Stock Trader's Almanac 2015
11th Edition
Published on 20. October 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
192 pages
978-1-118-91760-2 (ISBN)
Description
The most trusted source of historical stock trading trend data for over forty years
Stock Trader's Almanac is the indispensable annual resource that helps active traders and investors profit from market cycles and seasonal trends. This practical investment tool provides a roundup of the year's data--some of the cleanest in the business--and encapsulates the historical price information, patterns, seasonalities, and trends in a calendar format. Readers get daily and monthly reminders, alerts to seasonal opportunities and dangers, plus outlines of widely-followed historical patterns and proprietary theory and strategy. The new 2015 edition includes significant revisions from the famous Best Six Months switching strategy, plus details on the renowned January Barometer and the stock market strategy aligned with the election cycle.
Analytical tools help investors and traders make investing decisions from fundamental analysis to technical analysis. Historical stock patterns have an uncanny tendency to repeat, and the proprietary data and expert analysis of Stock Trader's Almanac translates these patterns into practical information that gives market players an edge. Readers can:
* Discover little-known market patterns and tendencies
* Evaluate pre-Presidential election year cycles and perspectives
* Explore the market impact of the Lame Duck year
* Forecast market trends accurately and confidently
Representing a massive feat of data collection and analysis, this annual guide offers a host of market-ready strategies and delineated patterns. This invaluable data is not available from any other source, and the expert analysis is exclusive to this guide. For over forty years, thousands of market players have turned to the historical patterns found only in the Stock Trader's Almanac, the most trusted source for patterns, trends, and cycles.
Stock Trader's Almanac is the indispensable annual resource that helps active traders and investors profit from market cycles and seasonal trends. This practical investment tool provides a roundup of the year's data--some of the cleanest in the business--and encapsulates the historical price information, patterns, seasonalities, and trends in a calendar format. Readers get daily and monthly reminders, alerts to seasonal opportunities and dangers, plus outlines of widely-followed historical patterns and proprietary theory and strategy. The new 2015 edition includes significant revisions from the famous Best Six Months switching strategy, plus details on the renowned January Barometer and the stock market strategy aligned with the election cycle.
Analytical tools help investors and traders make investing decisions from fundamental analysis to technical analysis. Historical stock patterns have an uncanny tendency to repeat, and the proprietary data and expert analysis of Stock Trader's Almanac translates these patterns into practical information that gives market players an edge. Readers can:
* Discover little-known market patterns and tendencies
* Evaluate pre-Presidential election year cycles and perspectives
* Explore the market impact of the Lame Duck year
* Forecast market trends accurately and confidently
Representing a massive feat of data collection and analysis, this annual guide offers a host of market-ready strategies and delineated patterns. This invaluable data is not available from any other source, and the expert analysis is exclusive to this guide. For over forty years, thousands of market players have turned to the historical patterns found only in the Stock Trader's Almanac, the most trusted source for patterns, trends, and cycles.
