Have you heard the phrase "Sell In May And Go Away"?

There are many weird stock market indicators that pundits try to use to explain what you should be doing in the stock market at any given time.

There seems to be many ideas that people will suggest to determine your investing strategy including the January-effect, the presidential cycle, which team wins the Super Bowl, and how well stocks will fare.

Over time, the of the stock market are hard to beat, and timing the market is not something that many people can do on a reliable basis.

Based on this month, you may have encountered the "Sell in May and Go Away" philosophy. While it may sound kitschy or superstitious, does this theory actually have any legs?