The last time the first trading day of the year fell on a Friday, the Dow Industrials ended the week near their highs. That was in 2009, and the rally went against a 17-month bear market that was still three months from ending. Under the circumstances, we might expect seasonality to be strongly bullish as the New Year begins. We’ll soon know.  Stay tuned to the chat room if you’re looking to exploit the movement now matter which way it goes.