Seasonal trends tend to repeat themselves because of human nature. The fact of the matter is, human beings tend to spend money in the month of March. The weather gets warmer and with that comes optimism. It should not come as a surprise to you to learn that consumer sensitive stocks do exceedingly well in March.
How well?
Have a look at the composite seasonality of both Department Stores and Apparel Stores.
Apparel
Department Stores
In layman’s terms, during the month of March, on average, retail stocks trade higher 70% of the time. That is a staggering number, just about as good as it gets for a whole industry during a particular month.
Aside from Department Stores and Apparel Stores, the following industries tend to do well in March.
Business Services
Independent Oil and Gas
Home Furnishing
Beverages
Cement
Confectioners
Consumer Services
Discount Stores
Textile Apparel
Specialty Retail
Restaurants
Refiners
Oil and Gas Equipment
All of this data was mined using The PPT‘s seasonality engines. We offer an incredible suite of products, many of which go unexplored by users.
Getting down to specific stocks, there are standouts. For example, QCOM has been up 18 of 20 years in March for an average return of 11.7%.
We even offer detailed percentage gain/loss data per stock. Here is QCOM’s.
Without revealing too much to the unwashed, top hatless, public, here are some standouts for the month of March.
FL
TIF
MAS
TJX
EOG
VLY
SMRT
WSM
SBUX
MFB
CMG
WNR
TZOO
CTRN
KKD
LORL
Okay, that’s enough free shit for you cheap motherfuckers. Get out of here you fucking beggars. I’ve got shit to do today, people to see, coin to manufacture. I’m taking this March seasonality list very seriously because I have a desire to position into these sectors anyway. Therefore, I might as well use history as my guide.
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Hasn’t everything been brought forward because of the warm weather? Just a thought, my good man…
just relaying facts, pal
This kind of work is invaluable. And Lord knows, the price is right…
Indeed, I already bought three new Speedos for the beach this summer. The comfortable 40 degree winter made me do it.
thanks PAL
Survivorship bias, nothing more.
I am so smart, SMRT, Doh!
Actually, SMRT was in the PPT for seasonality as well and I sold yesterday for a nice gain thanks to the Fly’s time machine.
Nice advert!
oh sure, confuse evryone with the facts. its ok they still wont believe you.
already started accumulating QCOM calls based on the PPT a few days ago…love this thing!
Thank you for the free stuff. Almost as good as dumpster diving near the subway. And by the way, I am wearing a hat.
nice one on the ALJ
unfortunately no faery(sic) dust has been sprinkled on me to date to enable me to find such splendid info in the PPT….how about a PPT for Dummies column? In the sacred precincts of the PPT, of course…
go to the forums,most Q’s n A’s should all be there.so easy a cave man can do it.
How can you post a title like that with no Fire Marshall Bill? This is a travesty.
Thank you! I an avid believer in seasonality. Emotional motivations should always be considered when consumer retail is concerned.
I’ve wanted to know when the peak seasons are. You’ve helped answer that question with this post.
I also want to take full advantage of the PPT’s seasonality engines once I learn how. I wish there was a concise user manual (search: PPT user manual)for all of the PPT’s features.
The PPT is amazing! I’ve only scratched the surface of its functionality for my trading. Every time I’ve used it by itself and with the 12631 for my trade decisions, I’ve been a winner.
Merci de vos idées et sens de l’humour, Le Fly!
Liar Liar shorts on fire.
CPST is supposed to have a decent month in March too. Lets see how that works out…
Buy here. We’re at the bottom of the channel from December. Pull back to a 60 minute bar view. Thank me later (long spy $137.10)