Stocks just managed something we haven’t seen in 21 years… And as you can probably guess, it wasn’t positive.

The S&P 500 Index fell for a week… and then another week… and then another… and then for four more. The streak ran throughout April and didn’t end until last week.

In total, stocks have lost money for seven straight weeks. This rare feat hasn’t occurred since 2001. And it has happened just five other times since 1950.

Clearly, the trend is down. So you’d probably be surprised to hear that after those similar setups, stocks absolutely soared… But that’s exactly what happened.

Let me explain…

Markets rarely fall for this many weeks in a row without a break. Usually, we’ll get a “relief rally” midway through, where prices temporarily recover before the downtrend resumes.

That wasn’t the case with the recent market slide, though. As I said, stocks recently fell for seven straight weeks.

This is incredibly unusual. It has happened just 0.1% of the time since 1950. That’s only five other occurrences in 72 years.

This time around, it lasted throughout April and only ended last week. Take a look…

Normally, we’d expect this kind of downtrend to lead to further losses. That’s usually the nature of trends… But in this case, we’re seeing something different.

Instead of falling, stocks tend to soar after this rare setup. The table below shows it…

Stocks have historically outperformed over the next three and six months. And over the next year, they’ve jumped more than 20%.

That’s a massive reversal versus what we’ve seen so far in 2022. But it’s possible now, based on history.

To be fair, this is incredibly rare. So to get a few more instances, I looked at every setup where stocks fell for six straight weeks as well. The numbers aren’t quite as impressive. But these cases led to outperformance as well…

After the six-week falls, we see lackluster performance over the next three and six months. That changes over the next year, though…

Similar setups have led to gains of 10.2% versus the typical 7.9% return. And that has translated into profits 74% of the time.

No matter how you look at what just happened, this is a rare event. So we shouldn’t “back up the truck” and buy based on past results alone. However, this is a sign that the recent brutal sell-off could be nearing an end.

Good investing,

— Brett Eversole

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Source: Daily Wealth