Josh Lipton takes a look back at the market themes from this past trading day on toay's Asking for a Trend.

Yahoo Finance Markets and Data Editor Jared Blikre outlines the rotation into small-cap stocks (^RUT) from large caps (^DJI, ^IXIC, ^GSPC), which fuels the iShares Russell 2000 ETF's (IWM) outperformance, as well as other key trading takeaways.

Wells Fargo Managing Director Retail Finance Adam Davis examines consumer trends during the holiday shopping season and what they mean for retailers.

To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Asking for a Trend here.

This post was written by Naomi Buchanan.