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The September Effect: What the Market's Weakest Month Actually Means for Your Trades

The September Effect: What the Market's Weakest Month Actually Means for Your Trades

September has the worst average return of any month. Here's why that stat isn't a trade idea, and what to actually watch instead.

Labor Day Week Setup: Thin Volume, September Seasonality, and Friday's Jobs Report

Labor Day Week Setup: Thin Volume, September Seasonality, and Friday's Jobs Report

A holiday-shortened week, September's weak-month reputation, and Friday's jobs report all land at once — here's how to size and position for it without overreacting to any one of them.

Jackson Hole Aftermath: What the Symposium Actually Changed for Traders

Jackson Hole Aftermath: What the Symposium Actually Changed for Traders

The Jackson Hole reaction and the Jackson Hole read-through are two different things. Here's how to tell what the symposium actually changed for rate expectations versus what was just a headline-driven overreaction, and how to trade the week with defined risk.

When the Index Goes Nowhere: Reading Breadth, Leadership and the Quiet Tape Before the Next Real Move

When the Index Goes Nowhere: Reading Breadth, Leadership and the Quiet Tape Before the Next Real Move

A flat index hides the real move. How breadth, leadership, volatility and volume tell you what a quiet tape is actually doing — and how to trade the week that follows.

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