The seasonal pattern suggests after a pause in Feb, then higher into late April the correct from early May into late June followed by a volatile summer terminating in a swing low during September that should set the scene for a bull run into the Christmas Holidays with of course intra month volatility during October that tends to resolve to the upside just as the perma-bears crow their loudest about the market having topped.

Of course last year we saw the March Pandemic CRASH, which did divert the stock market TEMPORARILY away from it's seasonal trend, so if anything similar happens again BUY THE DEVIATION! Just as we did during March, but given the weight of the above analysis I am not seeing what could give is such a deviation to the downside during 2021, not even Covid-20, not whilst the Fed keeps printing.

US Presidential Cycle

The post election year tends to be positive, not as strong as election years though of course this time round we had the pandemic crash in it's midst, which therefore suggests 2021 could turn out to be a strongly bullish year with the market trading up by at least 10% towards the end of the year, in fact could surprise to the upside, 15%, 20% even?

This article is an excerpt form latest extensive analysis that concludes in detailed stock market trend forecast for 2021 that has first been made available to Patrons who support my work.

Dow Stock Market Trend Forecast 2021

UK Coronavirus Pandemic Current State
US Coronavirus Pandemic Current State
Stock Market Forecasts and Analysis Review of 2020
The Stock Market Big Picture
Post Covid Economic Boom
GAMESTOP MANIA BUBBLE BURSTS
FED Balance Sheet
Dow Short-term Analysis
Dow Long-term Trend Analysis
ELLIOTT WAVES
SEASONAL ANALYSIS / Presidential Cycle
Stocks Bear Market / Crash Indicator (CI18)
Dow Stock Market 2021 Outlook Forecast Conclusion

As a guide here's my forecast conclusion for 2020 -

31st Dec 2019 - Stock Market Trend Forecast Outlook for 2020

Dow Stock Market 2020 Outlook Forecast Conclusion

Therefore my forecast conclusion is for the Dow to target a trend to between 30,750 and 31,000 by the end of 2020. For a likely gain of 8% to 9% for the year (on the last close of 28,642).

My series of 2020 stock market analysis will seek to map out multi-month detailed trend forecasts as was the case for 2019. With the first to be completed during January, going into which my expectations are for a correction early 2020. Which given my bullish outlook implies should prove to be a buying opportunity.

Here is how the Dow trended during 2020 and where it ended the year.

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