{"id":20775,"date":"2023-04-04T07:30:47","date_gmt":"2023-04-04T11:30:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jeffclarktrader.com\/?p=20775"},"modified":"2023-04-04T07:30:47","modified_gmt":"2023-04-04T11:30:47","slug":"the-key-to-spotting-opportunity-in-bear-markets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jeffclarktrader.com\/market-minute\/the-key-to-spotting-opportunity-in-bear-markets\/","title":{"rendered":"The Key to Spotting Opportunity in Bear Markets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Jeff&rsquo;s Note: <\/strong>For the last 40 years, I&rsquo;ve been tracking an unconventional investment that delivers big gains after every major sell-off.<\/p>\n<p>So, when I look at all the uncertainty in today&rsquo;s market&hellip; I feel <em>excited<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Beginning May 1, I believe we&rsquo;ll see <a href=\"https:\/\/signup.jeffclarktrader.com\/?cid=MKT725882&#038;eid=MKT728036&#038;oneClick=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dozens of opportunities in different sectors<\/a> to double, triple, or even quadruple your money &ndash; all without the risk of owning stocks.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, back in July 2022, this same strategy banked my subscribers an epic 333% gain in just 48 hours. And this year, we have an 88%-win rate.<\/p>\n<p>So tomorrow at 8 p.m. ET, I&rsquo;m sharing the full details of this rare vehicle, along with a free recommendation. <a href=\"https:\/\/signup.jeffclarktrader.com\/?cid=MKT725882&#038;eid=MKT728036&#038;oneClick=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Just click here to reserve your seat now<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr style=\"margin-bottom:20px;\">\n<p>We are witnessing something that has never happened before.<\/p>\n<p>Look at this chart of the Treasury market yield curve&hellip;<\/p>\n<p><!--IMG SNIP--><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"Image\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jeffclarktrader.com\/JMU\/images\/202304\/20230404-JMU-01_mrk322.png\"><\/p>\n<p>This chart shows the difference in yield between the 10-year Treasury note and the three-month T-bill.<\/p>\n<p>Most of the time, the yield curve is a positive number &ndash; the further you go out in time, the higher the yield.<\/p>\n<p>A negative yield curve &ndash; where short-term bills offer a higher yield than long-term notes &ndash; often occurs prior to an economic recession.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, the first three blue arrows on the chart occurred just prior to significant declines in economic activity.<\/p>\n<p>They also occurred just prior to significant declines in the stock market.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, when the yield curve reached its most negative levels, stocks were closer to their bull market highs than they were to their bear market lows.<\/p>\n<p>By the time the bear markets ended in December 2002 and March 2009 &ndash; and by the time the COVID-inspired sell-off ended in March 2020 &ndash; the yield curve was well off its lows and well into positive territory.<\/p>\n<p>Today, the yield curve is at its most inverted level than at any other time in my lifetime.<\/p>\n<p>That seems significant.<\/p>\n<p>If the current situation plays out similar to previous occurrences, then the current bear market in stocks still has a way to go.<\/p>\n<p>But that&rsquo;s not a bad thing. As I mentioned to my subscribers back in early January, bear markets are good.<\/p>\n<p>They correct the excesses that build up in the final stages of a bull market &ndash; when too much money chases stock prices higher and pushes valuations to unsustainable levels.<\/p>\n<p>Bear markets are painful to those who are overly exposed, or perhaps even leveraged to stocks.<\/p>\n<p>But they create amazing opportunities for cash-rich investors who&rsquo;ve been waiting patiently for a chance to put money to work in the stock market.<\/p>\n<p>The problem is &ndash; as the old Wall Street adage reminds us &ndash; when it&rsquo;s time to buy, you won&rsquo;t want to.<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s hard to buy stocks when they&rsquo;re falling. It&rsquo;s hard to buy when everyone else is selling, and when all the financial TV talking heads are preaching gloom and doom.<\/p>\n<p>Most folks become paralyzed. They do nothing. And they let those amazing opportunities pass them by.<\/p>\n<p>Don&rsquo;t do that.<\/p>\n<p><!--GRAY BOX START--><\/p>\n<div class=\"card bg-light mb-4\">\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<p align=\"center\" style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><strong>Free Trading Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Have you checked out Jeff&#8217;s free trading resources on his website? It contains a selection of special reports, training videos, and a full trading glossary to help kickstart your trading career \u2013 at zero cost to you. Just <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jeffclarktrader.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here<\/a> to check it out.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--GRAY BOX END--><\/p>\n<p>Take advantage of bear markets. Have the courage to buy stocks when they go on sale&hellip; when they&rsquo;re trading at historically cheap valuations.