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[Money Morning LIVE] Monday, July 03, 2023 Fireworks, Brew and Profits! --------------------------------------------------------------- For astute observers... trends are right there in front of your face! As you've driven down the highway lately, you've surely noticed billboards advertising fireworks. Indeed, it comes as no surprise that this is the time of year firework vendors make their hay. Price be damned! Celebrations of our country's independence will feature glimmering displays in the sky! But the reality is, that truly only scratches the surface of the trends that exist around American holidays - particularly the Fourth of July. As friends and families plan barbeques and cookouts, their shopping lists aren't all that unpredictable - or different... Hot dogs? Check. Burgers? Check. Potato salad? Check. The obligatory leafy greens that four people will touch? Check. Beer? Absolutely! Ah, yes, beer... The year-round nectar of choice for many a red-blooded American. And yet, this barbeque staple is far from immune to the effects of seasonality. And through the years, one thing has become abundantly clear... July is smack-dab in the middle of beer-drinking season! Fundamentally, it makes sense. There aren't many things that hit the spot better on a hot day than a cold beer - condensation and all. But you don't need to just rely on fundamentals, the market has done plenty of work itself to prove my point... Given we're talking about the timing of our nation's Independence Day, it makes sense to examine domestically focused beer companies, like Boston Beer (SAM) - the brewer of Samuel Adams. You see, American Independence doesn't have to only be profitable for Boston Beer... It can put money in the pocket of investors too! Since 2010, from June 30 to July 11 (the weeks before and after the Fourth of July), shares of Boston Beer have ended higher in nine out of the past 13 years! Heck, there might be no better evidence of the power of this holiday than 2020 - that's right, during the height of the pandemic. Boston Beer went from $549 a share June 30 to $603 by July 11! That's a hair shy of a 10% gain in less than two weeks. I mean, just look at the below chart showing the average share-price movement for Boston Beer by month over the last five years... Simply put... there is no better month for this domestic beer giant than July! However, despite all of the above, these gains aren't solely traced to the boon felt from the boom of fireworks as beer flows. That's because July not only plays host to one of our favorite drinking holidays, but also one of our favorite trading holidays. That's because Boston Beer announces its second-quarter earnings in July! And these announcements have provided a fireworks to July's share price moves alongside the Fourth. In 2009, Boston Beer's one-day share price move following Q2 earnings was a gain 12.23%... In 2013, these jumped 14.14%... In 2016, shares charged 15.43%... In 2017, they rallied 13.56%... And in 2020, SAM soared a whopping 25.65% ! On average, Boston Beer stock has seen a one-day 3.58% boost following July's earnings. Beer-drinking season. It's real. And July is here... the time to celebrate independence and Boston Beer's best month of the year! Those are two good reasons to raise a glass.... No matter what you're drinking. --------------------------------------------------------------- Follow the Money Garrett {NAME} --------------------------------------------------------------- High-beta stocks went ballistic on Friday. Apple (AAPL) popped to an eye-watering $3 trillion market cap. It's been a wild first half of the year. 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