📈 TL;DR – Last Week in 60 Seconds
Stocks edged higher and sit near records. Small caps beat big caps; tech out front. Bond yields rose as Treasuries had their roughest week since April. The dollar slipped again, helping gold hold its ground. Bitcoin bounced after November’s pullback.
All eyes now on the U.S. central bank. The Fed meets Tue–Wed (Dec 9–10) with a rate decision (2 PM ET) and press conference Wednesday afternoon. Markets lean toward a quarter-point cut; the real story is Powell’s guidance and any dissents. That vote split will steer bond yields, the dollar, and risk appetite into year-end.
Quick Levels → Last week’s change
S&P 500: 6,870.39 | ↑0.31%
Nasdaq 100: 25,692.05 | ↑1.01%
Dow: 47,955.00 | ↑0.50%
Russell 2000: 2,521.48 | ↑0.84%
Gold/oz: $4,198 | ↓0.41%
Bitcoin (BTC): $90,428 | ↑0.05%
DXY (U.S. Dollar Index): 98.99 | ↓0.50%
🚀 Top Movers Last Week
SMX Security Matters (SMX) ↑443.87% — Post–reverse split trading and retail-fueled short covering sparked an extreme squeeze in this micro-cap.
DoorDash (DASH) ↑13.42% — Sequoia’s Alfred Lin disclosed ~$100M share purchase, signaling confidence and attracting momentum buyers.
Salesforce (CRM) ↑13.03% — Dow leader as enterprise demand held up; AI copilots and margins kept buyers engaged.
Tesla (TSLA) ↑5.77% — China November sales rose 9.9% year-over-year; optimism around robotics and AI added tailwind.
SoFi Technologies (SOFI) ↓6.53% — $1.5B common stock offering surprised investors; dilution worries overshadowed strong year-to-date gains.