<\/p>\n<p>Don&rsquo;t worry about trying to buy stocks at their absolute lows. Nobody does that consistently.<\/p>\n<p>But if you can buy good quality companies at valuations far below their historical averages, then you&rsquo;ll profit over time.<\/p>\n<p>Bear markets give you the chance to do that.<\/p>\n<p>We will likely get that chance sometime in the next few weeks or months. And the time to prepare for it is right now.<\/p>\n<p>The bottom of the bear market is coming.<\/p>\n<p>And it&rsquo;s unlikely to look like any stock market bottom we&rsquo;ve previously seen.<\/p>\n<p>But folks who are ready for it will have <a href=\"https:\/\/signup.jeffclarktrader.com\/?cid=MKT725882&#038;eid=MKT728036&#038;oneClick=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a chance to make significant gains<\/a>, over and over again as it all unfolds.<\/p>\n<p>I&rsquo;ve put together my game plan, and I&rsquo;m sharing it with folks in <a href=\"https:\/\/signup.jeffclarktrader.com\/?cid=MKT725882&#038;eid=MKT728036&#038;oneClick=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a special presentation on April 5 at 8 p.m. ET<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I&rsquo;ll tell you exactly how I expect the next market bottom to play out and the best sectors to profit. And I&rsquo;ll even give away a free trade recommendation that has the potential to double your money in just a few days.<\/p>\n<p>Don&rsquo;t miss your chance to make life-changing gains when the market turns&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/signup.jeffclarktrader.com\/?cid=MKT725882&#038;eid=MKT728036&#038;oneClick=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reserve your spot right here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Best regards and good trading,<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Signature\" src=\"https:\/\/files.jeffclarktrader.com\/global\/signatures\/jeff-clark-signature.png\" width=\"200\" style=\"max-width:200px; width:100%;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Jeff Clark<\/p>\n<p><!-- MAILBAG BEGIN --><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-top:0px; padding-bottom:0px; margin-bottom:20px; margin-top:0px; border-bottom: 1px solid #CCCCCC\">\n<h2 style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 25px; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: -1px;text-transform:uppercase;\">READER MAILBAG<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p>Do you have a strategy to exploit stock market bottoms for maximum gains?<\/p>\n<p>Let us know your thoughts &ndash; and any questions you have &ndash; at&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:feedback@jeffclarktrader.com\"><strong>feedback@jeffclarktrader.com<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><!-- MAILBAG END --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Folks who are ready for this will have a chance to make significant gains, over and over again as it all unfolds&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"service":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"publication":[10],"person":[7],"newsletter-type":[],"ticker":[],"class_list":["post-20775","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-market-minute","publication-market-minute","person-jeff-clark"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jeffclarktrader.com\/market-minute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20775","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jeffclarktrader.com\/market-minute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jeffclarktrader.com\/market-minute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jeffclarktrader.com\/market-minute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/55"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jeffclarktrader.com\/market-minute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20775"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/jeffclarktrader.com\/market-minute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20775\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jeffclarktrader.com\/market-minute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20775"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jeffclarktrader.com\/market-minute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20775"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jeffclarktrader.com\/market-minute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20775"},{"taxonomy":"publication","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jeffclarktrader.com\/market-minute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/publication?post=20775"},{"taxonomy":"person","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jeffclarktrader.com\/market-minute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/person?post=20775"},{"taxonomy":"newsletter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jeffclarktrader.com\/market-minute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newsletter-type?post=20775"},{"taxonomy":"ticker","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jeffclarktrader.com\/market-minute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ticker?post=20775"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}