Rising interest rates, rising oil prices and rising inflation sent the S&P 500 down over 20% in the first 6 months of this year. The fear of a severe economic […]
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Worst First 6 Months in 52 Years
June is traditionally an uneventful month for the market with an average rate of return. Coming into the month the S&P 500 was down 13.3% for the year and while […]
New 52 Week Lows
Coming off the month of April that saw the worst monthly performance for the stock market in 2 years, May began with a “buy the dip rally” before weakness in […]
Worst Monthly S&P Performance Since March 2020
At the end of March, the S&P 500 was down 5% for the year, but the market had been higher in April for the last 9 years. We knew quarterly […]
Worst Quarter in 2 Years
After back-to-back down months to start the year, March began with more of the same. Rising oil prices, rising interest rates and the war in Ukraine created a high level […]
Ukraine Tensions
February is the only month of the year that has, on average, showed a return of 0%. The month was a busy one for earnings reports and we saw many […]
Worst Monthly Performance Since March 2020
Coming off a strong year like 2021 we expected to see some selling in the early going this year, but we didn’t expect the worst January in 14 years for […]
Omicron Fears Ease
Last month we pointed out that December is the best month for the market, closing in positive territory 73% of the time, far more than any other month. The reasons […]
Another Covid Variant
November is historically a good month for the market and begins a 90-day period that has traditionally been the best for stock market performance. However, we wondered if the 7% […]
Best Month of the Year
Earnings are the fuel that drives the train and the S&P 500 dropped 4.8% in September on concern the Delta variance may have slowed economic activity during the 3rd quarter. […]
