January Effect

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For the stock market, the month of January assumes much significance, as it sets the trend for the rest of the calendar year. It is a general belief that if stock prices rise in January, they will continue to increase for the rest of the year. The month will usually witness higher stock prices,...

Santa Claus has been benign even to the markets, as is evident from the typically strong rally witnessed at the end of the year. Named the "Santa Claus Rally," this annual trend refers to the strong upward move in stock prices between Christmas and New Year's. Now, how is this...

Followers of the January Effect believe that so goes January, so goes the year for stocks. Add to that, it is widely believed that small-cap stocks are supposed to do the leading in the first month of the year to validate the January Effect. There is some bad news on that front. The iShares Russell...

Streets lined with twinkle lights, holiday store window displays and brisk winter air all signal December has finally arrived. A month punctuated by holiday celebrations, December is also a heavy month for trading, as investors sure up their portfolios for the coming year. As with every other year...

Tuesday marks the start of December, and with the arrival of the last month of the year imminent, there has been plenty of chatter about the seasonal efficacy of small-cap stocks and corresponding exchange-traded funds. Of course, it is the January Effect that spurs increased small-cap chatter at...

November marks the start of the best six-month period in which to be long equities and as the 11th month of the year draws to a close, market participants increasingly ponder the odds of a Santa Claus rally and the arrival of the January Effect. The January Effect is the notion that small-caps...

Sean Udall thinks that the January effect is one of the most profound seasonal impacts of trading and investing. Udall is the CIO of Quantam Trading Strategies and the author of the TechStrat Report. He recently joined Benzinga’s #PreMarket Prep to talking about what he’ll be...

As the market begins February in the red, there is very little mention of the potential negative long-term implications of the market’s weak performance in January. When the market has a strong performance for the month, it is always noted. However, when the market post a steep decline, it is...

For one trading day at least it looks as if the January Effect, the scenario under which small-caps lead an early-year market rally, is working. With a Wednesday gain of almost three percent on volume that was well above double the daily average, the iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund (NYSE: IWM)...