The dream itself could go either way: If you say it's bad, it will be. If you label it as a good dream, then that's what will come about. In fact, the great mystic Rabbi Yoel Baal Shem taught that teeth falling out can be seen as a wonderful dream: Teeth are what we use to grind our food, so we can digest it.
Trading in the different Dow futures contracts starts at 6 p.m. eastern time on Sunday evening. Trading closes at 4:15 pm on Friday. During the week, the futures markets close for 15 minutes at 4:15 -- 15 minutes after the stock market closes -- and for 30 minutes at 5:30. The daily trading session runs from 6 p.m. the day before -- starting Sunday through Thursday -- through 4:15 pm the next afternoon.
Traders and investors will have plenty of time to hang their stockings with care on Christmas Eve, as markets close early. Both the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market close at 1 p.m. Eastern on Wednesday and will reopen on Friday for a normal trading day. The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association recommends that bond markets close at 2 p.m. Eastern on Wednesday and that markets stay closed on Thursday.