Jun 17 2010
Patterns
What is interesting in following the stock market are the patterns that emerge. Here are some articles on various patterns.
June 17, 2010 article on every other year patterns: Equities — an ‘even years’ curse?
June 7, 2010 article on almost perfect negative correlation between $USD and $SPX: A Flawless Market Timing Correlation
“Sell in May, then go away – come back on St. Leger’s Day” is a common rule of thumb: Backtesting the ‘Sell In May’ Rule
Read the comments from “Conan the Barbarian” in this article from March 26, 2009: ‘Painting the Tape’. This refers to the Final Hour of Trading and is a better explanation of final hour trading than that offered by the author.
Another interesting article from May 27, 2009: Is Program Trading - Especially SLP - Affecting Trade in the Stock Market? Program trading affects the market in a variety of ways. This isn’t necessarily bad. It is just another thing to keep in mind.
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