ME News reported on December 19 (UTC+8), traders have been speculating for most of December whether the typical year-end 'Santa Rally' will arrive as expected. The S&P 500 index rose 0.8% on Thursday, ending a four-day decline, after the index had been down for most of this month. Historically speaking, the stock market may continue to rise: data compiled by Castle Securities shows that since 1928, the S&P 500 index has a 75% probability of rising in the last two weeks of December, with an average increase of 1.3%. The Goldman Sachs trading department team, including Gail Hafif, stated: 'Unless a major shock occurs, it will be hard to resist this upcoming seasonally favorable period and more advantageous positioning.' 'While we do not necessarily expect a significant rise, we do believe there is room for growth from now until the end of the year.' (Jin Shi) (Source: ME)