Monthly Market Rhythm Playbook January–April Transition Analysis for Midterm Years (SPX) Every market cycle begins the same way — the bull and the bear step into the ring. January throws the first punch, often exposing stress and hidden weakness. February responds, testing whether fear was overdone. March escalates the fight, separating real strength from temporary relief. And by April, the market decides who deserves control. This 2026 Monthly Market Rhythm Playbook examines that four-month battle using midterm-year SPX history, not as a seasonal myth, but as a behavioral pattern shaped by liquidity, positioning, and psychology. The goal isn’t prediction — it’s understanding the handoff between regimes. Yes — there are clear, repeatable transition patterns across January → February → March → April in midterm years, and historical SPX data shows a progressive regime evolution , not random seasonality. This playbook focuses on how the market transitions ...
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