Stocks rally when Congress goes on summer break. Here’s why.

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Mark Hulbert
Stocks rally when Congress goes on summer break. Here’s why.
Stock prices face greater volatility when lawmakers are active, driven entirely by the regulatory uncertainty they create
Good news, investors: Congress will be mostly out of session between now and the end of August.
This is good news because the stock market has historically performed better when lawmakers leave Washington. This correlation has long been the subject of urban myths on Wall Street, and many have dismissed it out of hand. But in this case, the myth turns out to be real — and hard data back it.

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