Sell in May and go away or get ready for a payday?
The markets started the first day in May mixed. The Dow 30 closed lower by 84 after being down 300, the S&P 500 gained 5, and the Nasdaq 100 popped 63. Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) was the leader to the downside in the Dow, and the metals and mining sector (NYSE: XME) was one of the weaker sectors of the day losing over 1%.