{"id":634644,"date":"2025-08-04T16:24:35","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T10:54:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedailyguardian.com\/web-stories\/-634644\/"},"modified":"2025-08-04T16:24:41","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T10:54:41","slug":"the-monday-effect-why-stocks-often-stumble-at-the-weeks-start-2","status":"publish","type":"web-story","link":"https:\/\/thedailyguardian.com\/web-stories\/the-monday-effect-why-stocks-often-stumble-at-the-weeks-start-2-634644\/","title":{"rendered":"The Monday Effect: A Stock Market Mystery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><html amp=\"\" lang=\"en\"><head><meta charSet=\"utf-8\"\/><meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,minimum-scale=1,initial-scale=1\"\/><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ampproject.org\/v0.js\"><\/script><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ampproject.org\/v0\/amp-story-1.0.js\" custom-element=\"amp-story\"><\/script><link href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?display=swap&amp;family=Alegreya%3Awght%40700\" 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700\">Studies have shown that average returns are lower (even negative) on Mondays, especially in the first trading hour<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"cae4fb39-8c4b-4068-b5e9-e3b3e336735f\" auto-advance-after=\"7s\"><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-7746b26e-b2dc-4897-8679-115a5b1fda95\",\"keyframes\":{\"opacity\":[0,1]},\"delay\":0,\"duration\":3000,\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)\",\"fill\":\"both\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-c37f7e1e-8641-4116-a883-3d9fcaa450c7\",\"keyframes\":{\"transform\":[\"translate3d(112.61397%, 0px, 0)\",\"translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)\"]},\"delay\":0,\"duration\":3000,\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 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