Almanac Trader — August Monthly Option Expiration Week: DJIA Down…
[ad_1] Mid-August has historically better performing than the beginning and the end of the month. This strength is punctuated with a streak of bullish days this week from today to…
Almanac Trader — VIX and Volatility Have Historically Increased…
[ad_1] Historically speaking, the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) tends to reach its seasonal low in late-July or early August and slowly begin climbing towards its seasonal high, usually in the…
Almanac Trader — Tech and Small Caps Have Struggled in Midterm Year…
[ad_1] July historically is the best performing month of the third quarter however, the mostly negative results in August and September tend to make the comparison easy. Two “hot” Julys…
Almanac Trader — August’s First Trading Day Weakest of All
[ad_1] On page 90 of the Stock Trader’s Almanac 2022, it is shown that the first trading days of each month combined have produced an outsized share of the market’s…
Almanac Trader — Typical August Trading: Usually a Tepid Month
[ad_1] Money flows from harvesting once made August a great stock market month in the first half of the Twentieth Century. It was the best DJIA month from 1901 to…