August Is A Flat Month For Most Stocks, Yet Technology Tends To Perform Well
Over the last 20 years, August has been a mediocre month in terms of stock market performance. Over that time frame, the S&P 500 has experienced upward movement in 13 of those 20 years, accounting for a 65% success rate. On average, the S&P 500 only rallied 0.3% in August. Compare that to July which has averaged 2.3% rallies over the last 20 years.
