2nd best start to August, next to 2000
This has been the 2nd-best start to August in 30 years, only exceeded by the year 2000. The S&P 500 has rallied 7 out of the first 10 days, gaining more than 2% in the process. After the other "best starts to August" the S&P showed a negative return either 2 or 3 months later after 8 of the 9 signals.