Stock Trader’s Almanac 2021 by Jeffrey Hirsch – Immediate Download!
Description
Equip yourself with a financial crystal ball for navigating the 2021 markets.
The 2021 Stock Trader’s Almanac is your essential guide to decoding the cycles, trends, and market patterns shaping stock trading this year. Drawing on strategies that have consistently outperformed the S&P 500 by more than 325% since 2001, this Almanac delivers time-tested and proprietary techniques such as Hirsch Holdings’ “Best Six Months Switching Strategy,” the January Barometer, the Four-Year Presidential Election/Stock Market Cycle, and key Sector Seasonalities.
Since 1968, the Almanac has earned the trust of prestigious publications like Barron’s, The Wall Street Journal, and The New York Times, as well as countless traders and investors. Presented in a calendar format, it helps you stay ahead of critical opportunities you won’t want to miss. This resource clearly shows why it remains a go-to reference for top traders, investors, and portfolio managers.
Ideal for beginners, experienced professionals, and anyone curious about entering the profitable realm of stock trading, the 2021 Stock Trader’s Almanac is your roadmap to success in the year ahead.
Table of Contents
- Introduction to the Fifty-Fourth Edition 6
- 2021 Outlook 8
- 2021 Strategy Calendar 10
January Almanac 12
- January’s First Five Days: An Early Warning System 14
- The Incredible January Barometer (Devised 1972): Only Ten Significant Errors in 70 Years 16
- January Barometer in Graphic Form Since 1950 18
- Down Januarys: A Remarkable Record 20
February Almanac 22
- Market Behavior Under New Presidents 24
- Market Charts of Post–Presidential Election Years 26
- Post–Election Year Performance by Party 28
March Almanac 30
- Post-Election Years: Paying the Piper 32
- The December Low Indicator: A Useful Prognosticating Tool 34
- How to Trade Best Months Switching Strategies 36
April Almanac 38
- Dow Jones Industrials One-Year Seasonal Pattern Charts Since 1901 40
- S&P 500 One-Year Seasonal Pattern Charts Since 1930 42
- NASDAQ, Russell 1000 & 2000 One-Year Seasonal Pattern Charts Since 1971 44
May Almanac 46
- Summer Market Volume Doldrums Drive Worst Six Months 48
- Top Performing Months: Standard & Poor’s 500 and Dow Jones Industrials 50
- “Best Six Months”: Still an Eye-Popping Strategy 52
- MACD-Timing Triples “Best Six Months” Results 54
June Almanac 56
- Top Performing NASDAQ Months 58
- Get More Out of NASDAQ’s “Best Eight Months” with MACD Timing 60
- Triple Returns, Fewer Trades: Best 6 + 4-Year Cycle 62
July Almanac 64
- First Month of Quarters is the Most Bullish 66
- 2019 Daily Dow Point Changes 68
- Don’t Sell Stocks on Monday or Friday 70
August Almanac 72
- A Rally for All Seasons 74
- Take Advantage of Down Friday/Down Monday Warning 76
- Market Fares Better Under Democrats; Dollar Holds Up Better Under Republicans 78
- Republican Congress and Democratic President is Best for the Market 80
September Almanac 82
- Market Gains More on Super-8 Days Each Month Than on All 13 Remaining Days Combined 84
- A Correction for All Seasons 86
- First-Trading-Day-of-the-Month Phenomenon 88
October Almanac 90
- Sector Seasonality: Selected Percentage Plays 92
- Sector Index Seasonality Strategy Calendar 94
- Market Behavior Three Days before and Three Days after Holidays 98
November Almanac 100
- Fourth-Quarter Market Magic 102
- Trading the Thanksgiving Market 104
- Aura of the Triple Witch—4th Quarter Most Bullish: Down Weeks Trigger More Weakness Week After 106
December Almanac 108
- Most of the So-Called January Effect Takes Place in the Last Half of December 110
- January Effect Now Starts in Mid-December 112
