While families will be filling their plates with turkey and mashed potatoes this Thursday, the Stock Trader's Almanac has a completely different Thanksgiving trade in mind.

Yahoo Finance host Madison Mills outlines the average S&P 500 (^GSPC) returns from the Tuesday before Thanksgiving to New Year's Day, dating back to 1950 as outlined by the Stock Trader's Almanac, as part of this morning's Chart of the Day.

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This post was written by Luke Carberry Mogan.