Millions of investors think trading around earnings reports can be dicey, but I'm here to tell you that it doesn't have to be that way.
In fact, you can set yourself up for huge profits if you understand three very basic rules:
First, start with the fundamental premise that companies get put "on sale."
We talk about this a lot because it's time tested, well proven, and profitable advice. You wouldn't go to a 50% more sale any more than I would. Paying too much means you don't get as much for your money. However, chances are that you'd go if your favorite store offered 50% off - I would, too.
That's how you need to think about the stock markets. Earnings season is a time of great volatility because traders are trying to decide whether or not they want to buy or sell their favorite stocks based on newly released earnings information.
The prices don't always line up... which means opportunity is yours for the taking.
Second, look for companies that are going up when everything else is getting beaten down.
The reason behind this is that traders constantly hunt for the best stocks they can buy, so they use big down days to establish positions that have better odds of going up.
I want you to do the same thing because that's how you make your money work with the Unstoppable Trends we talk about all the time... instead of against traders who are keen to separate you from it.
Third, have a list of great companies with great results ready.
Right now one of the best is Visa Inc. (NYSE: V).
I've recommended it to paid subscribers of the Money Map Report, and the company has returned 39% (and counting) versus only 13% from the S&P 500, which means anybody following along is enjoying a 3-to-1 advantage.
The company is still a great buy for three reasons: 1) it's a global payments processor with no lending risk, 2) it operates in more than 200 countries around the world at a time when global growth is synchronized for the first time in a decade, and 3) total payment volume is around $7 trillion a year, which translates into roughly 10% of global GDP.
Key Takeaways
- Stick with the profitable opportunity that buying "on sale" means for your money.
- Prioritize companies that are trading higher when everything else is trading lower on earnings-related volatility.
- The global payments market is on the cusp of a once-in-a-lifetime change that you do not want to miss. Mark my words, you will be kicking yourself for years to come if you do.
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About the Author
Keith is a seasoned market analyst and professional trader with more than 37 years of global experience. He is one of very few experts to correctly see both the dot.bomb crisis and the ongoing financial crisis coming ahead of time - and one of even fewer to help millions of investors around the world successfully navigate them both. Forbes hailed him as a "Market Visionary." He is a regular on FOX Business News and Yahoo! Finance, and his observations have been featured in Bloomberg, The Wall Street Journal, WIRED, and MarketWatch. Keith previously led The Money Map Report, Money Map's flagship newsletter, as Chief Investment Strategist, from 20007 to 2020. Keith holds a BS in management and finance from Skidmore College and an MS in international finance (with a focus on Japanese business science) from Chaminade University. He regularly travels the world in search of investment opportunities others don't yet see or understand.