- Wall Street’s Only “Free Lunch” Served before Christmas 114
- If Santa Claus Should Fail to Call, Bears May Come to Broad and Wall 116
- 2022 Strategy Calendar 118
Directory of Trading Patterns & Databank
- Dow Jones Industrials Market Probability Calendar 2021 121
- Recent Dow Jones Industrials Market Probability Calendar 2021 122
- S&P 500 Market Probability Calendar 2021 123
- Recent S&P 500 Market Probability Calendar 2021 124
- NASDAQ Composite Market Probability Calendar 2021 125
- Recent NASDAQ Composite Market Probability Calendar 2021 126
- Russell 1000 Index Market Probability Calendar 2021 127
- Russell 2000 Index Market Probability Calendar 2021 128
- Decennial Cycle: A Market Phenomenon 129
- Presidential Election/Stock Market Cycle: The 187-Year Saga Continues 130
- Dow Jones Industrials Bull and Bear Markets Since 1900 131
- Standard & Poor’s 500 Bull and Bear Markets Since 1929/NASDAQ Composite Since 1971 132
- Dow Jones Industrials 10-Year Daily Point Changes: January and February 133
- Dow Jones Industrials 10-Year Daily Point Changes: March and April 134
- Dow Jones Industrials 10-Year Daily Point Changes: May and June 135
- Dow Jones Industrials 10-Year Daily Point Changes: July and August 136
- Dow Jones Industrials 10-Year Daily Point Changes: September and October 137
- Dow Jones Industrials 10-Year Daily Point Changes: November and December 138
- A Typical Day in the Market 139
- Through the Week on a Half-Hourly Basis 140
- Tuesday Most Profitable Day of Week 141
- NASDAQ Strongest Last Three Days of Week 142
- S&P Daily Performance Each Year Since 1952 143
- NASDAQ Daily Performance Each Year Since 1971 144
- Monthly Cash Inflows into S&P Stocks 145
- Monthly Cash Inflows into NASDAQ Stocks 146
- November, December and January: Year’s Best Three-Month Span 147
- November Through June: NASDAQ’s Eight-Month Run 148
- Dow Jones Industrials Annual Highs, Lows and Closes Since 1901 149
- Standard & Poor’s 500 Annual Highs, Lows and Closes Since 1930 150
- NASDAQ, Russell 1000 and 2000 Annual Highs, Lows & Closes Since 1971 151
- Dow Jones Industrials Monthly Percent Changes Since 1950 152
- Dow Jones Industrials Monthly Point Changes Since 1950 153
- Dow Jones Industrials Monthly Closing Prices Since 1950 154
- Standard & Poor’s 500 Monthly Percent Changes Since 1950 155
- Standard & Poor’s 500 Monthly Closing Prices Since 1950 157
- NASDAQ Composite Monthly Percent Changes Since 1971 158
- NASDAQ Composite Monthly Closing Prices Since 1971 159
- Russell 1000 Monthly Percent Changes and Closing Prices Since 1979 160
- Russell 2000 Monthly Percent Changes and Closing Prices Since 1979 162
- 10 Best Days by Percent and Point 164
- 10 Worst Days by Percent and Point 165
- 10 Best Weeks by Percent and Point 166
- 10 Worst Weeks by Percent and Point 167
- 10 Best Months by Percent and Point 168
- 10 Worst Months by Percent and Point 169
- 10 Best Quarters by Percent and Point 170
- 10 Worst Quarters by Percent and Point 171
- 10 Best Years by Percent and Point 172
- 10 Worst Years by Percent and Point 173
Strategy Planning and Record Section
- Portfolio at Start of 2021 175
- Additional Purchases 176
- Short-Term Transactions 178
- Long-Term Transactions 180
- Interest/Dividends Received During 2021/Brokerage Account Data 2021 182
- Weekly Portfolio Price Record 2021 183
- Weekly Indicator Data 2021 185
- Monthly Indicator Data 2021 187
- Portfolio at End of 2021 188
- If You Don’t Profit from Your Investment Mistakes, Someone Else Will/Performance Record of Recommendations 189
- Individual Retirement Account (IRA): Most Awesome Mass Investment Incentive Ever Devised 190
- G. M. Loeb’s “Battle Plan” for Investment Survival 191
- G. M. Loeb’s Investment Survival Checklist 192
