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Anticipation Breakout Tuesday 12/02/2025

December 2, 2025 5 min read

Overall Sector and Industry Analysis:
– Datetime range analyzed (EST): 2025-12-02 from 12:00 to 15:30.
– Context note: The data shared is intraday for Dec 2 only. Where “10-day/30-day” references are requested, I infer short-term context from the ETFs and groups in your list (SPY, QQQ, SOXX/SMH, SIL/SILJ/AGQ, GDXJ).

Sector takeaways (based on your tickers’ price/volume behavior):
– Semiconductors and chip equipment led: ASML, KLAC, AMAT, TSM, TXN, SNPS, MPWR, SOXX, SMH all closed green-to-flat with higher highs into the afternoon. Strength particularly visible in equipment (ASML, KLAC) and EDA (SNPS). AMD cooled late; TXN faded modestly after a strong mid-day push.
– Metals/miners (silver-heavy) outperformed: SIL, SILJ, AGQ, HL, AG, EQX, GDXJ advanced with persistent bids and strong 30-min closes near highs before a small final bar giveback—classic momentum continuation footprints.
– Industrial heavyweights steady to strong: CAT (trend day higher, strong close), PH, ETN, WAB, EME, PWR mostly constructive; URI/ROK were more range-bound.
– Retail/consumer mixed but with standouts: COST (trend up, strong close), DLTR, ROST, WING, ULTA bid; LULU soft; ANF/URBN modest.
– Crypto miners notably weak late: CLSK, CIFR, WULF, WGMI and BITF all gave back gains into the close—risk-off rotation away from miners vs. metals.
– Homebuilders firm but cooled into close: LEN, DHI, TOL, PHM printed higher highs midday then slight fades, still constructive group posture.
– Financials/large-cap banks stable: GS/JPM/COF drifted up earlier then held ranges—no distribution.

Notable patterns:
– Broad tech led by semis/equipment and software (SNPS) with higher-highs into the afternoon and firm closes (ASML, KLAC, SNPS).
– Silver complex had synchronized strength across ETFs and single names (SILJ, SIL, AGQ, HL, AG).
– Momentum in select consumer names (COST, WING) with clean intraday trend structures and shallow pullbacks.

Ticker Performance Prediction (next 2–3 days):
Likely upside continuation candidates:
– COST, SNPS, ASML, SILJ, CAT, WING
Honorable mentions (watchlist): KLAC, PH, DLTR, ROST, LEN, DHI, COCO

Strongest bullish signals:
– COST: trend day higher with higher lows and strong close near HOD; steady participation.
– SNPS: breakout through 450 into the close with rising final-bar volume.
– ASML: equipment leader with clean higher-high sequence; shallow final pullback.
– SILJ: metals breadth tailwind; closing near day’s upper range across the group.
– CAT: industrial leader in a steady grind higher; buyers absorbed dips.
– WING: persistent uptrend, successive higher lows, firm close near day’s highs.

Individual Stock Analysis (1–3 day swing setups)

1) COST
– Key support (daily/intraday zones): 918.8–919.3; 915.0; 912.0
– Key resistance: 921.0 (HOD); 925.0; 930.0
– Price action view (30-min): Expect a small open pullback into 918–916, then a grind toward 923–925; if reclaimed/held, a push into 928–930 by day 2–3.
– Swing targets (1–3 days):
– TP1: 923–925
– TP2: 928–930
– Stretch: 934–936 (using today’s ~9pt range as an ATR proxy; 1.5–2x range over 2–3 days)
– Entry plan:
– Add near 919–916 on controlled dip or 921.2–922 on clean breakout/hold.
– Stop-loss:
– Conservative: 911.8 (below day low)
– Tighter: 914.3 (below mid-day pivot)
finviz dynamic chart for  COST

