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Foundations for a rally

The 19th century American author Mark Twain once wrote: "History doesn't repeat itself, but it does rhyme." However, if Mr Twain had been privy to one of the stock market's most profitable trading secrets, he may have been persuaded to change his mind. That's because there is an amazing phenomenon - the first-quarter housebuilder effect - that has repeated itself year after year for over three decades generating huge trading profits for those in the know.

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By Simon Thompson,
10 December 2012

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Simon has managed the IC's company coverage for a decade. He's also the creator of the market-beating Bargain Portfolio, an influential stock-picker and the author of Trading Secrets: 20 hard and fast rules to beat the market.