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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 ...

Here’s a quick Q2 review:

Q2 2023 closed up 8.30%.

From 1960, Q2 2023, ranked as the 10th best of 64 Q2s placing it in the Top 15%. Of the past 254 quarters, it ranked 48th, placing it in the Top 20%. Each of the past three quarters have closed up more than 7%.

NOTE: All candlestick charts are the Monthly S&P 500.



Historically, Q3 is the worst performing of the four quarters.

It has ...

A stronger than expected GDP and fewer jobless claims, combined with end of quarter window dressing and a positive holiday bias, and the stock market took it and ran and we got another rally. The Nasdaq was flat as the 2nd quarter leader may have seen some selling while the lagging, but still very positive for the quarter, Dow, S&P 500, and small caps had a much better day. The I-fund also lagged because the dollar jumped on the stronger economic data, and bonds were down sharply as yields ...

Stocks chopped around quite a bit on Wednesday as money managers jockey for position in what they call window dressing before the end of the quarter. The indices were mixed by the close but up sharply at times, and down at others, closing somewhere in the middle. The dollar rallied adding some pressure to the larger multi-national companies, as well as the I-fund's international stocks, while smalls caps led with a solid gain, which was interesting since regional banks were down again. Bonds ...

Stocks opened higher after some strong economic data was released, and the bears basically stepped aside and let the bulls have their way. There was very little push back, which is a little surprising given the recent negative reversal days we've seen over the last week. But stocks don't go down everyday and perhaps this was just an oversold relief rally? That said, the larger trend has been positive and perhaps the bulls are taking over again. Small caps and the Transports had big days, while ...