Christmas Cranks – Markets have the vaccine, now it just needs some stimulus to get us through the winter. The back and forth between parties in Washington continues, and that means no movement, not helping stocks for direction. The major indexes are all trading in the red, just off their day’s low. The last leg lower after stimulus comments that the two parties are still far apart. As of now, the S&P and Nasdaq are about to finish with their first weekly loss since mid-November (have gained 2.5% and 4% since then though). Despite the red backdrop, Consumer Staples (XLP +15bps) and Communication (XLC +26bps) are higher. The latter group benefitting from the positive Disney (+14%) direct-to-consumer stats last night. Leading on the downside are Energy (XOP -2.7%) and Metals (-2.3%), although they still are atop the 5 day winners.
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