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Excerpt: "... evidence from simple tests indicates that the U.S. stock market since 1990 performs better on average around new moons than full moons, and during waxing moons than waning moons."
Maybe its time I buy the rights to certain fund tickers such as MOONX and WOLFX...not to mention HOWLX. Hey, how come these didn't show up as links to Yahowl or Morningfinally...Hmm
Reply to @bee: To the extent investors are driven by emotion (and moon phases affect those) there could some substance behind the numbers. In any case - nice excuse to stay out late. For cloudy weather here's a handy moon-phase calendar. (-:
Reply to @hank: Sorry...I don't want to take this thread to far off land but if you ever make it out to Hawaii check our Buzz's Steak House and their yearly lunar calendar. It's a collector's item and proceeds go to a good cause (not Buzz's wife).
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Maybe its time I buy the rights to certain fund tickers such as MOONX and WOLFX...not to mention HOWLX. Hey, how come these didn't show up as links to Yahowl or Morningfinally...Hmm
Maybe not so different than "Sell in May and go away, stay away till St. Leger Day."
More on the Halloween Indicator:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween_indicator
http://www.almanac.com/moon/calendar/zipcode/48912/2012-04
Sorry...I don't want to take this thread to far off land but if you ever make it out to Hawaii check our Buzz's Steak House and their yearly lunar calendar. It's a collector's item and proceeds go to a good cause (not Buzz's wife).
Here's this year's Calendar...Aloha!
http://content.screencast.com/users/smhag/folders/Jing/media/8d2070c5-9d10-4432-ab8d-7d2641e7d4db/2012-04-30_1913.png
http://spiralcalendar.com/indicators/