Is the U.S. stock market a poor performer between the two holidays that mark the start of the Jewish new year? In other words, should you “sell Rosh Hashanah and buy Yom Kippur?”
A Wall Street adage indeed suggests that the stock market is weaker over the 10 days these two holidays are observed. Belief in this seasonal pattern has a long history; it was mentioned in the financial press as early as 1915.