Seasonal Sector Trades: 2014 Q1 Strategies

Jeffrey A. Hirsch · John L. Person

Dec 2013 · Sold by John Wiley & Sons

About this ebook

Commodity Trader's Almanac is now Seasonal Sector Trades!

Strategies identifying the best-performing seasonal trades for the first quarter of 2014

Seasonal tendencies and cycles provide a foundation for profitable trading. This edition of Seasonal Sector Trades contains trade ideas and strategies for the first quarter (Q1) of 2014. It identifies the best trades for each month based on historic tendencies and cycles. A special report is issued covering stocks, bonds, currencies, energy, metals, grains, soft commodities, and meats. Concise and to-the-point, the report describes monthly price tendencies for each market, alerting you to major trading opportunities. An accompanying strategy calendar shows you what to monitor during the beginning, middle, and end of each month.

In addition to this information, daily exits and entries are provided for trades with the best historic performance. Backstopping the trade ideas are articles on the major trades of the month and in-depth analysis on the historic price patterns of the underlying market. The trading ideas and data allow you to compare current market conditions against historic tendencies and make informed trading decisions along the way.

• Includes in-depth analysis and data of the seasonal tendencies of all major financial and commodity markets
• Details trading tips and strategies to maximize profits from suggested trades
• Based on years of proven historical data

The culmination of years of painstaking research, this quarterly guide will provide you with the historic knowledge to spot big trades unfolding in today's markets.

About the author

Jeff Hirsch is chief market strategist of the Magnet AE Fund, President of the Hirsch Organization and Editor-in-Chief of the Stock Trader's Almanac. He's worked with Stock Trader's Almanac founder Yale Hirsch for over 20 years, taking over in 2001. He appears frequently on CNBC, CNN, Bloomberg, FOX Business, and many other national and international media outlets to discuss market cycles, seasonality, trade patterns and predictions, and historical trends.?He also edits the firm's digital service, Almanac Investor, a subscription product that provides market analysis, investment recommendations, market data, and research tools.

John L. Person is a thirty-two-year veteran of the trading industry, having worked as a floor trader, broker, analyst, and founder of NationalFutures.com, an online education site. He developed the Person Pivots (PPS) and other technical indicators that are on several companies' popular trading platforms, including TDAmeritrade, TradeStation, Open E Cry, NinjaTrader,Tradesignal, and Trade Navigator. Person has taught thousands of traders including members of the largest exchanges, and frequently speaks at industry conferences. He is the author of three nationally and internationally popular trading books as well as three trading courses and a DVD seminar series. Person's latest book, Commodity Trader's Almanac, is the authoritative guide to trading the seasonal aspects of the commodity markets and the correlated ETFs and stocks of those markets.