Since 2012 the avg for May is 0.12% with an STD of 3.67% – Today, in my opinion, negated all the negative sentiment.
Today’s price action negated my bearish sentiment I was caring because of the May data since 1928.
If bears do not show strength – I am going long as well.
Here you ca view the data – As of today closing prices May 20, 2021
| .SPX | January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December |
| 2021 | -1.11% | 2.61% | 4.24% | 5.24% | -0.53% | |||||||
| 2020 | -0.16% | -8.41% | -12.51% | 12.68% | 4.53% | 1.84% | 5.51% | 7.01% | -3.92% | -2.77% | 10.75% | 3.71% |
| 2019 | 7.87% | 2.97% | 1.79% | 3.93% | -6.58% | 6.89% | 1.31% | -1.81% | 1.72% | 2.04% | 3.4% | 2.86% |
| 2018 | 5.62% | -3.89% | -2.69% | 0.27% | 2.16% | 0.48% | 3.6% | 3.03% | 0.43% | -6.94% | 1.79% | -9.18% |
| 2017 | 1.79% | 3.72% | -0.04% | 0.91% | 1.16% | 0.48% | 1.93% | 0.05% | 1.93% | 2.22% | 2.81% | 0.98% |
| 2016 | -5.07% | -0.41% | 6.6% | 0.27% | 1.53% | 0.09% | 3.56% | -0.12% | -0.12% | -1.94% | 3.42% | 1.82% |
| 2015 | -3.1% | 5.49% | -1.74% | 0.85% | 1.05% | -2.1% | 1.97% | -6.26% | -2.64% | 8.3% | 0.05% | -1.75% |
| 2014 | -3.56% | 4.31% | 0.69% | 0.62% | 2.1% | 1.91% | -1.51% | 3.77% | -1.55% | 2.32% | 2.45% | -0.42% |
| 2013 | 5.04% | 1.11% | 3.6% | 1.81% | 2.08% | -1.5% | 4.95% | -3.13% | 2.97% | 4.46% | 2.8% | 2.36% |
| 2012 | 4.36% | 4.06% | 3.13% | -0.75% | -6.27% | 3.96% | 1.26% | 1.98% | 2.42% | -1.98% | 0.28% | 0.71% |
| 2011 | 2.26% | 3.2% | -0.1% | 2.85% | -1.35% | -1.83% | -2.15% | -5.68% | -7.18% | 10.77% | -0.51% | 0.85% |
| 2010 | -3.7% | 2.85% | 5.88% | 1.48% | -8.2% | -5.39% | 6.88% | -4.74% | 8.76% | 3.69% | -0.23% | 6.53% |
| 2009 | -8.57% | -10.99% | 8.54% | 9.39% | 5.31% | 0.02% | 7.41% | 3.36% | 3.57% | -1.98% | 5.74% | 1.78% |
| 2008 | -6.12% | -3.48% | -0.6% | 4.75% | 1.07% | -8.6% | -0.99% | 1.22% | -9.08% | -16.94% | -7.48% | 0.78% |
| 2007 | 1.41% | -2.18% | 1% | 4.33% | 3.25% | -1.78% | -3.2% | 1.29% | 3.58% | 1.48% | -4.4% | -0.86% |
| 2006 | 2.55% | 0.05% | 1.11% | 1.22% | -3.09% | 0.01% | 0.51% | 2.13% | 2.46% | 3.15% | 1.65% | 1.26% |
| 2005 | -2.53% | 1.89% | -1.91% | -2.01% | 3% | -0.01% | 3.6% | -1.12% | 0.69% | -1.77% | 3.52% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.73% | 1.22% | -1.64% | -1.68% | 1.21% | 1.8% | -3.43% | 0.23% | 0.94% | 1.4% | 3.86% | 3.25% |
| 2003 | -2.74% | -1.7% | 0.84% | 8.1% | 5.09% | 1.13% | 1.62% | 1.79% | -1.19% | 5.5% | 0.71% | 5.08% |
| 2002 | -1.56% | -2.08% | 3.67% | -6.14% | -0.91% | -7.25% | -7.9% | 0.49% | -11% | 8.64% | 5.71% | -6.03% |
| 2001 | 3.46% | -9.23% | -6.42% | 7.68% | 0.51% | -2.5% | -1.08% | -6.41% | -8.17% | 1.81% | 7.52% | 0.76% |
