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What Happened Over the past month, the widely followed Russell 2000 Index is higher by more than 8%, extending its 2020 gain to north of 20%. That's about 550 basis points ahead of the large-cap S&P 500, meaning the small-cap index will beat its large-cap rival on annual basis for the first time since 2016. That doesn't mean the near-term case for the Direxion Daily Small Cap Bull 3X Shares (NYSE:TNA) is waning. In fact, the opposite may prov accurate. Why It's Important Amid expectations for a Santa Claus rally, which can in fact occur after Christmas, and the January Effect – the scenari...

There has been debate this year, as always, about whether a ‘Santa Claus rally’ would happen.  In fact, the seasonal anomaly in which abnormally positive returns take place in the market during the month of December has happened 80 percent of the time over the past 20 years. This year, some... Read More... Don't Miss Any Updates! News Directly in Your Inbox Subscribe to:

December 16, 2020 The resurgence of small-cap stocks is grabbing all of the headlines. More importantly, it’s stoking bets that the asset class will continue delivering the goods in 2021, a theme highlighting the benefits of the ERSX tracks 50 non-U.S. companies from around the world with market capitalizations between $300 million and $5 billion USD and the highest rank based on the six investment style factors. Small-caps are forecast to notch significant earnings growth next year. One benefit of ERSX is that small-caps are usually focused on their home markets, a relevant point as COV...

December 15, 2020 Advisors and investors are hearing plenty about how momentum small-caps are building to end 2020, a scenario many market observers believe will carry over to the new year. Asset allocators looking for preparation for more small-cap upside can turn to model portfolios, including the WisdomTree Core Equity Model Portfolio, which features allocations to three small-cap exchange traded funds covering domestic, developed, and emerging markets smaller equities. “This model portfolio is designed for growth-oriented investors with a long-term horizon looking to maximize long-ter...

Jenna: good run on wall street leading up to christmas. markets close at 1:00 p.m. today but there is still some movement happening ahead of that the so-called santa claus rally should be sending plenty of people home in good cheer but let's look what to expect when we ring in 2014 as well. jon hilsenrath, chief economics correspondent for "wall street journal" great to have you here on christmas eve. >> thanks, jenna for having me. jenna: talk about the santa claus rally, what exactly is that? >> well i mean in this case what we're seeing is investors are getting more confident about the econ...