Article in German Dear Investor, Global stock market returns during summer vs. winter periods Almost the entire return was generated in the winter months. The division into two time periods of equal length is merely a matter of convention though.…
Tuesday is a particularly strong trading day, Friday a weak one Dear Investor, The chart below shows the annualized performance of the S&P 500 Index since the turn of the century in black, as well as the cumulative annualized return…
Article in German Dear Investor, Every year a certain stock market phenomenon is said to recur, anticipated with excitement by investors: the so-called Santa Claus rally. It is held that stock prices typically rise quite frequently and particularly strongly just…
Lieber Investor, alle Jahre wieder kommt es an den Börsen angeblich zu einem Phänomen, dass die Börsianerherzen höher schlagen lässt: zur Weihnachtsrallye. Demzufolge steigen die die Aktienkurse vor dem Jahreswechsel typischerweise besonders häufig und stark. Ich möchte Ihnen die Weihnachtsrallye…
Dear Investor, The last time we have talked to you about Bitcoin was in May 2017 when we have discussed that Bitcoin too has a seasonal weakness in summer. We have shown you that you can identify a seasonal pattern…
Dear Investor, You may be following sporting events as passionately as you follow market price trends. Or perhaps you’re not a sports fan, and you’re only interested in the stock market? Either way, there is an exciting question about what…
Article in German Dear Investor, Today we want to discuss a particularly simple and effective anomaly, albeit one that is marred by a small catch – more on this further below. With the help of this particular anomaly you would…
Dear Investor, Every year a certain stock market phenomenon is said to recur, anticipated with excitement by investors: the Santa Claus rally. It is held that stock prices typically rise quite frequently and particularly strongly just before the turn of…
Dear 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…
Dear Investor, You have probably noticed it already: stock market volatility has recently all but disappeared. This raises an important question for every investor: Has the market established a permanent plateau of low volatility, or is the current period of…
