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Watching for a 'Santa rally', FOMO vs bubble angst signals more volatility in 2026, gold rises to record high, copper charges toward $12,000 a ton in record-setting run, and Elon Musk becomes first person worth $700 billion...
Market Briefing
December 22, 2025
Good morning.
The Fast Five → Watching for a 'Santa rally', FOMO vs bubble angst signals more volatility in 2026, gold rises to record high, copper charges toward $12,000 a ton in record-setting run, and Elon Musk becomes first person worth $700 billion…
📌 Gold just blasted past $4,400. It's up almost 50% in the past year. But why settle for 50% like most coin buyers… when past gold cycles have thrown off gains of 2,300%, 7,746%, even 9,850%? Weiss Ratings' gold expert Sean Broderick reveals what he believes is a more profitable way to play this surge. No futures, no options, no vault required. See Sean's top 5 gold plays before you make your next move » (ad)
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Your 5-minute briefing for Monday, Dec 22:
BEFORE THE OPEN
As of market close 12/19/2025. Bitcoin as of 12/21/2025.
Pre-Market:
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US Investor % Bullish Sentiment:
↓ 44.14% for Week of DEC 18 2025
Previous week: 44.59%
Market Wrap:
Futures higher ahead of holiday-shortened week
Dow +0.2%, S&P +0.2%, Nasdaq +0.3%
S&P/Nasdaq notch 3rd win in 4 weeks; Dow slips
AI stocks rebounded; Oracle, Nvidia led bounce
Rotation into cheaper sectors clouds tech leadership
Santa rally in question as S&P struggles technically
EARNINGS
No noteworthy earnings scheduled this week.
The Hidden Winners Behind Gold’s $4400 Surge
Gold pushed past $4,200, but our expert Sean Brodrick says the real opportunity could lie in a handful of stocks that may soar far beyond gold.
He believes the biggest bull market is taking shape and thinks these five companies may have major upside.
With gold hitting record highs and showing no signs of stopping, this opportunity is heating up fast.
Don't delay.
- a message from Weiss Ratings -
HEADLINES
Consumer spending data and employment numbers from ADP will headline a quiet holiday week.
The US stock market is poised to be kept on edge next year as investors are caught between fear of missing out on the AI rally and concern that it’s a bubble just waiting to burst.
Stock futures rise as traders look ahead to holiday-shortened week (more)
Biggest US banks are ending 2025 on top with markets 'wide open' (more)
Trump, nine pharmaceutical companies strike deal to cut prices (more)
Fed's Hammack signals holding rates steady for months (more)
Big central banks signal rate-cut cycle is ending (more)
Copper charges toward $12,000 a ton in 2025’s record-setting run (more)
Gold rises to record high on rate-cut bets and Venezuela tension (more)
Oil advances as US pursues third tanker in Venezuela blockade (more)
US existing home sales edge up in Nov. as mortgage rates ease (more)
Morgan Stanley seen as front-runner for SpaceX IPO (more)
AI boom drives data-center dealmaking to record high (more)
Taiwan ramps up plans for overseas chipmaking as threat from China looms (more)
Elon Musk becomes first person worth $700B following pay package ruling (more)
Nvidia-Intel deal cleared by US antitrust agencies (more)
DEALFLOW
M+A | Investments
ByteDance agreed to transfer control of TikTok’s US operations to Oracle, Silver Lake, and MGX in a binding transaction slated to close in January 2026
Permira, Warburg to buy Clearwater Analytics for $8.4B
VeriFast acquires Opsansa
Puzzle Healthcare receives investment from HCAP Partners
HBox receives growth investment from Charlesbank Capital Partners
Sports Attack receives investment from Sound Growth Partners
VC
Atavistik Bio, a developer of selective allosteric small molecule therapeutics, raised $120M in Series B financing
Neurable, a company developing neural interface technology, raised $35M in Series A funding
Manifold, an AI platform for life sciences, raised $18M in Series B funding
FINNY, an AI-powered prospecting and marketing platform for financial advisors, raised $17M in Series A funding
Amphix Bio, a peptide therapeutics company for neurological injuries, raised $12.5M in Seed funding
ETHSGas, a startup focused on decentralized blockchain infrastructure, raised $12M in Seed funding
NextFoods, a food and beverage solutions provider, raised $10M in Series 3 funding
Speed1, a company focused on high-performance computing technologies, raised $8M in funding
Ciphero, an AI verification and security platform for enterprise environments, raised $2.5M in Pre-Seed funding
Beycome, a direct-to-consumer real estate platform, raised $2.5M in Seed funding
Givefront, a fintech startup focused on spend management tools for nonprofits, raised $2M in Seed funding
CRYPTO
BULLISH BITES
🤖 The AI trade isn't over. Investors have just become choosier.
🤔 How Oracle became a 'poster child' for AI bubble fears.
💰 Gen X is scrambling to close the retirement savings gap.
🎅🏻 What the Christmas movie ‘Elf’ can teach us about today’s cost of living.
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