Stock Trader's Almanac

The Last Week In A Nutshell What Happened: Prior to the holiday weekend, on tapering volumes, U.S. index futures balanced. Remember This: “Equity strength at this time of the year is widely known as the Santa Claus Rally, but the term is somewhat misunderstood,” researchers said in...

The financial markets are in doldrums, with the final quarter of the year being particularly unkind for Wall Street participants. A combination of factors, including the ongoing U.S.-China trade imbroglio, are slowing global growth, and the dollar's strength and monetary policy normalization...

The first trading session of 2017 is less than a week away, so naturally, the topic on everyone's mind is what to expect in the coming year. Wall Street analysts and trading experts are more than happy to offer their top picks and outlook. Jeff Hirsch: Anticipating The Unknown Jeff Hirsch of the...

Santa Claus has been benign even to the markets, as is evident from the typically strong rally witnessed at the end of the year. Named the "Santa Claus Rally," this annual trend refers to the strong upward move in stock prices between Christmas and New Year's. Now, how is this...

The thing about the Santa Claus rally is that people often use it improperly, according to “The Stock Trader’s Almanac” Editor-in-Chief Jeffrey Hirsch. Hirsch has been the editor-in-chief since he took the role over from his father, Yale Hirsch, who started the almanac in the...

The month of August does not have the best reputation. In fact, the eighth month of the year has been the worst for the S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Nasdaq since 1987, according to the Stock Trader's Almanac. If the first two days of the month are any indication, traders and...