“Is the ‘January Effect’ a slam dunk this year?”

In his latest article, Dr. George Athanassakos argues that the typical strength of stocks at the beginning of the year is not a slam dunk. It all depends on institutional investors’ expectations of the year ahead. And the news on this front is not good, as the market has been driven to record height levels this year by retail investors, not institutional investors, who have been sitting mostly on the sideline. The article appeared in Globe Investor Magazine Online, under the title “Is the ‘January Effect’ a slam drunk this year?” View PDF.