S&P 500 Rises on Dec. 22, 2025 as AI Stocks Rebound — Polymarket Bets and Elliott Wave Signals Converge Ahead of the Santa Claus Rally
U.S. stocks started the holiday-shortened week on a firmer footing Monday, December 22, with the S&P 500 finishing higher as investors leaned back into technology and the AI trade while bracing for thin year-end liquidity and a packed slate of late-week economic data. The S&P 500 (SPX) ended the session at 6,857.30, up 0.33% on the day, after trading between 6,855.93 and 6,873.37. Investing.com That “green close” mattered beyond the tape. A Polymarket contract tracking whether the S&P 500 would finish up or down on December 22 priced a strong bias toward an up day, while a pair of ElliottWaveTrader