Between Dec. 20, 2021 and Jan. 4, 2022, a Santa Claus rally pushed the S&P 500 up almost 5%, with the index posting a new closing high on the first trading day of the year. Still, the S&P 500 is ...

Key Takeaways Stocks fell on Thursday, dampening investors' hope for a Santa Claus rally to start 2025.The S&P 500's average return in years without a Santa Claus rally is less than half its ...

A Santa Claus rally is the tendency for the S&P 500 index to increase over the final five trading days of December and the first two trading days of January. The term was first coined in the 1970s ...

Mark Hulbert ‘Santa Claus rally’ for stocks is likely this year — but you won’t be opening presents until after Christmas U.S. market typically gains from the first trading session after ...

The S&P 500 is heading for a loss during the typically bullish stretch for the second year in a row Santa Claus is leaving investors in the lurch once again in 2024 as U.S. stocks have struggled ...

The Santa Claus rally is a seven-day trading window that this year begins on December 22 and ends on January 3. Historically, stocks were higher 79% of the time during this trading window with an ...

Santa Claus will soon be on his way delivering presents to kids around the world. But could the jolly gift-giver bring something for investors, too? So-called "Santa Claus rallies" can occur near ...

Stocks fell on Thursday, dampening investors' hope for a Santa Claus rally to start 2025. The S&P 500's average return in years without a Santa Claus rally is less than half its return in years ...

One of the more oft-cited phenomena in the market is the Santa Claus rally, which if you’re a believer implies that you should plan ahead with stocks to buy that can benefit from this trend. Per ...

Market Extra Stocks are skipping the ‘Santa Claus rally’ again this year. That doesn’t bode well for January. The S&P 500 is heading for a loss during the typically bullish stretch for the ...