-Term Reversal positive signal this week.
  • Amazon.com Inc (AMZN:XNGS) | registered Short-Term Reversal positive signal this week.
  • NVIDIA Corp (NVDA:XNGS) | registered Short-Term Reversal positive signal this week.
  • Tesla Inc (TSLA:XNGS) | registered Short-Term Reversal positive signal this week.
  • Meta Platforms Inc (META:XNGS) | registered Short-Term Reversal positive signal this week.
Even with the bounce into the holidays the medium term data still remains cautious, particularly on Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia and Tesla. Apple and Alphabet are the strongest of the group with positive medium term scores of 8.3 & 7.9 respectively. 

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