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| SBUX 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 SBUX, but the lowest profitability for investors occurs at an unusual time. |
Political Financials with the Influence of Congressional Elections on SBUX. Also, roadmap and Summary of most effective indicators: |
| Tuesday, September 07, 2010: We have news on Qiagen N.V., ticker symbol QGEN. A significant moving average event has happened. Also, there are breaking events concerning Mattel, Inc. and SYSCO Corporation. From the News Archive: (9/7/2010 ) Bad news came from Expeditors International of Washington, Brocade Communications Systems, Inc., Varian Medical Systems, Inc., and Apartment Investment and Management Co.. |