Reading the Data
Long-window patterns in market data, tested without the narrative.
Seasonality, day-of-week effects, cycle lengths, drawdown distributions, valuation regime histories. We test the patterns the financial media talks about, against the data, across the longest series we can find. Some patterns hold up. Some do not. Each issue covers one specific question with the empirical answer and the editorial context.
Roughly monthly; aligned to the data refresh cycle of whichever series the issue covers.
- The question being tested — written so a non-quant reader understands what's at stake.
- The data set and methodology in plain English.
- The result with charts where the chart adds information.
- What the result does and does not change about how a long-horizon investor should think.
The first long-form data-tested piece in this style. Reading the Data continues the format with new questions each month.
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