A lot of traders believe that the best month in the stock market is on the horizon, and are turning to major market indices like the S&P 500 for guidance.
These expectations come as more and more traders are anticipating how the market could close out 2025:
Can the market finish strong…or run out of steam?
In yesterday’s MarketMinds episode, Scott Bauer took a deep dive into this hot topic.
To help answer this question, Scott pulled up a chart he found that showed a month-by-month performance of the S&P 500 over the last 15 years.
The data revealed what the best month in the stock market was (based on the S&P 500’s average monthly returns)…
…and while many traders think it’s December (due to the Santa Claus Rally)—Scott’s findings revealed that’s not the case.
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Scott’s analysis covers:
- What the data reveals to be the best month in the stock market (it’s not December)
- The month with the best odds of being positive
- Back-to-back months where the S&P 500 averaged negative returns
- Which month the S&P 500 had the highest rate of positive returns (86.66%)
- How the S&P 500’s December returns compare to its best month in the stock market
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