seasonality

Something has been happening to American Express Co. (NYSE:AXP) every spring for a quarter century. Starting around April 14, the stock tends to climb — not every single year, but with a consistency that stands out across rate cycles, recessions and geopolitical shocks. Data from...

April has historically been one of the strongest months for U.S. equity markets, and 2026 may be setting up for another seasonally bullish stretch despite lingering volatility.  SPY shares are moving. See the chart and price action here.  Ryan Detrick, chief market strategist at the...

Equity investors love to talk about the "January effect." It is an idea that stocks, especially small caps, tend to rally at the start of the year as tax-loss selling fades and fresh capital returns. But what's less widely appreciated is that gold has its own January effect — and historically, it's...

Video games and video game consoles are popular items on Christmas lists for kids, teenagers and in some cases adults each holiday season. The holiday season often provides a boost to gaming companies with top new releases and consoles and to video game retailers such as GameStop Corporation (NYSE:...

As traders enter the final trading week of the year, one familiar question dominates Wall Street chatter: Will the Santa Claus Rally show up again? • Newmont stock is trading near recent highs. What should traders watch with NEM? History says the odds are favorable. The U.S. stock...

Despite reporting one of the most spectacular earnings quarters in its history, NVIDIA Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA) is on track to end November with its worst monthly performance in over three years, raising fresh questions about whether the chipmaker’s AI-fueled rally has hit a wall. • NVDA is...

Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO) is entering the most lucrative stretch of its trading calendar, and historical data suggest it's a month investors can't afford to ignore. From Nov. 15 to Dec. 15, Broadcom shares have delivered average returns of 8.9% over the past 16 years, according to Seasonax data....

With Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) set to report its fiscal first-quarter earnings in late October, some investors may be wondering if now is the right time to jump in. As it turns out, history says yes. The three-week stretch between mid-October and early November has quietly been one of the most...

Tech stocks have entered one of their strongest months of the year, as the Nasdaq 100 consistently outpaces broader market trends in October, fueled by seasonal tailwinds and post-September rebounds. Since its inception in 1999, the Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ:QQQ)—which mirrors the Nasdaq 100—has...

August just kicked off and volatility wasted no time crashing the party, as Wall Street's favorite fear gauge logged its biggest daily jump in months—and it might not be done yet. SPY ETF is rising fast. Check the chart here. If you’ve been around markets long enough, you know summer doesn...

Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) is entering its most statistically favorable 30-day stretch of the year, with a track record of consistently strong returns from June 11 to July 11 over the past 13 years. With shares trading at $698 on Tuesday, around 6% below their all-time high of $740 reached...

Summer is almost here, and investors are hunting for fresh opportunities after the S&P 500 logged its strongest month since November 2023. According to Seasonax data, looking at 97 years of history, the S&P 500 averages a 0.7% gain in June. In recent times, performance has been even better...

Eli Lilly and Co. (NYSE:LLY) is on track to close one of its worst months ever after slashing its full-year profit outlook despite beating first-quarter earnings estimates. But a glimmer of hope lies ahead, as June historically stands out as the drugmaker's best month of the year. Shares of Eli...

Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) just entered its strongest historical performance window of the year. A strategy of buying Tesla shares on May 21 and selling on July 18 — or the nearest trading days — has delivered an average return of 24.3% over the past decade, with a perfect 10-for-10 track record of...

Cruise line stocks are historically among the strongest seasonal performers in the S&P 500 heading into the second half of May, with Royal Caribbean Group (NYSE:RCL), Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:NCLH) and Carnival Corp. (NYSE:CCL) averaging double-digit returns over a three-week...