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Santa Claus Rally In 2024? Poll Shows Investors Split On End Of Year Returns, 57% Say This…
Friday, December 20, 2024 - 2:00pm | 607With a limited number of trading days left to close out the 2024 year, one last question on the mind of investors is whether there will be a Santa Claus rally. Here's a look at what Benzinga readers said in a new poll. What Happened: The term Santa Claus rally was first used by Yale Hirsch in 1972...
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Portfolio Warning: Why September Is Historically Rough For The Stock Market
Thursday, September 1, 2022 - 12:32pm | 645Investors fooled by the mid-summer bear market relief rally may want to sit the month of September out, as it is historically the worst performing month in the year. Let’s get to the data. Jeffrey Hirsch, the author of "The Stock Trader’s Almanac," uses historical patterns and...
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Stock Trader's Almanac Editor: Bull Market Is Getting A Little Bit 'Tired,' But Not Ready To Call It Over
Tuesday, January 6, 2015 - 4:27pm | 330Most investors consider a rally in the final few weeks of every year, better known as the Santa Claus rally, to be a norm. However, the S&P 500 disappointed many by remaining nearly flat in December. Jeff Hirsch, Editor at The Stock Trader's Almanac, was on CNBC Monday to...
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Seasonal Trends: Three ETFs To Own In August
Tuesday, July 30, 2013 - 3:20pm | 659There is just one day left in July so there is no time like the present to start evaluating ETFs that have a tendency to perform well in August. August is not the greatest month of the year in which to be long stocks. Over the past 62 years, the S&P 500 rose 35 times during the month of...