🔎 Readying for an End-of-Year Rally

Buyers have reasserted control, and the market is setting up for its next leg higher.

Across our sector universe, the coils are tightening. Technology $XLK, Industrials $XLI, Communications $XLC, and Financials $XLF all look ready to push toward the upper bounds of their ranges.

A strong finish to the year — even a full-blown Santa Claus rally — is still very much on the table.

These charts have now digested their prior gains and look recharged for a breakout to new all-time highs.

Jeff Macke’s Holiday Retail Report walks through the setups he’s tracking across the sector: inventory trends, discounting behavior, traffic data, and the price levels that matter into January.

If you want the retail lens that actually follows the money, start here.