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 […]
Chart of the Day – Monday, July 22nd, 2019
Today’s Chart of the Day was shared on Twitter by Ryan Detrick of LPL Financial Research (@RyanDetrick). It’s a seasonality chart showing the average annual performance of the S&P 500 in a pre-election year, like 2019. Pre-election years tend to be some of the strongest years for the stock market, in the four-year presidential cycle. However, Ryan […]
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 […]
What to Make of the January Barometer
The January Barometer is a seasonality indicator that was first discovered by Yale Hirsch, founder of the Stock Traders Almanac. The indicator proclaims that “as the S&P 500 goes in January, so goes the year.” In other words, the performance of the S&P 500 in January predicts the direction of the market for the next […]
