Stock Trader's Almanac 2025

58th Annual Edition of the leading resource on US stock market trend, patterns, and cycles

Neatly organised in an accessible calendar format, Stock Trader's Almanac 2025 enables traders around the world to make sense of the complexities of the US stock market by recognising historical cycles, trends, and patterns that are essential to making sound investment decisions. This 58th Annual Edition has been thoroughly revised for 2025 to help readers on a monthly and daily basis, explaining a wealth of proven proprietary strategies including the “January Barometer,” the “Santa Claus Rally,” the “Best Six Months,” and the four-year “Presidential Election Cycle.”

Edited by veteran trader and market strategist Jeffrey Hirsch, this 2025 Almanac is a testament to the original iconic work founder Yale Hirsch created in the first 1968 edition and the over five decades of behavioural finance thought leadership it has provided since. The Almanac remains the most valuable trader's desk reference on Wall Street and this year's edition is packed with seasonal and historic investing insights for the year ahead including:

• How our Presidential Elections affect the economy and the stock market—just as the moon affects the tides
• Post-Election Years Best Year of the 4-Year Cycle Since 1985
• How the passage of the Twentieth Amendment to the Constitution fathered the January Barometer
• Why there is a significant market bias at certain times of the day, week, month and year
• Market behaviour three days before and after the holidays
• Updates investment knowledge and informs you of new techniques and tools.
• Is a monthly reminder and refresher course.
• Alerts you to both seasonal opportunities and dangers.
• Furnishes a historical viewpoint by providing pertinent statistics on past market performance.
• Supplies forms necessary for portfolio planning, record keeping and tax preparation

On the desks of Top Money Managers since 1968, Stock Trader's Almanac 2025 is an essential resource for both retail and institutional investment professionals seeking to understand recurring patterns in the US stock market and consistently maximise profit potential.