Best day of week to buy and sell stocks
However, the wash-sale rules prevent you from taking that loss if you repurchase the same stock within a 30-day period. As a result, although you can buy and sell shares of stock anytime you wish Seasonality Summary. I found that the best time to buy a stock was from August to December and the best time to sell stretched from January to May.The best individual month to buy was September and to sell was March. The results are based on actual trades, not hypothetical ones made in the S&P 500 or other index.