The S&P 500 gained 14 points last week. I was expecting it to go higher.
Here is the expected breakdown for the week of December 22 to December 26, 2025.
The dasha planet for December 21 – December 22 is Ketu, which occupies the third house in the sign Virgo. Ketu makes a square aspect with Mercury occupying the sixth house. As a result, the market may go slightly lower during these days.
Venus is the compressed Vimshottri dasha planet for December 23 – 27. Venus occupies the sixth house in the sign Sagittarius, and it is widely conjunct the Moon. It also makes a square aspect with Saturn. Consequently, the market may remain undecided in these days.
Transits during this week:
The Sun is now transiting in Sagittarius, a friendly sign. On Monday (Dec 22), the Moon transits through Capricorn, a sign where it loses its strength. The Moon makes a trine aspect with Uranus and a sextile aspect with Neptune. The stock market may, therefore, go higher on Monday.
On Tuesday (Dec 23), the Moon moves on to Aquarius. It makes a sextile aspect with Mercury. So, Tuesday may be a slightly higher day for the markets.
The Moon continues to move in Aquarius on Wednesday. And it now forms a square aspect with Uranus. Wednesday (Dec 24) may therefore also be a lower day.
On Thursday (Dec 25), the market is closed for Christmas.
The Moon is advancing in Pisces and will get quite close to Saturn on Friday. It also makes a sqaure aspect with Mercury and a trine aspect with Jupiter. Moon exchanges signs with Jupiter, which is bullish. Friday (Dec 26) may therefore be a flat day.
By combining the transit and CVD techniques, I have estimated the stock market’s daily behavior as follows.
Monday: Higher; Tuesday: Slightly higher; Wednesday: Slightly higher; Thursday: CLOSED; Friday: Slightly lower.