Does 'Sell in May and go away' work?
Partly. For the S&P 500, November to April has averaged +5.20% against +2.39% for May to October since 1929, and the winter half did better in 66% of 97 years.
Summer has still been positive on average, so being out of the market gave up gains in most years. Every market compared.
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