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| NOC is a company whose stock does best under Democratic administrations, according to several measures. 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. Here all three methods 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. The offyear is the preferred year for NOC, but the lowest profitability for investors occurs at an unusual time. |
Political Financials with the Influence of Congressional Elections on NOC. Also, roadmap and Summary of most effective indicators: |
| Thursday, July 29, 2010: We have news on Automatic Data Processing, ticker symbol ADP. A significant moving average event has happened. Also, there are breaking events concerning St. Jude Medical, Inc. and W.W. Grainger, Inc.. From the News Archive: (7/28/2010 ) Favorable events happened at Cummins Inc. and Quest Diagnostics Incorporated. Meanwhile, bad news came from Harris Corporation and MetLife, Inc.. |