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Seven Markets. One Direction.🔥
By Grant Hawkridge
December 23, 2025
Today's number is... 7
Here are my 7 major US stock market indexes I watch daily, and all 7 are trending higher.
Here’s the table:
Let's break down what the table shows:
The table displays my 7 major US equity indexes.
The rows list the S&P 500, Nasdaq 100, NYSE Composite, Nasdaq Composite, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Russell 2000, and Russell 3000.
The columns show year-to-date return %, percentage from the 52-week high, distance from the February 2025 highest high, distance from the April 2025 lowest low, distance from the 200-day average, and the direction of the 200-day average.
The Takeaway: 7 markets are trending higher at the same time.
None are below trend.
None are rolling over.
This is what full participation looks like.
The average year-to-date gain across these indexes is 17.2%. Gains range from 13.7% in the Dow to 21.3% in the Nasdaq Composite. Strength is not isolated. It's spreading across growth, value, large caps, and small caps.
The average index sits only 1.2% below its 52-week high. In bull markets, price does not pull away from highs for long. Sellers try to push price lower but they fail. That keeps price close to the top of the range and keeps pressure on the upside.
The rebound from the April lows adds another layer of confirmation to this bull market. The average index stands 40.1% above that level. Small caps are up 45.1%. The Nasdaq Composite is up 53.5%. Risk appetite has not narrowed. It has expanded since those April lows.
Trend position seals the deal. Every index trades between 7.7% and 13.6% above a rising 200-day average. This is pure bull market trend confirmation.
Traders care about this information because trends only break when fewer markets keep pushing higher. When participation stays this broad, weakness struggles to stick.
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