U.S. stocks fluctuated as the recent rally begins to show signs of losing momentum amid a worrying increase in coronavirus cases. Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg © 2020 Bloomberg Finance LPHow will stocks perform in 2021? When the first five days post a loss then the market posted gains 56% of the time. This metric looks at the returns for the last five trading days of the year plus the first two of the New Year. Well if you want to be sure whether its worth taying in stocks during 2021 then watch what happens during January.

Source: Forbes December 28, 2020 13:30 UTC