Dow Falls More Than 400 Points as Fear & Greed Index Stays in 'Extreme Fear' Territory
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: Dec 02 2025
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Source: Benzinga
Market Sentiment: The CNN Money Fear and Greed index indicates a slight easing in fear levels, remaining in the "Extreme Fear" zone with a reading of 23.0, compared to a previous reading of 18.6.
Stock Market Performance: U.S. stocks closed lower on Monday, with the Dow Jones dropping over 400 points, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq also experienced declines after a strong rally the previous week.
Economic Indicators: The S&P Global manufacturing PMI was revised up to 52.2 for November, but the ISM manufacturing PMI fell to 48.2, marking the lowest reading in four months and missing market expectations.
Sector Performance: Most sectors on the S&P 500 ended negatively, particularly utilities, industrials, and health care, while energy and information technology stocks showed gains amidst the overall market downturn.
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Analyst Views on MSTR
Wall Street analysts forecast MSTR stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for MSTR is 453.17 USD with a low forecast of 229.00 USD and a high forecast of 705.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
14 Analyst Rating
12 Buy
2 Hold
0 Sell
Strong Buy
Current: 143.190
Low
229.00
Averages
453.17
High
705.00
Current: 143.190
Low
229.00
Averages
453.17
High
705.00
About MSTR
Strategy Inc., formerly MicroStrategy Incorporated, is a bitcoin treasury and business intelligence company. The Company provides cloud-native, artificial intelligence (AI)-powered enterprise analytics software to thousands of global customers. The Company’s Strategy ONE platform provides access to AI-powered workflows, unlimited data sources, cloud-native technologies, and performance to speed up time from data to action. Strategy One delivers visualization, reporting, and embedded analytics capabilities across retail, banking, technology, manufacturing, insurance, consulting, healthcare, telecommunications, and the public sector. Its Strategy Mosaic is a universal intelligence layer that provides enterprises with consistent definitions and governance across data sources, regardless of where that data resides or which tools access it. The Strategy Mosaic offers data clarity and connection by eliminating trade-offs between flexibility, control, and speed.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
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