S&P 500 Faces First Losing July in 11 Years as Month-End Volatility Builds
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Updated · Bloomberg · Jul 1
S&P 500 Faces First Losing July in 11 Years as Month-End Volatility Builds
2 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jul 1
Summary
An 11-year July winning streak for the S&P 500 is under threat as investors head into a potentially volatile end to the month.
Since 2005, July has been the benchmark's strongest month, delivering an average 2.5% gain—more than four times the average advance in the other 11 months.
That seasonal record is giving bulls some support even as the market approaches an eventful stretch that could test the pattern.
A losing July would break a run that has held since 2014, underscoring how unusual weakness this month would be for US equities.