Is This the Year to “Sell in May and Go Away?”
May 04, 2018 | Investing Strategies
It’s been three months since the stock market was rocked in early February with downward moves of close to 10%. The February drop represented an explosion of volatility. For all of 2017, the major market indices had been their least volatile in decades. One of the most profitable trades of 2017 was being “short” volatility through the purchase of inverse…
Enhance Profits and Reduce Risk with Our “Low Risk Runner” Strategy
May 01, 2018 | Investing Strategies
Our research team has come up with a new perspective on stocks that have moved from the Stock State Indicator (SSI) Yellow Zone back up into the SSI Green Zone. And the results are incredible…. and incredibly profitable. Last week, we showed you how our new Kinetic VQ strategy takes a unique look at how the Volatility Quotient (VQ) can…
Why the Market Fears Higher Interest Rates (and Where You Can Find Shelter)
Apr 27, 2018 | Investing Strategies
The Dow and S&P 500 indices sold off heavily earlier this week for a strange reason. The yield on the ten-year US Treasury broke above the 3% level. Investors have been casting a wary eye on the 3% interest rate level for a while now. The billionaire bond manager Jeff Gundlach warned months ago that, if the yield rises above…
How Kinetic VQ is The Energy that Pushes Stocks Higher
Apr 24, 2018 | Investing Strategies
Last week, I introduced you to our new concept of “Kinetic VQ.” Today we are going to dive deeper into the research and show even more examples of how the Kinetic VQ can help energize your portfolios. The Volatility Quotient (VQ) is the heart of the TradeStops system. Knowing the normal volatility of any stock or fund is the key…
It’s Time to Take a Hard Look at Gold Stocks
Apr 23, 2018 | Investing Strategies
It’s time to take a hard look at gold stocks. If the gold price does what we think it will, gold stocks could enter a powerful bull trend. We are already seeing early signs of this. First let’s take a look at gold. Our time cycle forecast for gold is bullish, as you can see via the chart below. If…
A Strategy That Helps You Find the Best Stocks – In Any Market Environment
Apr 18, 2018 | Investing Strategies
How to find the best stocks Last Friday we said that energy stocks still look great. And we showed you why this is true on multiple fronts: the charts, the recent headlines driving investor psychology, and positive developments in the energy sector. But there is another reason we are bullish on energy stocks right now. It is perhaps the most…
If You’re Worried About Recent Headlines, Energy Stocks Still Look Great
Apr 13, 2018 | Investing Strategies
About three months ago, we reiterated our longstanding bullish call on oil and energy stocks. That bullish view looks timelier than ever now. Both oil and energy stocks are getting a sizable boost from current events. And speaking of current events: If you’re worried about the state of the world right now, energy stocks could be an extra favorable place…
Four Billionaires, Four Investment Styles, One Incredible Result
Apr 10, 2018 | Investing Strategies
Last week we showed you the results of one of our first billionaire portfolios. In just 8 months’ time, we were able to double the performance of the S&P 500. Our long-term backtesting using the billionaires’ stocks as the basis for our portfolios shows a similar result, surpassing the performance of the S&P 500 by more than 3-1. Today, I…
The Market is Telling Us the Trade War Threat is Real
Apr 06, 2018 | Investing Strategies
April has been rough for investors so far. And that’s putting it mildly. According to data compiled by Bloomberg, U.S. stocks just had their worst April start since 1929! On the first day of trading for April (and the official start of the second quarter), the 2.2 percent drop in the S&P 500 was the worst since the Great Depression….
Here’s Where the Billionaires Made Money These Past Eight Months
Apr 03, 2018 | Investing Strategies
One year ago, in April of 2017, we introduced “The Billionaire’s Club” to Lifetime TradeStops members. In the Billionaire’s Club (which Lifetime members can access from the newsletter section of the TradeStops site), we track the equity portfolios of sixteen different hedge fund and investment companies, each one helmed by an investing billionaire. The real power of The Billionaire’s Club…
