Saut believes the stock market bottomed in February. Traditionally, the period between the 28th of a month to the 6th of a new month has been very strong for the stock market. That makes March the fourth best month for stocks after December, November and April.

The average return for February, on the other hand, is a dismal negative 0. In fact, the first five days of March have all posted positive annualized returns going back to , Saut said. March tends to be kind to the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, The Dow posted average gains of 1.

Breakouts tend to be a bullish sign but this one may not get much mileage due to a lack of follow-through buying, she said. Sue Chang is a MarketWatch reporter in San Francisco.

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