MarketWatch reports seasonal pressure on the stock market in September
The stock market could face one of the strongest seasonal negative influences of the year over the next few weeks. This concerns the period between the Jewish holidays of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, MarketWatch reports.
Nine days between the holidays
According to the publication, next week the market will enter a nine-day period that combines two seasonal adverse factors: September’s traditional weakness and the interval between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.
MarketWatch notes that the average stock market return during these nine days is worse than the average result for September overall. The publication calls September the month with the worst average stock market return during the year.
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Stock market adage
The article’s headline mentions an old stock market adage: “sell on Rosh Hashanah, buy on Yom Kippur.” MarketWatch columnist Mark Hulbert examines how this seasonal approach can be applied in 2026.
Hulbert is a MarketWatch columnist. His Hulbert Ratings service tracks investment newsletters that pay a fixed fee for an audit.
