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To: donald sew who wrote (51748)	9/7/1998 9:59:00 PM
From: Stoctrash	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 58727

So....you want data Don?? How's this one?<ggg> Fact: September 1, 1998 is 4 days before Labor Day. Q: What happens when there is a relatively large stock market rally 4 days before Labor Day? A: Two weeks later, the Dow is over 4% higher, on average, in 8 of 11 past occurrences. Note that some of the biggest rallies unfolded after a down month in August! Let variable values: theSec = DJIA_ACT Date Day 2w AUG 08/31/1909 Tue -0.031 1.581 08/26/1919 Tue 4.250 -4.352 08/30/1921 Tue 5.723 -2.698 08/29/1922 Tue 0.397 4.623 08/26/1930 Tue 4.085 0.813 08/29/1939 Tue 12.162 -4.164 08/31/1943 Tue 0.732 1.955 08/27/1957 Tue -0.660 -5.662 08/30/1966 Tue 3.933 -7.119 08/31/1982 Tue 3.233 9.634 08/26/1986 Tue -1.300 7.973 09/01/1998 Tue NaN -10.918 Avg 2.957 -0.695 AvgPos 4.315 4.430 AvgNeg -0.663 -5.819 PctPos 72.727 50.000 PctNeg 27.273 50.000 Maximum 12.162 9.634 Minimum -1.300 -10.918 StdDev 3.847 6.212 ZStat 0.769 -0.112