Editor’s Note: This article was originally published on November 21, 2022. This article has absolutely nothing to do with trend following or the markets. I have two friends; one whose birthday is June 21 and the other whose birthday is December 21. The one in December always said she got shortchanged because she thought it was the shortest day of the year. I wrote this for them. Enjoy! Let’s begin with some things you need to know. What we think we know: The shortest day of the year is December 21st (or very close to then) and the longest day of the year is June 21st (or very close to then). Tropic of Cancer, latitude approximately 23°27′ N of the Equator. This latitude corresponds to the northernmost declination of the Sun’s ecliptic to the equator. At the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere, around June 21, the Sun attains its greatest…
