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    How to Play the Growing Retail Divide This Holiday Season

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    By , Chief Investment Strategist, Money Map Report • @kfgtotalwealth -

    When I started Total Wealth, I promised you that I would cover the best trading tips, tactics, and techniques for today's markets, including specific trading methods when headlines make the case for doing so.

    Today, I'm going to keep that promise with a trade based on a recent story in Fortune that caught my attention: "Black Friday Weekend Will Deepen the Divide Between Retail's Winners and Losers."

    We've talked about the retail "divide" in great depth many times both here in Total Wealth and in our paid sister-service, the Money Map Report, and I've characterized the ongoing battle as "Amazon versus everybody else." We also invested accordingly (and very successfully if you're following along as directed, I might add).

    Today's trade, though, is about the "everybody else" in that phraseology. Not Amazon.

    This is important stuff because the retail "divide" that makes this trade work is going to create fortunes for savvy investors who understand the dynamic and - sadly - wreck more than a few portfolios for those who don't.

    Obviously, I want you to be amongst the fortune-builders.

    Here's how to line up big profit potential even if the markets turn...

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How to Play the Growing Retail Divide This Holiday Season

By , Chief Investment Strategist, Money Map Report • @kfgtotalwealth -

dow jones today

When I started Total Wealth, I promised you that I would cover the best trading tips, tactics, and techniques for today's markets, including specific trading methods when headlines make the case for doing so.

Today, I'm going to keep that promise with a trade based on a recent story in Fortune that caught my attention: "Black Friday Weekend Will Deepen the Divide Between Retail's Winners and Losers."

We've talked about the retail "divide" in great depth many times both here in Total Wealth and in our paid sister-service, the Money Map Report, and I've characterized the ongoing battle as "Amazon versus everybody else." We also invested accordingly (and very successfully if you're following along as directed, I might add).

Today's trade, though, is about the "everybody else" in that phraseology. Not Amazon.

This is important stuff because the retail "divide" that makes this trade work is going to create fortunes for savvy investors who understand the dynamic and - sadly - wreck more than a few portfolios for those who don't.

Obviously, I want you to be amongst the fortune-builders.

Here's how to line up big profit potential even if the markets turn...

The Best Stocks to Trade in December

By , America's No. 1 Pattern Trader, Money Morning • @powerproftrades -

It seems like I just took down my Christmas tree from last year, and now the holidays are upon us once again - which means some great profit opportunities are here, as well.

A lot of investors will hunt for trades in retail and transportation. The holiday season is traditionally good for those sectors. But that's not the full story of where you can get the biggest opportunities.

When you look closer at how stocks actually trade in December, you'll see the most consistent performers during the holidays are not always what you'd expect.

That's why I use stocks' historical patterns to uncover the best potential winners. History tends to repeat, particularly when it produces the same result consistently over longer periods. It's your best guide to predicting the future movement of stocks.

Today, I'll show you seven stocks with 100% historical accuracy.

That means that if history repeats yet again, these trades can drop profits into your pockets for the holidays...

Here's the Ultimate Low-Risk, High-Return Trading Technique

By , Chief Investment Strategist, Money Map Report • @kfgtotalwealth -

If you want to line up big profits, create income, and keep risk low in 2020, you're going to need a goal-specific trading tactic to get results.

I've got just the thing.

Today, we're going to talk about a trading tactic that you're going to love every bit as much as I do when you understand how, when, and why to use it. Moreover, you'll also understand which stocks are perfectly suited to help you build life-changing wealth.

You'll want to master this technique for three reasons, especially now, as we head into elections and volatility picks up:

  • You don't have to have a lot of money to make serious money.
  • You can rack up wins consistently when other investment techniques fail.
  • You can keep risks low - to razor-thin levels actually.

Best of all, it takes only a few minutes of your day to really see results... Full Story

How to Bring a Losing Stock Back to Life with "Options CPR"

By , America's No. 1 Pattern Trader, Money Morning • @powerproftrades -

By now, you know that I love trading options. I've been doing it for nearly 30 years!

But the truth is I have nothing against straight stock positions. I even own a few myself as a way to diversify my portfolio.

However, most investors know that owning stocks comes with some high-risk possibilities - which is why I prefer to trade options.

In fact, just this month, one of my own stock positions took a major plunge.

But not all hope is lost. There's actually a low-cost way to use options to save your losing stock positions, and that's exactly what I want to show you today.

Here's how to use "options CPR" to fix a losing stock position...

Seven Stocks I Buy Before Breakfast Every Weekday

By , Special Contributor, Money Morning -

I don't know about you, but I like sticking to a routine with most things in my life. I'm talking my morning routine, my workout routine, my grooming routine, even my lunch routine (one grass-fed organic ribeye, every day, in case you were wondering).

So - big surprise - I like to stick to a routine when it comes to trading, too. And I'm going to let you in on it, because (a) it's really easy to follow, and (b) I think it's going to help give you a chance to make the same kind of money I have.

What I don't do is chase the news or try and jump into the first trade I see; that won't work.

Instead, I turn to my seven "core stocks." These are the stocks I trade every single day if I see the opportunity.

