We are entering into one of the “shakier” periods of the year. While market seasonality is somewhat coincidental, history says that September is one of the more volatile months. Looking at daily data of the S&P 500 since 1950, September has historically had the lowest average monthly return and 3rd highest daily standard deviation.
As noted in some charts shared by the Carson Investment Research team, early September tends to be okay for markets, but the second half of the month typically sees the stock market decline.
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