stock market news today

Conventional wisdom can be a stubborn force. As the trading month of May gets into full swing this week, should investors continue to follow the old adage of "sell in May and go away" — a strategy of selling stocks in May and re-entering the market in November to avoid low returns and low volumes during the northern hemisphere's summer? Right now, commonly accepted beliefs and traditional trading ideas are being tested. If April is anything to go by, investors could risk leaving returns on the table if they step out of stocks now. Europe's STOXX 600 and Germany's DAX just closed their best mon