I'm not much of a stock theory guy but one thing I've always been intrigued by is the action of the stock market after a storied MLB team in a major market wins a World Series after a drought.
Example A) New York Yankees won the World Series in 1996 after an 18 year drought.
Dow Jones on Oct. 1, 1996: 5,904
Dow Jones on Dec. 31, 1996: 6,448
Dow Advanced 544 Points and 9.2%
Example B) Boston Red Sox won the WS in 2004 after an 86 year drought.
Dow Jones on Oct. 1, 2004: 10,192
Dow Jones on Dec. 31, 2004: 10,783
Dow Advanced 591 points and 5.8%
Example C) St. Louis Cardinals won the WS in 2006 after a 24 year drought.
Dow Jones on Oct. 1, 2006: 11,679
Dow Jones on Dec. 31, 2006: 12,463
Dow Advanced 784 points and 6.7%
Example D) San Francisco Giants won the WS in 2010 after a 56 year drought.
Dow Jones on Oct. 1, 2010: 10,829
Dow Jones on Dec. 31, 2010: 11,577
Dow Advanced 748 points and 6.9%
The conclusion? If you are a tinfoil hat guy, root hard for the Cubbies. A WS win would be their first in more than a century. This is the extent of my stock market analysis.*
*I left out the Phillies winning in 2008 because, you know, it didn't fit my theory and that was an era of financial armageddon. Plus, screw Philly, you know?