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title: Healthy gains heading into May have historically been a good signal of a positive year for stocks.
description: "Since 1982, when the stock market was higher on the year heading into May, it went on to post a full-year gain roughly 90% of the time. In that period, 1987, 2011 and 2015 were the only years in which the market was higher from January to April but finished the year lower.1 There were nine years in which the year-to-date increase heading into May was in the 6.5%–9.5% range, comparable to 2024’s 8% year-to-date gain. In those instances, the stock market went on to post an average full-year increase of 13%.\nSource: Edward Jones"
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# [Healthy gains heading into May have historically been a good signal of a positive year for stocks.](https://blog.syzgroup.com/syz-the-moment/healthy-gains-heading-into-may-have-historically-been-a-good-signal-of-a-positive-year-for-stocks)

 Written by [Charles-Henry Monchau, CFA, CMT, CAIA](https://blog.syzgroup.com/syz-the-moment/author/charles-henry-monchau) | Apr 15, 2024, 8:30:36 AM

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