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Be mindful of Santa Claus Rally and other year-end/new-year indicators![]() ![]()
This is a repost of a short article I published on Christmas Day that was, needless to say, not read by more than a handful of people. Here it is again. If Santa has not yet made his way to your investment portfolio, don’t despair. According to Jeffrey Hirsch (Stock Trader’s Almanac), the “Santa Claus Rally” normally occurs during the last five trading days of a year and the ensuing first two trading sessions of the new year. During this seven-day period stocks historically tend to advance (by 1.5% on average since 1950), but when recording a loss, they frequently trade much lower in the new year. Well, yesterday marked the official beginning of the Santa Claus Rally period, with the Dow Jones Industrial Index off to a 0.5% start. Another old stock market saw tells us the first five trading days of January sets the course for January (known as the “First Five Days Early Warning System”), and if the month of January is higher, there is a good chance the year will end higher, i.e. the so-called “January Barometer”. Every down January since 1950 has been followed by a new or continuing bear market or a flat year. “As January goes, so goes the year,” said Hirsch. Lastly, according to Hirsch, the “December Low Indicator“ says that should the Dow Jones Industrial Index close below its December low anytime during the first quarter, it is frequently an excellent warning sign of lower levels ahead. The number to watch is the low of 10,286 recorded by the Dow on December 8. Time will tell whether the year-end/new-year indicators play out according to the historical pattern. Meanwhile, we’ll have some fun tracking how it pans out. 3 comments to Be mindful of Santa Claus Rally and other year-end/new-year indicatorsLeave a Reply Cancel reply | SearchTop 100 Financial BlogsRecent Posts
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Good morning Prieur,
Is this not an old post?
@Sheldon: Yes, here is the first sentence of the post: “This is a repost of a short article I published on Christmas Day that was, needless to say, not read by more than a handful of people. Here it is again.”
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