Published January 31, 2025
More than any other month of the year, January’s performance is closely tracked by market watchers as a sign of things to come. Below, Blake Millard provides the data behind the notion that January’s performance tells the tale for the remainder of 2025.
“Friday marks the end of January and the seasonal trend known as the January Barometer. The January Barometer is the belief that investment performance of the S&P 500 index in January can predict its performance for the rest of the year. (more…)