Overall Sector and Industry Analysis
Analyzed window (EST): 2025-12-23 13:00–16:00. The provided data are intraday 30‑minute bars for this session; observations and momentum reads lean on this window and recent session structure.
- Defense/Aerospace: Mixed. Legacy primes were flat to soft into the close (LMT, NOC, HII, LHX), BA range-bound. Standouts were KTOS (bid into HOD) and DFEN softened late. Space names diverged: ASTS pushed higher on strong volume; RKLB faded hard late.
- Industrials/Cap Goods: Generally heavy-to-neutral. GWW, STRL, POWL, VSEC, HWM slipped or churned late; AXON (public-safety tech within Industrials) showed late push to new intraday highs.
- Tech/Software/Internet: Quietly constructive. APP (adtech) led with a strong late-day trend and new highs; HUBS trended higher; MDB, INTU, MSCI, SPGI, MCO firm; GOOG flat.
- Gold/Miners: Bid. GLD pushed into 15:30 highs; leveraged miners (GDXU, NUGT) followed; AEM, RGLD held firm. Rotation into metals remains supportive of follow-through.
- Consumer: WING firm with buyers into the bell; FDX (logistics) broke late to highs—transport bid is a quiet tailwind.
Notable patterns
– Broad late-day accumulation in select momentum names (APP, AXON, WING, FDX, HUBS, KTOS, ASTS, GLD complex).
– Heavy-volume last 30–60 minutes driving closes near session highs for leaders—a positive 1–3 day continuation tell.
– Underperformance concentrated in industrials (ex-AXON) and certain space/aero laggards (RKLB).
Ticker Performance Prediction (next 2–3 days)
Most likely to continue up: APP, AXON, WING, FDX, HUBS, KTOS, ASTS, GLD
Strongest bullish signals: APP, AXON, KTOS, ASTS
Individual Stock Analysis
APP (AppLovin)
– Supports: 724.7–725.0; 723.8; 721.5
– Resistances: 728.7–730.0; 733–735; 740
– 30‑min read: Trend day up with higher lows and a strong close; expect early dip buy and continuation if 723–725 holds.
– Next 1–3 day price targets: T1 731–735; T2 740–744; stretch 750 (using recent daily range behavior).
– Entry ideas: 725–726 on a shallow pullback; secondary 723–724 if tested and reclaimed.
– Stop: 720.9 (below 721.5 shelf) or tighter 722.5 if momentum holds.
AXON (Axon Enterprise)
– Supports: 590.0; 588.7; 584.3
– Resistances: 592.9; 595; 600
– 30‑min read: Late breakout to session highs with volume expansion; look for a flag above 588–590 then push through 593.
– Next 1–3 day price targets: T1 595–596; T2 599–601; stretch 607.
– Entry ideas: 589–590 hold-and-go; alternative 586–587 quick dip and reclaim.
– Stop: 584.0 (below the afternoon base).
WING (Wingstop)
– Supports: 250.6; 249.3; 248.5
– Resistances: 251.9–252.1; 253.5; 255
– 30‑min read: Bought into the bell after an intraday flag; steady uptrend structure.
– Next 1–3 day price targets: T1 252.5; T2 254.8–255; stretch 258.
– Entry ideas: 250.7–251.0 first pullback; 249.5–249.8 deeper buy if market wobbles.
– Stop: 248.3 (below demand and afternoon higher low).
FDX (FedEx)
– Supports: 293.7–293.9; 293.6; 292.9
– Resistances: 295.4; 296.5; 298
– 30‑min read: Clean late break to new highs; constructive for a next-day continuation if 293.6–294.0 holds.
– Next 1–3 day price targets: T1 296.0; T2 297.5–298.0; stretch 300.
– Entry ideas: 294.2–294.6 retest and hold; patient bid at 293.7–293.9 if offered.
– Stop: 292.6 (below breakout base).
HUBS (HubSpot)
– Supports: 395.4; 393.1; 392.5
– Resistances: 397.7; 399–400; 403
– 30‑min read: Strong afternoon ramp, minor fade into close—healthy if it holds 395.
– Next 1–3 day price targets: T1 399–400; T2 403; stretch 408.
– Entry ideas: 395.6–396.2 on a morning pullback; secondary 393.5–394 on a deeper dip and reclaim.
– Stop: 391.8 (under session demand).
KTOS (Kratos Defense)
– Supports: 82.03; 81.94; 81.74
– Resistances: 82.70; 83.00; 83.50
– 30‑min read: Relentless bid into HOD with defense peers flat—relative strength standout.
– Next 1–3 day price targets: T1 83.0; T2 83.5–84.0; stretch 85.0.
– Entry ideas: 82.1–82.3 pullback buy; secondary 81.9 higher-low setup.
– Stop: 81.55 (beneath intraday supports).
ASTS (AST SpaceMobile)
– Supports: 85.49–85.66; 85.19–85.26; 84.76
– Resistances: 86.33; 87.10; 88.00
– 30‑min read: High-volume push and strong close; expect an opening pause then attempt to clear 86.3–87.1.
– Next 1–3 day price targets: T1 87.1; T2 88.0–88.5; stretch 90.
– Entry ideas: 85.7–86.0 hold above VWAP zone; aggressive: 85.3–85.5 reclaim if quick flush.
– Stop: 84.60 (below afternoon demand).
GLD (SPDR Gold)
– Supports: 412.75–412.80; 412.22–412.24; 411.9
– Resistances: 413.76; 414.0; 415.0
– 30‑min read: Metals bid into late session; slight end-of-day fade looks like digestion.
– Next 1–3 day price targets: T1 414.0; T2 415.0; stretch 416.2.
– Entry ideas: 412.9–413.1 on a dip and curl; secondary 412.3–412.5 if broader market wobbles.
– Stop: 411.8 (below session demand).
Optional momentum add (smaller-cap, higher risk): APPS
– Supports: 5.19–5.20; 5.07; 5.00
– Resistances: 5.24–5.25; 5.30; 5.40
– 30‑min read: Sequential higher lows; late push to HOD. Thin liquidity can amplify moves.
– Next 1–3 day price targets: T1 5.30; T2 5.40; stretch 5.55.
– Entry ideas: 5.18–5.22 on a pullback hold; avoid chasing extended candles.
– Stop: 5.05 (below structure).
Notes
– If futures risk-off, favor the relative-strength names (APP, AXON, KTOS, ASTS) on pullbacks to first support and demand proof (reclaim levels).
– For metals exposure (GLD), let early volatility settle; continuation setups often trigger mid-morning after first pullback.