Hard to take a spot against a strong seasonal. I am actually waiting for the end of this bull market. But, i think this is just a mild swoon for what has been a premature Santa rally due to the October dip. Maybe those consecutive days above the 5 day MA, a new record, is the blow off top. That stat is press data mining, though. I think the top is in when Ninjatrader releases version 8. : )
Yes, this is the real thing. Santa is covering his longs. Taking on shorts will occur on the rally that noobies will all pile in.
I usually look at the small caps. They have made no new highs for about 6 months. So my guess is that we are done.
Yet, small caps have not turned down harder than the Dow on this downturn. The market is still anticipating the January effect.