2) SNPS
– Key support: 449.0–449.5; 448.1; 446.6
– Key resistance: 451.8 (HOD); 453.5; 455.0–458.0
– Price action view: Break-and-hold above 451.8 should see 453.5 then 455. Dips to 448.5–449 likely get bought unless tech weakens broadly.
– Swing targets:
– TP1: 453.5
– TP2: 455.5–457.0
– Stretch: 458–460 (today’s swing ~4.9; 1.5x = ~7.5 adds to close → ~459)
– Entry plan:
– Pullback buy 449.0–449.5; or breakout/hold over 451.8–452.2.
– Stop-loss:
– Conservative: 446.2–446.6
– Tighter: 447.8
finviz dynamic chart for  SNPS

3) ASML
– Key support: 1107.7–1108.0; 1105.6; 1100.6
– Key resistance: 1113.2 (HOD); 1116–1118; 1122–1125
– Price action view: Equipment leadership favors continuation—look for a 1108–1106 dip buy to reclaim 1110–1112; breakout over 1113.2 targets 1116–1118 quickly.
– Swing targets:
– TP1: 1116–1118
– TP2: 1122–1125
– Stretch: 1128–1130 (today’s range ~12.6; 1.5x ≈ ~19 above close)
– Entry plan:
– 1107–1106 on dip; or 1113.5–1114 retest/hold.
– Stop-loss:
– Conservative: 1099.5
– Tighter: 1104.9
finviz dynamic chart for  ASML

4) SILJ (silver miners ETF)
– Key support: 25.60; 25.45; 25.25
– Key resistance: 26.03; 26.25; 26.50–26.80
– Price action view: Metals breadth is supportive; expect shallow pullbacks that base above 25.45; a push through 26.03 opens 26.25–26.50.
– Swing targets:
– TP1: 26.25
– TP2: 26.50
– Stretch: 26.80–27.00 (use today’s ~0.6–0.8 range as proxy; 1.5–2x over 2–3 days)
– Entry plan:
– 25.55–25.65 on dips; or 26.05–26.10 on breakout/hold.
– Stop-loss:
– Conservative: 25.20
– Tighter: 25.39
finviz dynamic chart for  SILJ

5) CAT
– Key support: 582.5; 581.7; 579.6 (deeper: 577.4)
– Key resistance: 585.6 (HOD); 588.0; 590.0–593.0
– Price action view: Trend day higher suggests dip-and-go; expect buyers near 582–581, then a push to 588–590; sustained strength could print 593–595 in 2–3 days.
– Swing targets:
– TP1: 588.0
– TP2: 590.0–592.0
– Stretch: 594–596 (today’s range ~8.1; 1.5x ≈ ~12 above close)
– Entry plan:
– 582.5–581.7 on pullback; or 585.8 break/hold continuation.
– Stop-loss:
– Conservative: 577.0–577.5
– Tighter: 580.9
finviz dynamic chart for  CAT

6) WING
– Key support: 275.99; 275.0; 274.5
– Key resistance: 277.14 (HOD); 279.0; 280.0–282.0
– Price action view: Persistent higher lows; look for a shallow dip toward 275–276, then a retest of 277.1; a clean break opens 279 then 281–282 within 1–3 days.
– Swing targets:
– TP1: 279.0
– TP2: 281.0–282.0
– Stretch: ~283 (using today’s 2.2 range; 1.5x ≈ 3.2)
– Entry plan:
– 275.3–275.9 on dip; or 277.3–277.6 on breakout retest.
– Stop-loss:
– Conservative: 273.9
– Tighter: 274.8
finviz dynamic chart for  WING

Risk management and notes:
– These are short-term (1–3 day) momentum swing ideas; respect stops and scale at targets.
– Broader market (SPY, QQQ) closed modestly green; if indices gap down, prefer pullback entries at lower support zones rather than chasing.
– For ATR-based targets, I used today’s intraday ranges as a conservative proxy given the dataset; adjust with your 14-day ATR if available.

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