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Here's a quick June review: June 2023 closed up 6.47%.

From 1960, June 2023, ranked as the 2nd best of 64 Junes placing it in the Top 3%. Of the past 762 Months, it ranked 54th, placing it in the Top 7%. This is the 4th consecutive month we’ve closed up.



Historically, July is one of the worst performing of the 12 Months. It is the 1st of the worst 3 Months, the 2nd of the worst 4 Months, and the 3rd of the worst 6 Months of ...

From 1960, the Month of June Is the beginning of the worst 4-Months of the year, and is the 2nd of the worst 5 & 6 Months of the year. Comparing the 12 months of the year, June & September are the only months with an average less than 0%.

Overall, June ranks as the 11th worst month of the year.
--- It's 10 of 12 for the worst win ratio at 54%.
--- It's 12 of 12 for the worst average-of-all-gains at 2.42%
--- It's 11 of 12 for the worst average at -.11%
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Welcome to the month of May, where the wolves run wild and the sheep are scared.

Cutting it short this week, mostly just to get June's ESD published. I've missed posting the previous two weekly blogs and since I will be traveling back to the states next week, I'll most likely miss the next two. Either ways, the seasonality is playing out rather well, and if things go as expected, perhaps there will be a good opportunity to take another short-term entry soon, and another long-term entry ...

The markets ended the week on a sour note, but did manage to close the month positive.

Closing out the month of April, the S&P 500 had a below-average month, closing with a .27% gain which is the 27th best over the previous 41 years. Fortunately for the S-Funders, the Wilshire 4500 fared much better, with a 1.72% gain, ranking it as the 11th best over the previous 28 years. Based on the monthly close in March, I felt a bit disappointed with this month's performance, I expected more ...

The markets continue to reluctantly trudge ahead, climbing the wall of worry, while leaving the naysayers behind.

There isn't much else to add, it's sort of a sleeper, where prices are creeping up inch by inch. While the S&P 500 has thus far had a very average (middle of the road) statistical month, W4500 has fared better on the weekly timeframe. And for those who are still drinking the bear cool-aid, both SPX & W4500 have closed up 10 of 16 weeks. Adding to the confusion, AGG has ...