Rosh Hashanah

One old market adage commonly mentioned just ahead of the Jewish holidays is “Sell Rosh Hashanah, Buy Yom Kippur.”  With the holidays commencing on Wednesday at sundown, it is time for this year’s investment interpretation of the adage from this investor’s perspective...

“Sell On Rosh Hashanah, Buy On Yom Kippur” is a popular Wall Street adage. In 2022, the strategy does not look great.  Sell On Rosh Hashanah: Rosh Hashanah marks the Jewish new year and is typically celebrated a week or so before Yom Kippur. Rosh Hashanah was Monday, Sept. 26....

One old market adage that is commonly mentioned just ahead of the Jewish holidays is "Sell Rosh Hashanah, Buy Yom Kippur." With the holidays commencing Sunday at sundown, it is time for this year's investment interpretation of the adage from the perspective of this investor. And boy,...

One old market adage commonly mentioned ahead of the Jewish holidays is "Sell Rosh Hashanah, Buy Yom Kippur." With the holidays commencing Friday at sundown, it's time for this year's investment interpretation of the adage from the perspective of this investor. The 2020...

One old market adage that is commonly mentioned just ahead of the Jewish holidays is "Sell Rosh Hashanah, Buy Yom Kippur." The curveball in 2019: the geopolitical landscape has to make sense when attempting to "Buy Yom Kippur." Historical Origin The rule's origin is based on...

There are several old adages related to the markets.  One that is commonly mentioned at this time of the of year just ahead of the Jewish holidays is "Sell Rosh Hashanah, Buy Yom Kippur.”  Historical Origin The rule's origin is based on the concept that followers of the...

There are several old adages related to the markets. One commonly mentioned at this time of the of year, just ahead of the Jewish holidays, is "Sell Rosh Hashanah, Buy Yom Kippur." The origin is based on the concept that followers of the Jewish faith want to be free from material...

Not all stock market adages work to perfection. If one had sold in May and went away, they would have missed out on the post-Brexit rally and the the move to all-time new highs in August. However, "Sell Rosh Hashanah, Buy Yom Kippur" has worked out nicely in 2016. The strategy,...

There are several old adages related to the markets. The more common ones such as "Sell in May and Go Away," "Santa Claus Rally" and the "January Effect" all refer to seasonal strategies to time the market. However, one that isn't as well known or followed is...

Not all seasonable strategies work to perfection. For example, much of the returns from the January effect are determined by an investor's entry point in late December or early January. So far, that indicator has predicted a down year for the market, although the index traded at much higher...

There are several old trading adages related to the markets. The more common ones such as "Sell in May and go Away," "Santa Claus Rally" and the "January Effect" all refer to seasonal strategies to time the market. One that is not as well known, however, is the...

Conventional wisdom is sometimes neither conventional nor wise. Many people, for example, believe wealth and Judaism go hand in hand. As Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year unfolds, an examination of this bit of conventional wisdom might be in order. A study conducted by Pew Research in 2009...