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| TWX 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. Like many companies, TWX exhibits weakness in the uncertain months previous to the election. Also, like many, it tends to show stronger performance during the off-years. The annual dip often noticed in September, may in reality be a result of the bi-annual season of pre-election jitters. |
Political Financials with the Influence of Congressional Elections on TWX. Also, roadmap and Summary of most effective indicators: |
| Thursday, March 11, 2010: We have news on Southwestern Energy Company, ticker symbol SWN. A significant moving average event has happened. Also, there are breaking events concerning Philip Morris and LoJack Corp. From the News Archive: (3/10/2010 ) Bad news came from Omnicom Group Inc., Best Buy Co., Inc., Ameren Corporation, and Avon Products, Inc.. |