For those who put stock in historical patterns, you may want to consider holding off on buying Google (GOOG) until mid-summer. For four out of the past five years, between the January and the July earnings reports, Google’s stock has both gone down and underperformed the S&P 500 (SPY). And for five of the past five years, Google’s stock has gone up and has outperformed the S&P 500 in the second half of the year.
Read the rest of the article on Seeking Alpha…
