No Santa Claus Rally, No Problem for Stock Market

Stocks are skipping the ‘Santa Claus rally’ again this year. That doesn’t bode well for January.
Santa Claus is leaving investors in the lurch once again in 2024 as U.S. stocks have struggled during the typically bullish home stretch of the year.
Hopes for a ‘Santa Claus Rally’ Fade on Wall Street
Stocks typically rally over the holidays, but that hasn’t happened this season.
Santa Claus Rally: 10 S&P 500 Stocks That Consistently Outperform During Year-End Optimism
Dec. 31 window, known as Santa Claus rally, averaging 0.85% return in 64 out of 96 years. 2018 saw strongest rally of 6.6%.
Stock market today: Santa Claus rally kicks off with nearly 400-point gains for Dow Jones
Some of the biggest winners were mega-cap tech stocks, with Tesla up by 6% while Broadcom, Netflix, and Amazon each gained about 2%.
Will Wall Street Get a 'Santa Claus Rally' This Year?
Santa might have a lump of coal for Wall Street this year. Stocks typically enjoy a so-called Santa Claus Rally in the period spanning the last five trading days of the year and the first two of the next.
Stock market ‘Santa Claus rally’ might get a late start this year
The so-called Santa Claus rally could get off to a late start this year. But better late than never. A team of strategists at Ned Davis Research pointed out that stocks have struggled ahead of the start of the “Santa Claus rally” period, which begins on Tuesday.
Dow tumbles over 300 points as year-end Santa Claus rally fails to ignite
In midday trading, the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 528 points, or 1.2%, to 42,796. The S&P 500 lost 1.7%, and the Nasdaq dropped more than 450 points, or 2.3%. All three indexes are still set for weekly gains, with the benchmark index now about 2.3% below its all-time high of 6,099.97 points clinched on Dec. 6.
Has The Santa Claus Rally Begun?
While overall trading volumes were light on Monday, stocks did gain a little ground as we head into the final trading days of the year.
S&P 500 gains accelerate, but 'Santa Claus rally' remains a no-show
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
Stocks Have One Last Chance to Pull Off a 'Santa Claus Rally'
The last day of the so-called Santa Claus Rally period is upon us, and it's not looking good. The period—the last five sessions of a year, plus the first two of the next—has often seen a run-up in stocks.
CNBC Daily Open: The Santa Rally didn’t show up, but that's not necessarily bad news
The Santa Claus Rally didn’t materialize. According to some analysts, that might spell trouble. But we shouldn't put too much ...
Investors Got a Lump of Coal From Santa Claus. Is It a Warning Sign for 2025?
Ultimately, the lack of a Santa Claus rally shouldn't cause investors to sell their stocks. But it's worth keeping the ...