Stock Traders Almanac 2011 App Now Available on iPhone and iPad
03/17/2011 | 07:05am
The all-new Stock
Trader's Almanac 2011 App gives you historical market data for every
trading day of 2011. Available on iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad for
$9.99, the app contains all the data from the renowned STOCK
TRADER'S ALMANAC book in an easy-to-use format.
Created by Wiley
Global Finance and powered by content from Jeff Hirsch and the
Hirsch Organization, the STA 2011 App is a must-have investment tool
with a wealth of information organized in a calendar format. It alerts
readers to little-known market patterns and tendencies that help
investors forecast market trends with accuracy and confidence. STA is
the ultimate market data bank, showing the market's likely direction
every hour, day, week, and month based on historical precedent. The data
and analyses in the app are relied upon by savvy professionals – from
well-known money managers to journalists.
The app is loaded with trading data and timing triggers derived from
over 40 years of research by the Hirsch Organization. Features include:
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Day, Week, and Month Views
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Bull / Bear / Neutral icon for each trading day
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Daily Market Probability's for major indexes including Dow Jones, S&P
500, Nasdaq, Russell 1000, and Russell 2000
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Export daily data to iCal, Outlook, and Google Calendar
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Share data via e-mail, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn
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Notes feature, which allows you to record notes, trades, tips,
significant events, or any other important information as you might on
a calendar
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Signals to look for ?This Week?
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Full Stock Trader's Almanac blog content
The STA App contains the following research tools and strategies for
active traders and investors:
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Probability Index: A graphical representation of the likelihood
in a given period of time that the market will rise or fall based on
historical performance.
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MACD (Moving Average Convergence/Divergence): Use the MACD
calculator to measure market sentiment for clues of trend reversals or
continuation. Track and confirm entry and exit points for the Seasonal
Switching Strategy. BUY and SELL inputs help traders determine when to
get in or out of the market just like the Almanac Investor.
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December Low Indicator: When the Dow closes below its December
closing low in the first quarter, it is frequently an excellent
warning sign of a bad year. An important table of historical data
dating back to 1950 for reference and projection.
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The Santa Clause Rally: Comes to Wall Street nearly every year,
bringing a short, sweet, respectable rally within the last five days
of the year and the first two in January.
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The January Barometer: Predicts that stock market performance
during the month of January sets the direction for the entire year.
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The Best Six Months switching strategy: The stock market tends
to make almost all its gains during just six particular months of the
year.
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Four-Year Presidential Election/Stock Market Cycle: History
tells us that our presidential elections every four years affect the
economy and the stock market.
The Stock Trader's Almanac 2011 App provides the trends and insights
traders and investors need to profit in 2011.
Stock Trader's Almanac Website
The Stock
Trader's Almanac website is dedicated to arming traders and
investors with accurate information and historical data – thus
empowering them to make more profitable trades and investments. The site
offers a host of indispensable tools, including the online research
tool, investor alerts, and in-depth market research.
ABOUT THE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
JEFFREY A. HIRSCH is editor-in-chief of the Stock
Trader's Almanac, Commodity
Trader's Almanac, and the Almanac
Investor newsletter. He has been a market analyst and historian with
the Hirsch Organization since 1990. He regularly appears on major news
networks such as CNBC, CNN, FOX, and Bloomberg. As well as writing
numerous financial columns, he is widely quoted in all of the major
newspapers and financial papers.
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