We open nicely GREEN. I will call it a one day..... Santa Rally.....at least at the open. NOW.....we just have to make ti through the next 6.5 hours. Stocks rise to kick off 2026 as tech shares pick up where they left off in 2025 https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/02/stock-market-today-live-updates.html It would be nice to start the NEW YEAR with a one day gain. Although the DOW is......RED. Although I start the day mixed.....with four stocks up and three down. Of course COST is lingering near 52 week low. My other two RED stocks....PLTR and MSFT....are close to green....but still slightly RED.
This might be of interest to some on here. Tesla reports 418,227 deliveries for the fourth quarter, down 16% https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/02/tesla-tsla-q4-2025-vehicle-deliveries.html
Just a few minutes ago a SUDDEN big FADE in the NASDAQ. AMZN went strongly into the RED. REALITY rises it's UGLY head.....after the opening boom. We are DOOMED I tell you.....DOOMED. The entire year is at risk....run for your life. OHHHHHH the humanity. Woe is us. Sell, sell, sell. Well not really....sorry....I just decided to play like I was a media person. Although in REALITY we are now RED in the SP500 and on the edge of turning RED in the NASDAQ. I dont see any reason for this sudden market FLIP....but....when did the markets ever need a reason for anything?
I will speculate that the sudden drop in the big averages a few minutes ago is the result of profit taking by people that waited till the new year to do so...... and defer the capital gains taxes till April of 2027.
I think I read something a week or so ago that mentioned we have had a red market day for the last 3 or 4 years....on the new year opening. So, we may be doing so again. Although, I really don't follow that type of stuff or remember for comparison.
I had mentioned a few times in 2025, you know, way back then, that some of the international funds were having a really good year. Some of them finished out 2025 with + 28-30%. They really came out of the gate with a lead on the SP 500 and never relinquished it. They have had a good couple of years and 2025 was another good one by a pretty good margin. I thought it was interesting and we will see if it continues for 2026.
Digging around looking at 2025 it also appears that some of the fixed income funds such as BND and Treasury funds had a good year with +6-8%. That is pretty good for those that utilize them.
Usually drops off at start of year. 2023 2024 2025 comparisons link https://x.com/i/status/2005764236086309236
I'll post my results on Monday when I get back into the office. 2025 ended as expected with a red day just to seal it off as the kind of year it was. From a market standpoint it was actually a really good year but all the negativity and instability took away any glistening. Also the 2026 pullbacks aren't me! I'm still holding for the long term!!
