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Almanac Update January 2022: Indicator Trifecta Could Reshape 2022

January has quite a reputation on Wall Street as an influx of cash from yearend bonuses and annual allocations has historically propelled stocks higher. January ranks #1 for NASDAQ (since 1971), but fifth on the S&P 500 and DJIA since 1950. January is the last month of the best three-month span and holds a full docket of indicators and seasonalities.

DJIA and S&P rankings did slip from 2000 to 2016 as both indices suffered losses in ten of those seventeen Januarys ...

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JAN
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Almanac Update

Best & Worst, DJIA, First Five Days, January Barometer, January Indicator Trifecta, NASDAQ, Russell 2000, S&P 500, Santa Claus Rally, Vital Stats

2022 Forecast: Early Year High, Worst Six Months Correction & Q4 Rally

As we laid out in our 2021 Forecast Best Case scenario last year Covid-19 vaccines rolled out rather well in 2021 allowing lockdowns and most restrictions to be removed. Additional fiscal stimulus and an extremely accommodative Fed kept the economy humming and the market rallying. Unemployment dove from the early pandemic peak rather precipitously. Leisure, hospitality and travel did not surge per se, but they sure did rebound. The market is on pace to deliver our Best ...

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JAN
2022

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Monthly Outlook

2022 Forecast, Best Months, DJIA, employment, Fed, First Five Days, four horsemen, January Barometer, January Indicator Trifecta, midterm election, monetary, NASDAQ, NASDAQ 100, S&P 500, Santa Claus Rally, Seasonal, Year-over-year gains

January 2022 Market at a Glance

Seasonal:

Bullish. January is the fifth best month for DJIA and S&P 500 since 1950. #1 NASDAQ month since 1971. However, since 2000, January has been notably weaker and in Midterm years average performance for DJIA and S&P 500 turns negative. Santa Claus Rally ends on January 4, First Five Days concludes on January 7 and lastly the January Barometer at month’s ...

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JAN
2022

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Market At A Glance

DJIA, employment, Fed, fundamental, GDP, monetary, NASDAQ, rates, S&P 500, Seasonal, sentiment, technical

Almanac Update December 2021: Small Cap Effect & Santa Claus Rally

December is the number three S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrials month since 1950, averaging gains of 1.5% on each index. It’s the second-best Russell 2000 (1979) month and third best for NASDAQ (1971). In 2018, DJIA suffered its worst December performance since 1931 and its fourth worst December going all the way back to 1901. However, the market rarely falls precipitously in December and a repeat of 2018 is not all that likely. When December is down it is ...

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DEC
2021

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Almanac Update

Best Six Months, Best Three Months, DJIA, NASDAQ, November, post-election year, Russell 2000, S&P 500, Vital Stats, Worst Four Months, Worst Months, Worst Six Months

December 2021 Outlook: New Highs Likely Before Yearend

Seasonal patterns continue to reassert themselves and that is positive for the probability of new highs by yearend. Typical September and early October weakness created a solid set up for our October 8 Seasonal MACD Buy Signal. Then late-October seasonal strength carried into early November before the usual pre-Thanksgiving weakness ensued. As we head into December, the market is trying to find its footing and we look for the market to shake off its current funk as it usually does ...

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DEC
2021

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Monthly Outlook

Best Months, DJIA, NASDAQ, NASDAQ 100, Q4, S&P 500, Seasonal MACD, Thanksgiving, Worst Months, Worst Six Months, Year-over-year gains

December 2021 Market at a Glance

Seasonal:

Bullish. December is the #3 month for DJIA, S&P 500 and NASDAQ. It is also the second month of the “Best Months” and best three consecutive month span. Performance is modestly softer in post-election years. Santa Claus Rally begins on the open on December 27 and runs until the close on the second trading day in January.

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DEC
2021

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Market At A Glance

DJIA, employment, Fed, fundamental, GDP, monetary, NASDAQ, rates, S&P 500, Seasonal, sentiment, technical

Almanac Update November 2021: Best Consecutive Three-Month Span Begins

November maintains its status among the top performing months as fourth-quarter cash inflows from institutions drive November to lead the best consecutive three-month span November-January. However, the month has taken hits during bear markets and November 2000, down –22.9% (undecided election and a nascent bear), was NASDAQ’s second worst month on record—only October 1987 was worse.

November begins the “Best Six Months” for the DJIA and S&P 500, and the “Best Eight Months” for NASDAQ. Small caps come into favor during ...

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NOV
2021

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Almanac Update

Best Six Months, Best Three Months, DJIA, NASDAQ, November, post-election year, Russell 2000, S&P 500, Vital Stats, Worst Four Months, Worst Months, Worst Six Months

November 2021 Market at a Glance

Seasonal:

Bullish. November is the first month of the “Best Six Months” for DJIA and S&P 500 and NASDAQ’s “Best Eight Months.” It’s also the first month of the market’s best three consecutive month span, November to January. November is the best S&P 500, Russell 1000 and 2000 month of the year. Second best for DJIA and S&P 500. In post-election years ...

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NOV
2021

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Market At A Glance

DJIA, employment, Fed, fundamental, GDP, monetary, NASDAQ, rates, S&P 500, Seasonal, sentiment, technical

November 2021 Outlook: Best Months & Yearend Rally Begins

It looks as though the market has resisted Octoberphobia and averted the feared crashes or massacres that have given the month its bad reputation. More significantly for us though is the continuation of the return to normal seasonal patterns we began to see last month that had been off kilter through much of the pandemic. As you can see in the chart of the typical October pattern over the recent 21-year period stocks have tracked the seasonal pattern rather closely ...

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NOV
2021

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Monthly Outlook

Best Months, DJIA, NASDAQ, NASDAQ 100, Q4, S&P 500, Seasonal MACD, Thanksgiving, Worst Months, Worst Six Months, Year-over-year gains

October 2021 Outlook: Market Likely Wards Off October’s Curse?

Well. Seasonality is back. Everyone in the financial media has been talking about September seasonal weakness lately. And here we are in September and the market has sold off around the 5% or so we projected last month. And it did so in the notoriously treacherous week after September quarterly options and futures expiration.

Then, as expected, traders and fund managers bought the 5% dip as they have throughout this bull market rally with the blessing of the Federal Reserve’s continuing ...

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SEP
2021

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Monthly Outlook

4-year cycle seasonal pattern, Best Months, COVID-19, DJIA, NASDAQ, NASDAQ 100, pandemic, S&P 500, Seasonal MACD, Worst Months, Worst Six Months

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DEC
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