15 Stock Picks for you to Kick-Start the Second Quarter

Investors are caught like a deer in the headlights right now.

It could take years for the market to recover from where it was a couple of months ago.

And while these investors are sitting on their hands and waiting... they are missing some of the best trading opportunities they could see in their lifetimes.

There's money to be made in this downturned market - you just have to know where to find it.

Well, I've done the work for you.

Here are 15 stocks that are about to soar - creating some of the best trading opportunities I've ever seen...

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These 15 Stocks Have the Potential to See Historical Gains

While it seems like we're in the midst of a lull being out of work and not going about our daily routine - for options traders, there's something big bubbling under the surface.

The coronavirus has created the perfect setup by uncovering a heap of stocks that are positioning for a run up from the current bargain basement prices.

Get Your Buy List Ready: COVID-19 has crushed markets, but stocks will bounce higher. This is a once-in-a-lifetime chance to get into great companies at historically low prices, so put these stocks on your buy list now...

So first, let's talk about the long term...

We saw the S&P 500 take a massive hit - but I've narrowed the top stocks that will rise from the ashes.

The first ones to highlight are the FAANG stocks. FAANG stands for Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix, and Google, and they're paired together because they are the five largest tech companies in the United States.

These are going to run up for the simplest reason: people are at home.

Now more than ever, people are using technology to connect with friends, shop, watch shows, and even do classes and work online.

The following FAANG stocks (listed below) will likely lead the charge:

  • Facebook, Inc. Common Stock (NASDAQ: FB)
  • Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)
  • Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN)
  • Netflix Inc (NASDAQ: NFLX)
  • Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL)

Recent high-fliers set all-time highs pre-coronavirus and are likely to rebound sharply once the market bounces as well:

  • Mastercard Inc. (NYSE: MA)
  • Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA)
  • NVIDIA Corp. (NASDAQ: NVDA)
  • Paycom Software Inc. (NASDAQ: PAYC)

Now is a great time to start building your future long-term portfolio - and the stocks above would be great additions.

But you don't have to wait for the market to bounce to profit...

These are stocks right now that performed exceptionally well in the face of this market crash.

In fact, the following stocks set all-time highs in March:
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Stock

Date of Change Previous Close Latest Close Change %
1 Zoom Video Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: ZM) 3/30/2020 90.95 150.88 65.89
2 Teladoc Health Inc. (NYSE: TDOC) 3/30/2020 111.77 163.56 46.34
3 Citrix Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: CTXS) 3/30/2020 122.03 145.91 19.57
4 eHealth, Inc. (NASDAQ: EHTH) 3/30/2020 124.19 142.01 14.35
5 DIGITAL RLTY TR/SH (NYSE: DLR) 3/30/2020 131.50 139.81 6.32
6 Clorox Co. (NYSE: CLX) 3/30/2020 164.83 174.48 5.85

These are all shorter-term, 30-day performers.

If you're looking for ways to pad your portfolio and take wins while the market is in turmoil, these are the stocks to be looking at.

I'd suggest buying shorter-term, 30-day options or option spreads on these stocks.

Whether it's short-term, long-term, or both, the market is currently ripe with opportunity.

This is a new time that nobody has really experienced before. We're all now at home, spending more time with family members, finding ways to pass the time. The days seem to be passing slower, and people are finding new hobbies and things to do.

I, for one, am spending a lot of quality time with my wife and kids. We're cooking dinners together, playing games, and really getting to spend (even more) quality time together as a family.

And I'm here to remind you that this is only temporary. The coronavirus will be contained, and life will return to normal.

So take advantage of these trades! Now is the time to get in on this action that will change your life - all while the majority of investors sit on the sidelines.

But these 15 stocks aren't the only opportunities out there...

In fact, if you take a look outside of stocks, there's another market where traders have been racking up the cash - the currency market.

See, a tiny sliver of the currency market called microcurrencies has been handing traders gains left and right while stocks continue to fall.

This year alone, this select group of readers has had the chance to take 1,327% in total gains! Click here to learn how you can join them...

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About the Author

Tom Gentile, options trading specialist for Money Map Press, is widely known as America's No. 1 Pattern Trader thanks to his nearly 30 years of experience spotting lucrative patterns in options trading. Tom has taught over 300,000 traders his option trading secrets in a variety of settings, including seminars and workshops. He's also a bestselling author of eight books and training courses.

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