Friday the 13th performance on “All Ords” index
“Friday the 13th” ( a.k.a Paraskevidekatriaphobia) trading strategy rules
1) buy on close one trading day before , Friday the 13th ( i.e 12 Jan 2012 , in this case)
2) exit on close on Friday the 13th
here is the back test performance summary for the “Friday the 13th” trading strategy , since Jan 1985 till date
note that during the same period the average one day gain of ” All Ords” stands at 0.03 % , and the “Friday the 13th” trading pattern fares much better, with an average one day gain of 0.35% , thus it seems “All Ords” index has no fear of Friday the 13th ![]()
for those interested below table with the details of All Ords index on prior Friday the 13th’s since Jan 1985.
ps; for those suffering from friggatriskaidekaphobia, hey, tomorrow is Saturday.