I buy these stocks in the first 30 minutes... and I take my profits before 4:30 p.m. each and every day.

These aren't just any stocks, now. I'm talking about market movers - massive, well-known companies with tons of volume and liquidity.

And the best part is that I profit off of them within the day. As in, I'm out and my account is up before dinner. There's no buy-and-hold, no tying up my cash in hopes that I see a single-digit return in four months.

Let me show you my "starting lineup"... Full Story

The One FANG Stock That Could Actually Fail (and How to Play It)

By , Chief Investment Strategist, Money Map Report • @kfgtotalwealth -

According to Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, he didn't intend to start a business. He merely wanted to solve a problem at Harvard by connecting people he cared about.

I was born in the middle of the night, just not last night.

I think there's a good case to be made that Zuckerberg and his team have lied about damn near everything. Repeatedly. Intentionally. Often.

I'm not alone, either.

A quick Internet search suggests the "Zuck" and his team have lied about so many things so often that they've lost track of the lies they've told.

That's very, very dangerous for investors.

Unless, of course, you're prepared for profits ahead of time...

1 Hour a Day… 4 Days a Week… 50X

By , Special Contributor, Money Morning -

The Transform Your Life Summit is right around the corner. By now you've probably heard me say this a bunch of times... 1 hour a day... 4 days a week... 50x.

And today, I'm going to show you this in action.

Here's the big picture.

There's a mysterious pattern that appears with certain stocks between 9:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. - Monday through Thursday. That's your 1 hour and your 4 days. And you can probably figure out what the 50x stands for.

If you know how to spot this pattern, you can repeatedly take advantage of it and collect winners in rapid-fire succession.

Just this past Monday, I made 104% in one day on Boston Scientific.


A few days before... 40% in 35 minutes on Equitrans Midstream.


That day, I also pocketed 86% on World Wrestling Entertainment from a trade I set up the prior morning.


I've made 900% in six days on Cree Inc. and 1,300% on Urban Outfitters.


Year after year, I'm growing my net worth - 1 hour a day, 4 days a week. This is how I went from zero to $5 million in under two years. And it's been really easy helping others transform their lives, too.

That's the big picture.

Let's rewind the clock back to last July and take a closer look at how this works...

You're Being Deceived, and I'm Fed Up with It

By , Technical Trading Specialist, Money Morning • @DRBarton_Stocks -

Enough is enough.

I've reached my tipping point on the insanity that's going on in the media. And on Wall Street. And on Madison Avenue, for that matter.

Those three groups are dedicated to treating the rest of the world like mushrooms - keeping us in the dark and feeding us manure.

I want to do exactly the opposite.

I'm making it my mission to shine a bright light on the messages that are being sold to us. Messages meant to misdirect you and me. To mislead us. Or to cover up what's really going on.

Take Thursday morning for example, when a key bit of global economic data came out. Something that could make or break your investments for the rest of the year...

Germany is the largest economy in Europe, and the fourth-largest in the world. It's an industrial powerhouse that for decades has been driven by exports - sending cars, machinery, chemicals, and pharmaceuticals all across the globe.

The country's export focus makes Germany a key bellwether for how consumers across the world are doing. Strong consumer spending tends to mean high demand for imports, which bodes well for Germany.

So when Germany's manufacturing industry shrunk for three quarters running this year, it put traders on high alert.

Not that you saw much about this on the news, of course.

No, they had more "interesting and political" things to talk about. Like who said what about Ukraine, as if that was going to change something.

It's just not.

But the fourth-largest economy in the world shedding factory jobs at the fastest rate in almost ten years -- that can change everything. It's a key sign that the global economy might not be doing so well.

Yet both on TV and online, all you heard about was "impeachment" this and "Ukraine phone call" that.

Meanwhile, here's the news that really matters, and how you can profit from it...

How to Profit in the Last Great American Bull Market

By , Macro Signal Strategist, Money Morning -

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Turn on any television, click on any hyperlink, and you'll be bombarded with... "versus." It's tiring: bulls versus bears, expansion versus recession, and of course, red versus blue.

Well, we can put these polarizing debates to bed, once and for all... The old rules of economics and approaches to investing - the tired old sacred cows of the pundit class - are rapidly receding in the rearview mirror. And investors who align themselves with that kind of thinking are, to be blunt, doomed.

Even now, we're way past talk of "bulls and bears." I'll show you in a minute how the Fed and its renewed money-printing - $278 billion and counting fast - are pushing us toward what old sailors and cartographers used to call "terra incognita."

The edge of the map. The Twilight Zone. Think "Australia in 1603." Unknown land. "Here be dragons." Strange territory, indeed.

And just like those early modern explorers found, there are almost unimaginable riches to be had. There's peril, too, but I'll show you why you don't have to worry about that.

The Fed's unprecedented - let's call it what it is, folks - stimulus has created a gravity-defying, absolutely gangbusters market melt-up: a colossal opportunity for making money. One that we may not see again in our lifetimes.

If that sounds strange to you, I agree. The fundamentals don't support a market like this, but the Fed is the market now, and this market is having a melt-up for the history books.

