December Post-Election Year Seasonality of US Stock Markets | Jeff Hirsch

December trading is traditionally shaped by holiday sentiment, with a general buying bias, though early-month markets can be choppy due to tax-loss selling and year-end adjustments. Historically, the first trading day of December has been bearish for the DJIA, S&P 500, NASDAQ, and Russell 1000 over the past 21 years, with the Russell 2000 seeing even sharper declines.

Choppy First Half, Then Year-End Rally.

 

The first half of December is typically choppy, with early gains often fading into mid-month. Then holiday tailwinds usually begin to dominate, lifting the major indexes. A brief consolidation in the Santa Claus rally around December 25 is common, even as the market continues to push toward higher prices into year-end.

 

Reference: 

Jeffrey A. Hirsch (November 25, 2025) - Typical December — Choppy First Half Then Yearend Rally.

The Finger of God

The Yod aspect pattern is a configuration of three planets forming a long isosceles triangle, often called the “Finger of God.” It consists of two 150-degree angles (quincunxes) and one 60-degree angle (sextile).

“Yod” is the tenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet and means the Finger of Yahweh. It carries kabbalistic and mystical significance related to the name of God, His omnipresence, and human humility.

The apex of the Yod pattern always points to something important. On January 31, 2013, a very rare heliocentric Yod is formed by Earth, Mars, and Pluto (with a 1-degree orb):

EAR = 131.34 degrees (11°LEO 20'43'')
MAR = 340.51 degrees (10°PSC 30'37'')
PLU = 279.45 degrees (09°CAP 27'04'') 

Mars, the god of war, governs energy, action, and desire. Pluto, the god of the underworld, governs subconscious forces, transformation, renewal, and rebirth. From their respective water signs, both point toward Earth—this solitary planet of God’s most wondrous creatures—positioned in the fire sign of Leo.

The last time this pattern appeared in our solar system with the same precision was June 13, 1876. The next occurrence will be on May 3, 2079. Astrologers often associate the Yod pattern with arriving at a fork in the road, requiring a choice between paths without knowing where either will lead.

Natural Times | Al Larson

Apparently, Al Larson's Natural Times is a set of fixed cycles dividing the 24-hour day into four major cycles of six hours each, shifting back about four minutes per day. It is about four minutes because the geocentric movement of the Sun (or the Earth's rotation toward the Sun) averages 1° every four minutes [1 day = 1440 minutes ÷ 360°]. Sometimes it is slightly more, sometimes a little less—check the solar ephemeris for the Sun’s daily angular speed.

» Every now and then, God blesses me with a new insight into the marvelous workings of the universe. A few weeks ago, I observed a new phenomenon operating in the S&P. I call this Natural Times. These represent moments of energy impulses in the S&P. Most of the time, no planetary aspect occurs at these points—they are not that simple. Yet, these points tend to be quite accurate and seem to account for many intraday turns. «

The basic rhythm between these times is always [in minutes]:

 

00:30   00:23   00:19   00:25   00:33   00:53   00:48   00:44   00:23   01:01   =   05:59 hh:mm
00:30   00:23   00:19   00:25   00:33   00:53   00:48   00:44   00:23   01:01   =   05:59 hh:mm  
00:30   00:23   00:19   00:25   00:33   00:53   00:48   00:44   00:23   01:01   =   05:59 hh:mm  
00:30   00:23   00:19   00:25   00:33   00:53   00:48   00:44   00:23   01:01   =   05:59 hh:mm

e.g.

2012-Apr-12 (Thu)   08:17    08:50    09:43    10:31    11:15    11:38    12:39    13:09     ...

2012-Apr-13 (Fri)    08:13    08:46    09:39    10:27    11:11    11:34    12:35    13:05 ...

2012-Apr-14 (Sat)    08:09    08:42    09:35    10:23    11:07    11:30    12:31    13:01  ...

2012-Apr-15 (Sun)    08:05    08:38    09:31    10:19    11:03    11:26    12:27    12:57  ...

2012-Apr-16 (Mon)    08:01    08:34    09:27    10:15    10:59    11:22    12:23    12:53 ...

Reference:

Al Larson (May 9th, 2002) - Natural Times.