Does It Matter Which Day of the Week You Trade?
The Weekday Patterns tool displays the median and average historical returns for each day of the week (Monday through Friday) for any individual stock or ETF, based on multiple years of data.
Traders often wonder whether certain days of the week tend to perform better or worse than others. Questions such as whether Monday is typically weak, whether midweek patterns exist, or whether Friday behaves differently due to weekend risk are common. While these day-of-week effects have been studied extensively in academic research, those studies are usually conducted on broad market indices rather than on specific stocks or sector ETFs.
This tool provides a structured way to examine weekday tendencies at the individual security level, helping traders evaluate whether observed patterns hold up when measured against the actual historical performance of the names they trade.
Displays the median and average historical returns for each weekday (Monday through Friday), with the ability to toggle between the two measures.
Provides a detailed heatmap where each row represents a year and each column represents a weekday. This view helps assess how consistent or variable the weekday patterns have been over time.
Allows you to split the weekday analysis by volatility regime, including all data, periods when VIX was below 20, between 20 and 30, or above 30. This helps determine whether patterns behave differently across market environments.
Offers a broad overview that displays weekday patterns across an entire watchlist, with each row representing a different ticker and each column representing a weekday. This makes it easy to compare seasonal tendencies across multiple names.
Select a ticker to see which days of the week have historically delivered stronger or weaker average and median returns.
Use the year-by-year heatmap to evaluate whether a weekday's historical edge has been consistent across multiple years or driven primarily by a limited period.
Apply the VIX regime filter to determine whether observed weekday patterns appear primarily in low-volatility environments, high-volatility environments, or both.
Review the market-wide heatmap to identify which stocks or ETFs share similar weekday patterns, helping you select names that align with your trading window or thesis.
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