January is one of the best performing months of the year in the stock market:

Since 1928, the S&P 500 has a 62.2% chance of rising in January, the third highest probability of all months.

During this period, only 37 out of 97 years experienced negative returns in the first month of the year.

Therefore, the average return in January is +1.2%, ranking fourth among all months.

Additionally, when the S&P 500 closes higher in January, the index's average gain for the entire year is +11.8%, with nearly an 80% chance of positive returns.

When January's gain exceeds 5%, the index has already risen +16.0%.

This year is expected to start strong.