Buy Any Seasonal Market Weakness Ahead of Year End Rally - Oppenheimer (SPY)

Technical analyst Ari Wald at Oppenheimer would use any weakness in the S&P 500 over the coming weeks to add to positions. Wald notes from a trading basis, seasonal weakness in the first half of December is usually met with buying demand ahead of a year-end rally.

"Since 1985, average S&P 500 performance has declined between Dec. 6th and Dec. 15th before reversing higher and reaching new highs into year-end," Wald commented. "In addition, it’s important to highlight the differences in our indicators between now vs. one-year ago ahead of the Q1’16 correction: 1) internal breadth is broader now; 2) leadership is cyclical now; 3) credit spreads are narrowing now; 4) commodity prices have stabilized now; 5) interest rates are moving in the right direction now; and 6) the overall trend is stronger now too. In accordance with the typical seasonal trajectory, we therefore recommend buying early-December weakness rather than selling late-December strength."

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