In the latest LPL Market Signals podcast, LPL strategists highlight seven charts that capture the market environment in 2024. They also weigh in on last week’s market decline amid the Federal Reserve’s hawkishness and discuss whether Santa Claus will visit the equity markets this week.

Stocks moved lower last week as the markets were caught off guard by the hawkishness from the Federal Reserve. Technology held up relatively well while energy and small cap stocks bore the brunt of the selling pressure.

The strategists highlight several key charts of 2024, including how mega caps have dominated performance once again this year, and discuss why small caps have struggled to keep up. They further note why this year’s best-performing sector could continue to outperform in 2025 and how gold has managed to outperform stocks, despite a risk-on and higher rate backdrop.

The strategists closed with a quick preview of this week’s holiday-shortened economic calendar and a reminder that the seven-day Santa Claus rally period begins on Christmas Eve.

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