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Review of Financial Studies Vol. 1 No. 4 1988

Are Seasonal Anomalies Real? A Ninety-Year Perspective

Josef Lakonishok; Seymour Smidt

Abstract

[This study uses 90 years of daily data on the Dow Jones Industrial Average to test for the existence of persistent seasonal patterns in the rates of return. Methodological issues regarding seasonality tests are considered. We find evidence of persistently anomalous returns around the turn of the week, around the turn of the month, around the turn of the year, and around holidays.]

Volume
1
Issue
4
Pages
403-425
Sources
bibtex:phds-export.bib

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