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Here’s another one: the January Barometer.  It states that the S&P 500’s performance for a year is tied to its performance in January.  So if the S&P has a winning January, the theory predicts that the year’s performance will be positive and vice versa.
So how accurate is it?  Well, over the past 40 years, it’s […]

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For those who celebrate, Merry Christmas everyone!

Here’s another indicator related to the holiday: the Boston Snow Indicator.  This is where a white Christmas in Boston predicts an up market the following year.  There isn’t strong evidence for this, but given the blizzards in Boston, I’m hopeful.  The market has recovered a lot of lost ground […]

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Men’s underwear has been in the news lately: Blue Chip, White Cotton: What Underwear Says About the Economy.  It looks like the data portends an improving economy.  I know the Men’s Underwear Index might seem like an unusual measure, but it makes sense since underwear is supposedly (and hopefully) a closet staple.

Just for fun, here […]

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