| 2000 | -5.09% | -2.01% | 9.67% | -3.08% | -2.19% | 2.39% | -1.63% | 6.07% | -5.35% | -0.49% | -8.01% | 0.41% |
| 1999 | 4.1% | -3.23% | 3.88% | 3.79% | -2.5% | 5.44% | -3.2% | -0.63% | -2.86% | 6.25% | 1.91% | 5.78% |
| 1998 | 1.02% | 7.04% | 4.99% | 0.91% | -1.88% | 3.94% | -1.16% | -14.58% | 6.24% | 8.03% | 5.91% | 5.64% |
| 1997 | 6.13% | 0.59% | -4.26% | 5.84% | 5.86% | 4.35% | 7.81% | -5.74% | 5.32% | -3.45% | 4.46% | 1.57% |
| 1996 | 3.26% | 0.69% | 0.79% | 1.34% | 2.29% | 0.23% | -4.57% | 1.88% | 5.42% | 2.61% | 7.34% | -2.15% |
| 1995 | 2.43% | 3.61% | 2.73% | 2.8% | 3.63% | 2.13% | 3.18% | -0.03% | 4.01% | -0.5% | 4.1% | 1.74% |
| 1994 | 3.25% | -3% | -4.57% | 1.15% | 1.24% | -2.68% | 3.15% | 3.76% | -2.69% | 2.09% | -3.95% | 1.23% |
| 1993 | 0.7% | 1.05% | 1.87% | -2.54% | 2.27% | 0.08% | -0.53% | 3.44% | -1% | 1.94% | -1.29% | 1.01% |
| 1992 | -1.99% | 0.96% | -2.18% | 2.79% | 0.1% | -1.74% | 3.94% | -2.4% | 0.91% | 0.21% | 3.03% | 1.01% |
| 1991 | 4.15% | 6.73% | 2.22% | 0.03% | 3.86% | -4.79% | 4.49% | 1.96% | -1.91% | 1.19% | -4.39% | 11.16% |
| 1990 | -6.88% | 0.85% | 2.43% | -2.69% | 9.2% | -0.89% | -0.52% | -9.43% | -5.12% | -0.67% | 5.99% | 2.48% |
| 1989 | 7.11% | -2.89% | 2.08% | 5.01% | 3.51% | -0.79% | 8.84% | 1.55% | -0.65% | -2.52% | 1.65% | 2.14% |
| 1988 | 4.04% | 4.18% | -3.33% | 0.94% | 0.32% | 4.33% | -0.54% | -3.86% | 3.97% | 2.6% | -1.89% | 1.47% |
| 1987 | 13.18% | 3.69% | 2.64% | -1.15% | 0.6% | 4.79% | 4.82% | 3.5% | -2.42% | -21.76% | -8.53% | 7.29% |
| 1986 | 0.24% | 7.15% | 5.28% | -1.41% | 5.02% | 1.41% | -5.87% | 7.12% | -8.54% | 5.47% | 2.15% | -2.83% |
| 1985 | 7.41% | 0.86% | -0.29% | -0.46% | 5.41% | 1.21% | -0.48% | -1.2% | -3.47% | 4.25% | 6.51% | 4.51% |
| 1984 | -0.92% | -3.89% | 1.35% | 0.55% | -5.94% | 1.75% | -1.65% | 10.63% | -0.35% | -0.01% | -1.51% | 2.24% |
| 1983 | 3.31% | 1.9% | 3.31% | 7.49% | -1.23% | 3.52% | -3.3% | 1.13% | 1.02% | -1.52% | 1.74% | -0.88% |
| 1982 | -1.75% | -6.05% | -1.02% | 4% | -3.92% | -2.03% | -2.3% | 11.6% | 0.76% | 11.04% | 3.61% | 1.52% |
| 1981 | -4.57% | 1.33% | 3.6% | -2.35% | -0.17% | -1.04% | -0.22% | -6.21% | -5.38% | 4.91% | 3.66% | -3.01% |
| 1980 | 5.76% | -0.44% | -10.18% | 4.11% | 4.66% | 2.7% | 6.5% | 0.58% | 2.52% | 1.6% | 10.24% | -3.39% |
| 1979 | 3.97% | -3.65% | 5.52% | 0.17% | -2.63% | 3.87% | 0.87% | 5.31% | 0 | -6.86% | 4.26% | 1.68% |
| 1978 | -6.15% | -2.48% | 2.49% | 8.54% | 0.42% | -1.76% | 5.39% | 2.59% | -0.73% | -9.16% | 1.66% | 1.49% |
| 1977 | -5.05% | -2.17% | -1.4% | 0.02% | -2.36% | 4.54% | -1.62% | -2.1% | -0.25% | -4.34% | 2.7% | 0.28% |
| 1976 | 11.83% | -1.14% | 3.07% | -1.1% | -1.44% | 4.09% | -0.81% | -0.51% | 2.26% | -2.22% | -0.78% | 5.25% |
