A Service Outage Saved Investors From Themselves

Investors ran for the exits on Monday. But when a service outage got in the way of the panic selling, history shows it may have been a blessing in disguise... [Stansberry Research Logo] Delivering World-Class Financial Research Since 1999 [DailyWealth] A Service Outage Saved Investors From Themselves By Sean Michael Cummings, analyst, True Wealth --------------------------------------------------------------- Earlier this week, a crash vexed investors all over the world. And no, it's not the crash you're thinking of... I'm talking about a major service outage. On Monday, the big three stock indexes fell about 3%. Retail investors loaded up their brokerage accounts to check the damage to their portfolios... and found themselves unable to log in. As stocks fell, multiple trading platforms blinked out of service. Charles Schwab, Fidelity, TD Ameritrade, Vanguard, E-Trade, and Robinhood all suffered outages that lasted about three hours. The reputations of these platforms have suffered. We may even see a class-action lawsuit as traders seek damages. But despite all that, this brokerage outage likely worked in their favor... That's because panicking out of stocks on Monday was probably the wrong move. In fact, history shows the smarter choice was to just sit tight... --------------------------------------------------------------- Recommended Links: [Until MIDNIGHT TONIGHT, Claim Six Free Months of Our Newest Release]( It's our newest product and system, and it shows you which of 4,817 stocks could double your money... by measuring the most likely outcome BEFORE you get in. It has beaten the market by up to 10-fold since going live. This offer ends for good at midnight tonight. Until then, [click here to learn more](. --------------------------------------------------------------- [This Backdoor Nvidia Strategy Could Double Your Money]( If you're holding Nvidia, thinking of buying it, or even looking to sell – pay attention. 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Take a look... Investors suffered a crisis of confidence. The S&P 500 Index experienced its worst day since 2022. And it ended the streak of complacency we've seen this year. Monday's crash was a drawdown for the record books. It's extremely rare to see single-day dips of 3% or more in the S&P 500. They happen on fewer than 9% of days going back to 1950. I wanted to put Monday's move into context to see what it might mean for future returns. So I tested every one-day drawdown of 3% or more in the S&P 500 going back to 1950. When stocks plunged on Monday, it may have felt like the start of a bigger crash... But history says the opposite is more likely. Take a look... The 3% drawdown didn't lead to future crashes. In fact, it pointed to outperformance over the next year. U.S. stocks are one of the most solid investments you can make, returning 8% per year over the past 74 years. But that performance jumps dramatically when you buy after one-day dips of 3% or more... Similar declines led to returns of 7% in six months. And they led to 18% over the following year – more than double the gains of a typical buy-and-hold strategy. What's more, the signal reliably forecast a good year for stocks. History shows positive returns in three out of four cases after six months. And in 82% of cases, the market was up one year later. So even though stocks experienced a one-day tumble, history tells us it's important to hang in there. It may have been a gut-wrenching pullback. But history shows it likely won't last for long. Good investing, Sean Michael Cummings Further Reading The recent pullback sent many investors running for the exits. But corrections are a perfectly normal part of the market. And the pain likely won't last long... [Read more here](. We recently saw an uptick in the market's fear gauge – the CBOE Volatility Index. But this "jolt of fear" isn't a reason to sell. 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