Vineyard Global Advisors | Market Commentary

Entering the Seasonal "Sweet Spot" for Stocks: November thru January

Written by VGA Investment Team | November 01, 2024

All major US stock indices are currently trading above rising 200-d day moving averages, with their 50-day moving averages above their 200-day. Plus the market is in good shape from a macro quantitative perspective, as our macro models remain bullish.

Historically, we can expect a positive Nov-Dec on the order of +4-5%, with odds strongly in the favor of the bulls.

See stats and analogs below:

Source: Carson

As of this writing, we don’t yet know how October will finish. But, as of now, the S&P 500 is +20.1% year-to-date. Note the analogs below for historic returns (since WW-II) for Nov-Dec and Nov-Jan when the S&P 500’s returns have been above-average thru October year-to-date.

 

 

 

 

 

Source: VGA, data sourced through Bloomberg

 

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