The market is a sea of confusion.
No one knows what’s happening with tariffs from one day to the next. And recent economic releases have folks worried that we could be on the cusp of a recession.
Even the U.S. dollar, which initially soared after President Trump’s win, has been stuck in a two-month-long downtrend.
Pity the business owner trying to work out if they should be investing capital into their business… or laying off staff.
One thing is for sure… Markets loathe all this uncertainty.
Both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq dipped into correction territory last week. (That’s when prices fall by 10% or more from their most recent peak.) That move took less than a month to unfold.
For investors stuck in the middle, it’s hard to know which way to jump.
But this is the kind of market where traders can thrive…
Earnings Will Tell
It’s hard to know what to do when markets turn unpredictable.
If you bail out of your holdings, the stock market could bounce. But hanging on could lead to further losses.
Apart from the money side of things, there’s a psychological hit from feeling under constant pressure. But as unsettling as it is, this uncertainty is here to stay for the foreseeable future…
Market bulls are betting on a recovery led by forecast earnings holding up. But I think that’s a mistake. Consumer confidence is rapidly decreasing, so folks are cutting back on spending.
That means waiting to buy the latest iPhone, for example. Or on the business level, corporations may pull back on the tens of billions of dollars allocated for the latest Nvidia (NVDA) chips.
I expect earnings forecasts to be cut on big hitters like NVDA and Apple (AAPL)… as well as right across the board.
If you buy in, thinking that stocks are “cheap” after the sell-off, you might find they’re still expensive once earnings expectations are revised lower…
That’s why trading is the perfect tool for this moment compared to just buying and holding stocks.
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Consistently Banking Profits
Many folks make the mistake of sitting out during these moments. They want to wait for the dust to settle before jumping back in.
But volatile markets can hand you so many trading opportunities, you’re missing out if you’re not active.
To be clear, I’m not saying you should trade any old stock or go way out of your comfort level. But especially when you’ve got a pro on your side, you can make outsized gains when things get turbulent.
I’ve been around the markets for over 40 years. I’ve traded during the 1987 market crash, the dot-com bust, the great financial crisis, COVID – and everything in between. I’ve used these periods to consistently generate solid returns.
And during the current volatility, my subscribers have banked plenty of double- and triple-digit gains. Just last week, we brought in 31%, 17.5%, 23%, 10%, 28.4%, 50%, and 46.9% between two of my services. What’s more, I’m expecting to make hundreds of trades this year.
I don’t say this to blow my own trumpet…
But if you aren’t taking advantage of the volatility we’re seeing now, I’d like to help you start. The more volatility increases, the more money I can make for my subscribers.
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Happy Trading,
Larry Benedict
Editor, Trading With Larry Benedict