Seasonality hints to more volatility ahead, as June doesn’t have the best history for stocks.
The May through October period has historically been the weakest six months for equities.
Seasonality could be on the bull’s side, especially after U.S. stocks’ best first quarter in 20 years.
The S&P 500 Index has done quite well when a European country has come out on top.
The U.S. economic expansion officially turns nine years old—now the second-longest economic expansion on record.
Just remember that markets aren’t always this calm; and a perfectly normal correction of 3–5% could happen at any time.
The S&P 500 has made 42 new highs and is up 14% over the past year.
Along with its key market-influencing events, May kicks of what has historically been equities' worst six months.
Election jitters are pulling equities lower, and the big question is: could we see a big sell-off after the election?
Tomorrow is the 29-year anniversary of the crash of 1987.
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