Big January No Guarantee for February But Good for Year

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Christopher Mistal: In the February Almanac, it was noted that February is typically the weak link in the Best Six Months ranking no better than ninth out of twelve months on the major U.S. indices we track. Even bullish election year forces have failed to lift February’s standings with no large-cap index ranked better than ninth (DJIA and S&P 500 since 1952, Russell 1000 since 1980) in election years since 1950. NASDAQ and Russell 2000 have better election year records largely due to a 19.2% and 16.4% gains, respectively in 2000. But, January finished with the best gain since 1997 and February began in typically bullish fashion. So what does history suggest about the rest of February?

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