Here's A Quick Fact About How Strong Markets Are In The Final Trading Week Of The Year

Here's a nugget from Dan Greenhaus of BTIG (@danBTIG): Needless to say, with earnings season behind us, the first Fed taper decision made and Washington -- budget in hand -- gone for the year, the remaining trading days in 2013 should be uneventful from a headline standpoint. At the same time and as we’ve been noting, these final days of the year are historically quite strong. On average, the year’s final five and seven trading sessions are higher by nearly 1.0%. Admittedly, the frequency of...