Mike's mix vs the S&P 500, one line per start year

source: Each line: $1 put in at the end of January of that year (1997-2026), month-end values to Oct 12 2026. Both panels use the same log scale; Mike's mix: at each Jan and Jul month-end, 50% in the S&P 500 stock with the biggest 3-month gain, 25% each in the top two by 6-month gain (excluding that one); held 6 months, 0.2% fee per trade. A Jan start joins the mix's own run at its Jan re-pick; Prices: Yahoo month-end closes with dividends, plus dead S&P members patched in from free sources (QSTK 2000-12, sp500-data/Tiingo, a 2000-22 closes file without dividends). Still missing: most members before 2000. Before tax • drawn 2026-10-12 20:16 UTC