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.
As Hope of Santa Claus Rally Fades, What's Next for Stocks in 2025?
Stocks fell on Thursday, further dampening investor hopes for a Santa Claus rally this year. Historically, a weak beginning to the year hasn't been a good sign for stocks.
Forget Santa: Stock-market bulls look to ‘January barometer’ for clues on 2025
Santa Claus was a no-show on Wall Street, but stock-market bulls may be able to take their lump of coal in stride if January gets the year off to a positive start.
Santa Brought the Stock Market Coal for Christmas This Year
The U.S. stock market had a banner year, but the holiday season has been far from festive. The S&P 500 logged 57 record highs in 2024, the sixth most since 1928, while also recording consecutive 20% gains for the fifth time on record.
‘Santa Claus rally’ is here — but can the stock market avoid the ‘Grinch pinch’?
Stocks will look to rebound from a sluggish start to the "Santa Claus" rally in the final trading days of 2024.
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%.
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.
Stock Market Today: Stocks mixed with Santa Claus boost in focus
Check back for updates throughout the trading day U.S. equity futures edged higher in early Monday trading as investors looked to the holiday-shortened week and the traditional 'Santa Claus rally' to pull stocks out of their sharp December downturn.
Stock market today: Indexes close mixed as traders hold out hope for a Santa Claus rally
The Dow closed slightly higher on Thursday while the Nasdaq and S&P 500 closed lower in the second day of a so-called Santa Claus rally period.
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 ...
Stock Market Today: Dow Jones Rises As Santa Claus Rally Revs Up; This Stock Warren Buffett Is Selling Hits New High
The Dow Jones rose on the stock market today. Magnificent Seven names Amazon and Nvidia were strong. American Airlines stock ...
Santa appears set to skip town again. What does that mean for near-term stock returns?
The "Santa Claus Rally" appears unlikely to materialize for the second year in a row. Friday is the final session of the seven-trading day period. And at this point, the S&P 500 would need to rally ...