The Gap Between Christmas and New Year's Historically Means Slow Trading—But Solid Gains
Market Intelligence Analysis
AI-PoweredHistorically, the period between Christmas and New Year's has seen slow trading volume but has been a positive stretch for the US stock market, known as the 'Santa Claus rally', with solid gains.
Market impact analysis based on bullish sentiment with 79% confidence.
Article Context
The holiday limbo between Christmas and New Year's can be a blur for many Americans—and that goes for Wall Street, too. Going back to 2019, daily trading volume on the major U.S. exchanges averaged 9.09 billion shares traded during Dec. 26 through Dec. 31, according to Dow Jones Market Data. The final five days of a year through the first two days of the following year have been a historically positive stretch known as the “Santa Claus rally."
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