Stock Trader's Almanac 2004 by Hirsch, Yale; Hirsch, Jeffrey A.;

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Praise from market professionals for the Stock Trader's Almanac:

"I have every issue since 1976 in my bookcase. They are an invaluable resource. "
-- Marty Zweig, Managing Director, Zweig-DiMenna Associates, LLC

"It's a treasure for investors who want to remember the past as they plan for the future.

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Praise from market professionals for the Stock Trader's Almanac:

"I have every issue since 1976 in my bookcase. They are an invaluable resource."
-- Marty Zweig, Managing Director, Zweig-DiMenna Associates, LLC

"It's a treasure for investors who want to remember the past as they plan for the future."
-- Louis Rukeyser, host and commentator of "Louis Rukeyser's Wall Street" and Editor-In-Chief of Louis Rukeyser's Wall Street and Louis Rukeyser's Mutual Funds newsletters

The Stock Trader's Almanac is the only investment tool that will help you forecast market trends with accuracy and confidence! With the Stock Trader's Almanac, you'll have at your fingertips all the historical price information on the stock market, monthly and daily trading reminders, and seasonal market opportunities. This wealth of information has established the Stock Trader's Almanac as "The Most Influential Book on Wall Street" among money managers, journalists, traders and savvy investors.

As the coming year is a Presidential election year, the 2004 Stock Trader's Almanac updates crucial market tendencies unique to an election year and provides key indicators such as:

• Market charts of Presidential election years
  
• Incumbent victories vs. incumbent defeats pattern
  
• The Presidential election/stock market cycle
  
• How the market acts as a barometer between the last convention and Election Day
  

Additionally, the 2004 Edition contains updated seasonal, monthly, daily and intra-day patterns; major indicators such as the "Incredible January Barometer"; the Market Probability Calendar; and bullish and bearish reminders for practically every trading day.

Critical Praise for STOCK TRADER'S ALMANAC 2OO4

"Jeff Hirsch is following in the great tradition of his father, Yale Hirsch, with this nonpareil almanac of Wall Street data. It's a treasure for investors who want to remember the past as they plan the future."

-LOUIS RUKEYSER, host and commentator of the world's favorite money program, Louis Rukeyser's Wall Street and Editor in Chief of the monthly Louis Rukeyser's Wall Street and Louis Rukeyser's Mutual Funds newsletters

"Information is key to successful investing and investors will find the Almanac chock-a-block source of need-to-know stuff."

-STEVE FORBES, President, CEO, and Editor in Chief, Forbes

"I have every issue since 1976 in my bookcase. The Stock Trader's Almanac is an invaluable resource."

-MARTY ZWEIG, author, Martin Zweig's Winning on Wall Street

"The Stock Trader's Almanac should be on every investor's desk. It's an invaluable source of investment advice, trading patterns, and Wall Street lore. It's also fun to read. I refer to it frequently throughout the year."

-MYRON KANDEL, CNN Financial Editor

Tartalomjegyzék:

2004 Strategy Calendar.

Prognosticating Tools And Patterns For 2004.

January Almanac.

January's First Five Days An ?Early Warning? System.

Incredible January Barometer (Devised 1972) Only Four Significant Errors In 53 Years.

January Barometer In Graphic Form Since 1950.

February Almanac.

Hot January Industries Beat S&P Next 11 Months.

1933 ?Lame Duck? Amendment Reason January Barometer Works.

The Fourth Year Of Decades.

Market Charts Of Presidential Election Years.

March Almanac.

Profit On Day Before St. Patrick's Day.

How The Government Manipulates The Economy To Stay In Power.

Incumbent Victories Vs. Incumbent Defeats.

April Almanac.

Add The December Low Indicator To Your Prognosticating Arsenal.

Only One Loss Last 7 Months Of Election Years.

Down Januarys: A Remarkable Record.

May Almanac.

Top Performing Months Past 531 Years Standard & Poor's 500 & Dow Jones Industrials.

Our ?Best Six Months? Discovery (In 1986) Continues To Rack Up Phenomenal Gains.

?Best Six Months? Record Skyrockets With A Simple Market-Timing Indicator.

