The underperformance of Small-cap stocks has been a big part of the bear case for US Equities this year. However, according to seasonality, we could see Small-caps begin to outperform their Large-cap peers going into the end of the year. Seasonality expert, Jeff Hirsch shared the chart below in a blog post titled; Open Season for […]
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 […]
Time to Sell in May and Go Away?
The month of April coming to an end today, which means it may be a good time to examine the old Wall Street adage of “Sell in May and Go Away.” This is an investment strategy that was first introduced by Yale Hirsch in his book, The Stock Traders Almanac. The strategy is based on […]
Silver Seasonality
In a recent piece by Jeff Hirsch, he takes us through the current market environment in Silver and tells us that we may be reaching a period of historical weakness in the precious metal. Jeff points out that that historically, between early February and late June, Silver has shown very bearish price action. In fact, […]
Everyone is Watching This Key Resistance Level
The S&P 500 has rallied 10% in the past 19 trading days from the December 2018 lows. Avid chart-watchers are well-aware that we’re currently testing key resistance in all three of the major US stock market indices. There has been a ton of chatter in specific, about the 2,600 level in the S&P 500 index. […]
