Tuesday, January 29, 2013

S&P500 Seasonality - January Indicators

Jeffrey A. Hirsch: The recent Santa Claus Rally (SCR), the First Five Days (FFD), and the January Barometer (JB) were all positive. Since 1950, all three indicators have been positive 27 times and full-year gains followed 25 times. 

The chart shows the 1-Year Seasonal pattern of the S&P 500 when the SCR, FFD, and JB were all positive since 1950.