February 22, 2022
Near-term Market Forecast: The market environment is unfavorable for appreciation of these stocks in the weeks ahead.
The market averages continue to lose ground as events deteriorate in Ukraine while inflation and Fed jitters persist. The Nasdaq and S&P 500 are both back within 2.5% of the January lows during this correction with the small cap Russell 2000 tumbling again. The Nasdaq is a whisker from bear market territory and both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq are in large bearish head-and-shoulders patterns heading into the first Fed rate hike in March. The ten-year treasury yield backed off to close below 2% over the past few days and closed today at 1.948%. The 2/10 year yield curve continues to be in a downtrend and the price of oil continues to bump into the top of its upward sloping channel and looks ready to go through a consolidation phase soon. The days ahead will be a key test heading into the rate hiking cycle starting in March as we could break through the lows with the Nasdaq index falling into a bear market. We expect more volatility as we also continue through earnings season with continued geopolitical and inflation/fed risk. The strategy is calling for holding the following 3 stocks until the next update:
This Weeks Stocks:
This week we have 3 new stocks. So, to follow the system, you would sell GOOGL, STRL and MPC and use the proceeds to buy equal dollar amounts of SAH, AMD and RIO. If you are just starting, you would buy equal dollar amounts of all 3 stocks when the market re-opens in your risk-capital account dedicated to this system. Be sure to view the complete introductory video before getting started.
Stock #1 – SAH
Optional Protective Stop-loss Point: $39.96 (Be aware that a tighter stop-loss will likely severely reduce performance over the long-term based on back-testing for this strategy. See upgrade and performance video for further information and insight on optional stop-loss orders.)
Stock #2 – AMD
Optional Protective Stop-loss Point: $92.39
Stock #3 – RIO
Optional Protective Stop-loss Point: $64.39
The S&P 500 dropped another 2%+ since last Monday evening while the strategy gave up another 3.5%. Typically the strategy draws down about 1.5 to 2.5 times the overall market as can be seen on the long-term performance chart with positive anomalies over the past couple years or so prior to the latest market correction.
Brian C Neall
Founder – Investtobefree.com
email: info@investtobefree.com