Jun 13, 2025 - Economy
Friday the 13th is actually really good for stocks
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It's Friday the 13th, so make sure to toss salt over your shoulder, watch out for ladders, knock on various pieces of wood — oh, and maybe buy some stocks too.
Why it matters: Believe it or not, the stock market tends to do better on Friday the 13th than other days.
By the numbers: Since 1928, the market on average returns a 0.09% gain on Friday the 13th, per data from LPL Financial's chief technical strategist Adam Turnquist.
- "Regular" Fridays return 0.05% and all trading days, spooky or not, return 0.03% on average.
- It's not just the average return, either — stocks are up 57.6% of the time on Friday the 13th, which is a better percentage than normal Fridays or trading days in general.
Reality check: Past performance is no indication of future results, no matter how superstitious you are.
- This particular Friday the 13th looks to be far worse than usual, given the global market gyrations after Israel's strike on Iran.
The bottom line: Maybe Warren Buffett was on to something when he advised being greedy while others were fearful.