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Content
10 2015 Strategy Calendar
12 January Almanac
14 January's First Five Days: An Early Warning System
16 The Incredible January Barometer (Devised 1972):
Only Seven Significant Errors in 64 Years
18 January Barometer in Graphic Form Since 1950
20 Pre-Presidential Election Years: No Losers in 76 Years
22 February Almanac
24 2015 Outlooks from Some of the Best Minds on Wall Street
30 March Almanac
32 Market Charts of Pre-Presidential Election Years
34 The Fifth Year of Decades
36 Why a 50% Gain in the Dow Is Possible from Its 2014 Low to Its 2015 High
38 April Almanac
40 Seventh Year of Presidential Terms
42 How to Trade Best Months Switching Strategies
44 The December Low Indicator: A Useful Prognosticating Tool
46 May Almanac
48 Down Januarys: A Remarkable Record
50 Top Performing Months Past 641/43 Years:
Standard & Poor's 500 and Dow Jones Industrials
52 "Best Six Months": Still an Eye-Popping Strategy
54 MACD-Timing Triples "Best Six Months" Results
56 June Almanac
58 Top Performing NASDAQ Months Past 431/43 Years
60 Get More out of NASDAQ's "Best Eight Months" with MACD Timing
62 Triple Returns, Less Trades: Best 6 + 4-Year Cycle
64 July Almanac
66 First Month of Quarters Is the Most Bullish
68 2013 Daily Dow Point Changes
70 Don't Sell Stocks on Monday or Friday
72 A Rally for All Seasons
74 August Almanac
76 Best Investment Book of the Year: Profitable Day and Swing Trading
78 Aura of the Triple Witch--4th Quarter Most Bullish:
Down Weeks Trigger More Weakness Week After
80 Take Advantage of Down Friday/Down Monday Warning
82 September Almanac
84 A Correction for All Seasons
86 First-Trading-Day-of-the-Month Phenomenon:
Dow Gains More One Day than All Other Days
88 Market Behavior Three Days before and Three Days after Holidays
90 October Almanac
92 Market Gains More on Super-8 Days Each Month than on All 13 Remaining Days Combined
94 Sector Seasonality: Selected Percentage Plays
96 Sector Index Seasonality Strategy Calendar
100 November Almanac
102 Fourth Quarter Market Magic
104 Trading the Thanksgiving Market
106 Most of the So-Called "January Effect" Takes Place in Last Half of December
108 December Almanac
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 Year's Top Investment Books
118 2016 Strategy Calendar
DIRECTORY OF TRADING PATTERNS AND DATABANK
121 Dow Jones Industrials Market Probability Calendar 2015
122 Recent Dow Jones Industrials Market Probability Calendar 2015
123 S&P 500 Market Probability Calendar 2015
124 Recent S&P 500 Market Probability Calendar 2015
125 NASDAQ Composite Market Probability Calendar 2015
126 Recent NASDAQ Composite Market Probability Calendar 2015
127 Russell 1000 Index Market Probability Calendar 2015
128 Russell 2000 Index Market Probability Calendar 2015
129 Decennial Cycle: A Market Phenomenon
130 Presidential Election/Stock Market Cycle: The 181-Year Saga Continues
131 Dow Jones Industrials Bull and Bear Markets Since 1900
132 Standard & Poor's 500 Bull and Bear Markets Since 1929/NASDAQ Composite Since 1971
133 Dow Jones Industrials 10-Year Daily Point Changes: January and February
134 Dow Jones Industrials 10-Year Daily Point Changes: March and April
135 Dow Jones Industrials 10-Year Daily Point Changes: May and June
136 Dow Jones Industrials 10-Year Daily Point Changes: July and August
137 Dow Jones Industrials 10-Year Daily Point Changes: September and October
138 Dow Jones Industrials 10-Year Daily Point Changes: November and December
139 A Typical Day in the Market
140 Through the Week on a Half-Hourly Basis
141 Tuesday Most Profitable Day of Week
142 NASDAQ Strongest Last 3 Days of Week
143 S&P Daily Performance Each Year Since 1952
144 NASDAQ Daily Performance Each Year Since 1971
