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The year ended with a late push higher into the close to new highs for large caps, while the small caps limped across the finish line with some moderate losses. The Dow ended the day with a gain of 197-points, the S&P added a similar 0.64%, while the small caps lost 0.34%. The I-fund fared even worse because of the dollar rallying sharply.

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Originally Posted by coolhand

Last week saw somewhat of a reversal of fortune between the S&P and the DWCPF. For the week, the S&P was up more than 1%, while the DWCPF was down more than 1%. What do we make of that? I can't read much into it given that last week was the last trading week of year and the quarter. Now we start a new year and a new quarter.

Friday's action was modestly negative for both indexes, but the yearly gains were impressive; especially for the DWCPF, which was up more than 31%.

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The year ends on a high note for large caps while small caps show some weakness. The last week of the year carries light volume with it which can bring volatile and less predictable trading with a fraction of moves carrying the markets. The S&P 500 began the week with gains but had choppy behavior through the week. This includes a spike rally in the last couple hours of trading Thursday which put the index at a new all time high to end the year. Small caps have been a leader in the indices for the ...

As this crazy year winds down, we got a quiet day of trading on Wednesday, as we'd expect this time of year. The seasonal bias and internal numbers were bullish, and volume was light as we'd expect, but there was a fade off the highs so the bears were still hanging around. The Dow gained 74-points and the small caps broke their 3 day losing stream with a strong day. One more trading day to go in 2020, and it should be quiet, but if any big money makes a move, it could push the indices around. ...