January Effect

Description

The January Effect is a phenomenon in which stock prices tend to increase during the month of January. This effect is theorised to be caused by an increase in buying, which follows the drop in price that typically happens in December when investors, engaging in tax-loss harvesting to offset realised capital gains, prompt a sell-off.

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