🎅 The Santa Rally: A Seasonal Boost for Stocks?

It’s that time of year again—twinkling lights, holiday music, and talk of the “Santa Rally” in the stock market. But what exactly is it, and why does it happen?

The Santa Rally is a name for a stretch of time—the last five trading days of December and the first two of January—when stocks have historically tended to perform well. The S&P 500, for example,…