Sell In May? Various S&P 500 Index 6-Month Returns The next 6 months are historically the weakest for the S&P 500, but there is still potential for stock market gains during this period, despite the historical tendency for weaker performance. Image: Carson Investment Research
S&P 500 Total Return vs. “Sell in May” Is “Sell in May and Go Away” a myth? Image: Financial Times
Sell in May and Go Away – Performance of the S&P 500 The next 6 months have been the worst on average, but the S&P 500 has been higher 7 of the past 8 years during the May to October period. Image: Barron’s
Sell in May and Go Away Is a Myth The S&P 500 Total Return from 1928 to 2018 shows that “Sell in May and Go Away” was not a winning strategy. Image: Charlie Bilello
Sell in May and Go Away? Just keep in mind that 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 were positive in May. Image: Hedgeye Risk Management LLC
Sell in May and Go Away? Maybe Not this Year Because the third-year of a president’s term is positive (91% of the time since 1925) and in six of the past seven years the US stock market has performed very well. Image: MarketWatch
% of Large Cap Active Funds Outperforming Russell 1000 Benchmarks in May Best May in history for actively managed large-cap funds. But can active large-cap funds outperform benchmark over a full market cycle? Image: BofA US Equity & Quant Strategy
S&P 500 Index Return During May Should long-term investors ignore the old adage “sell in May and go away?” Image: Carson Investment Research
Seasonality – S&P 500 Index Returns in May Should investors ignore the old adage “sell in May and go away” this year, as it hasn’t worked so well for the past decade? Image: LPL Research
CTAs’ Net Position in Russell 2000 Futures vs. Russell 2000 CTAs may be slightly walking back their net long position in Russell 2000 futures. Image: Nomura