145 Monthly Cash Inflows into S&P Stocks
146 Monthly Cash Inflows into NASDAQ Stocks
147 November, December, and January: Year's Best Three-Month Span
148 November Through June: NASDAQ's Eight-Month Run
149 Dow Jones Industrials Annual Highs, Lows, and Closes Since 1901
150 S&P 500 Annual Highs, Lows, and Closes Since 1930
151 NASDAQ, Russell 1000 and 2000 Annual Highs, Lows, and Closes Since 1971
152 Dow Jones Industrials Monthly Percent Changes Since 1950
153 Dow Jones Industrials Monthly Point Changes Since 1950
154 Dow Jones Industrials Monthly Closing Prices Since 1950
155 Standard & Poor's 500 Monthly Percent Changes Since 1950
156 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
161 10 Best Days by Percent and Point
162 10 Worst Days by Percent and Point
163 10 Best Weeks by Percent and Point
164 10 Worst Weeks by Percent and Point
165 10 Best Months by Percent and Point
166 10 Worst Months by Percent and Point
167 10 Best Quarters by Percent and Point
168 10 Worst Quarters by Percent and Point
169 10 Best Years by Percent and Point
170 10 Worst Years by Percent and Point
171 Dow Jones Industrials One-Year Seasonal Pattern Charts Since 1901
172 S&P 500 One-Year Seasonal Pattern Charts Since 1930
173 NASDAQ, Russell 1000 & 2000 One-Year Seasonal Pattern Charts Since 1971
STRATEGY PLANNING AND RECORD SECTION
175 Portfolio at Start of 2015
176 Additional Purchases
178 Short-Term Transactions
180 Long-Term Transactions
182 Interest/Dividends Received during 2015/Brokerage Account Data 2015
183 Weekly Portfolio Price Record 2015
185 Weekly Indicator Data 2015
187 Monthly Indicator Data 2015
188 Portfolio at End of 2015
189 If You Don't Profit from Your Investment Mistakes, Someone Else Will; Performance Record of Recommendations
190 Individual Retirement Account (IRA):
Most Awesome Mass Investment Incentive Ever Devised
191 G.M. Loeb's "Battle Plan" for Investment Survival
192 G.M. Loeb's Investment Survival Checklist
12 January Almanac
14 January's First Five Days: An Early Warning System
16 The Incredible January Barometer (Devised 1972):
Only Seven Significant Errors in 64 Years
18 January Barometer in Graphic Form Since 1950
20 Pre-Presidential Election Years: No Losers in 76 Years
22 February Almanac
24 2015 Outlooks from Some of the Best Minds on Wall Street
30 March Almanac
32 Market Charts of Pre-Presidential Election Years
34 The Fifth Year of Decades
36 Why a 50% Gain in the Dow Is Possible from Its 2014 Low to Its 2015 High
38 April Almanac
40 Seventh Year of Presidential Terms
42 How to Trade Best Months Switching Strategies
44 The December Low Indicator: A Useful Prognosticating Tool
46 May Almanac
48 Down Januarys: A Remarkable Record
50 Top Performing Months Past 641/43 Years:
Standard & Poor's 500 and Dow Jones Industrials
52 "Best Six Months": Still an Eye-Popping Strategy
54 MACD-Timing Triples "Best Six Months" Results
56 June Almanac
58 Top Performing NASDAQ Months Past 431/43 Years
60 Get More out of NASDAQ's "Best Eight Months" with MACD Timing
62 Triple Returns, Less Trades: Best 6 + 4-Year Cycle
64 July Almanac
66 First Month of Quarters Is the Most Bullish
68 2013 Daily Dow Point Changes
70 Don't Sell Stocks on Monday or Friday
72 A Rally for All Seasons
74 August Almanac
76 Best Investment Book of the Year: Profitable Day and Swing Trading
78 Aura of the Triple Witch--4th Quarter Most Bullish:
Down Weeks Trigger More Weakness Week After
80 Take Advantage of Down Friday/Down Monday Warning
82 September Almanac
84 A Correction for All Seasons
86 First-Trading-Day-of-the-Month Phenomenon:
Dow Gains More One Day than All Other Days
88 Market Behavior Three Days before and Three Days after Holidays
90 October Almanac
92 Market Gains More on Super-8 Days Each Month than on All 13 Remaining Days Combined
