As US stock markets (^DJI, ^IXIC, ^GSPC) close for the trading week, Yahoo Finance Markets and Data Editor Jared Blikre analyzes key market movements, including the absent Santa Claus rally, ...
The S&P 500’s gains were accelerating Friday afternoon, but the index’s sharp rebound still wasn’t large enough to bring about the traditional turn-of-the-year "Santa Claus rally." The Santa Claus ral ...
It all adds up to the "January trifecta," made up of the Santa rally period, the S&P 500's performance over the first five trading days of a new year, and the "January barometer," which is simply the ...
The "Santa Claus Rally" appears unlikely to materialize for the second year in a row. Friday is the final session of the seven-trading day period. And at this point, the S&P 500 would need to rally ...
This last seasonal indicator is the "Santa Claus rally," as coined by the late market strategist Yale Hirsch. The Santa Claus rally began with the close of trading on Dec. 23, with SPX at 5,974. SPX ...