And Matt doesn’t want you to miss this insane profit potential…

No One Knows About These Big Market Moves Coming November 29

By , America's No. 1 Pattern Trader, Money Morning • @powerproftrades -

The 2020 presidential election is on everyone's mind now that we're well into the month of November.

Although the election is still a year away, it's already everywhere. Just turn on the television or hop on the Internet, and you'll be hit with a flurry of financial news networks going on about the latest updates from Washington.

While the talking heads worry about something that's a year away - frankly because it helps their ad revenue - there's one thing they're not talking about... and it's less than a month away.

That's right, we're less than one month away from a season that will indisputably impact the market - and your wallet.

That's why today, I'm going to talk to you about exactly what's headed our way and how you can prevent it from taking any money out of your pocket...

How "FOMO" Is Driving This Market Higher

By , Quantitative Specialist, Money Morning -

When you hear the expression "fear of missing out," better known as FOMO, aside from images of jumping out of planes or bungee jumping (if that's still a thing), do you ever think of investing?

Well, that's exactly what's going on with the market right now - FOMO. However, only a month ago, professionals like me were hedging against this market. And for good reason.

It really was the smart money move to make at the time. Not only had the yield curve inverted, but earnings reports were getting ready to hit the wires, and geopolitical tensions like the trade war were making headlines right and left.

The risks were stacking up.

Then, within a week or so, things changed faster than a set of tires at the Indianapolis Speedway on Memorial Day weekend. The bond market gave forgiveness with higher rates. Earnings beat lowered expectations, but nonetheless still beat them. The trade war... well, it's still hanging in the balances, but moving towards something that resembles a deal.

We're now ratcheting to new highs daily.

Getting back to the professionals, it looks like hedge funds and active managers are now moving from the sidelines back into stocks, which is fueling the current rally. The chart I'm going to be showing you in a minute is one representation of this activity.

Overall, the continued feeling of FOMO should be considered a new catalyst for the market to move higher, which is one of the reasons that I've been repeating one of my Ten Commandments of Trading, "Don't fight the tape!"

Let's look at exactly how we can play this market and avoid getting left behind...

Why I Had to Lose Three Jobs to Finally Get Rich

By , Special Contributor, Money Morning -

My first "real job" was an analyst at bank... and I remember the day I got fired like it was yesterday.

It was so boring I would literally fall asleep at my desk in the middle of the day. So they decided to give my job to someone else.

My second "real job" wasn't any better. I sat in a cubicle looking at endless spreadsheets all day for CVS-Caremark, where my boss was some corporate stuffed shirt, always in my face.

I was absolutely hating life - it got so bad I could barely sleep at night.

Not that I had much to get up for every day; my pay was peanuts, too. My salary was only $45,000 a year - around $500 a week after taxes. It was barely enough to afford a decent car, let alone an apartment in Chicago.

So I had to move back in with my parents just to make ends meet. It was so embarrassing, but what else could I do? It was right after 9/11; there was a recession on, good jobs were scarce, and I needed the money.

So I went to work every day, and did my best to stay awake. But I hated every minute of it.

Time for another change. I didn't know it at the time, but this one would be big - really big.

It didn't quite start out that way, but it opened up the door to incredible, life-changing wealth (and more fun than ought to be legal)... Full Story

This Mystery Trader Just Made a $35,524 Cannabis "Bet"

By , Director of Cannabis Investing Research, Money Morning -

Earlier this year, I took the big step of calling Canopy Growth Corp. the "Microsoft of Cannabis."

I wasn't just trying to make waves - there's a good reason I said that. Canopy is making the moves it needs to make to be one of the most (if not the most) successful cannabis companies in the world.

These folks are not shy about their global ambitions.

And it turns out I'm not the only one who thinks so.

See, Canopy's price has been depressed since the summer - it's been happening with the whole cannabis sector, as we've seen.

But one trader - who I happen to think is onto something big - believes the stock turnaround could come in the next two weeks.

And this trader has put $35,524 of their hard-earned capital on the line to back up that belief.

Personally, I think it's a really smart move. And I believe it can tell us a lot about Canopy's immediate future, the future of the marijuana sector, and - best of all - how we can make some money there.

Take a look...

Grab Big Gains on Great Stocks for Pennies on the Dollar

By , America's No. 1 Pattern Trader, Money Morning • @powerproftrades -

Today, I want to dig into a unique trading strategy I recommend for my paid subscribers from time to time.

It's a move that allows you to lower your risk and cost - always something to shoot for - and still take those same massive profits we're always looking to grab.

It's called a "butterfly spread" trade, and it's perfect to use when the markets are experiencing high volatility like they are now.

Now, I can hear what you're thinking: "High volatility?! Tom, the S&P 500 is at record highs right now." But always remember, volatility is up and down movement; just because we're at record highs doesn't mean there's no volatility - we're just going through upside volatility.

Volatility of any kind can lead to an increase in option prices, which could make it tough to stick to one of my most important trading rules: I only enter trades that are $500 or less.

The butterfly spread works a lot like some other trades we've talked about before, but it has some unique benefits I want to tell you about...

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