94 Sector Seasonality: Selected Percentage Plays
96 Sector Index Seasonality Strategy Calendar
100 November Almanac
102 Fourth Quarter Market Magic
104 Trading the Thanksgiving Market
106 Most of the So-Called "January Effect" Takes Place in Last Half of December
108 December Almanac
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 Year's Top Investment Books
118 2016 Strategy Calendar
DIRECTORY OF TRADING PATTERNS AND DATABANK
121 Dow Jones Industrials Market Probability Calendar 2015
122 Recent Dow Jones Industrials Market Probability Calendar 2015
123 S&P 500 Market Probability Calendar 2015
124 Recent S&P 500 Market Probability Calendar 2015
125 NASDAQ Composite Market Probability Calendar 2015
126 Recent NASDAQ Composite Market Probability Calendar 2015
127 Russell 1000 Index Market Probability Calendar 2015
128 Russell 2000 Index Market Probability Calendar 2015
129 Decennial Cycle: A Market Phenomenon
130 Presidential Election/Stock Market Cycle: The 181-Year Saga Continues
131 Dow Jones Industrials Bull and Bear Markets Since 1900
132 Standard & Poor's 500 Bull and Bear Markets Since 1929/NASDAQ Composite Since 1971
133 Dow Jones Industrials 10-Year Daily Point Changes: January and February
134 Dow Jones Industrials 10-Year Daily Point Changes: March and April
135 Dow Jones Industrials 10-Year Daily Point Changes: May and June
136 Dow Jones Industrials 10-Year Daily Point Changes: July and August
137 Dow Jones Industrials 10-Year Daily Point Changes: September and October
138 Dow Jones Industrials 10-Year Daily Point Changes: November and December
139 A Typical Day in the Market
140 Through the Week on a Half-Hourly Basis
141 Tuesday Most Profitable Day of Week
142 NASDAQ Strongest Last 3 Days of Week
143 S&P Daily Performance Each Year Since 1952
144 NASDAQ Daily Performance Each Year Since 1971
145 Monthly Cash Inflows into S&P Stocks
146 Monthly Cash Inflows into NASDAQ Stocks
147 November, December, and January: Year's Best Three-Month Span
148 November Through June: NASDAQ's Eight-Month Run
149 Dow Jones Industrials Annual Highs, Lows, and Closes Since 1901
150 S&P 500 Annual Highs, Lows, and Closes Since 1930
151 NASDAQ, Russell 1000 and 2000 Annual Highs, Lows, and Closes Since 1971
152 Dow Jones Industrials Monthly Percent Changes Since 1950
153 Dow Jones Industrials Monthly Point Changes Since 1950
154 Dow Jones Industrials Monthly Closing Prices Since 1950
155 Standard & Poor's 500 Monthly Percent Changes Since 1950
156 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
161 10 Best Days by Percent and Point
162 10 Worst Days by Percent and Point
163 10 Best Weeks by Percent and Point
164 10 Worst Weeks by Percent and Point
165 10 Best Months by Percent and Point
166 10 Worst Months by Percent and Point
167 10 Best Quarters by Percent and Point
168 10 Worst Quarters by Percent and Point
169 10 Best Years by Percent and Point
170 10 Worst Years by Percent and Point
171 Dow Jones Industrials One-Year Seasonal Pattern Charts Since 1901
172 S&P 500 One-Year Seasonal Pattern Charts Since 1930
173 NASDAQ, Russell 1000 & 2000 One-Year Seasonal Pattern Charts Since 1971
STRATEGY PLANNING AND RECORD SECTION
175 Portfolio at Start of 2015
176 Additional Purchases
178 Short-Term Transactions
180 Long-Term Transactions
182 Interest/Dividends Received during 2015/Brokerage Account Data 2015
183 Weekly Portfolio Price Record 2015
185 Weekly Indicator Data 2015
187 Monthly Indicator Data 2015
188 Portfolio at End of 2015
189 If You Don't Profit from Your Investment Mistakes, Someone Else Will; Performance Record of Recommendations
190 Individual Retirement Account (IRA):
Most Awesome Mass Investment Incentive Ever Devised
191 G.M. Loeb's "Battle Plan" for Investment Survival
192 G.M. Loeb's Investment Survival Checklist