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Jonathan Krinsky, technical strategist at BTIG, has also noted the very strong market breadth of the last two sessions (see the post below). And when combined with the S&P 500's relative strength ...

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Historically, February in a post-election year has been the worst month for the U.S. stock market, according to Carson Group.

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This fact is evident in the performance chart of the benchmark S&P 500 index, which collapsed approximately 25% from February until it reached its lows in early April. S&P 500 10-year price chart.