Good Thursday morning. Textbook trading. That’s what 2023 has delivered, to date. I cannot recall a more reliably consistent year.

There are 4 major investment themes and trading patterns that have produced extremely reliable and consistent action all year. If you’re into pattern recognition/repeating patterns, take note:

1) Seasonality/analytics have held up all year. Based on historical trading patterns, this year has been remarkably consistent. The patterns have held up all year. 2023 is a pre-election year and the most bullish of the election cycle. It has not disappointed, nor have our shorter-term seasonality patterns.

2) The technicals, based on VRA Investing System analysis (applying our momentum oscillators) have also held up incredibly well. When we’ve reached heavily/extreme oversold we’ve rallied sharply and when we’ve reached heavily/extreme overbought we’ve paused/corrected. Even as the pauses have been brief, with "buy the dip” remaining as the smart money play ...