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September a bad month?

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A dissertation by a doctoral student at Georgia Tech included a section that looked at 18 different stock markets in developed countries. He found that over a 200 year period, 15 out of 18 have shown negative returns in September. From 1970 to 2007, all 18 have posted negative returns. The last bear market for U.S. stocks began in September of 2000. That market hit its lows in September of 2002. The Lehman Brothers collapse happened in September. The crash of 1987 happened in October, but the decline began in September. And the worst month of the great depression? September 1931, when the market fell 30% (Investors Daily Edge).
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topgun
Super Contributor
Based on this ground-breaking "evidence" and the availability of derivatives, I assume the esteemed PhD places his money where his dissertation is and only works one month a year..?!!
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SimonPB
Valued Contributor
if it doesn't rhyme it doesn't matter ..
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ws
Frequent Contributor
What did he find to be the best month?
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richardw
Super Contributor
Sell in 'tember, buy in 'vember.
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