| 1975 | 12.28% | 5.99% | 2.17% | 4.73% | 4.41% | 4.43% | -6.77% | -2.11% | -3.46% | 6.16% | 2.47% | -1.15% |
| 1974 | -1% | -0.36% | -2.33% | -3.91% | -3.36% | -1.47% | -7.78% | -9.03% | -11.93% | 16.3% | -5.32% | -2.02% |
| 1973 | -1.71% | -3.75% | -0.14% | -4.08% | -1.89% | -0.66% | 3.8% | -3.67% | 4.01% | -0.13% | -11.39% | 1.66% |
| 1972 | 1.81% | 2.53% | 0.59% | 0.44% | 1.73% | -2.18% | 0.23% | 3.45% | -0.49% | 0.93% | 4.56% | 1.18% |
| 1971 | 4.05% | 0.91% | 3.68% | 3.63% | -4.16% | 0.07% | -4.13% | 3.61% | -0.7% | -4.18% | -0.25% | 8.62% |
| 1970 | -7.65% | 5.27% | 0.15% | -9.05% | -6.1% | -5% | 7.33% | 4.45% | 3.3% | -1.14% | 4.74% | 5.68% |
| 1969 | -0.82% | -4.74% | 3.44% | 2.15% | -0.22% | -5.56% | -6.02% | 4.01% | -2.5% | 4.42% | -3.53% | -1.87% |
| 1968 | -4.38% | -3.12% | 0.94% | 8.19% | 1.12% | 0.91% | -1.85% | 1.15% | 3.85% | 0.72% | 4.8% | -4.16% |
| 1967 | 7.82% | 0.2% | 3.94% | 4.22% | -5.24% | 1.75% | 4.53% | -1.17% | 3.28% | -2.91% | 0.11% | 2.63% |
| 1966 | 0.49% | -1.79% | -2.18% | 2.05% | -5.41% | -1.61% | -1.35% | -7.78% | -0.7% | 4.75% | 0.31% | -0.15% |
| 1965 | 3.32% | -0.15% | -1.45% | 3.42% | -0.77% | -4.86% | 1.34% | 2.25% | 3.2% | 2.73% | -0.88% | 0.9% |
| 1964 | 2.69% | 0.99% | 1.52% | 0.61% | 1.15% | 1.64% | 1.82% | -1.62% | 2.87% | 0.81% | -0.52% | 0.39% |
| 1963 | 4.91% | -2.89% | 3.55% | 4.85% | 1.43% | -2.02% | -0.35% | 4.87% | -1.1% | 3.22% | -1.05% | 2.44% |
| 1962 | -3.79% | 1.63% | -0.59% | -6.2% | -8.6% | -8.18% | 6.36% | 1.53% | -4.82% | 0.44% | 10.16% | 1.35% |
| 1961 | 6.32% | 2.69% | 2.55% | 0.38% | 1.91% | -2.88% | 3.28% | 1.96% | -1.97% | 2.83% | 3.93% | 0.32% |
| 1960 | -7.15% | 0.92% | -1.39% | -1.75% | 2.69% | 1.95% | -2.48% | 2.61% | -6.04% | -0.24% | 4.03% | 4.63% |
| 1959 | 0.38% | -0.02% | 0.05% | 3.88% | 1.89% | -0.36% | 3.49% | -1.5% | -4.56% | 1.13% | 1.32% | 2.76% |
| 1958 | 4.28% | -2.06% | 3.09% | 3.18% | 1.5% | 2.61% | 4.31% | 1.19% | 4.84% | 2.54% | 2.24% | 5.2% |
| 1957 | -4.18% | -3.26% | 1.96% | 3.7% | 3.69% | -0.13% | 1.14% | -5.61% | -6.19% | -3.21% | 1.61% | -4.15% |
| 1956 | -3.65% | 3.47% | 6.93% | -0.21% | -6.57% | 3.92% | 5.15% | -3.81% | -4.55% | 0.51% | -1.1% | 3.53% |
| 1955 | 1.81% | 0.35% | -0.49% | 3.77% | -0.13% | 8.23% | 6.07% | -0.78% | 1.13% | -3.05% | 7.49% | -0.07% |
| 1954 | 5.12% | 0.27% | 3.02% | 4.9% | 3.29% | 0.07% | 5.72% | -3.4% | 8.31% | -1.95% | 8.08% | 5.08% |
| 1953 | -0.72% | -1.82% | -2.36% | -2.65% | -0.32% | -1.63% | 2.53% | -5.78% | 0.13% | 5.1% | 0.9% | 0.2% |
| 1952 | 1.56% | -3.65% | 4.77% | -4.31% | 2.32% | 4.61% | 1.76% | -1.46% | -1.96% | -0.08% | 4.65% | 3.55% |
| 1951 | 6.12% | 0.65% | -1.83% | 4.81% | -4.06% | -2.6% | 6.87% | 3.93% | -0.09% | -1.38% | -0.26% | 3.89% |
