Article in German Dear Investor, The seasonally weak period in the S&P 500 Index lies directly ahead! First let us take a look at a normal seasonal chart of the S&P 500 Index. It has been calculated based on the…
Lieber Investor, der Zeitraum vom September bis in den Oktober hinein gilt als saisonal besonders schwache Jahreszeit. Und in der Tat gibt es kaum eine Jahreszeit, in der der S&P 500 derart schnell fällt wie zwischen 19. September und dem…
Article in German Dear Investor, Four times a year on the third Friday of March, June, September and December, contracts for stock index futures, stock index options and equity options expire concurrently. Derivatives contracts are not only expiring in the…
Lieber Investor, derzeit fallen die Kurse an einzelnen Tagen wie ein Stein. Daher ist das Wissen, an welchen Wochentagen die Kurse typischerweise besonders stark fallen, von hohem Wert für Investoren. Heute untersuche ich für Sie die Performance im S&P 500…
Article in German Dear Investor, “This is the greatest economy in the history of our country”, Donald Trump opined just a few months ago. Alas, recently there is growing evidence of an economic slowdown. This has fueled speculation of imminent…
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, 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, 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, Something similar to the following has probably happened to you at some point: you want to buy a stock on a certain day and in order to time your entry, you begin to watch how it trades. Alas,…
Dear 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…
