Why January’s Close Could Signal a Green Year Ahead

The S&P 500 hit an all-time high yesterday—the first time this year. Compare that to last year, when it hit all-time highs 54 times.

Do you think this is the first (and last) of 2025? Or do you think this trend continues higher?

Call me crazy but I don’t think markets crash into all-time highs.

And with the Technology sector finally closing at all-time highs yesterday, new market leaders are emerging.

The S&P 500 is already up over 8% since July—what happens if Technology finally begins to lead from here?

As a matter of fact, the market looks very strong here as we close out the third week in January.

Jeff Hirsch at StockTradersAlmanac reminds us: 'As January goes, so does the year.'

If history holds true, a green January usually means even more gains ahead—and the market certainly looks poised for it.

So what is there really to be worried about?

It may come as a surprise to some of you but buying uptrends in bull markets is a great way to make a bunch of money.

And so that’s exactly what we’re doing.

Yesterday we ran a live session going through 39 different Financial-related charts.

Not only did I come out of the session with some trades to put on, but I am even more bullish for 2025.

If you haven’t checked it out yet, you can watch it by clicking here.

And here’s one of my favorite trades from the session:

Take Morgan Stanley MS, for example: It’s breaking past 135.00, with a clear risk/reward setup targeting 175.50.

With a stop out on a close below the 128.00 level, there’s a chance here at making $5 to $6 for every $1 you’re risking if this works out.

You can also grab an options play here.

We like grabbing the September 19th 2025 160 Calls for no more than 4.25.

We’ve been putting this position on for the last two days in addition to the current position we opened back in October 2024 as MS broke out from its base above 110.00.

We put trades like this on all the time. If you think you’d benefit from them, I encourage you to check us out.

You can do so by clicking here: https://app.thetradinginitiative.com/checkout/the-trading-initiative-market-research

For first time subscribers, use code NY2025 for 25% off your first 3-month subscription.

Have a great weekend and for those of you who join us this weekend, I’ll see you Sunday night for our Sunday Night Strategy Session.

Hamilton