{"id":15997,"date":"2026-07-16T19:28:05","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T17:28:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pattersonmills.ch\/?p=15997"},"modified":"2026-07-16T20:26:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T18:26:14","slug":"myth-busting-sell-in-may-and-go-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pattersonmills.ch\/fr\/myth-busting-sell-in-may-and-go-away\/","title":{"rendered":"Myth-Busting: Sell in May and Go Away?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"15997\" class=\"elementor elementor-15997\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-734921c3 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-stretch elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"734921c3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3b1a362b\" data-id=\"3b1a362b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ed26ed5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5ed26ed5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Myth-Busting: Sell in May and Go Away?<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7da17c6 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"7da17c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-15df7ff elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pattersonmills.ch\/fr\/author\/edward\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-user-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEdward Mills\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-e5e8838 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pattersonmills.ch\/fr\/2026\/07\/16\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-calendar\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>juillet 16, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65f2ab20 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"65f2ab20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW221126373 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW221126373 BCX8\">&#8220;Invest for the long haul. Don&#8217;t get too greedy and don&#8217;t get too scared&#8221; \u2014 Shelby M.C. 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fa-calendar\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>juillet 16, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63a3699 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"63a3699\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW221126373 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW221126373 BCX8\">&#8220;Invest for the long haul. Don&#8217;t get too greedy and don&#8217;t get too scared&#8221; \u2014 Shelby M.C. Davis<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP Selected SCXW221126373 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"background-color: var( --e-global-color-04ee521 ); color: var( --e-global-color-3429fff ); font-size: inherit; letter-spacing: -0.015em; text-align: inherit;\">3 min read<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-615b64f5 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"615b64f5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-62e468d2\" data-id=\"62e468d2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9be4e3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"9be4e3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pm-audio-box\">\r\n  <div class=\"pm-audio-title\">Listen to this article<\/div>\r\n  <audio controls preload=\"none\">\r\n    <source src=\"https:\/\/pattersonmills.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026.07.16-Myth-Busting-Sell-in-May-and-Go-Away.mp3\" type=\"audio\/mpeg\">\r\n    Your browser does not support the audio element.\r\n  <\/audio>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n.pm-audio-box {\r\n  border-radius: 12px;\r\n  padding: 16px 18px;\r\n  background: #faf8f2;\r\n  margin: 20px 0;\r\n  box-shadow: 0 2px 10px rgba(0,0,0,0.04);\r\n}\r\n\r\n.pm-audio-title {\r\n  font-size: 15px;\r\n  font-weight: 600;\r\n  margin-bottom: 10px;\r\n  color: #8a6a2f;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.pm-audio-box audio {\r\n  width: 100%;\r\n  display: block;\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ccdad0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6ccdad0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Summer is often associated with taking a well-earned break, spending more time outdoors, or enjoying a holiday.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Investment markets have long had their own association with the season. The old market saying &#8220;sell in May and go away&#8221;, popularised during the 1950s, reflects the belief that equity markets tend to underperform during the summer months.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Whilst there is some historical evidence to support this pattern, it is far from a reliable investment strategy and remains widely debated.<\/span><\/p><h5><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">What does the data suggest?<\/span><\/b><\/h5><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The &#8220;sell in May and go away&#8221; adage is based on the observation that equity markets have, on average, delivered lower returns between May and October than between November and April.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Since 1990, the S&amp;P 500 has generated an average return of approximately 3.0% during the May to October period, compared with around 6.3% between November and April.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">However, the evidence is far from conclusive. Looking at different market indices or extending the time period can produce very different results. For example, analysis of the S&amp;P 500 dating back to the 1930s shows that, in several decades, the summer months actually outperformed the winter period.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Individual years also vary considerably. In both 2009 and 2020, summer returns significantly exceeded those achieved during the preceding winter months.<\/span><\/p><h5><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Why might summer markets behave differently?<\/span><\/b><\/h5><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">There is no universally accepted explanation for why seasonal patterns appear in financial markets.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Lower trading volumes during the holiday season are often cited as one possible factor, as reduced market participation can influence liquidity and short-term price movements. Investor sentiment, institutional portfolio rebalancing, and seasonal changes in risk appetite have also been suggested as contributing factors.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">However, these influences are often outweighed by more significant drivers of investment returns, including interest rates, inflation, corporate earnings, economic growth, geopolitical developments, and monetary policy.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In practice, markets rarely move because of the calendar alone.<\/span><\/p><h5><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The risk of trying to time the market<\/span><\/b><\/h5><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The key question is not whether summer returns have occasionally been weaker, but whether acting on this historical pattern improves long-term investment outcomes.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Moving in and out of markets requires two correct decisions: when to sell and when to reinvest. Getting either decision wrong can result in missing periods of strong market performance.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This is often easier said than done. Research has consistently shown that missing just the market&#8217;s 10 best trading days over a 20- to 30-year investment period can reduce long-term returns by more than half. Many of these strongest trading days also occur shortly after periods of market weakness, rather than following a seasonal pattern.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Frequent trading can also create transaction costs, potential tax consequences, and unnecessary disruption to a long-term investment strategy.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">For many investors, remaining appropriately invested has historically proven to be a more reliable approach than attempting to predict short-term market movements or seasonal trends.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Investment returns are driven far more by asset allocation, diversification, corporate earnings, interest rates, inflation, valuations, and economic growth than by the month in which capital is invested.<\/span><\/p><h5><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Structuring portfolios for the long-term<\/span><\/b><\/h5><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Whilst seasonal market patterns can provide useful context, they form one small part of a much broader investment picture.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">At Patterson Mills, we believe successful investing is built on disciplined portfolio construction, regular reviews, and ensuring that investment strategies continue to reflect changing\u00a0objectives, risk tolerance, and personal circumstances over time.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Rather than reacting to short-term market trends or seasonal patterns, we work with clients to ensure their portfolios remain appropriately diversified and aligned with their long-term financial goals.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">If you would like to review whether your current investments remain aligned with your circumstances,<\/span> <a style=\"font-size: inherit; 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