This Pro-Trading Secret Could Have Caught the 2020 Crash

Today, Greg Diamond wants to share the path he chose after working at a hedge fund. It taught him an entirely different way of looking at the markets. And once you understand this, you can start learning to trade like the pros do... [Stansberry Research Logo] Delivering World-Class Financial Research Since 1999 [DailyWealth] This Pro-Trading Secret Could Have Caught the 2020 Crash By Greg Diamond, editor, Ten Stock Trader --------------------------------------------------------------- "I'll give you $1,000 if you burn that book right now." I was 22. Sitting at my desk, I had been lost in my reading – studying for my Chartered Financial Analyst ("CFA") exam. I had started at the hedge fund just a few weeks before. My boss had trained under a trading legend. It was a huge opportunity to work with him. I was excited, but aware of the pressure. I wanted to learn as much as I could as quickly as possible. But I was startled when my boss walked up and told me to burn my books. What the heck was he talking about? It turned out this would be the beginning of an obsession. This boss would lead me down an entirely different path than I had imagined. And I never did end up getting that CFA certification... Today, I want to share the path I chose instead. It taught me an entirely different way of looking at the markets. And once you understand this, you can start learning to trade like the pros do... --------------------------------------------------------------- Recommended Links: [On December 23, watch these three stocks carefully]( Caterpillar (CAT)... Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)... and VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF (GDX). According to the former head trader of a $65 billion pension fund – a guy who predicted the Crash of 2020 – you could double your money on each one, without touching a single share along the way. [He explains exactly what to do and how to do it, here](. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Rare Second Chance: 2,000% Gains Potential on a Tiny Biotech]( One tiny biotech company just received FDA approval for a drug that could cure one of the fastest-growing diseases in the U.S. (not COVID-19). Stansberry's top medical analyst predicted it – and it's a rare second-chance at 2,000%-plus long-term gains... But only if you act soon. [Get the details right here](. --------------------------------------------------------------- Let me first tell you what my boss said next that day (I'm paraphrasing a bit)... Look, if you want to understand risk, if you want to understand trading, if you want to understand portfolio management... you can't just focus on fundamentals. It's not that fundamentals don't matter. But to get really high returns and really exceptional trading results, you have to understand... how markets move and what markets move, and the psychology behind why markets do what they do. You probably know there are two schools of thought when it comes to looking at the market. There's fundamental analysis and technical analysis... And he wanted me to focus on the technicals. The CFA exam and materials focus almost entirely on fundamental analysis. They go deep into the weeds of debt, profits, and management teams. And while all that is important... what my boss was trying to tell me was that he followed a different path. I'm not saying that fundamental analysis doesn't matter... It does. Great businesses with a history of making money and paying good dividends through both good times and bad times are vital for "buy and hold" strategies. But when it comes to trading and understanding why price behaves the way it does, technical analysis rules the roost. Technical analysis focuses on the price behavior of a stock or asset through various indicators and price patterns. As my boss said... "Technical analysis focuses on now, fundamentals on what was." To be clear, fundamental analysis works for a lot of people. But it's not how I invest... I spent more than a decade on Wall Street trading multimillion-dollar portfolios across multiple asset classes. Gold, crude oil, foreign exchange ("FX"), stocks, futures, options, copper... I traded all of it. Within weeks of joining the hedge fund, as I told you about earlier, my boss taught me the greatest lesson of my career. Eventually, after years of intense studying, and a formal examination in front of the board of Chartered Market Technicians, I received my "CMT" designation. Technical trading became my bread and butter. And I realized that this approach to the markets helps the pros trade with one thing in mind... "History repeats itself." The ups and downs of the market are nothing more than the graphic representation of human behavior... expressed on a chart of buyers and sellers. And this market behavior tends to repeat. Here is a perfect example – a type of technical analysis called "intermarket analysis." This served as a warning at the start of the financial crisis in 2007... And it repeated earlier this year, before the COVID-19 crash. Intermarket analysis is based on correlations between asset classes... When one of these asset classes turns down, it may be a warning sign for other asset classes (stocks, in this case). We know this because these chart patterns have shown up before... and other assets have fallen. Take a look... The S&P 500 Index (blue line) and U.S. 30-year interest rates (black line) traded in tandem at the end of 2019. The "trade war" with China was calming down, and both asset classes were moving in the same direction. All was well. But then, as you can see, the correlation broke down early this year. Now, look at the red lines... See how stocks made new highs, while interest rates failed to do the same? That was a warning. The "fundamentals" looked fine. But I could hear my boss's words in my head... The only thing that mattered was what prices were signaling. This is an extreme example, given the crash that followed. But it was a warning... and one that worked well. This is the essence of technical analysis – understanding how history repeats in the markets. This concept is lost on many investors. They simply don't understand and aren't willing to put in the time and effort that's necessary. But pro traders know that you can use this approach to make outstanding returns. That's why technical analysis is much more than trendlines and charts... It is understanding the past to profit in the future. Good investing, Greg Diamond, CMT Editor's note: By following Greg's recommendations this year, you could've doubled your money nine different times – without buying a single stock. And now, he's making another bold prediction. On December 23, Greg expects a huge move that could either hand you one of the biggest, fastest payouts of your life... or set your retirement back by years. [Get the full story here](. Further Reading "For traders, volatility equals opportunity," Greg says. December is usually a decisive time for traders. And technical analysis tells us that two stocks should provide excellent opportunities this month... Read more here: [Watch These Two Stocks as December Unfolds](. "If you're in doubt that tech stocks can keep going higher, you might be surprised," Greg writes. During the tech bubble of 1999 and 2000, this sub-sector led the way. And this indicator says that we're in for even more gains in the months ahead... Get the full story here: [This Sector Is Signaling the Tech Rally Isn't Over Yet](. INSIDE TODAY'S DailyWealth Premium These indicators say that U.S. stocks could go marching higher... Technical analysis highlights new opportunities based on what has happened in the past. And today, these two indicators are giving us a glaring bullish sign for U.S. stocks... [Click here to get immediate access](. Market Notes A 'BAD TO LESS BAD' RALLY FROM THIS RIDE-HAILING GIANT Today's chart shows a big-name company that has shot up from its crash in the spring... As Steve has noted before, you can often find the biggest gains in stocks that are going from "[bad to less bad]( A bad situation doesn't have to turn all the way around... Even a little good news can spur on a major rally. And that's what we're seeing with today's company... Uber Technologies (UBER) is a $95 billion ride-hailing giant. This company gets people from place to place, and also delivers food with its Uber Eats platform. But in mid-March, its shares plunged as the coronavirus swept the U.S. The company continues to see declining revenues... But with news of a COVID-19 vaccine in the works, investors are hopeful that returning customers will spark a demand for services like Uber and Lyft again. And the stock has gone from "bad to less bad" on the news... As you can see, shares are up an incredible 260% since their March lows... And they recently hit an all-time high. It goes to show that when investors forget their fears, beaten-down stocks can climb higher than anyone expects... --------------------------------------------------------------- [Tell us what you think of this content]( [We value our subscribers’ feedback. To help us improve your experience, we’d like to ask you a couple brief questions.]( [Click here to rate this e-mail]( You have received this e-mail as part of your subscription to DailyWealth. If you no longer want to receive e-mails from DailyWealth [click here](. 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