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Super Bowl Matchup: A Win-Win for the Markets
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CNBC.com 2009 Superbowl |
Additionally, high scoring games (40+ points) also correspond to good market years while lower scoring games (39 points or less) coincide with weaker years. The Cardinals only had one game all season and post season with less than 40 point scored. Could it be a good year after all?
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Below are the avg annual returns for the Dow [.DJIA
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- 40 Super Bowls with Original AFL / NFL teams
- 26 NFL wins
- 14 AFL wins
- Avg annual returns when NFL wins
- Dow up 12.3%
- S&P up 12.2%
- Nasdaq up 13.6%
- Avg annual returns when AFL wins
- Dow down -4.8%
- S&P down -3.6%
- Nasdaq up +3.0%
Using the current AFC / NFC delineations, you get the following:
- 42 Super bowls to date
- 22 NFC wins
- 20 AFC wins
- Avg annual returns when NFC wins
- Dow up 12.1%
- S&P up 11.5%
- Nasdaq up 12.8%
- Avg annual returns when AFC wins
- Dow up 2.0%
- S&P up 3.0%
- Nasdaq up 8.6%
Looking at High (40+) and Low scoring games:
- 42 Super bowls to date
- 26 games with 40 or more total points
- 15 games with 39 or fewer points
- Avg annual returns when total points scored are 40+
- Dow up 11.1%
- S&P up 11.8%
- Nasdaq up 17.2%
- Avg annual returns total points scored are less than 40
- Dow up 1.1%
- S&P up 0.3%
- Nasdaq down -.8%
- Note - avgs when the NFC wins a low scoring game
- Dow up 3.1%
- S&P up 3.6%
- Nasdaq up 4.3%
See which Super Bowl Matchups were the best and worst harbingers for the markets on the next page...
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