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How to Protect Your Hard-Earned Money with Options Right Now

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A UBS study not long ago polled 3,750 investors, and 81% are predicting another market crash before the end of the year. The average drop of the predictions? Thirty-five percent.

Now, I'm usually not one to run with a crowd, but in this case… Well, even the most bullish optimists out there in Sunshine Town have to admit, the risks are there, and they're pretty easy to see.

We've got a potentially chaotic, drawn-out presidential election in November, which is right around the time experts agree cooler weather could bring worse COVID-19 outbreaks. We've got tensions with Iran; China and India have a bone to pick with each other, too. And, any given hour of the day or night, a provocative tweet from the White House could upend any and everything, really.

The 10% dip the Nasdaq took last week could be just an appetizer. Any one or a combination of those things could send stocks tumbling just as low, or lower, than we saw in March.

Look, I'm not saying this to spoil your good time. And I'm not saying it's time to head for the hills – not by a long shot.

But it is the perfect time to look at some inexpensive and, in some cases, potentially very profitable ways to fortify our portfolios and any long-term positions we might like to have on.

These moves will work if we have another crash, but they'll also pay off if we get another big gap downward like last week's, which could be even be more likely than a flat-out crash.

Here's what to do… Full Story

Here's what to do...

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Markets Live Recap: Another $3 Trillion in Stimulus Money (Barely) Lifts Stocks

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Markets faltered in early trading this morning as the Trump administration moved to block shipments of semiconductors to Huawei Technologies from global chipmakers.

Retails sales data also showed a 16.4% month-over-month drop in April – an all-time record.

The news sent the Dow down 1% to start the day, before it rallied and closed 0.25% higher as news surfaced that the White House would likely support a new round of stimulus checks.

The full bill would include an additional $3 trillion total worth of stimulus.

Here's what our experts – D.R. Barton, Jr., and Shah Gilani – thought about the moves in financial markets today and what they're looking for next week.

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Markets Live Recap: Our Experts Cover Jobless Claims, Fed Stimulus, and Reveal Their Best Trades

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As the market continues teetering back and forth, our experts – Chris Johnson, Tom Gentile, D.R. Barton, Jr., and Shah Gilani – are live streaming what they're seeing in real time to give you actionable steps you can take to protect your portfolio and make money now.

They're doing it every day the markets are open.

And the best part is, you can act on their recommendations before most market participants catch on.

Here's what they covered in their live streams segments today, April 9...

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Markets Live Recap: Here's What Our Experts Are Seeing in Stocks, Bonds, Currencies, and Commodities

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During our markets live segments today, April 8, our experts covered it all: stocks, bonds, currencies, and commodities.

So, if you own any of those things… You're going to want to pay close attention.

If you're able to watch live, you can execute the same trades before the majority of the market catches on.

You see, the coronavirus crisis has many second and third layer "knock-on effects," which are affecting all industries – not just restaurants, airlines, cruises, and the other typical industries everyone knows has issues now.

It's also changing the way the world looks at fiat currencies, gold, oil and bonds.

Based on that, here's how our experts – Chris Johnson, Tom Gentile, D.R. Barton, Jr., and Shah Gilani – see as the best way to position for profit today.

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How to Use Options as a Trading "Power Tool"

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When I was in seventh grade we had a big science project. I decided I wanted to do a mouse maze to see if mice could be trained to navigate a real-life maze with increasing speed, given various rewards, etc.

Building the maze required cutting a lot of pieces of wood to fairly exact specifications. My dad taught me how to measure accurately, mark the wood, and make a clean cut with a hand saw.

After an hour, I had about four or five pieces of the maze done – about 35 to go…

My dad, comfortable with my level of care in using the hand saw, showed me the hand-held electric reciprocating saw.

Used correctly, I could cut 10 times as many boards in the same amount.

The problem was that used carelessly, it could make a bad cut or, worse yet, could endanger a whole finger…

So dad took great care in showing me the safety rules and procedures for using the power saw. After significant training and under his watchful eye, I transitioned to using the much more powerful tool, with fantastic results.

Despite the added risk, dad showed me how to use a power tool to get the job done fast and safely.

I'd like to reintroduce you to one of our most potent trading power tools today...

Trading Strategies

The "Shutdown Trade" I Didn't Give FOX Business

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Earlier this week I told Stuart Varney of FOX Business Network's "Varney & Co." about the actual results of what has happened after every government shutdown since 1981.

What I didn't tell him was how to profit from this historical trend.

For several weeks now, I've been promising a special options trade just for 10-Minute Millionaires – a little taste of what my elite subscribers get every week in Stealth Profits Trader. And the recent shutdown is the perfect opportunity to deliver on that promise.

Today, I'll give you a few of the details of the market's reaction after every shutdown – and then we'll look at a trade that puts those probabilities on our side.

This is a short-term trade – because the "shutdown effect" historically takes just 10 days to start working.

And, like most of the options trades I recommend, it has triple-digit potential.

Here's what you need to know - and how to profit...