by Chris Mistal | Apr 28, 2021 | Seasonal Research
As of yesterday’s close, S&P 500 was up 11.5% year-to-date. Provided these gains hold through the end of April, this year will be just the seventeenth time since 1950 that the S&P 500 has finished the first four months of the year with a gain exceeding 10%....
by Chris Mistal | Feb 5, 2020 | Seasonal Research
The market decline on the last day of January spoiled what would have been the fourth consecutive January Trifecta. S&P 500 finished January down 0.2% and thus the January Barometer is negative. Devised by Yale Hirsch in 1972, the January Barometer has registered...
by Chris Mistal | May 31, 2019 | Seasonal Research
Previous analysis of big gains the first four months indicated weakness was in store for the merry month of May. Now that the market has indeed suffered this May the outlook for June is a boon at least historically speaking. The table below shows the top 20 first four...
by Chris Mistal | May 24, 2019 | Seasonal Research
Our office will be closed for observance of Memorial Day on Monday, May 27. U.S stock and bond markets will also be closed. As you spend some quality time off with family and friends please take time to commemorate those who have paid the ultimate price while serving...
by Chris Mistal | May 1, 2019 | Seasonal Research
Big gains the first four months of 2019 have some Wall Street pundits and analysts concerned. While strong starts for the market for the first four months of the year don’t leave much for the rest of the year, it is by no means a negative implication or bearish...
by Chris Mistal | Feb 6, 2019 | Seasonal Research
S&P 500 finished the month strong with a 7.9% gain. This is the best S&P January since 1987. This is also the third January Trifecta in a row. Last year the S&P 500 crumbled in the fourth quarter under the weight of triple threats from a hawkish and...
