{"id":4400,"date":"2011-09-07T13:31:24","date_gmt":"2011-09-07T12:31:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.betangel.com\/blog_wp\/?p=4400"},"modified":"2012-02-23T21:40:22","modified_gmt":"2012-02-23T21:40:22","slug":"dont-come-back-till-st-leger-day-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.betfairtradingblog.com\/blog_wp\/2011\/09\/07\/dont-come-back-till-st-leger-day-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Don’t come back till St Leger day"},"content":{"rendered":"

The oldest classic horse race in the world is almost upon us again and while it marks the closing of the flat turf season, tradition dictates that it also marks an upturn in financial markets if folklore is to be believed.<\/p>\n

“Sell in May and go away, don’t come back till St Leger day”<\/p>\n

There is a general \u2018theory\u2019 that during the summer stocks languish and only when everybody is back to their desk does the market perk up. Here is one link, from many, that discusses this: –<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.thisismoney.co.uk\/investing\/article.html?in_article_id=484982&in_page_id=166<\/a><\/p>\n

I\u2019ve never managed to pull anything spectacular out of the St Leger for some reason, but that won’t stop me having a good go this week.<\/p>\n

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The oldest classic horse race in the world is almost upon us again and while it marks the closing of the flat turf season, tradition dictates that it also marks an upturn in financial markets if folklore is to be believed. “Sell in May and go away, don’t come back till St Leger day” There […]<\/p>\n

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