No Santa Claus Rally, No Problem for Stock Market

No Santa Claus Rally, No Problem for the Stock Market
Wall Street remains optimistic. The consensus price target for the S&P 500 in 2025 is 6715, 14% higher than where the blue-chip barometer ended in 2024.
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.
Will We Get a 'Santa Claus Rally' After All?
Traders had hoped a banner year for the S&P 500 would end in a "Santa Claus Rally"—a run-up commonly seen over the last five trading days of a year and the first two of the next. While Thursday and Friday trading could bring a turnaround,
What Happened To The Santa Claus Rally?
Stocks are stumbling into the end of the year. After falling 1% on Friday, markets are indicated lower by another 1% in premarket trading.
The stock market slumped today. Why is the 'Santa rally' over?
Investors became gloomy on Friday, threatening to derail a long winning streak for stocks, as inflation remained high.
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.
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.
Stocks and crypto see gains. Has the Santa Rally begun?
The Santa Rally could have already started, and this year, it’s packing a punch. Every trader worth their salt knows about the magic week that starts on
Dow ends higher for fifth straight daily gain as stocks attempt to score Santa rally
The Santa Claus rally refers to a seasonal tendency for the S&P 500 to rise over the last five days trading days of a calendar year and the first two of the new year. U.S. stocks pared early losses on Thursday, with the Dow wavering in and out of positive territory in recent trade.
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: A missing Santa Rally isn’t necessarily bad news
This report is from today's CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to ...
Wall Street ends higher as Santa rally begins
Wall Street's main indexes all closed higher on Tuesday, with gains in megacap and growth stocks bolstering benchmarks in a ...
US Stocks Likely To Open In Red After Christmas Break But Analysts Still Expect A Santa Rally Into The New Year
U.S. stock futures declined on Thursday after a break for Christmas on Wednesday. All four index futures slipped in trade.