We have been in a raging four-year bull market in most issues because the pandemic however one month missed the memo: September.
Right here I spotlight the S&P 500 over the previous 4 Septembers, all adverse months. Of the 52 months since April 2020, simply 17 of them have been adverse, or 32.7%. Nonetheless, of the adverse months, 23% of them have been Septembers.
It isn’t a brand new phenomenon both, as September is the worst month over the lengthy historical past of the Dow Jones Industrial Common.
It isn’t at all times the case within the S&P 500 as there was a glowing 8.8% rally in 2010 and rallies of two.42% and a pair of.97% in 2012 and 2013.
The excellent news is {that a} dip in October or September is normally value shopping for as November is the second finest month (after April).
For extra, see my September seasonals package deal.