It's always going to be something from left field." Below are five charts Meisler is focusing on this week to gauge market sentiment and the stock market's near-term outlook.

5 charts signaling a stock market correction in the first quarter of 2025. Plus, when to take profits. By Laila Maidan Getty Images; Jenny Chang-Rodriguez/BI Dec 17, 2024, 9:34 AM PT ...

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Our chart of the day is from market veteran Ed Yardeni, which plots the S&P 500 since 2018 and highlights a key rising trend line that could be acting as support for the stock market.

The chart shows that the stock market typically bottoms towards the end of October before staging a strong year-end rally. That pattern appears to be playing out this year.