This Is Like Sitting In on Private Board Meetings

Information leaks... The "smart money" buys ahead of major announcements... And analysts at the biggest investment banks have unprecedented access to what's happening. [Chaikin PowerFeed]( Editor's note: We're giving our employees an extended break to celebrate the Fourth of July holiday this year. So our Chaikin Analytics offices are closed today. The markets and our offices will both be closed tomorrow as well, so we won't publish the Chaikin PowerFeed. Look for the next issue to hit your e-mail inbox on Wednesday, July 5. But since the markets are open today, we're sticking to our regular publishing schedule. And perhaps more importantly for our newest readers, we're providing a classic "peek behind the curtain" of the Power Gauge... Today's essay first appeared in the Chaikin PowerFeed on March 23, 2022. But as you'll see, it's a timeless piece that introduces folks to one of our system's most important factors... This Is Like Sitting In on Private Board Meetings By Marc Chaikin, founder, Chaikin Analytics Information leaks... The "smart money" buys ahead of major announcements... And analysts at the biggest investment banks have unprecedented access to what's happening. That's just how the world works. There's no getting around it. Now, don't get me wrong... I'm not saying the reign of the "insiders club" is the way it should be. But it's the system we have. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has done a lot to clean things up over the years. But the investing world remains far from perfect. That's why, early in my career, I developed an indicator to track the smart money. It's called the "Chaikin Money Flow." And today, I'll share a bit about this powerful tool... Recommended Links: [Subscriber Who Took On Stansberry: "I'm Back!!!"]( In 2019, our corporate affiliate Stansberry Research invited a subscriber to give an on-camera testimonial about how he retired early at 52. Instead, he ranted about how he HATES their marketing... and told every other reader to STOP paying for stock research, forever. Still, they kept their promise and aired his video, uncensored. Today, he's back for the first time in four years, for a very specific reason. And you really need to [see his shocking video](. ["The Next Paychex" is Coming This July]( Over the past 40 years, Paychex (PAYX) has quietly gone up 50,376%. This July could see the rise of "the next Paychex" – a little-known investment that could help the U.S. government create its own cryptocurrency. The U.S. Treasury and 120 big banks have already signed up for the platform. [Details here](. I developed my proprietary Chaikin Money Flow indicator way back in 1982. And to be honest, I'm amazed that it works as well as it does 40 years later. Obviously, I believed it would work when I built it. But what I mean is... I didn't realize the tool would soon become such a major "stock analysis cheat code." You see, the Chaikin Money Flow indicator works so well that hedge funds and billionaire investors now use it. It's even built into the Bloomberg Terminal. And Bloomberg's biggest competitor (Thomson Reuters) uses the indicator, too. This tool focuses on what I call "accumulation." The concept is easy to understand... We want to know what the "smart money" is doing. "Accumulation" is simply the word for that. And as an investing tool, it works better than you might imagine. Knowing what hedge funds and billionaires are doing with their money is like sitting in on private board meetings. This was made incredibly clear to me around 1989... At the time, soft-drink maker Coca-Cola (KO) wasn't a popular stock. The company had released "New Coke" in 1985. As you might remember, the wackos in management tinkered with Coke's formula to try to make it more appealing. They basically force-fed it to consumers. But of course... the public didn't really want New Coke. The whole thing bombed. Within three months, Coca-Cola went back to its original formula. And the event went on to become one of modern history's most famous marketing disasters. Well, in the late 1980s, I noticed something odd in my analysis... Coca-Cola's stock was accumulating money behind it. And importantly, the accumulation was persistent. I learned early on that persistency matters. You don't open a position of 23 million shares overnight, after all. That's how many Coca-Cola shares legendary investor Warren Buffett bought when he established a position through his holding company Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B). And I spotted that persistent accumulation by using the tools I had developed in my career. It was an amazing feeling. I had uncovered Buffett's massive position before it became public, just by watching as a ho-hum stock accumulated cash behind it. Coca-Cola went on to become one of the best-performing stocks of the next decade. It returned around 27% per year over that span, roughly doubling the overall market. Simply put, using the Chaikin Money Flow indicator can help you track the smart money in the market. It's like sitting in on a private board meeting. And it's a tool that helps level the playing field with Wall Street. Good investing, Marc Chaikin P.S. The Chaikin Money Flow indicator is a key part of the Power Gauge. This one-of-a-kind system allows you to punch in any ticker and instantly get a full report – including an actionable rating from "very bearish" to "very bullish." It levels the playing field between individual investors and Wall Street. If you want to learn how it all works, [click here](. Market View Major Indexes and Notable Sectors # Hld: Bullish Neutral Bearish Dow 30 +0.79% 12 15 3 S&P 500 +1.17% 191 230 78 Nasdaq +1.54% 61 33 6 Small Caps +0.43% 559 887 420 Bonds +1.18% Information Technology +1.59% 50 14 0 — According to the Chaikin Power Bar, Large Cap stocks and Small Cap stocks are Bullish.. Major indexes are mixed. * * * * Sector Tracker Sector movement over the last 5 days Real Estate +5.10% Energy +4.93% Materials +4.02% Industrials +3.91% Information Technology +3.09% Financial +2.96% Discretionary +2.64% Communication +1.59% Utilities +0.63% Health Care +0.55% Staples +0.53% * * * * Industry Focus Insurance Services 12 35 2 Over the past 6 months, the Insurance subsector (KIE) has underperformed the S&P 500 by -16.08%. However, its Power Bar ratio, which measures future potential, is Very Strong, with more Bullish than Bearish stocks. It is currently ranked #7 of 21 subsectors and has moved up 3 slots over the past week. Top Stocks [rating] UNM Unum Group [rating] ACGL Arch Capital Group L [rating] AIZ Assurant, Inc. * * * * Top Movers Gainers [rating] CCL +9.73% [rating] SEDG +5.94% [rating] ENPH +5.49% [rating] NCLH +4.16% [rating] NVDA +3.62% Losers [rating] NWL -2.90% [rating] NKE -2.65% [rating] MU -1.90% [rating] ODFL -1.60% [rating] ZION -1.54% * * * * Earnings Report Reporting Today Rating Before Open After Close No earnings reporting today. Earnings Surprises [rating] STZ Constellation Brands, Inc. Q1 $1.98 Beat by $0.14 * * * * You have received this e-mail as part of your subscription to PowerFeed. If you no longer want to receive e-mails from PowerFeed, [click here](. You’re receiving this e-mail at {EMAIL}. For questions about your account or to speak with customer service, call [+1 (877) 697-6783 (U.S.)](tel:18776976783), 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Eastern time or e-mail info@chaikinanalytics.com. 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