Benzinga recently shared that data from LPL Financial showed that December is the second-best month for S&P 500 returns since ...

Yes. The New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq will both operate on half-day schedules, closing at 1 p.m., while bond markets ...

The S&P 500 gained more than 1% on the first day of the Santa Claus Rally (SCR). Now what? Full SCR period has never been ...

The Santa Claus rally has long been a source of speculation and strategy for investors seeking to end the year on a high note ...

It's all on Santa ... returns, "but 2024 is shaping up to be the 26% outlier unless it gets some serious help." (See chart below.) That may be where the jolly old elf comes in. The Santa Claus ...

averaging a respectable 0.85% return, according to data from Seasonax. The Santa Claus rally's most memorable performance occurred in 2018, when the S&P 500 surged 6.6%, its strongest year-end ...

Turnquist adds that when stocks deliver a positive Santa Claus rally return, "the S&P 500 has generated an average January and forward annual return of 1.4% and 10.4%, respectively." Profit and ...

Stock indexes closed mixed on Thursday in their first trading session after Christmas, disrupting a so-called Santa Claus rally. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained around 29 points to close 0 ...

Today's price action puts the Santa Claus rally at risk, which has historically spelled trouble for January returns. At the close, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.8% at 42,992 ...

Despite the varying takes, many investors view the rally as a psychological phenomenon — one that influences market sentiment even if the returns are marginal. Now that the Santa Claus rally ...