It's spot the slackers time. That said the danger with this type of trade is that the post Xmas statements come out and say, OK Xmas was bad but we've had/ are expecting a good start to the year. There is less room to profit from this scenario.
UK retail sales in the run-up to Christmas were lower than a year ago for the first time in 10 years, the employers' organisation the CBI has found.
The study is likely to raise fears that UK consumer spending is finally beginning to weaken.