Why August could be a tough month for stocks

  • Markets (^GSPC, ^IXIC, ^DJI) often show weaker performance in August with modest returns and low positive days since 1990. Yahoo Finance Markets and Data Editor Jared Blikre, who also hosts Yahoo Finance's Stocks in Translation podcast, breaks down how seasonal trends and the US dollar's (DX=F, DX-Y.NYB) strength could impact stocks through October.