DC Lite #491

"NASDAQ 100 Closed higher than its Open for 8 consecutive days"

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December 03, 2025

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1. Cold feet. In October, 15.1% (~53k) of home-purchase agreements were canceled, the highest share since November 2023 and up from 14.3% a year earlier.

Lily Katz - Redfin

2. ADP. "Private payrolls negative over the last three months … Over the last three months, small business have cut 178,000 off their payroll ranks. By contrast, large firms have added 143,000."

@renmacllc

3. Average daily share volume. "Average daily share volume on and off U.S. exchanges has nearly tripled since 2017 and is up by a lot more than that in dollar terms."

Spencer Jakab - WSJ

4. Nasdaq-100 streak. "NASDAQ 100 Closed higher than its Open for 8 consecutive days. Similar cases saw the NASDAQ rally 32 out of 33 times 9 months later, with an average gain of 15.6%."

@themarketstats

5. Return drivers. The S&P 500's returns in 2025 have been powered mostly by earnings (sales + margin growth), with some multiple expansion.

Sonu Varghese - Carson Group

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