Banks and financial services firms - best stock performance from opening bell 1/2/2025 to close 12/31/2025.
Open spots from 1/2:
$BAC -$44.14
$COF - $180.00
$C - $70.94
$JPM - $240.58
$WFC - $70.68
This follows the other industry markets I’ve started, but because there are so many goddamned banks running around out there, I’ve left the door open for other stocks if you so choose.
The requirement is that the company must be represented on a major exchange and have a core competency in financial services (I.e. I know Apple offers a credit card, but their primary business model is mobile and information technology). Please follow the format of the informal business name and the ticker symbol to eliminate confusion as to how to track performance. As accidentally witty as it is to say this, common stock is preferred.
1,000Random 1-ish month update:
$BAC - ($44.14 open 1/2) ($47.40 through 2/7) | +7.4%
$COF - ($180.00 open 1/2) ($203.21 through 2/7) | +12.9%
$C - ($70.94 open 1/2) ($81.72 through 2/7) | +15.2%
$JPM - ($240.58 open 1/2) ($275.80 through 2/7) | +14.6%
$WFC - ($70.68 open 1/2) ($80.67 through 2/7) | +14.1%
I noticed these don't match completely up with the YTD that you might find on online trackers, and that's because I created these markets within the week to capture what their opening bell price was and not what the close of business reported price was for these stocks. I'll reconsider if there is enough response to have me change the benchmark, but I don't believe there'll be much call for it since the impact would be minimal. It wouldn't change the outcome of this market were it to resolve today since Citi is out front, so I'll leave it as is for now.