Just in the second week of July, the S&P 500 passed 3,000 points for the first time ever.
And on July 15, the Dow Jones Industrial Average hit an all-time high.
But the longer a bull market runs, the more investors seem to worry about the end.
Of course, the worries aren’t unfounded – there are, in fact, several legitimate stock market crash warning signs out there right now.
You’ll hear the words “stock market crash” more often, the longer we stay in our current bull market.
Though we usually prefer to look beyond popular trends like this… there’s actually solid evidence a stock market crisis could be underway.
But not to worry – we have a few ideas for staying profitable in that event, and we’re going to share them with you.
July has been yet another historic month for the longest bull market on record.
The S&P 500 broke 3,000 points for the first time in history last week (July 10).
And the Dow Jones Industrial Average hit an all-time high on Monday (July 15).
And still, the stock market crash warning signs - whether from Wall Street, the Federal Reserve, or Congress - are too many to ignore.
Growth on the S&P 500 and Dow indexes make it easy to believe Wall Street is safe.
Many investors are still racing hand over fist to get in on the action. But smart investors shouldn’t get carried away.
Threats to share buybacks are likely to trigger a stock market crash within the next two to three years.
Some candidates for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination are even calling for an outright ban.
But few realize just how dependent the market has become on stock buybacks.
Much of the gains of the bull market are due to buybacks - and we have the proof.
These figures are nothing short of astonishing...
A particularly ominous indicator has reached a tipping point that suggests we're dangerously close to a stock market crash. The consumer confidence index, celebrated last fall for soaring to unusually high levels, has begun to falter. The long-term chart shows that this pattern almost always precedes a recession - an event that would surely take down the stock market.
Back in October, JPMorgan Chase analysts Eduardo Lecubarri and Nishchay Dayal warned that the $7.4 trillion of global assets parked in passive funds could "exacerbate a rout" during the "next recession."
Well, they were half right: We're not in a recession.
But the escalating sell-off - especially in the highflying, index-leading big-cap stocks - is weighing heavily on passive investors.
"Weighing heavily," as in, passive investors are losing lots of money just about every day.
Active investors and traders, like us, have options. We can hedge, we can get short, trade puts, even go to cash - there are moves we can make.
Passive investors? Well, they could become active in a major way just about any day now. The panic would be legendary.
If that happens - and we are getting close to market levels that could turn passive investors into very active panic-sellers - a crash may not be far off.
Ask almost any investor what they fear most as we head into 2019, and the answer is usually quite clear...
Another major market tumble.
Why really doesn't factor into their thinking. Simply that it could happen is what has a lot of folks jumpy.
My email is overflowing with questions regarding my take on recent market moves.
Stocks are up... then down... then up again.
We've talked at length about "why" in recent weeks, and you've got a handle on that. If not, here's an article that lays it out for you, in case you're joining us today for the first time or in case you'd like to reread some of my earlier perspective.
Computerization, a change in psyche, slowing growth, politics, China, Brexit... they're all tremendously complicated inputs. But they're also potentially very profitable – at least if you know what to look for.
Which stocks can survive the storm? Puts, inverse funds, the Weekly Whizbang... tactically speaking, there are all kinds of ways you can trade current events for big profits.
The conversation has shifted, though.
Now you want to know if there's any place to hide.
In a word...
Yes!
In fact, the recommendation I want to share with you today may just be the biggest source of hidden profits on the planet today.
What's more, it's primed for a huge rise the next time stocks take a tumble...
Is the stock market going to crash in 2019?
Investors are starting to prepare for the worst.
That's because three events could absolutely devastate your portfolio...
There is a blaring signal out of Texas that we are headed toward another economic crash.
It's really almost too hard to believe.
And you need to start preparing - right now. Read this...
Rising interest rates, toothless FAANG stocks, domestic and international political uncertainty and tension, Brexit, crude oil - take your pick. The market's got a lot on its mind right now.
You can turn on any cable news channel and watch folks holding forth on these and a handful of other worries.
But what you won't hear about is a heavy and potentially very dangerous factor out there creeping in around the edges.
Are we in a bear market?
We are, according to Morgan Stanley.
And things could get much worse. You need to start preparing right now...
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is crashing once again.
Investors are starting to panic.
But instead of getting scared, you need to do this...
Yesterday was the fourth day of my transatlantic crossing to Europe. A Nor'easter has been chasing us, following our departure from the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal, which is right across the East River from Wall Street.
The storm is hot on our tail and due to catch up with us today. The skies have been dark, the seas choppy and threatening. But the big storm is yet to come.
No doubt the Queen Mary 2, a fortress of a ship designed especially for crossing the stormy seas of the North Atlantic, will handle the big waves just fine – as she always does. She's built for this kind of thing.
Have you built a fortress ship to prepare for the stormy seas ahead for your portfolio? I hope so! You know how bearish I have been over the past year. If you have followed my advice you've gone mostly to cash.
And if you are of a mind to participate in the market's wild swings, both down and up, you may be trading a small portion of your portfolio – your risk capital – and following one of our trading gurus here at Money Map Press.
The Fed recently raised interest rates for the third time this year.
And that begs the question...
Is it time to start worrying?
With the midterm elections behind us and more divisive politicking ahead of us, it looks like nothing's changed in terms of Republicans and Democrats fighting like, well, bulls and bears.
Only, this time it's different.
Not only are politics going to rip apart the country, perhaps like few other times in America's history, but also bad blood boiling over into hatred will turn Americans (and bulls and bears) into raging lunatics.
