Jahresendrally

German

Alternative forms

  • Jahresendrallye

Etymology

Jahr (“year”) +‎ -es- (“genitival interfix”) +‎ Ende (“end”) +‎ Rally (“rally”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈjaːʁəsʔɛntˌʁɛli]
  • Hyphenation: Jah‧res‧end‧ral‧ly

Noun

Jahresendrally (predominantly) f (genitive Jahresendrally, plural Jahresendrallys) Jahresendrally (alternatively in Switzerland) n (strong, genitive Jahresendrallys, plural Jahresendrallys)

  1. (stock market) year-end rally, Santa rally (a sustained increase in stock prices occurring toward the end of the calendar year)
    Statistiken zeigen, dass die Chance auf eine Jahresendrally im Dezember historisch hoch ist.
    Statistics show that the chance of a year-end rally in December is historically high.

Declension

Declension of Jahresendrally [feminine (predominantly)]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Jahresendrally die Jahresendrallys
genitive einer der Jahresendrally der Jahresendrallys
dative einer der Jahresendrally den Jahresendrallys
accusative eine die Jahresendrally die Jahresendrallys

or

Declension of Jahresendrally [neuter (alternatively in Switzerland), strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Jahresendrally die Jahresendrallys
genitive eines des Jahresendrallys der Jahresendrallys
dative einem dem Jahresendrally den Jahresendrallys
accusative ein das Jahresendrally die Jahresendrallys

Usage notes

In Germany and Austria, the feminine gender is standard. In Switzerland, the neuter gender (das Jahresendrally) is also used in financial journalism.

Synonyms

  • Weihnachtsrally (Christmas rally; specifically the days around December 25th)
  • Nikolausrally (St. Nicholas rally; a surge occurring in early December)
  • Santa-Claus-Rally (Santa Claus rally; the English term often used in German media)

Antonyms

  • Sommerloch (summer slump; a period of low volume and stagnant prices in July/August)

Coordinate terms

  • Window Dressing (the practice of fund managers adjusting portfolios before the year-end report)
  • Januar-Effekt (January effect; a hypothesized seasonal increase in stock prices in January)
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