Seasonality Trends

Seasonality Trends for October 2021

The market is about to enter its traditional seasonal period of strength. This extends from about the middle of October until the end of May. Meanwhile, October can be very volatile so continued caution is required. [more]

Chart of the Day - Suncor
Chart-of-the-Day

Chart of the Day – Suncor Energy Inc.

The Energy sector has not performed well over the past ten years. One of the laggards in the last few years is Suncor. This can be attributed to its almost singular focus on its oil sands projects. But, Suncor is now seriously evaluating non-fossil fuels opportunities. If Suncor can break above the Chart’s declining down trend-line, this would be very favourable for the stock, with greater expectations for further appreciation. [more]

Chart of the Day - S&P 500
Chart-of-the-Day

Chart of the Day – Has the S&P 500 Peaked?

The S&P 500 Index might have reached a near-term peak. The index is struggling to stay above its rising trend-line. It has also experienced a near-perfect, albeit short, “roll-over”. Is this the start of a pull-back? [more]

Seasonality Trends

Seasonality Trends for September 2021

The summer months, including part of September, typically are bearish months for the stock market, and it is usual to witness increased volatility as September proceeds. Then, historically, from about mid-September until about mid-January, the market exhibits a decided upturn, although usually a little bumpy along the way. [more]

2021-08-01 Seasonality Report - Summer
Seasonality Trends

Seasonality Trends for August 2021

The summer months typically are bearish months for the stock market. In our opinion, this scenario now seems to be unfolding. This month, August sees SIX new additions to the positive seasonality trends, EIGHT indexes/sectors have left the “podium”, and THREE are leaving later this month. Our complete chart is presented at the bottom of the article. [more]

Seasonality Trends

Seasonality Trends for July 2021

We updated our Seasonality Chart last month and made significant changes, including updating the beginning-and-end dates for the periods of seasonality strength, and adding a further ten industry sectors. The Canadian and U.S. markets continue to perform well against all historical odds. How long will this continue before there is a meaningful pull-back? We think that we are getting close to a market reckoning. [more]

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Top-Ten Dividend Yield Portfolio – June 25 2021

The value of the Portfolio on June 25 was $522,977, up 1.2% from the $516,655 value recorded two weeks ago, and up 4.6% since its inception on June 1. For comparative purposes, the S&P/TSX Composite Index gained 0.5% in the last two weeks and 2.5% since inception. [more]