Wall Street is counting on the so-called Santa Claus Rally t...

The S&P 500 ( $S&P 500 Index (.SPX.US)$ ) is up over 4% in December alone and has risen 24% this year, bringing it within 1% of a new all-time high. The benchmark index is also on track for its eighth straight positive week.
If history is any indication, that momentum is likely to continue in the short-term. The end of the year tends to be a strong period for stocks, a phenomenon dubbed the “Santa Claus Rally.”