Article in German Dear Investor, In the context of seasonality, you may – just like most investors – primarily think of commodities and stock indexes. However, there are seasonal patterns in many other markets and instruments as well, ranging from…
Article in German Dear Investor, There was a strong increase in recently released US inflation data. They exceeded expectations four times in a row and most recently stood at 5.4 percent. High inflation rates are a good reason to consider…
Article in German Dear Investor, Eight times every year, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) of the Federal Reserve holds its regular monetary policy meeting. Market participants are awaiting the outcome of this meeting with bated breath, as it determines…
Article in German Dear Investor, In the context of seasonality, you may – just like most investors – primarily think of commodities and stock indexes. However, there are seasonal patterns in many other markets and instruments as well, ranging from…
Article in German Dear Investor, When you are pondering seasonality, commodities or stock market indexes are probably the first things that come to mind. Perhaps you consider single stocks or currencies in this context as well. However, seasonal patterns can…
Dear Investor, When I heard about Bitcoin for the very first time in May of 2011, it traded at eight US dollars. As I write this, almost exactly six years later on May 20 2017, it has broken through the…
Article in German Dear Investor, The US dollar typically declines at the end of the year – and recovers immediately thereafter The chart below shows the seasonal pattern of the US dollar index. This is not a standard price chart…
Dear Investor, When I heard about Bitcoin for the first time in May 2011, it was trading at 8 US dollars. Today, more than eight years later, it trades at around 8,000 dollars. A thousandfold increase! Had I invested 1,000…
Dear Investor, In the last issue of Seasonal Insights I have discussed Bitcoin’s seasonal pattern in the course of a year. In this issue I will show an analysis of the returns of bitcoin on individual days of the week.…
Dear Investor, When I heard about Bitcoin for the very first time in May of 2011, it traded at eight US dollars. As I write this, almost exactly eight years later on May 21 2019, it is trading at about…
