Today’s Chart of the Day was shared by Topdown Charts (@topdowncharts). The black line shows the S&P 500’s average seasonal pattern using data from 1990-2019. The red line shows how the S&P 500 has performed so far this year. We’ve all heard the adage; “Sell in May & Go Away” but don’t forget; “Buy in October & Get Yourself […]
Evidence On Both Sides
If we were witnessing a real trial-by-jury (which, at the end of the day, is actually what the market is), I think it’d be safe to say that bears and bulls both have pretty solid evidence to put forth in their favor. Yes, there have been sub-industries that have done well and that we have […]
Seasonal Headwinds
Seasonality is not a perfect science. However, it can be helpful to be aware of the times of year that have been historically weak/strong for the market on average. (Don’t worry, I won’t torture you with a cliché quote about history repeating itself.) So far in 2019, stock market seasonality has served as a reasonably […]
Chart of the Day – Tuesday, June 11th, 2019
Today’s chart of the day was shared in a note from Callum Thomas (@Callum_Thomas). It’s a seasonality chart of WTI Crude Oil showing how the prices typically move in a year. Overlayed in red is how Crude oil has performed thus far in 2019. In the note, Callum explains: “the slump in oil prices came just after the […]