Dimitri Speck

Dimitri Speck is a renowned financial analyst and fund manager, who has earned accolades for his innovative seasonal investment strategy. Dimitri is a prolific writer, with one of the biggest stock market letters in Germany, along with several books. He won several awards, including the Hedge Fund Journal’s award for the best European commodity fund in 2013 and the Scope Innovations Award in 2018.

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The New Seasonax Feature – “Event Studies”: How do Events Affect Prices?

In 2011, the Journal of Finance, the most influential academic financial journal at the time, published an award-winning study that examined the behavior of U.S. stock prices prior to FED meetings.

February 8, 2023
EventStudies Feature

Event study: How do key interest rate hikes affect stock prices?

Have you ever wondered how stock or commodity prices will behave when futures contracts expire, and when labor market or inflation numbers are published, or when the Fed meets for its FOMC meeting?

January 11, 2023
EventStudies FED FOMC Seasonality

Is an October Crash looming?

Tensions in the markets are increasing. Interest rate hikes, the rise in the U.S. dollar, the energy crisis in Europe, and signs of recession, are just some of the indicators that could point to further price declines.

October 18, 2022
DowJones investing October

Is trouble looming? The weakest month has begun!

This allows you to closely examine a seasonal trend from, for example, the 10th of one month to the 22nd of the following month, with just a few mouse clicks.

September 13, 2022
investing Nasdaq100 September

How to find good seasonal short phases

PDF Download (GERMAN) Article in German When you think of the markets, long investments are probably the first thing that come to mind. However, in difficult times it can make sense to take short positions. Indeed, you can spot good…

August 22, 2022
Seasonality trading

A seasonal increase is in store for silver

PDF Download (GERMAN) Four weeks ago, in the issue of Seasonal Insights, I brought you an analysis on the seasonality of gold. Today I want to take a closer look at another popular precious metal: silver. Silver, often referred to…

July 26, 2022
Commodity investing silver

On the data basis of 54 years: now is the season for buying gold!

PDF Download (GERMAN) Article in German You may be wondering why the price of gold has not taken off as inflation rises sharply. After all, despite initial increases, interest rates are now well below the rate of inflation – and…

June 27, 2022
commodities Gold investing

Gold and metals under the seasonal magnifying glass

Article in German Gold under the seasonal magnifying glass The chart below shows you the seasonal course of gold prices. Unlike standard charts, it does not show the price over a certain period of time, but rather the average course…

June 14, 2022
Gold Platin Seasonality silver

Have you considered selling your home now?

Article in German Did you know that in real estate you can save a lot of money by factoring in seasonality? You could even make more profit! In fact, seasonally speaking, right now is a good time to start selling…

May 25, 2022
homesales investment realestate

US Election Cycle: Mid-Term Election Years Tend to be Weak From Now On!

Article in German As you know, Joe Biden was elected as the President of the United States in 2020. However, did you know that there is a typical four-year cycle that follows elections? The course of the stock markets is…

April 24, 2022