🦃 The Thanksgiving Tradition Even Wall Street Honors

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🦃 The Thanksgiving Tradition Even Wall Street Honors

Happy Thanksgiving! Today marks one of the sacred days when even the most caffeinated traders put down their phones, step away from their screens, and remember there's more to life than watching candlestick charts.

Both the NYSE and Nasdaq are closed today for Thanksgiving - no pre-market, no after-hours, no sneaky overnight futures moves. The bond market is also taking the day off. It's the one time of year when "market close" actually means something.

Of course, crypto never sleeps. Bitcoin continues trading 24/7/365, because apparently digital currencies don't believe in turkey dinner.

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🙌 What Wall Street is Thankful For in 2025

Despite November's recent wobbles (the S&P 500 is down about 2% this month and the Nasdaq has shed more than 3%), 2025 has delivered some serious wins. Here's what traders are quietly grateful for while they carve the bird:

Record Territory: The S&P 500 hit 36 new closing highs this year through October, climbing to a peak above 6,900 points. The Dow pushed above 46,000. Not bad for a year that started with tariff anxiety and government shutdown drama.

Gold's Moonshot: Gold has absolutely crushed it in 2025, up over 50% year-to-date, breaking above the psychologically significant $4,000 level. Central banks have been buying like there's no tomorrow, and institutional money has flooded into the yellow metal as a hedge against... well, everything.

Bitcoin's Wild Ride: The crypto king has been all over the map, surging above $125,000 at one point before pulling back. Bitcoin is up over 95% over the past 12 months, though recent volatility has reminded everyone that digital assets still march to their own drummer.

AI Mania: Tech stocks have driven much of 2025's gains, with the Nasdaq up about 16% year-to-date through mid-November. The AI trade has created both millionaires and bag-holders, depending on when you bought in.

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🫨 2025's Biggest Market Surprises

Every year delivers its share of "wait, what?" moments. Here are the ones that had traders spitting out their coffee:

The Debasement Trade: Wall Street's newest buzzword. Investors have been pouring money into "hard assets" like gold, silver, and crypto as a hedge against inflation, rising U.S. debt, and a weakening dollar. When billionaire hedge fund manager Paul Tudor Jones says he's buying gold, crypto, and Nasdaq stocks to ride the FOMO wave, people pay attention.

Gold Outperforming Everything: Seriously, gold's 50%+ gain has crushed the S&P 500's 13-14% year-to-date return. The Nasdaq's 18% gain and Bitcoin's 15% increase through earlier in the year pale in comparison to the yellow metal's dominance. Who knew boring old gold would be the year's hottest trade?

The Government Shutdown That Actually Happened: A 31-day government shutdown tested market resilience, but Wall Street largely shrugged it off. The S&P 500 rallied 37.82% from its April tariff-announcement low to October highs, proving once again that markets climb walls of worry.

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🏆 Retail vs. Institutional: Who Had the Better Year?

It's been a mixed bag. Institutional players have been steadily buying gold and accumulating Bitcoin during dips, positioning for long-term trends. Central banks have increased gold allocations significantly, with several Asian countries leading purchases.

Retail traders? They've been chasing the AI narrative, riding the Bitcoin rollercoaster, and generally doing what retail does best - buying high and selling low, then complaining about it on social media.

The smart money diversified. A balanced portfolio mixing equities, gold, Bitcoin, and cash has historically outperformed single-asset strategies during volatile cycles. Boring? Maybe. Profitable? Absolutely.

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🛍️ Tomorrow: Black Friday's Half-Day Trading

Markets reopen Friday morning for a shortened session. Trading runs from 9:30am to 1:00pm ET, giving traders just three and a half hours to make money or lose it before the weekend.

Light volume on Black Friday can lead to exaggerated moves. With fewer players in the market, individual trades can push prices around more dramatically than usual. It's like playing basketball with half a team - every shot matters more.

Pre-market futures will be worth watching Friday morning to gauge sentiment heading into the abbreviated session.

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🎬 Bottom Line

Wall Street may be closed today, but the show never really stops. While you're debating whether to have seconds on mashed potatoes, crypto markets are churning, global markets are moving, and traders are already planning their Friday morning plays.

Despite November's recent pullback, all three major indices remain solidly positive for 2025, with year-to-date gains reflecting resilience in the face of tariffs, shutdowns, and endless Fed speculation.

So today, be thankful for volatility (it creates opportunity), grateful for liquidity (even when it dries up), and appreciative that you're reading this instead of working. Markets will be back tomorrow morning, and the chaos resumes right where it left off.

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