‘Halloween Trend’ Points To Market Upside In The Coming Months

 

Calendar Trend Indicates Bullish 4 Month SPX Time Period Upcoming

The old market axiom says ‘Sell in May and go away’ — meaning avoid the volatile summer months and return to larger allocations in November.

With the end of October (and Halloween) upon us, we took a look at the recent market performance in November and the months following.  There definitely has been a trend in place for the past 6 years (since the infamous ‘666’ SPX market panic bottom in 2009) that active investors and traders should be aware of.

The 4 month period of November through February have been nicely bullish in the past 6 years.  

Here’s the data for the S&P 500 Index (SPX) (SPY) over the past 6 years:

SPX Performance Table, November to February ‘Halloween Move’
 

 

An average 7.7% gain for the market in that 4 month time period is impressive, as is the 100% success rate (5 of 5 times).  However, the amount of the gain has lessened each year since 2010/2011, keep that in mind.

Here’s a visual view that shows the 4 month SPX move and encompasses the market crisis time period:

SPX Monthly Chart

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Chart created with TradeStation

You can see that this 4 month time period wasn’t strong in 2007/2008 and ’08/’09 – that was during the buildup and acceleration of the global financial crisis and meltdown — so if we avoid another large economic or market setback, we look well-poised for some nice gains in the coming months.

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Author: Travis Esquivel

Travis Esquivel is an engineer, passionate soccer player and full-time dad. He enjoys writing about innovation and technology from time to time.

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