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Many investors know that November marks the start of the Best Six Months in the stock market, but what what they might not know is how a cyclical rotation strategy makes it even better.

The market remained strong in morning trade with the Sensex surging 281.73 points or 1.07 percent to 26528.52 and the Nifty climbing 84.10 points or 1.07 percent to 7926.80 supported by broadbased buying. Market expert Ambareesh Baliga sees 7,800-7,750 as good support level for the Nifty. In an interview with CNBC-TV18, he said Nifty is unlikely to go much beyond 8,000 levels. He remains positive on cyclicals and expects them to become more attractive post any market correction. According to Baliga, the next leg of market rally will be led by cyclicals. The broader markets outperformed benchmarks with the BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices rising 1.4 percent each. Advancing shares outnumbered declining ones by a ratio of 1544 to 380 on the Bombay Stock Exchange. The BSE Capital Goods, Realty, Metal, Banks, Healthcare, Power and Oil & Gas indices gained 1-1.7 percent. Hindalco and BHEL kept their top positions in the buying list, up 4.8 percent and 3.5 percent, respectively. Dr Reddy's Labs, Cipla, HDFC, Bank of Baroda, Ambuja Cements and PNB surged 2-2.6 percent. However, NTPC and Bajaj Auto were only losers in the Sensex 30 stocks.

While most investors try to find the next hot stock, they would perhaps be better off by following the cyclical nature of the market to maximize profits.

equities.com | Consumer cyclical stocks pared morning gains when it was announced that consumer attitudes have returned to recession-levels amid worries over ongoing unemployment.

Wall Street may be indicating a coming lull in bullishness as defensive sectors traded higher today why their more cyclical counterparts experienced some profit taking.

The U.S. economy has been mostly positive over the last decade. Consequently, businesses have been mainly doing well during this timeframe. However, historical data reveals that the economy is cyclic in nature, with both upswings and downswings. Therefore, the good times will likely come to an end sooner or later. While both large and small businesses can suffer the effects of an economic downturn, the latter are generally more vulnerable. With that in mind, here are ways to help your business survive and thrive during an economic downturn:

The potential of an interest rate hike from the Federal Reserve has had an unnerving effect on investors, however, could stocks actually stand to benefit?

Utilities companies can provide a relatively low risk investment with steady returns even if the ceiling for returns is not as high.

Three years ago, the S&P 500 bottomed from the financial crisis and recession. Sam Stovall discusses how far the market has come since, and whether stocks are in a new bear market.