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So far, so good. Stocks continue to climb in 2026. Yes, it’s early, but the bulls have to be pleased with direction. For the most part, the tech trade

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For the 5th year in a row stocks moved lower on the last trading session of the year. It has really become a familiar pattern, especially in years that

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It was another very quiet day of trading as it appears that market participants are content to wait until next year to make any moves. The release of

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There appears to be no real enthusiasm for a Santa Claus rally. Stocks were lower from the open and never really mounted a serious attempt to rally.

 

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I hope everyone had a great Christmas. The markets were open for trading today, but very few showed up to participate. The market averages did little

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It was a very quiet day of trading but with an upward bias. There doesn’t seem to be much conviction at this point in either direction. The bulls are

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The bulls have decided to buy those beaten-up AI stocks for what they hope is one more rally into year end. This also was what the street refers to as

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