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August 15, 2026 | Tech Talk for Saturday August 15th 2026
Don Vialoux
Donald Vialoux is author of the free blog Tech Talk, a daily investment report available during the past 20 years at www.timingthemarket.ca. Comments focus on the seasonal and technical outlook for equity indices, commodities and sectors. Mr. Vialoux has 53 years of experience in the investment industry and is a past president of the Canadian Society of Technical Analysts (CSTA).
The Bottom Line
Will history repeat? U.S. equity indices have a history of moving lower between the third week in August and the end of September during U.S. Presidential Mid-term Election years. Average
drop per period by the Dow Jones Industrial Average since 1950 was 2.1%
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Don Vialoux August 15th, 2026
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