Historically Thanksgiving week has shown some very strong tendencies. The table below is one I have shown a few times over the years. I decided to update it again this year.

Monday and Tuesday don’t show anything suggesting an edge. Monday’s total return was actually negative until 2008 when it posted a gain of over 6%. Wednesday and Friday, on the other hand, appear to be strongly bullish. And the Monday after Thanksgiving appears to exhibit a bearish edge.

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