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Q: I notice for so many stocks that there is a huge increase in trading volume in the last 5 days or so of every third month. South Bow is a nice example. It trades about a million shares or less daily for most of the time then trades 3 to 5 million shares daily for the last 5 to 7 trading days in the months of March, June, September, December.. The pattern repeats every quarter.
Could you please explain this pattern for me.
Thank you Paul K.
Asked by Paul on January 27, 2026
5i Research Answer:
One cannot know for sure, but to us this looks like a 'dividend capture' trade. There are some...
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