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S&P 500's Top Stock of 2025: Western Digital As we usher in a new year of trading, it can be beneficial to take one final look at 2025, especially surrounding those that managed to outperform beyond initial expectations. A 16.4% 2025 gain for the S&P 500 Index (SPX) lagged the previous two years, but the index managed to remain in the top seven of annualized returns going back two decades. Behind the surge lays the artificial intelligence (AI) boom -- a driving force behind the benchmark's top three performers. 2025's Top Straddle Trades 2 Defense Stocks in Rally Mode: Lockheed Martin, Huntington Ingalls The U.S. military's capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has commanded headlines over the last several days, with defense stocks enjoying tailwinds. Shares of Lockheed Martin (LMT) and Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) enjoyed tailwinds after the event, with the latter securing a fresh record high. Options traders chimed in as well, making now an ideal time to dig into stock performance.  FREE Defense Deep Dive Unwinding Optimism Could Move in as a Headwind for the SPX In the weekly Monday Morning Outlook newsletter, Schaeffer's Senior V.P. of Research Todd Salamone points out the range that the S&P 500 Index (SPX) is trading in, as well as new trendlines to watch this coming year. In the short term, an unwinding of excessive optimism could provide headwinds, though there is still room for a short-covering rally if the benchmark finally makes a sustained move above its recent range highs. Learn More Here  Lessons Learned: What Our Top Stock Picks of 2025 Taught Us We're doing one last look-back at 2025 before the new year really gets going. Our Top Stock Picks of 2025 returned investors a 78%-win rate, with 10 names outpacing the S&P 500 Index (SPX) and five names that more than doubled in value. In our latest Substack, we broke down the outperformers and took a stab at whether they have room to run in 2026. Click Here for the Report  Schaeffer's Investment Research 5151 Pfeiffer Road, Cincinnati, OH45242 Unsubscribe