Author: Stock Trader's Almanac
Copper’s seasonal rally underway
Copper has a tendency to make a major seasonal bottom in November/December and then a tendency to post major seasonal peaks in April or May. This pattern could be due […]
Awaiting Mid-Month Market Rally Resumption & Santa
According to CMEGroup’s FedWatch Tool, there is currently a 97.8% chance the Fed will take no action on interest rates during its last meeting of 2019 and the decade. We […]
Small-caps poised for a mid-December surge
Small-cap stocks tend to outperform big caps in January. This is frequently referred to as the “January Effect,” the tendency is clearly revealed by the graph above. Daily data since […]
Make plans for Wall Street’s only “Free Lunch”
Investors tend to get rid of their losers near year-end for tax purposes, often hammering these stocks down to bargain levels. Over the years the Stock Trader’s Almanac has shown that NYSE […]
Could Impeachment Be Good for Investors?
Impeaching a President with the possibility of removal from office is by no means great for the country. However, it may not be so horrible for the stock market or […]
December Jobs Day: Russell 2000 Average Gain 0.66%
Tomorrow morning the Bureau of Labor Statistics will release its Employment Situation report for November. Depending upon your preferred source, the consensus estimate is for a gain of approximately 178,000 […]
Odds Still Favor A Gain for Rest of December Despite Rough Start
Just when it was beginning to look like trade was heading in a positive direction, the wind changed direction again. Yesterday it was steel and aluminum tariffs on Brazil and […]
Odds Still Favor A Gain for Rest of December Despite Rough Start
Just when it was beginning to look like trade was heading in a positive direction, the wind changed direction again. Yesterday it was steel and aluminum tariffs on Brazil and […]
Typical December Trading: Modest Strength Early, Choppy Middle and Solid Gains Late
Historically, the first trading day of December, today, has a slightly bearish bias with S&P 500 advancing 34 times over the last 69 years (since 1950) with an average loss […]
Thanksgiving through Santa Claus Rally Trade
Everyone is talking about yearend seasonal strength this year, but it’s not news to us. 2019 has been tracking historical seasonal market patterns quite closely this year and that suggests […]
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