The Oddity of Post-Election Stock Market Cycles

As most know, I study economic and capital market historical trends. Trading activities within the financial markets never follow a script, but oddities based on the time of year and political events tend to rhyme with historical performance. As an example, the old saw - “Sell in May and Go Away” – suggests that more times than not, the period from May to the end of October tends to be negative for stock prices. In addition, the period from the beginning of November to the end of January tends to be a time of good performance for the stock market.