Chart of the Day 📈 12/19/25: My FINAL Chart for 2025

Mike Larson | Editor-in-Chief

This is it – my FINAL MoneyShow Chart of the Day column for 2025 because of the upcoming holidays. So, what will I leave you with? A chart that says: “Things just aren’t that bad.”

Take a look. It’s simple and straightforward. A weekly chart of the S&P 500 Index (^SPX) going back three years, with 20-week, 50-week, and 200-week simple moving averages plus MACD. It shows what should be obvious…we’re still in a long-term BULL market until proven otherwise.

Yes, there’s plenty for investors to worry about in the short term. Weakness in Artificial Intelligence (AI) stocks the last couple of months. A lackluster labor market. An uncertain path for interest rates AFTER the calendar flips. An inability for the market to rally (so far) BEFORE the calendar flips, despite positive seasonality.

But when you step back and look at the BIG picture…it looks a lot different. With the exception of the “Liberation Day” wipeout, 2025 has been a pretty good year. Heck, the last THREE years have been pretty good.

It’s why I’ve repeatedly said to “Be Bold” – on-stage at MoneyShow events, in my market columns, and in conversations with many of you since early 2023. When market conditions change, I’ll sing a different tune. No need to worry about that.

But for now? Enjoy the bull market!

Editor’s Note: The MoneyShow offices will be closed for the holidays next week, so you won’t receive Trading Insights newsletters via email.

But the FOLLOWING week (starting Monday, Dec. 29), look for daily emails featuring our best content from 2025. These keynotes, podcasts, and profit briefings helped keep you on the right track in the year that’s ending — and also provide keen insights that apply to the year ahead. Have a wonderful holiday season!

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• SPX: Still Rangebound and Awaiting a Year-End Rally Catalyst
  👉️ TICKER: SPX

  With no clear new catalysts emerging, markets appear hesitant to fully commit to a seasonal year-end rally. The S&P 500 Index (^SPX) has remained locked in a tight consolidation range since late November, failing to push to fresh highs. On the upside, 6,900 remains the level to beat, advises Fawad Razaqzada, technical analyst at TradingCandles.

• URI: How to Trade this Rental Equipment Stock After its Recent Pullback

  👉️ TICKERS: IYJ, SPX, URI

  Technical momentum has been building at United Rentals Inc. (URI). The company is the largest rental equipment provider in the world, with a store network nearly three times the size of any other provider, and locations in 49 states and all Canadian provinces, notes John Eade, president of Argus Research.

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