Event: Start of the 2nd Quarter
The calendar year is divided into four fiscal quarters, with each new quarter beginning in January, April, July, and November. Portfolio managers and investors alike review their investment holdings at the end of the quarter and typically rebalance positions were necessary to prepare for the new quarter. The question is … which markets perform the best as they transition from the end of Q1 to the start of Q2.
The analysis tables below ranks each of the 30+ markets into three separate trading periods. These time frames span 6-days, 4-day, and 2-days from the start of the 2nd quarter.
Bonus Analytics: Check out how the markets historically perform at the close of the 1st quarter. [Q1 Data Table]
Calendar Breakdown by Events
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