Here is some data to carry forward to 2017 with just a few trading hours left this year, The UK Referendum and the US Elections were two events that created  short term spikes in volatility. However, the real impact will be measure in years. GOLD in various currencies (1980 to Nov-end 2016) WORLD Indexes YTD
It looks like the Russell2000 index will snap its 15-day win streak today. That’s the longest streak since the 1980’s. The Russell led the major averages in the recent post-election rally and it is taking a breather at this time. The other averages are set to follow. This may just be a pause for now