Top Performing NASDAQ Months Past 321 Years.

June Almanac.

NASDAQ's ?Best Eight Months? Shoot The Moon With A Simple MACD Timing Indicator.

Don't-Sell-Stocks-On-Monday Mantra May Be Back.

First-Trading-Day-Of-The-Month Phenomenon.

July Almanac.

2002 Daily Dow Point Changes.

Take Advantage Of Down Friday/Down Monday Warning.

A Rally For All Seasons.

August Almanac.

First Month Of First Three Quarters Is The Most Bullish.

Down Triple-Witching Weeks Trigger More Weakness Week After.

Can The Republicans Beat The Odds In 2004?

Market Acts As A Barometer Between The Last Convention And Election Day.

September Almanac.

A Correction For All Seasons.

Market Behavior Three Days Before And Three Days After Holidays.

End-Of-Month Bullish Seasonality Shifting.

October Almanac.

Certain Stocks Soar, Others Tumble During Certain Months Of The Year.

2004 Presidential Election Year Perspectives.

The Right Stock At The Right Time: The Best Investment Book Of The Year.

Year's Top Investment Books.

November Almanac.

Announcing A New Tool For Almanac Investors.

Most Of The So-Called ?January Effect? Takes Place In December's Last Two Weeks.

Trading The Thanksgiving Market.

December Almanac.

Wall Street's Only ?Free Lunch? Now Served In Late December.

January Effect Starts In Mid-December.

If Santa Claus Should Fail To Call Bears May Come To Broad & Wall.

Sector Seasonality: Selected Percentage Plays.

NASDAQ Composite Market Probability Calendar 2004.

Dow Jones Industrials Market Probability Calendar 2004.

S&P 500 Market Probability Calendar 2004.

Recent S&P 500 Market Probability Calendar 2004.

2005 Strategy Calendar.

Decennial Cycle: A Market Phenomenon.

Presidential Election/Stock Market Cycle The 170-Year Saga Continues.

Bull And Bear Markets Since 1900.

DIRECTORY OF TRADING PATTERNS & DATABANK.

A Typical Day In The Market.

Through The Week On A Half-Hourly Basis.

Monday Reverts To Its Old Bear Pattern Worst Day Of Week Last Three Years.

NASDAQ Days Of The Week.

S&P Daily Performance Each Year Since 1952.

NASDAQ Daily Performance Each Year Since 1971.

Monthly Cash Inflows Into S&P Stocks.

Monthly Cash Inflows Into NASDAQ Stocks.

November, December, January?Year's Best Three-Month Span.

November Through June?NASDAQ's Eight-Month Run.

Standard & Poor's 500 Monthly Percent Changes.

Standard & Poor's 500 Monthly Closing Prices.

Dow Jones Industrials Monthly Percent Changes.

Dow Jones Industrials Monthly Point Changes.

Dow Jones Industrials Monthly Closing Prices.

NASDAQ Composite Monthly Percent Changes.

NASDAQ Composite Monthly Closing Prices.

Best & Worst Dow Days.

Best & Worst NASDAQ Days.

Best & Worst DowWeeks.

Best & Worst NASDAQWeeks.

Best & Worst Dow Months.

Best & Worst NASDAQ Months.

Best & Worst Dow And NASDAQYears.

STRATEGY PLANNING & RECORD SECTION.

Portfolio At Start Of 2004.

Additional Purchases.

Short-Term Transactions.

Long-Term Transactions.

Interest/Dividends Received During 2004/Brokerage Account Data 2004.

Portfolio At End Of 2004.

Portfolio Price Record 2004 (First Half ).

Portfolio Price Record 2004 (Second Half).

Weekly Indicator Data 2004.

Monthly Indicator Data 2004.

If You Don't Profit From Your Investment Mistakes, Someone Else Will/Performance Record Of Recommendations.

IRA: Most Awesome Investment Incentive Ever Devised.

Option Trading Codes/Top Ninety-Six Exchange Traded Funds.

G.M. Loeb's ?Battle Plan? For Investment Survival.

G.M. Loeb's Investment Survival Checklist.

Important Contacts.