The Bullish Breakdown: 2025 Market Outlook; Thinking Rich; The Trillion-Dollar Mistake

1. Market Insights

Weekly Recap: This past week felt like a bit of a roller-coaster. Many stocks bounced back from the initial dip following the Fed meeting, but Friday saw a broad sell-off. Index funds like VOO and SPY dropped around 1% on Friday, though they still ended the week up 1.5%. Tech-heavy funds like QQQ lost 1.5% on Friday but still finished with a 1.6% gain for the week. Our take is that this volatility is likely due to lower trading volumes during the holiday season, with little fundamentally changing in the market. Additionally, large institutional players may be adjusting their positions ahead of year-end.

Future Outlook: Per a Yahoo Finance report, despite the recent market pullback following the Fed's meeting on December 18, Citi US equity strategist Scott Chronert noted in a client memo on Friday that the outlook for 2025 "has really not changed." Stock valuations remain elevated, and with S&P 500 earnings expected to grow around 15% year-over-year, the bar for investor expectations is set high. Additionally, US economic growth is anticipated to stay resilient.

2. Dominos Pizza, Inc. (DPZ)

This weeks stock feature will be on DPZ, a stock which Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has invested in.

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3. The Blockchain: Crypto 2025

In 2025, Bitcoin’s price may range from $75,500 to $150,000, driven by institutional adoption. Ethereum could see prices between $2,670 and $5,990, bolstered by Ethereum 2.0 and DeFi growth. Solana’s scalability improvements may push its price from $166 to $555, while XRP’s future depends on its legal battle with the SEC, with predictions ranging from $1.44 to $4.44.

Bitcoin is expected to maintain dominance, influencing altcoins like Ethereum and Solana, while XRP’s price is heavily tied to regulatory outcomes. These cryptos will be shaped by technological developments, market trends, and regulation.

Below is a graph comparing the percentage gains of Solana and Bitcoin during the final week of 2024.

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6. Fact of The Week: The Trillion-Dollar Mistake

In 1999, Yahoo turned down an offer to buy Google for just $1 million. In hindsight, that decision may be one of the most costly business mistakes in history because Google is now worth over $1.7 trillion. Ouch!

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