The Academy.

Plain-language guides to market seasonality — what it is, how TimingAX calculates it, the famous patterns everyone talks about, and how to use it without overstating what it can tell you.

Fundamentals

What Is Market Seasonality? A Beginner’s Guide

Start here: what seasonality is, how it’s measured, why it varies by asset, and the most important caveats to understand first.

6 MIN READ
Patterns

The September Effect: Why Stocks Often Struggle in September

One of the most-cited seasonal patterns — what the data actually shows and why it might happen.

5 MIN READ
Patterns

The Santa Claus Rally: Is December Really Different?

The history, the theories, and why a 7-day window deserves a healthy dose of skepticism.

5 MIN READ
Methodology

Detrending Explained

Why Bitcoin’s “best month” isn’t what you think — and how to separate seasonal signal from long-term trend.

6 MIN READ
Methodology

The Presidential Cycle

Does the 4-year US election cycle move markets? What the theory says — and why sample sizes matter.

6 MIN READ
Strategy

How to Use Seasonal Patterns Responsibly

A practical checklist for treating seasonality as context, not a signal.

6 MIN READ