BySeasonaxDear Investor, A recurring phenomenon is said to take place in the stock market every year: the Santa Claus rally, a.k.a. the year-end rally. It is held that stock prices typically rise particularly strongly just before the turn of the…
BySeasonaxDear Investor, In the last issue of Seasonal Insights I have discussed how the S&P 500 Index performs on individual days of the week. In this issue I will show an analysis of the returns of bitcoin on individual days…
BySeasonaxDear Investor, If you “sell in May and go away”, you are definitely on the right side of the trend from a statistical perspective: While gains were achieved in the summer months in three of the eleven largest stock markets…
BySeasonaxDear Investor, In recent issues of Seasonal Insights I have discussed two asset classes that tend to suffer performance problems in most years until the autumn, namely stocks and bitcoin. I thought you might for a change want to hear…
BySeasonaxDear Investor, Seasonal charts enable one to discern seasonal trends at a glance, and see during which time periods precisely an instrument’s prospects are strong and what returns were generated on these occasions in the past. I would nevertheless recommend…
BySeasonaxDear Investor, In the past two issues of Seasonal Insights I have shown that many individual stocks display unique seasonal patterns. There is a variety of reasons for this phenomenon. Often internal procedures are responsible, which can e.g. lead to…
BySeasonaxSeasonality in Individual Stocks – Is it Based on Sound Evidence? Dear Investor, People often wonder whether it is actually possible to make profitable trades by taking advantage of seasonal trends in individual stocks. Most investors accept the idea that…
BySeasonaxDear Investor, Systematic Trading Based on Statistics Trading methods based on statistics represent an unusual approach for many investors. Evaluation of a security’s fundamental merits is not of concern, even though it can of course be done additionally. Rather, the…
BySeasonaxDear Investor, In order to beat the market, you are probably – like many investors – spending a lot of time searching for rare undiscovered gems or sophisticated trading rules. There is actually a simpler way. I want to show…
BySeasonaxDear Investor, In your professional capacity and perhaps also in your private life, you are closely involved with financial and commodity markets. Trading in stocks, bonds or futures is part of your daily routine. Occasionally you probably have to deal…
