January Seasonality Chart

**rluetgenau** · 12-18-2004, 12:06 AM

Tom, have you posted the January Seasonality chart anywhere on the site? Thanks

**tsptalk** · 12-18-2004, 04:38 AM

Chart provided courtesy of www.sentimentrader.com

**Bullitt** · 01-02-2010, 02:31 AM

Bump for the chart, it probably hasn't changed much since '06 and could be useful to some traders this year.

Speaking of January, I think 2009 laid waste to the phrase, "As January goes, so goes the year." Probably some CNBC announcer invented that quote.

**tsptalk** · 01-02-2010, 02:55 AM

Originally Posted by Bullitt

Speaking of January, I think 2009 laid waste to the phrase, "As January goes, so goes the year." Probably some CNBC announcer invented that quote.

Good point.

From: As Goes January, So Goes The Year?

"The barometer, created in 1972, is based on the performance of the broad S&P 500 index.

"Based on broader research from Quantitative Analysis Service, the month of January works accurately at predicting market direction 65% to 75% of the time."

**James48843** · 01-02-2010, 03:24 AM

Originally Posted by tsptalk

Good point.

From: As Goes January, So Goes The Year?

"The barometer, created in 1972, is based on the performance of the broad S&P 500 index.

"Based on broader research from Quantitative Analysis Service, the month of January works accurately at predicting market direction 65% to 75% of the time."

Superbowl- AFC vs. NFC matched the January indicator- (Steelers).

Yet we ended up higher at the end of the year.

Thank goodness we had a bailout that passed Congress and enabled a successful year for the stock market. (grin).