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A quick review of August: This was the first month we've closed down since last February.

While we did close down -1.77%, this isn't bad when you consider off the 18-Aug bottom we were down -5.53% intra-month. For ranking all Aug from 1960, we finished 46th best of 64, placing Aug-2023 in the bottom 28%.

The chart below shows we dipped below -4.06% (the average-of-loses), but managed to recover a portion of the loss with a -1.77% finish.
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A quick review: July 2023 closed up 3.11%.

From 1960, July 2023, ranked as the 23rd best of the 64 months of July placing it in the Top 36%. This is the 5th consecutive month we’ve closed up.



For August: Historically, Aug is the 2nd of the worst 3 Months, the 3rd of the worst 4 Months, and the 4th of the worst 6 Months of the year.

It has the 7th best win ratio at 59%
It has the 6th best average-of-all-gains ...

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 ...

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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