By Chuck Gibson
Most human activities have seasonal cycles. The stock market too, has seasonal cycles that have been powerful trends to follow over the long term. You have heard me mention the fact I believe the balance of the year and into at least the first month of next should be good based upon seasonal patterns. What I am going to do this week is provide you the basis for part of that view by looking back at the year-end strength normally seen in stock prices in December, known as “the Santa Claus Rally”.
While it is not perfect here is a look at some of the SP500 Santa Claus rally statistics from the last 20 years.
