The Stock Market Ended a Great Week With a Rare Event. Don't Expect the Quiet to Last.

Market Performance - The major stock market indexes experienced minimal movement, with the S&P 500 declining by 2.05 points (0.03%), the Dow decreasing by 19.95 points (0.04%), and the Nasdaq Composite dipping by 0.1% [1] - Such low volatility on the day after Christmas is rare for the S&P 500, having occurred only five times since 1956, with the last instance being the previous year [2] Historical Context - Historically, the S&P 500 has shown an average decline of 0.1% on the day after Christmas in the years it experienced minimal movement, although this average is influenced by a significant 2.6% decline last year [2] - Out of the five instances of low movement, the S&P 500 actually rose three times [2]