The Week Ahead : December 2025

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Irish Born Investor
December 14, 2025 • Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes

The Week Ahead : December 2025

Highlights:

The Week Ahead

Coming into last week I was looking for IWM ATH. We got that but Friday left us with a nice cliff hanger on the market into the end of year. I’m still bullish on individual names but we could see some tax loss selling pressure. QQQ closed below 20EMA for the first time since this rally started in mid November. Weekly is still intact however for now. Essentially tech is range bound which should not be a surprise to anyone. Biotechs continue to perform well and I am seeing some potential small cap themes emerging - Space, Cannabis, Prediction Markets. This is why I truly love Catalyst trading. If you’re open minded and patient there’s always a theme developing. You can see below how Financials, Healthcare, Industrials and Materials were strong this week while tech continued to churn.

On the macro front we have US Jobs Report for Nov & Sales Report on Tuesday @ 08:30am, US PMIs Tuesday @ 09:45am and finally US CPI Thursday at 08:30am ET.

All of the above will likely cause some volatility next week so good to be aware of them.

Not a huge earnings week however LEN will be a housing name to report on Tuesday evening. Powell was discussing housing this week so that will be watched. JBL Wednesday morning and MU on Wednesday evening for AI narrative. FDX & NKE on Thursday night for consumer.

Cannabis could be a major narrative next week if Trump does indeed sign the executive order as outline Friday. We might see some follow through if he does and likely plenty of stock offerings from all these companies. For me MSOS is the play here as it’s the small OTCs that benefit the most from this change not actually the TLRY, CGC etc. MSOS holds a complex list of Swaps and Derivatives in many of the OTCs.

Biotech - I’ve added a new section of stocks that are expected* to have Biotech catalysts before year end. I’m taking this data from BPIQ. This is a new process update for me. Biotech data readouts are always estimates but if it proves to be reasonably accurate on timing then for me it’s a benefit to go through the relevant charts in advance and highlight just like I do with earnings. It’s essentially an added efficiency in my daily routine and familiarity with the stocks in question. This weeks list is below.

Biotechs - I have a wider

Please note: I would NEVER try to front run an anticipated Biotech catalyst. I’m always waiting for it to hit then deciding if the reaction is tradable. Catalyst dates are estimates and can vary widely.

Theme Watch

A look at YTD strength in sectors. We’ve seen some really strong moves in certain sectors like Space stocks, Rare Earths and Data Centers. Earnings season is starting so I’ll be taking my main queues from that for the next few weeks. Notable though that speculative themes and small caps have been super strong..

Earnings Highlights

BLACK - Chart

GOLD - Market Importance

Tuesday:

(Before Market Open) - MMM, FOR, SPWR

(After Market Close) - NFLX

Wednesday :

(Before Market Open) - TEL

(After Market Close) - KMI

Thursday :

(Before Market Open) - ABT, NG

Friday:

(Before Market Open) - ISRG

Biotechs with Potential Catalysts -

Next weeks full earnings watchlist on TradingView can be accessed here.

Macro Events (Eastern Time)

Delayed Reaction Watchlist:

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Have a Great Week!

Born Investor

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PS: There are many ways to trade stocks in play. It does not have to be the one that keeps going straight up and sometimes it doesn’t even have to be day one of the catalyst. Everyone must find a setup, timeframe and method that works for them. This list is supposed to educate on the criteria I use and the methods in which I find Stocks in Play. Yours may differ and that is completely okay.

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