The winning streaks may have ended yesterday, but St. Patrick's Day has historically been more up than down for the markets. Good Luck Today!
Dow (since 1896):
- Up 61.3% of the time an avg of +.71%
- Down 38.8% of the time an avg -.97%
- Best St. Patrick's Day was in 2003; the Dow gained +3.59%
- Worst St. Patrick's Day was in 1933; the Dow fell -3.53%
S&P (since 1930):
- Up 63.2% of the time an avg of +.74%
- Down 36.8% of the time an avg -.97%
- Best St. Patrick's Day was in 2003; the S&P gained +3.54%
- Worst St. Patrick's Day was in 1933; the S&P fell -4.33%
NASDAQ (since 1971):
- Up 48.1% of the time an avg of +.91%
- Down 51.9% of the time an avg -.79%
- Best St. Patrick's Day was in 2003; the NASDAQ gained +3.88%
- Worst St. Patrick's Day was in 1980; the NASDAQ fell -3.28%
On the open, the major indices are up slightly. Leading the Dow are Citigroup , General Electric , Home Depot , Bank of America , McDonald's , Wal-Mart and Microsoft , all with gains of ~1% or more.
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