{"id":27995,"date":"2026-07-09T07:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T11:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jeffclarktrader.com\/market-minute\/?p=27995"},"modified":"2026-07-08T13:09:54","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T17:09:54","slug":"how-to-find-stocks-in-the-seasonal-sweet-spot-for-july-gains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jeffclarktrader.com\/market-minute\/how-to-find-stocks-in-the-seasonal-sweet-spot-for-july-gains\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Find Stocks in the Seasonal Sweet Spot for July Gains"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Managing Editor\u2019s Note:<\/strong> Today, we\u2019re hearing from our contributing editor Mike Burnick in his weekly feature.<\/p>\n

Mike has over 30 years in the investment and financial services industry \u2013 from operating as a stockbroker, trader, and research analyst, to running a mutual fund as a registered investment advisor and portfolio manager, to being Research Director for the Sovereign Society, specializing in global ETF and options investing.<\/p>\n

 And he\u2019s been senior analyst at TradeSmith for three years, running Constant Cash Flow, Infinite Income Loop, and Inside TradeSmith.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s Mike\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

How to Find Stocks in the Seasonal Sweet Spot for July Gains<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

BY MIKE BURNICK, CONTRIBUTING EDITOR, MARKET MINUTE <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

June was a rough month for stocks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The S&P 500 slid 1% while the tech-heavy Nasdaq dropped 6% in June.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But it\u2019s a new month, and our Trade Cycles Seasonality indicators point to higher stock prices in July.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Subscribers can access our valuable Seasonality statistics by simply clicking on the TradeSmith Finance Home<\/em><\/strong> page, then scrolling down to Seasonality<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In the image above, you can see the historical seasonality for the S&P 500 (SPX) over the past 15 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our indicators display a bullish seasonal window for stocks that opened last week (June 29) and runs through July 21.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During this seasonal period, the S&P 500 has been up 100% of the time over the last 15 years, posting average gains of 3.16%!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, even though stocks suffered a June swoon, the market typically rebounds in July. In fact, it\u2019s one of the best months of the year to be invested in stocks historically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And by using our TradeSmith Screener, we can dig a bit deeper into summer seasonality, and zero in on the best S&P 500 stocks to own for a potential July rebound rally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s how\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I simply click on Invest<\/em><\/strong> from the main menu bar, then click on Screener<\/em><\/strong> from the sub menu, which takes me to the page displayed above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From here, I can set up my TradeSmith Screener<\/em> with hundreds of different filters based on technical and fundamental data, plus our exclusive TradeSmith metrics, including Seasonality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I just click on + Add Filter<\/em><\/strong> to insert these four filters:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Markets: I added the S&P 500 Index<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Seasonality Pattern Accuracy Rate: I set it to more than 90%<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Seasonality Pattern Average Return: I select more than 6%<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Days to Seasonality Pattern Start Date: Set to less than 5 days.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    With these filters, I can screen the S&P 500 Index for any stocks with bullish seasonality patterns that are now underway or start within the next 5 days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Plus, I\u2019m looking only for stocks with a near-perfect 90% accuracy rate, that have averaged gains of at least 6% or more during this seasonal window.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Once my filters are set, I click on \u201cRun Screener\u201d to find my results. When I ran it this week I got 54 results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Let\u2019s take a closer look at a few of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    The column labeled Seasonality Active\/Next<\/em><\/strong> displays the exact dates of the bullish seasonality pattern that\u2019s currently active, or the next seasonality period coming up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    I can simply hover my mouse over the highlighted dates in this column for any stock in the results list to see detailed seasonality stats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    For example, Idexx Labs (IDXX) has an active bullish seasonal pattern that started June 15 and runs through July 23.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    During this window, IDXX is up 93.33% of the time with an average return of 8.57% over the past 15 years!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Bottom line<\/em><\/strong>: Our Trade Cycles Seasonality tools combined with the TradeSmith Screener can help you find stocks in a seasonal sweet spot. These are stocks that have historically rallied at certain times of year. And July is a target-rich seasonal rally phase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Good investing,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Mike Burnick
    Contributing Editor, Market Minute<\/em><\/p>\n\n

    P.S.<\/strong> If you’re interested in exploring these types of tools, how they can help take the guesswork out of the markets and maximize your returns, go right here<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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