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The Tell: ‘Santa Claus’ rally has begun. Why few 7-session stretches are better for the stock market.



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Santa Claus may not be coming to town due to the pandemic, but he will pay a socially distant visit to Wall Street equity traders if history is any guide. Stocks have performed exceedingly well during a seasonal period that includes the year’s last five trading days and the first two sessions of the new year, in what’s come to be known as the “Santa Claus” rally.

That period, which starts on Thursday this year, is considered one of the best seven-day stretches for equities in any point in a year, boasting an average return of 1.3%, the second …

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