| 1950 | 1.73% | 1% | 0.41% | 4.51% | 3.93% | -5.8% | 0.85% | 3.25% | 5.59% | 0.41% | -0.1% | 4.61% |
| 1949 | 0.13% | -3.94% | 3.01% | -2.12% | -3.73% | -0.21% | 6.21% | 1.2% | 2.37% | 2.95% | 0.12% | 4.36% |
| 1948 | -3.99% | -4.7% | 7.71% | 2.65% | 7.82% | 0.3% | -5.32% | 0.76% | -3.01% | 6.78% | -10.82% | 3.05% |
| 1947 | 2.35% | -1.47% | -1.69% | -3.89% | -0.89% | 5.26% | 3.62% | -2.79% | -1.37% | 2.12% | -2.92% | 2.14% |
| 1946 | 6.97% | -6.95% | 4.4% | 3.99% | 2.24% | -3.91% | -2.55% | -7.29% | -10.15% | -0.8% | -1.08% | 4.22% |
| 1945 | 1.43% | 6.16% | -4.83% | 9.04% | 1.15% | -0.93% | -1.41% | 5.8% | 3.48% | 3.74% | 3.24% | 0.99% |
| 1944 | 1.54% | -0.25% | 1.69% | -1.25% | 4.04% | 5.1% | -2.08% | 0.87% | -0.62% | 0.31% | 0.39% | 3.51% |
| 1943 | 6.86% | 5.08% | 5.56% | 0.09% | 3.97% | 2.49% | -4.05% | -0.42% | 2.37% | -1.41% | -7.47% | 5.9% |
| 1942 | 1.84% | -2.94% | -6.75% | -4.37% | 6.4% | 1.84% | 3.13% | 0.7% | 2.67% | 5.76% | -0.75% | 5.17% |
| 1941 | -4.82% | -1.49% | 0.4% | -6.53% | 0.75% | 5.01% | 5.48% | -1.06% | -0.78% | -6.86% | -4% | -4.71% |
| 1940 | -3.52% | 0.66% | 0.99% | -0.49% | -23.95% | 7.66% | 3.11% | 2.62% | 0.95% | 3.94% | -4.24% | -0.28% |
| 1939 | -6.89% | 3.25% | -13.54% | -0.55% | 6.23% | -6.38% | 10.87% | -7.14% | 16.46% | -1.46% | -4.91% | 2.38% |
| 1938 | 1.33% | 6.08% | -25.04% | 14.12% | -4.43% | 24.7% | 7.27% | -2.74% | 1.49% | 7.6% | -3.34% | 3.77% |
| 1937 | 3.78% | 1.46% | -0.94% | -8.31% | -1.03% | -5.29% | 10.26% | -5.54% | -14.21% | -10.17% | -10.11% | -5.04% |
| 1936 | 6.55% | 1.68% | 2.54% | -7.71% | 4.58% | 3.06% | 6.81% | 0.88% | 0.13% | 7.5% | 0.41% | -0.58% |
| 1935 | -4.21% | -3.96% | -3.09% | 9.56% | 3.23% | 6.78% | 8.31% | 2.17% | 2.39% | 7.51% | 3.93% | 3.71% |
| 1934 | 10.59% | -3.67% | -0.09% | -2.7% | -8.13% | 2.08% | -11.52% | 5.41% | -0.55% | -3.19% | 8.29% | -0.42% |
| 1933 | 0.73% | -18.44% | 3.36% | 42.22% | 15.87% | 13.17% | -8.8% | 11.46% | -11.36% | -8.85% | 10.27% | 2.23% |
| 1932 | -2.83% | 5.07% | -11.82% | -20.25% | -23.33% | -0.89% | 37.7% | 37.54% | -3.69% | -13.86% | -5.89% | 5.19% |
| 1931 | 4.89% | 11.44% | -6.92% | -9.59% | -13.72% | 13.9% | -7.42% | 0.95% | -29.94% | 8.44% | -9.78% | -14.53% |
| 1930 | 6.25% | 2.15% | 7.99% | -0.95% | -1.65% | -16.46% | 3.67% | 0.75% | -13.01% | -8.88% | -2.18% | -7.42% |
| 1929 | 5.71% | -0.58% | -0.23% | 1.61% | -4.28% | 11.24% | 4.56% | 9.8% | -4.89% | -19.93% | -13.37% | 2.53% |
| 1928 | -1.76% | 10.83% | 3.24% | 1.27% | -4.05% | 1.25% | 7.41% | 2.4% | 1.45% | 11.99% | 0.29% | |
| AVG | 1.2% | -0.08% | 0.51% | 1.49% | -0.13% | 0.78% | 1.61% | 0.68% | -1% | 0.4% | 0.85% | 1.33% |
| STD | 4.75% | 4.25% | 5.1% | 6.54% | 5.53% | 5.18% | 5.92% | 6.02% | 5.8% | 6.09% | 5.15% | 3.7% |