Four-week winning streak | Official Santa rally next week? | Another Boeing fail

Stocks rallied again on Friday, cementing a four-week winning streak.

VIEW IN BROWSER | SUBSCRIBE FRI, DEC 20, 2019 EVENING BRIEF AS OF FRI, DEC 20, 2019 • 04:01 ET DJIA 28455.16 +0.28% +78.20 S&P 500 3221.20 +0.49% +15.83 NASDAQ 8924.96 +0.42% +37.74   Most Active DOW NAME LAST CHG %CHG AAPL 279.44 -0.58 -0.21% MSFT 157.41 +1.70 +1.09% INTC 58.95 +0.99 +1.71% S&P 500 NAME LAST CHG %CHG BAC 34.96 +0.01 +0.03% GE 11.03 UNCH UNCH AMD 44.15 +1.32 +3.08% NASDAQ NAME LAST CHG %CHG AMD 44.15 +1.32 +3.08% AAPL 279.44 -0.58 -0.21% MSFT 157.41 +1.70 +1.09% EDITOR'S NOTE Stock investors may get a smooth ride into the new year on a flying sleigh.   In what's known as the Santa Claus rally, the stock market typically rises during the last five trading days of the year and into the first two trading days of the new year, writes CNBC's Yun Li.   Santa doesn't appear every year, but he has set the trend for 8 of the past 10 years. And with 2019's phenomenal gains, there's little chance for tax-loss selling to hold back the market, writes CNBC's Patti Domm.   Stocks hit new highs once again on Friday, cementing a four-week winning streak.   From here, a Santa Claus rally would put a golden star atop a brightly lit tree.  The S&P 500 is up more than 28% this year, closing in on 2013's gain of 29.6%.   "I see no reason for it not to appear," Jeffrey Hirsch,  editor-in-chief of the Stock Trader's Almanac, told CNBC's Dominic Chu.    We can only hope because, as Hirsch noted, there's an old saying tied to this holiday lore:  "If the Santa Claus rally should fail to call, the bears may come to Broad and Wall."    Subscribe to CNBC PRO for exclusive insights and analysis, and live business day programming from around the world.   Al Lewis | CNBC Markets Editor @tellittoal TOP NEWS  Stocks rise to record highs in four-week winning streak Rising market set to get another lift from official 'Santa Claus rally' period beginning next week 2019 has a chance at being a historic year for the stock market Xi Jinping says 'phase one' trade deal benefits both US and China, seeks to sign as soon as possible Boeing Starliner fails key NASA mission as autonomous flight system malfunctions United pulls 737 Max from its schedule until early June New Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai gets a salary bump and at least $120 million in stock Here's how Sheryl Sandberg plunged from global icon to just another powerful tech executive US Steel sinks after it says it will lay off 1,500 and cut its dividend to 1 cent Trump accepts Pelosi's invitation to give State of the Union address on Feb. 4     TOP VIDEO Cramer: None of the Democratic candidates are interested in your 401(k)   CNBC PRO Apple to return high single digits next year on 5G iPhone demand, Piper Jaffray predicts   SPECIAL REPORTS Record rally has fuel for another three to six months, Wilmington Trust's Meghan Shue predicts These lagging technology stocks are poised for a breakout, traders say   Unsubscribe Manage Newsletters Terms of Service Join the CNBC Panel Digital Products Feedback Privacy Policy   © 2019 CNBC LLC. All rights reserved. A property of NBCUniversal. 900 Sylvan Avenue, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632 Data is a real-time snapshot *Data is delayed at least 15 minutes. Global Business and Financial News, Stock Quotes and Market Data and Analysis. Data also provided by THOMSON REUTERS