Super Bowl indicator
The Super Bowl Indicator is a spurious correlation that says that the stock market's performance in a given year can be predicted based on the outcome of the Super Bowl of that year. It was "discovered" by Leonard Koppett in 1978[1] when he realized that it had never been wrong, until that point. This pseudo-macroeconomic concept states that if a team from the American Football Conference (AFC) wins, then it will be a bear market (or down market), but if a team from the National Football Conference (NFC) or a team that was in the NFL before the NFL/AFL merger wins, it will be a bull market (up market).
As of January 2022, the predictor has been right 41 out of 55 games, a 75% success rate.[2] Without retrospective predictions, i.e. after its invention in 1978, it had been correct in 29 out of 43 games, a success rate of 67%.
Data
Year | Team | League | Conference | Market | Correct |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2000 | Rams | NFL | NFC | ![]() |
No |
2001 | Ravens | exp | AFC | ![]() |
Yes |
2002 | Patriots | AFL | AFC | ![]() |
Yes |
2003 | Buccaneers | exp | NFC | ![]() |
Yes |
2004 | Patriots | AFL | AFC | ![]() |
No |
2005 | Patriots | AFL | AFC | ![]() |
Yes |
2006 | Steelers | NFL | AFC | ![]() |
No |
2007 | Colts | NFL | AFC | ![]() |
No |
2008 | Giants | NFL | NFC | ![]() |
No |
2009 | Steelers | NFL | AFC | ![]() |
No |
2010 | Saints | NFL | NFC | ![]() |
Yes |
2011 | Packers | NFL | NFC | ![]() |
Yes |
2012 | Giants | NFL | NFC | ![]() |
Yes |
2013 | Ravens | exp | AFC | ![]() |
No |
2014 | Seahawks | exp | NFC | ![]() |
Yes |
2015 | Patriots | exp | AFC | ![]() |
Yes |
2016 | Broncos | exp | AFC | ![]() |
No |
2017 | Patriots | exp | AFC | ![]() |
No |
2018 | Eagles | exp | NFC | ![]() |
No |
2019 | Patriots | exp | AFC | ![]() |
No |
2020 | Chiefs | exp | AFC | ![]() |
No |
2021 | Buccaneers | exp | NFC | ![]() |
Yes |
2022 | Rams | exp | NFC | ![]() |
Yes |
See also
References
- ^ "Everything you want to know about the Super Bowl Indicator". 13 February 2022.
- ^ "Super Bowl Indicator Says Market Should Rise in 2022 If Rams Win". Forbes. 31 January 2022.