The S&P 500 lost 50 points last week. I was also expecting it to go slightly lower.
Here is the expected breakdown for the week of December 15 to December 19, 2025.
The dasha planet for December 13 – December 17 is Rahu, which occupies the fifth house in the sign Pisces. Rahu makes a trine aspect with Moon and Venus occupying the first house. It also makes a wide square aspect with Mars in Sagittarius in the second house. As a result, the market may go slightly higher during these days.
A new monthly solar return chart is applicable from December 19 and will remain in effect until January 17, 2026. The month lord is Jupiter, which occupies the first house in the sign Cancer. Jupiter is exalted and exchanges signs with the Moon. It is, therefore, quite favorable. It also affects Saturn occupying the ninth house. This is also a favorable setup for the stock markets. The Sun is moderately strong in Sagittarius, although it occupies the sixth house. This is a neutral feature. The critical planet, Mars, is exalted in Capricorn, and it occupies the seventh house. This is a neutral feature. Uranus is retrograde and makes sextile aspects with Neptune and Saturn. This is not good for stocks this month. Combining all of the above, I can say that the market may rise strongly this month.
Mercury is the compressed Vimshottri dasha planet for December 18 – 21. Mercury occupies the sixth house in the sign Sagittarius, and it is widely conjunct the Moon. It also makes a square aspect with Rahu and Ketu. 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 15), the Moon transits through Scorpio, a sign where it loses its strength. The Moon makes no close aspect. The stock market may, therefore, remain flat on Monday.
On Tuesday (Dec 16), the Moon continues to transit in Scorpio. It makes a trine aspect with Jupiter and Saturn. So, Tuesday may be a slightly higher day for the markets.
The Moon moves on to Sagittarius on Wednesday. And it now makes trine aspects with Jupiter and Neptune. Wednesday (Dec 17) may therefore also be a higher day.
On Thursday (Dec 18), the Moon continues its journey in Sagittarius. It is in conjunction with Mercury and approaches Venus. Thursday, therefore, may be a slightly higher day.
The Moon is advancing in Sagittarius and will get quite close to Venus on Friday. It also makes a square aspect with Saturn. Moon exchanges signs with Jupiter, which is bullish. Friday (Dec 13) may therefore be a higher day.
By combining the transit and CVD techniques, I have estimated the stock market’s daily behavior as follows.
Monday: Flat; Tuesday: Slightly higher; Wednesday: Higher; Thursday: Slightly higher; Friday: Slightly higher.