Are the Dog Days of Summer a Thing of the Past?
Jun 2nd, 2008 | By Rick Pendergraft | Category: Stock Market InvestingBeware; we have now entered the dog days of summer. Historically, stock market volume slows from Memorial Day until Labor Day. The slow summer months are believed to come about because traders go on vacation and the traditional stereotype is that most of Wall Street is playing on the beaches in the Hamptons.