The U.S. stock market is likely to decline between the Jewish holidays of Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur — which this year begins at sundown on Monday, Sept. 22 and ends on the evening of Wednesday, Oct.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. John Navin is a Colorado-based journalist who writes about stocks. The head-and-shoulders pattern is the classic bearish indicator ...

Therefore, for investors looking to make a data-driven decision, it seems best to continue buying and holding stocks in a portfolio, year in and year out. The S&P 500 is statistically likely to ...