In this issue:
Indexes: I expect from the small cap index exactly what’s happening now
ETFs: These ETFs are 2 of my main “markers” for when stocks will crack
Stocks: The Mag-7 are far from aligned currently. I’ll explain.
Plus, 3 quick thoughts on markets and the latest update to the ROAR Score. Here’s this week’s 3s Report.
THE LEAD
For decades, I’ve been a strategic investor focused on the long-term “story” of the markets. But right now, the risk environment is so unique—especially for my Baby Boomer and Gen-X peers—that it’s forced me to get more tactical than I’ve been in years.
The big risk being widely ignored: While there is still upside potential, the risk of a major, life-impacting loss is many times that size. And I’m not sure enough people know what to do about it.
It’s not enough to simply “run to cash.”
In this week’s full paid report, I break down:
Why a 1% drop in QQQ over just 100 minutes recently was a loud warning.
The difference between the “pop-right-back” markets of 2011, 2018, 2020, and the crisis markets of 1987, 2000, and 2008.
The steps I’m taking now to manage this modern volatility and exploit it. That’s what manic markets are for.
I’m not a full-time trader, I’m an investor who is always looking for ways to make money and not lose it. Sometimes, as is the case now, a lot of those opportunities just happen to be occurring in more of a a trader’s time frame.