HaiKhuu Daily Report - 12/22/2025
Good morning, and happy Monday! Buckle up because today kicks off one of the most thrilling, unpredictable weeks of the year—holiday volatility is here, and I'm pumped about the opportunities ahead!
We're diving into that classic Christmas week chaos: low volume, wild swings, and the potential for a Santa rally to push us higher. I've been watching these patterns for years, and let me tell you, this setup always gets my blood pumping—it's where smart plays can pay off big, but only if we stay sharp and respect the risks.
Today feels almost "normal" with a bit lighter volume, but tomorrow ramps up as our last full regular day before things get really quirky. Wednesday's half-day session? Expect thin trading and plenty of folks checking out early for cookies and gifts—markets closed Thursday for Christmas, then back Friday with historically bullish vibes fueling that Santa magic.
I'm personally excited about the upside potential here, especially with $SPY pushing above the $680 magnet zone. But we've got to navigate the chop carefully—no fighting the momentum, sizing right, and capitalizing on those higher-beta tech moves when the time is right.
Good luck trading this week, and let’s continue to see NEW all-time highs!
The updated $SPY daily levels are as follows:
Conversion Line Support: $680.82
Baseline Support: $670.05
Psychological Support: $680
Daily Cloud Support: $672.39
Thoughts & Comments from Last Week
Last week was a crazy final full week for the markets. We watched as neutrality struck, the $680 magnet being tested once again, and watched as traders had opportunities to print and opportunities to get burnt. Hopefully, you all survived last week and were able to realize a significant amount of gains, and I know that we all had opportunities to have some fun.
We started last week with $SPY opening at $685.58. Conditions looked great on Monday as we moved up nicely from the previous close the prior Friday and showed relative strength and confidence to start the week. This was short-lived, and the opening price on Monday was essentially the high of the week. Within the first hour of the week, $SPY went and snapped down to $680, and chopped there throughout the entire day.
Tuesday was again nothing of any significance, as $SPY sold off ever so slightly to bounce back to $680, while on Wednesday, we sold off and made the official low of the week at $671.20.
Thursday was a slightly better day, as the markets moved up. Still, it was a red candle on the daily as many traders got whipped around before the markets started to recover to that $680 magnet zone and chop around that level throughout the entirety of Friday. The recovery to $680 was beautiful, but the aftermath was slow and choppy.
We ended the week with $SPY trading at $680.59, down $5 for the day, or down roughly 0.75%.
So, I am not saying that the market conditions of last week were overly bullish or bearish. I mean, by the numbers, it was mildly bearish, but there were very great opportunities to trade in either direction and realize a significant amount of gains. It all just came down to the timing of your allocation and how you decided to trade. But hey, $SPY $680 magnet is real, so let’s see how the markets react to it this time!
S&P 500 Heat Map - Last Week
Thoughts & Comments for Today - 12/22/2025
Today will be an interesting time, and this week is going to be a volatile yet low-volume week for the markets. As I have said before, there is going to be a weird schedule for the markets as a result of the holiday week.
Things will be “normal” today, with a small decrease in volume, which will heavily increase on Tuesday. Tuesday will be the final “regular” day for the markets. Volume will decrease again on Tuesday, but it won’t be as heavy of a decrease as our half day on Wednesday, where I expect the large majority of individuals to not even watch/participate in the markets, which is followed by some beautiful cookies and gifts on Thursday while the markets are closed, before we all are hauled back in for a full trading day on Friday.
I expect volume to decrease heavily on Friday, but historically, it is going to be a bullish day for the markets as a result of the “Santa” rally.
Obviously, historical trends do not predict future results, but we’ve seen historically the Santa rally work out year over year, and this is where we can hope to watch as $SPY reaches that $700 point.
The only thing that genuinely concerns me going into this week is the possibility of seeing $SPY retain the $680 magnet zone. We’ve seen it happen before, and I know for a fact that it will happen again, so please, be smart and safe if you are attempting to allocate at this level, as many traders are going to get burnt in the process.
If you are attempting to scalp and day trade today, just understand that due to the lower volume in the markets, we will see less consistency, and confusion is going to be more apparent when we attempt to trade. So please make sure to practice safe risk management. This means sizing your plays properly, mitigating risk, and doing everything in our power to realize as many gains as possible.
Just make sure you are not fighting the momentum.
You have heard me all say this before, $SPY will continue to play around a magnet zone until there are signs of a directional breakout in the markets, and once we break out, then and only then will we have the confidence necessary to have a directional move. That directional move will be choppy, but easily spotted. At the moment, we are looking strong as we have broken out above $680, so my natural motivation will be to be slightly more bullish.
If you are looking to allocate, look at some of these higher beta tech plays. Traders are going to have a more difficult time confidently allocating, so assuming you are taking on risks at the right time, I am genuinely expecting many traders to have difficulties that you can capitalize on. These higher-tech plays are not easy to ride, but look at organizations like $ORCL. If you take on risks at the right time, they will pay off heavily. If you bought $ORCL at all-time highs, you got shot in the face, but if you went and purchased this dip on $ORCL like we have been chatting about, you would be up almost 10%. So everything comes down to how you allocate, where you allocate, and when you allocated.
So, just be smart while attempting to trade and let’s have an amazing time today!
If I see any opportunities, or if I decide to get into any other plays, I’ll announce what I see in the HaiKhuu Discord.
My Personal Watchlist:
Note, just because something is on my watchlist does not mean it is a signal to buy or sell any equities
Watchlist:
Tech: $ORCL, $NVDA, $TSLA, $BABA, $MSFT
Speculative: $PTLO, $RIVN
Long Dividend: $JEPI
Long Investment: $PTLO
Short: $BRK/B
Crypto: SOL
Economic News for 12/22/2025 (ET):
No News Scheduled
Notable Earnings for 12/22/2025:
Pre-Market Earnings:
No Earnings Scheduled
After Market Earnings:
No Earnings Scheduled
Wrap up
Hopefully, market conditions only continue to strengthen throughout the week. We have strong momentum during the pre-market session as $SPY is hovering above the $680 support level, so please continue to tread lightly, practice safe risk management, and make the most of this short-term strength! It 100% will be difficult and confusing, but that is the beauty of these conditions. Be smart, be safe, and make the most out of today!
Good luck trading, and let’s start this week strong!!!