"Sell Before May and Go Away" — Seeking Alpha Analyst, April 20, 2026

On April 20th, a Seeking Alpha contributor penned a dire warning: dump your stocks before May arrives, because another "big market drawdown" is incoming. Fast forward to April 24th: S&P 500 sits at 7,121, up 0.18% on the day and up 8.02% over the past month. The "big drawdown" apparently read the article and decided to go the opposite direction. Retail investors who actually followed this "go away" advice have been watching from the sidelines as the market climbs. Nothing says "trust my market timing" like a 4-day test of your thesis immediately proving you wrong.