Quote from Corelio:
S&P 500 daily return day after Christmas...
1990 0.29%
1991 1.38%
1992 -0.14%
1993 0.67%
1994 0.57%
1995 0.38%
1996 0.64%
1997 0.40%
1998 -0.06%
1999 -0.09%
2000 0.71%
2001 0.41%
2002 -0.31%
2003 0.17%
2004 -0.43%
2005 -0.96%
last 2 yrs negative...sure
but up 10 in the last 16 yrs...
overall negative return day after Christmas is consistent with randomness.
I think seeing the dow sell off today will only bring in buyers due to what they think may be "oversold" conditions.
