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 had 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

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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   No
2023 Chiefs exp AFC   No
2024 Chiefs exp AFC

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Everything you want to know about the Super Bowl Indicator". 13 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Super Bowl Indicator Says Market Should Rise in 2022 If Rams Win". Forbes. 31 January 2022.