The stock market may soon get much-needed support from a surprising source: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s low popularity rating.

The stock market’s Trump-fueled honeymoon has fallen short of inauguration day. While the S&P 500 eked out a gain to start the week, the index remains effectively unchanged from the day before the election.

When 2024 came to a close, investors had every reason to smile. The iconic Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI), broad-based S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC), and growth stock-powered Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) ended the year higher by 13%, 23%, and 29%, respectively.

Donald Trump and JD Vance take office Monday on their Inauguration Day. Will the stock market be open or closed? See the holiday schedule.

Here's what to expect from the stock market, along with some of Wall Street's hottest trends and most influential businesses, in the new year.

As of market close on Monday, the S&P 500 was up just 0.92% since Nov. 5 — the day Trump clinched a second term in the White House and set off a stock market rally. S&P 500 futures were up 0.27% early Tuesday,