For kids it’s usually toys that they ask from Santa Claus but for us stock market players, it’s the Santa Claus rally that most of us ask for. For those who do not know, the Santa Claus rally is the rise in stock prices in the month of December and is usually seen on December 26 to December 31 in most stock markets worldwide. However, it doesn’t happen at the exact dates mentioned but yes, it usually takes place after Christmas day and before New Year’s eve. The usual factors behind the Santa Claus Rally phenomenon includes people trying to complete trades and make adjustments for tax purposes, happiness around Wall Street that triggers buying, injection of additional funds into the market including people who are investing their Christmas bonuses and the fact that the pessimists are usually on vacation this week to gain some positivity and good vibes (agree?! lol). This year, it looks like the Santa Claus rally has [Read more...]