– During midterm years, the S&P 500 Index has gained only 0.1% on average between May and October, the worst out of the four-year presidential cycle.
– However, that pattern may not hold this year, as the past few years the May through October period stocks have been strong.
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Source:
LPL Research, FactSet 05/03/18
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