Overall Sector and Industry Analysis (EST window reviewed: 2025-12-23 13:30 to 19:30)
- Precious metals and metals complex led: broad, synchronized late-session strength across gold miners and metals ETFs — NUGT/JNUG/GDXU (gold miners), AGQ (silver), PPLT/PLTM/PALL (platinum/palladium). Price pushed to session highs into the close with rising prints and expanding late-window activity (e.g., PPLT 208.3 → 215.37, PLTM 22.03 → 22.81, NUGT 204.3 → 207.0, AGQ 165.6 → 167.5). This rotation suggests short-term momentum and money flow into the metals sleeve.
- Space/Aerospace-defense showed constructive tape but mixed breadth. Space names printed higher highs: RKLB 77.0 → 78.15 before a modest close-to-close fade; RKLX 56.2 → 58.15 with steady higher lows; LUNR reclaimed 16.50. Defense/aero (ESLT, WWD, TDG, CW, HII, AVAV) held firm-to-higher but mostly range-bound intraday.
- Select tech/communications saw grind-ups: HUBS 392.5 → 397.3 highs, modest backfill; CIEN faded mid-afternoon then stabilized; opticals mixed (AAOI flat, LITE pulled back from 388.8 to 387s).
- Biotech/actionable specialty: ASTX stair-stepped higher (58.7 → 60.3 → 60.0 hold), a clean momentum build; ABVX churned and faded late; ADEA slipped into the close.
- Consumer discretionary mixed: BURL pushed to 284.36 and held 283s; AZO stayed tight.
- Financials/ratings steady: GS, MCO, MSCI, SPGI all printed orderly ranges with slight upward bias; no blow-off volumes.
Notable short-term patterns
– Metals complex: late-day breakouts with little selling pressure (NUGT/JNUG/GDXU, PPLT/PLTM, AGQ, PALL). Momentum continuation favored if opening strength holds above breakout pivots.
– Space: constructive higher-low structures (RKLB, RKLX); watch for day-2 continuation through prior highs.
– Select momentum biotech: ASTX with a clean multi-hour uptrend into the close.
Ticker Performance Prediction (2–3 day bias)
Likely upside continuation candidates
– PPLT, PLTM (platinum): strong late-session thrusts with closes near highs; breadth across PALL supports the move.
– NUGT (gold miners 2x) and AGQ (silver 2x): synchronized metals bid favors follow-through.
– ASTX: steady higher-high/higher-low intraday sequence; strong close.
– ASTS: constructive silver of higher lows; poised for an 87.3/88 break if dips get bought.
– RKLB: higher highs with healthy participation; watch 78.15 reclaim.
– HUBS: trend day up; watch for 397.7/400 test on volume.
Strongest bullish signals: PPLT, PLTM, NUGT, AGQ, ASTX.
Individual Stock Analysis (levels from the reviewed session; confirm with your daily chart before execution)
PPLT
– Support: 213.30–213.88 zone; 212.35; 208.80–208.30
– Resistance: 215.37; 217.00; 220.00
– 2–3 day plan:
– Entries: buy pullbacks 213.8–214.2; add on reclaim/hold above 215.4 with volume.
– Targets: 217.0; 218.8; 220.5 (ATR-style extension 1–2.5 points).
– Stop: 211.9 (below 212.35 pivot) or 208.2 swing-stop if scaling.
PLTM
– Support: 22.52–22.57; 22.30–22.40; 22.03
– Resistance: 22.80; 23.00; 23.25–23.30
– 2–3 day plan:
– Entries: 22.55–22.60 pullback; breakout add above 22.81 that holds on 30-min.
– Targets: 23.05; 23.30; 23.55.
– Stop: 22.28 (below mid-zone) or 22.00 wider swing.
NUGT
– Support: 206.00; 205.00; 204.30–204.40
– Resistance: 207.00; 208.50; 210.00
– 2–3 day plan:
– Entries: 205.5–206.1 on dip; momentum add through 207.1 with rising volume.
– Targets: 208.5; 209.8; 211.8.
– Stop: 203.9 (beneath session base) or 202.8 if giving it room.
AGQ
– Support: 166.00; 165.34; 165.00
– Resistance: 167.50–167.52; 168.50; 170.00
– 2–3 day plan:
– Entries: 166.1–166.4 on pullback; add over 167.6 on hold.
– Targets: 168.5; 169.6; 171.2.
– Stop: 165.0 (beneath base) or 164.6 conservative.
ASTX
– Support: 59.00; 58.50; 58.20
– Resistance: 60.30; 61.00; 62.00
– 2–3 day plan:
– Entries: 59.1–59.4 pullback into 59/59.5 demand; breakout add >60.35 that holds.
– Targets: 61.0; 61.8; 62.8–63.2 (1–2 ATRs typical for this tape).
– Stop: 58.45 (below demand) or 57.9 swing stop.
ASTS
– Support: 86.55; 86.18–86.27; 86.00
– Resistance: 87.30; 88.00; 90.00
– 2–3 day plan:
– Entries: 86.6–86.8 retest; add on 87.35 breakout hold.
– Targets: 88.0; 89.2; 90.5.
– Stop: 85.9 (beneath round and demand).
RKLB
– Support: 77.46; 77.02; 76.80
– Resistance: 78.15; 79.00; 80.50–81.00
– 2–3 day plan:
– Entries: 77.5–77.7 pullback buy; momentum add once >78.20 and holding on 30-min.
– Targets: 79.0; 79.9; 81.2.
– Stop: 76.9 (below session base).
HUBS
– Support: 395.40; 394.75; 393.10
– Resistance: 397.66; 400.00; 402.50
– 2–3 day plan:
– Entries: 394.9–395.5 dip buy; add on strong reclaim through 397.7 with volume.
– Targets: 399.8; 401.8; 404.5.
– Stop: 392.9 (beneath demand).
Notes and risk management
– The supplied data covers one session (2025-12-23 afternoon/evening). Daily support/resistance zones above are inferred from the intraday pivots and round-number supply/demand; validate against your daily chart before placing risk.
– For metals, treat early pullbacks to breakout pivots as “buy-the-dip” opportunities only if breadth (gold/silver/platinum ETFs) remains aligned and 30-min closes hold above supports.
– Use smaller initial size in premarket/after-hours conditions; most plans assume regular-hours liquidity and confirmation via 30-minute closes and volume expansion.