Top 10 New Year Starts (SPY, QQQ, IWM)

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Christopher Mistal: So far the New Year has gotten off to a solid start. Early positive readings from the Santa Claus Rally and the First Five Days have been supported with further gains. Through the first twelve trading days of this year, markets have racked up solid top 10 performances, led by a 7.0% NASDAQ gain. All of the Top 10 S&P 500 (NYSEARCA:SPY) (since 1950) and NASDAQ (NASDAQ:QQQ) (since 1971) First 12 Trading Days of the Year have resulted in full-month January gains and gains for the full year. Small caps (NYSEARCA:IWM) (since 1979) however, have a slightly weaker record. Also of note in each of the following tables is the list topping performance of 1987.

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