Gold at $2,000? Or the Russell 2000?

Let’s go dumpster diving [Real Testimonials from Real Traders]( Business owners, teachers, police officers, farmers - we’ve got messages from everyday Americans trading Kenny Glick’s Private Bull Market, and they’re telling us about rare, moonshot gains ranging from 300% to 1,073% in a day. [See their stories here.](   Stop Repeating This Costly Mistake By Matthew Carr, Editor, Tactical Trend Investor Hey Reader, It’s a beautiful morning on the farm. After days of rain, the sun has muscled its way through in force. The paddock is blanketed in a field of buttercups. And green hummingbirds hovered up to my office window to peek at what I was writing as my dogs napped in the sunlight. It’s a different pace to what’s unfolding on Wall Street. That’s no accident. It's how I live my life and approach the markets. Let me explain… Right now, there’s tangible panic over regional banks. Experts are lining up to place bets on the next domino to fall while shorts launch attacks on their target du jour. Analysts and investors are wringing their hands over first-quarter earnings reports. The debate is whether the guidance is indicative of disaster or merely an inconvenience. And the bee in their bonnet is the ever-present specter of the Federal Reserve’s next rate decision. On Wednesday, the markets ended lower for the sixth time out of the last seven official and unofficial Fed Days dating back to August 26. But I’m focused on the barn I need to strip and repaint… the boards that the carpenter bees chewed up that need replacing. There’s a pothole on the road I need to fill. It’s the great struggle between man and dirt, where you try to convince the earth it wants to flatten – not divot. Does that mean I ignore the markets? Of course not. But I keep them in their place in my priorities. Too many investors dedicate too much of their time trying to figure out the next candlestick on the S&P 500 instead of focusing on where assets are going to be six months… a year… two years from now. And because of that, I think they’re overlooking a golden opportunity.   AI could replace 300 million jobs in the next decade. Are you positioned for poverty or profit? [Learn How To Protect Yourself Here!](   Buy High and Sell Higher? Gold at $2,000 or the Russell 2000? What do you think you should be looking to buy now? That’s the question I’ve been posing to investors. One is near all-time highs. The other is grossly undervalued, trading at its lowest levels of 2023. Take a gander at this chart… Gold – in the form of the SPDR Gold Shares ETF (NYSE:GLD) – has pulled out in front of the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSE:SPY) this year. The precious metal has caught a tailwind since the regional banking crisis began unfolding in March. Year-to-date, gold is up 11.6% – well ahead of the 6.5% gain of the S&P. But neither of those lines interest me. I’m more intrigued by the blue line that is the iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSE:IWM). Small caps blasted out of the gate in 2023… but then suffered a “rapid unscheduled disassembly.” Why? Well, a couple of months ago… financials comprised 20% of the IWM. And those are smaller institutions – like the failed Signature Bank. Financials currently account for 15.27% of the ETF as regional bank shares have plummeted. The IWM is now negative for the year. It’s the bottom feeder of the major U.S. indexes. And there are more potential headwinds for regional banks on the horizon. So why would anyone want to start thinking about small caps now? Four words: “Buy low, sell high.” Dumpster Diving and the IWM Retail investors are notorious for “buying high and trying to sell higher.” That strategy consistently fails to pan out over the long term. Yet millions of investors and traders attempt it day after day, week after week, and year after year. FOMO poisons the average guy into dangerous, nonsensical actions that unravel their financial future. You may feel nervous about the general state and future of the market, but I would not be a buyer of gold now. It offers no coupon or dividend yield. When investing in precious metals, all you’re receiving is total price return. And with gold near all-time highs, how much more upside does it have? Now, every portfolio should have around 5% exposure to precious metals. That’s your insurance against a market collapse. But in no way would I be adding to that hedge now. On the other hand, small caps have been heaped in the dumpster thanks to the contagion of regional banks. The IWM’s 52-week low of $162.50 – set during the widespread market meltdown in October – is only a handful of dollars away. Keep in mind that small caps are also a leading indicator. They turn lower before their larger brethren during sell-offs. But they are also the first to rebound and race higher. So here’s the question again: Gold at $2,000? Or the Russell 2000? As we ease our way into the weekend, I’m keeping an eye on small caps. There’s a golden opportunity starting to sprout here to pick up shares at lows. Then you can sit back and watch your money grow instead of obsessing over the next candlestick on the S&P. And you can focus your attention on what really matters… like what color to paint the barn? Your tactical trend hunter, Matthew   [There’s “Rich”... And Then There’s “Texas Rich”]( As we speak, a massive bidding war in the oil fields of the Permian Basin is setting up for a new generation of “Texas Rich.” All you need to know is the right acquisition targets and how to play ‘em. Garrett {NAME} is sharing the full game plan: his targets, the buyers, and the date of every single deal. 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