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Jeffrey Hirsch

Editor-in-Chief,

The Stock Trader's Almanac & Almanac Investor

Editor-in-Chief of The Stock Trader's Almanac
Author of The Little Book of Stock Market Cycles
25 Year Wall Street Veteran

About Jeffrey

Jeffrey A. Hirsch is CEO of Hirsch Holdings, editor-in-chief of the Stock Trader's Almanac, and publisher of Almanac Investor at www.stocktradersalmanac.com. Mr. Hirsch is the author of The Little Book of Stock Market Cycles (Wiley, 2012) and Super Boom: Why the Dow Will Hit 38,820 and How You Can Profit from It (Wiley, 2011). He worked with founder Yale Hirsch for over twenty years, taking over for him in 2001. A 35-year Wall Street veteran, he appears on CNBC, Bloomberg, Fox Business, and many other financial media outlets. Now in its 58th year, the Stock Trader’s Almanac has been published every year since 1968.

Jeffrey's Articles

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QQQ & IWM: 3 Signals Showing it's Time to Trade a Market Rally

There is little doubt that a significant amount of uncertainty still hangs over the market, the US economy, and the future of global trade. But based upon our work, the bottom could be in, at least in the short term. We are going to look to reestablish positions in the Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) and iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM), writes Jeff Hirsch, editor-in-chief of The Stock Trader’s Almanac.

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STOCKS

Tickers: IWM, SPX, QQQ

S&P and Dow: A Technical Breakdown of Where the Indices Stand

If this level of uncertainty persists, the market will be hard pressed to make any significant headway. Technically, the S&P 500 (SPX) and Dow Jones Industrial Average have some work to do to find support for any sustainable tradable rally to take hold, highlights Jeff Hirsch, editor-in-chief of The Stock Trader’s Almanac.

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TECHNICAL ANALYSIS

Tickers: DIA, SPX

S&P 500: What Past Post-Inauguration Patterns Tell Us About 2025

Tip-for-tap tariff policy has economic uncertainty swelling – and the market retreating in a manner that some are already comparing to Covid-19 and 2020. This seems like a reasonable comparison...but now is not 2020. I believe many of the market’s current concerns could be alleviated, advises Jeff Hirsch, editor-in-chief of The Stock Trader’s Almanac.

Jeffrey Hirsch

STOCKS

Tickers: SPX

Top Picks 2025: Healwell AI (HWAIF)

With small-cap season kicking off, we wanted to bring you a stock idea that’s a little different than our usual recommendations. Healwell AI Inc. (HWAIF) is a very early-stage company, but it is moving fast and is supported by a seasoned team and a large Canadian healthcare company, explains Jeff Hirsch, editor-in-chief of The Stock Trader’s Almanac.

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HEALTHCARE

Tickers: PLTR, HWAIF

Jeffrey's Videos

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Don’t Sell in May! Reposition Your Portfolio with These ETFs

The “Worst Six Months” of the year, May-October, AKA “Sell in May,” are underway. It’s time to reevaluate your portfolio. In this volatile post-election year market, it critical not to sell willy-nilly. Jeff will rundown ETFs to avoid and the best sector ETFs to rotate into for the “Worst Six Months.” He will also share his updated outlook for the rest of 2025 and why Q3 may prove troublesome for stocks.

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ETFs

35:14

Santa Claus Fails To Call , January Trifecta Update & 2025 Outlook

Get Jeff’s full 2025 forecast, plus hot stock and ETF picks for the AI Tech Super Boom! 2024 was a huge year, and the market has come a long way over the past two years so some profit taking is not unusual. My bullish 2024 Annual Forecast was on target with my best-case scenario of 15-25%. Election cycle pattern since 1949 paints a rather bullish picture for 2025. I expect the market to be up 8-12%. My January Barometer Holds the Key.

Jeffrey Hirsch

STOCKS

30:35

Reposition in May! Worst Six Months Great Time for Sidelines

Elevated risk has been historically observed during the "Worst Six Months" of the year. Tepid returns during May-October make reducing long exposure and developing a defensive strategy the wise approach. In the Almanac Investor Stock and ETF Portfolios, we do not merely "sell in May and go away." Instead, we take some profits, trim, or outright sell underperforming stock and ETF positions, tighten stop losses, and limit adding new long exposure to positions from sectors that have demonstrated a record of outperforming during the "Worst Months" period.

Jeffrey Hirsch

STOCKS

30:24

Giving Up the Bear Market for Lent

There are loads of headline risk, inflation, and recession fears out there, as well as geopolitical concerns. But this recent selloff was rather typical seasonal behavior for February, especially the latter half of the month. February is the weakest link in the Best Six Months, November-April, and is the second worst month of the year. Plus, on the heels of the massive rally of the October and December lows, the market sure needed a bit of a respite. After a textbook Stock Trader's Almanac 4-Year Cycle midterm year October bear market bottom the prospects were bullish for 2023 at the outset. Now that the market has hit Jeff's Bullish January Indicator Trifecta his 2023 Forecast Best Case Scenario is in play. Join Jeff for his updated outlook on the Sweet Spot of the 4-year cycle and his latest sector ETF trades and undervalued under-the-radar stock picks.

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ETFs

28:54

Jeffrey's Courses

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Jeffrey's Books

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Stock Trader's Almanac 2021

The 2021 Stock Trader’s Almanac is your shortcut to understanding the cycles, trends, and patterns that will define stock trading in 2021. Based on strategies that have outperformed the S&P 500 by over 325% since 2001, the &

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The Little Book of Stock Market Cycles: How to Take Advantage of Time-Proven Market Patterns

For investors looking to beat the buy-and-hold philosophy, The Little Book of Stock Market Cycles will provide simple, actionable ideas that have stood the test of time and consistently outperformed the market.

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