seasonality

Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) is entering its most statistically favorable 30-day stretch of the year, with a track record of consistently strong returns from June 11 to July 11 over the past 13 years. With shares trading at $698 on Tuesday, around 6% below their all-time high of $740 reached...

Summer is almost here, and investors are hunting for fresh opportunities after the S&P 500 logged its strongest month since November 2023. According to Seasonax data, looking at 97 years of history, the S&P 500 averages a 0.7% gain in June. In recent times, performance has been even better...

Eli Lilly and Co. (NYSE:LLY) is on track to close one of its worst months ever after slashing its full-year profit outlook despite beating first-quarter earnings estimates. But a glimmer of hope lies ahead, as June historically stands out as the drugmaker's best month of the year. Shares of Eli...

Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) just entered its strongest historical performance window of the year. A strategy of buying Tesla shares on May 21 and selling on July 18 — or the nearest trading days — has delivered an average return of 24.3% over the past decade, with a perfect 10-for-10 track record of...

Cruise line stocks are historically among the strongest seasonal performers in the S&P 500 heading into the second half of May, with Royal Caribbean Group (NYSE:RCL), Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:NCLH) and Carnival Corp. (NYSE:CCL) averaging double-digit returns over a three-week...

Despite the old market adage “Sell in May and go away,” historical data tells a different story — May has actually been a profitable month for the U.S. stock market in recent decades. Over the past 20 years, the S&P 500 — tracked by the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:SPY) — has...

Investors clinging to the old market adage "Sell in May and go away" risk missing reliable gains. Recent historical trends from May 1 to July 31 show the S&P 500 often rallies during this period, challenging decades-old seasonal wisdom. April, typically one of the strongest months for U.S....

April tends to be a favorable month for U.S. equities, and history makes a compelling case for this. Over the past 95 years, the S&P 500 has gained an average of 1.1% in April, finishing higher 61% of the time. In April, the index notched some of its most powerful monthly rallies in history,...

As the year draws to a close, investors are looking for one last chance to make a winning play in 2024. The S&P 500 has delivered a strong 27% surge year-to-date, but some may feel they’ve missed out on the gains—or even left money on the table with premature moves earlier in the year....

The S&P 500 index has started September on a sour note, dropping 2.8% in the first 10 days of the month. This marks the fifth-worst start for September in the last 25 years, trailing only 2020 (-5.31%), 2011 (-4.15%), 2008 (-3.34%), and 2001 (-2.97%). While the initial month weakness is...

As summer heats up, so does the stock market. The S&P 500, as tracked by the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:SPY), has an intriguing historical seasonality pattern during presidential election years. Looking back to 1928, an analysis conducted by Bank of America shows that the S&P 500...

November stands out as a beacon of positivity in the U.S. stock market. Over the past 151 years, the S&P 500 has seen an average gain of 0.88% during November, ranking it as the third-best month of the year. But does this November vigor extend into Thanksgiving week? Chart: November’s...

Technology stocks are likely to have a high probability of rallying in the just-started month of October and then extending their positive performance into the fourth quarter of the year. This optimistic outlook is substantiated by a study conducted by Datatrek Research, which analyzed the...

The S&P 500 index has proven itself to be a seasoned sailor in 2023, gliding gracefully through market waters, steering clear of perilous tempests that could have thrown it off course. For more than 100 trading sessions, the S&P 500, as tracked by the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:SPY)...

In the world of financial markets, September brings a sense of dread that’s hard to shake. It’s the month that has Wall Street on edge, and for good reason. A recent in-depth seasonality analysis on the S&P 500 Index conducted by Bank of America analyst Stephen Suttmeier, CFA,...