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Past Is Prologue January 28, 2025

By LaRue Gibson on January 28, 2025

William Shakespeare famously quipped “What Is Past Is Prologue.”  Success in most endeavors, including investment markets, requires an understanding of historical antecedents and learning from their implications for the future. Perhaps you know the phrase “Those who fail to learn from history are destined to repeat it.”  We prefer to apply what has come before to improve the probability of success and reduce the chances of failure. “This time is different” remain the four most dangerous words in investing. History, through statistical data, may improve opportunity as well as help to avoid disaster.

The Standard & Poor’s 500 Benchmark Index saw 20-Day new high prices rise to 50% of index members in the week of January 20th. This level of momentum had not occurred since July 2024. What message do we infer from this data?

The data support the idea that 6-month forward performance looks promising compared to average 6-month performance.

Stay tuned for the outcome.

We invite your questions and thoughts.


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