Category: Stock
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January Barometer
The January barometer is the hypothesis that stock market performance in January (particularly in the US) predicts its performance for the rest of the year. So if the stock market rises in January, it is likely to continue to rise by the end of December. Probably the best known is “as January goes, so goes…
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Halloween indicator
The Halloween indicator is a variant of the stock market adage “Sell in May and go away,” the belief that the period from November to April has significantly stronger growth on average than the other months. In such strategies, stocks are sold at the start of May and the proceeds held in cash; stocks are…
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Even a stopped clock is right twice a day
Even a stopped clock is right twice a day There are many different ways to predicate stock market. Some are well known, some are not, but all theories have their true believers. First I will list a few very “reliable rules”. Then I will list a few common but not so reliable ones. For each…