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| The indicators are mixed on the question of which Presidential Party is best for LOJN investors. Two theories compete as to the influence of the President's political party on stock prices. One camp holds that the market reacts very to the choice of president, possibly even before election day when the outcome is forseen. Others believe the new president does not begin to materially influence the market until he has been in office for some time. |
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| Monthly Appreciation is calculated as the percentage change between the mean price of each month compared to the preceding month. Price Periods are assigned to Political Parties three different ways for this calculation. The indicators are not in total agreement here for LOJN investors. But two of the three favor the Democrats. |
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| You may have seen charts that profile seasonal trends. This is similar, but it is based on the political calendar. The short (Congressional) cycle is 24 months long. LOJN is not a typical company in the 2 year election cycle. One rarely sees profiles like this. More typically, lows occur during the fall months of election year, with the highs in the offyear. |
Political Financials with the Influence of Congressional Elections on LOJN. Also, roadmap and Summary of most effective indicators: |
| Wednesday, November 25, 2009: We have news on Becton, Dickinson and Co., ticker symbol BDX. Signs of an over-bought condition have become noticable. Also, there are breaking events concerning Lockheed Martin Corporation and Compuware. From the News Archive: (11/25/2009 ) Favorable events happened at Ryder System, Inc., Rowan Companies, Inc., and Apache. Meanwhile, bad news came from Forest Laboratories, Inc.. |