These beaten-down stocks could bounce back in January, if history is any guide - MarketWatch Referenced Symbols Now is a good time to start preparing for one of the highest-probability short-term trades of the year. I'm referring to buying stocks that are beaten down by tax-loss selling in the last quarter of the year, which far more often than not rebound in January after that selling has abated. Jeffrey Hirsch of the Stock Trader's Almanac refers to this strategy as "Wall Street's Only 'Free Lunch.'†SPX ...