Did you know that the strongest three month span for the stock market is November through January? February is then weaker, but is followed by a strong March and April. After a soft June, the market turns strong during July (the start of the traditional sum­mer rally). The weakest month of the year is September. The strongest month is December (ending with the well known Santa Claus rally just after Christmas). That information, and a whole lot more about stock market cycles, can be found in Yale Hirsch's annual Stock Trader's Almanac (The Hirsch Organization, 184 Central Avenue, Old Tappen, NJ 07675).