Don't Forget That 1987 Had A Rip-Roaring First Quarter

April 02, 2012   |   April 2012 Bond Updates
By: Rocky White Last week ended the first quarter, and what a quarter it was. The 12% return gained by the S&P 500 Index and the SPY is the best first three months of the year since 1998, when the market saw a first quarter gain of 13.5%. Furthermore, March's return of 3.1% means that every month this year has seen at least a 3% return (January and February were both over 4%). That has never happened before, going back to 1950! This week, I'll take a look at seasonality to see how the market has performed in the past during the second quarter. Also, I'll take a look at stocks that performed exceptionally well over the last three months, and see what history tells us about what we can expect from those names.

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