NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 02:33 ET — Market closed
- Opendoor shares last closed down 4.3% at $6.01 on Friday.
- U.S. pending home sales data due at 10 a.m. ET Monday puts housing-related stocks in focus.
- Fed meeting minutes on Tuesday are the next big test for rate-cut expectations into 2026.
Opendoor Technologies Inc shares closed down 4.3% at $6.01 on Friday, their latest available finish ahead of Monday’s reopening in U.S. equities.
The move matters now because investors head into the final sessions of 2025 with interest-rate expectations back in the driver’s seat, a key swing factor for housing demand and housing-linked stocks.
A fresh read on U.S. housing demand arrives Monday when the National Association of Realtors releases its pending home sales index for November at 10 a.m. ET.
Opendoor, which buys and sells homes online, tends to trade as a high-beta proxy for housing sentiment because its business is exposed to home prices, demand and financing conditions.
Pending home sales track signed contracts to buy existing homes, making it a forward-looking gauge for closings a month or two later.
The stock traded between $5.98 and $6.24 on Friday and saw about 47.3 million shares change hands, according to the company’s stock quote data.
Market participants are also bracing for the distortions that come with year-end positioning and light volumes, which can exaggerate price swings, a Reuters report on the week ahead noted.
“Handicapping how many rate cuts we’re going to get next year is a big thing markets are focused on right now,” Michael Reynolds, vice president of investment strategy at Glenmede, said in that report. Reuters
In the broader housing trade, iBuyer rival Offerpad Solutions closed down 4.5% on Friday at $1.28, while mortgage lender Rocket Companies finished little changed at $19.44.
Traders will also watch Tuesday’s Fed minutes for details of the December meeting debate, and the S&P Case-Shiller home price index the same day for another read on housing conditions.
Before the next session, the first key timestamp is Monday’s 10 a.m. ET pending home sales release, which can move mortgage-sensitive names if it shifts expectations for spring demand.
Tuesday’s Fed minutes are the week’s main policy catalyst; investors will look for clues on how officials weighed inflation and growth as markets debate the pace of 2026 rate cuts.
Opendoor’s next quarterly results are expected on Feb. 26, according to Zacks Investment Research, leaving macro and rates as the main near-term drivers for the stock.
From a tape-watching standpoint, traders have focused on whether the stock holds the $6 level after Friday’s dip to $5.98, with $6.28 — the prior close — a nearby marker overhead.
Sources: Opendoor price data; National Association of Realtors release schedule; Reuters week-ahead markets report; Investopedia economic calendar.
