Investing can be as complicated – or as simple – as you make it... If you want to, you can comb through books about the investing greats. You can learn what makes them tick and how they did what they did.

Editor's note: Regular Chaikin PowerFeed readers know Marc Chaikin believes a major opportunity is forming in the stock market. And he's not the only one who sees it... To that point, today, we're sharing the latest thoughts from Brett Eversole. He's the editor of the True Wealth franchise at our corporate affiliate Stansberry Research. In this essay, you'll learn how Brett analyzes current and historical market data. And you'll find that he agrees with Marc about the significant potential upside in stocks right now... Stocks Turn Positive, With More Gains to Come By Brett Eversole, editor, Stansberry Research Investing can be as complicated – or as simple – as you make it... If you want to, you can comb through books about the investing greats. You can learn what makes them tick and how they did what they did. Then, it's time to roll up your sleeves and get to work. You might do deep-dive research into dozens of companies. You could spend hours picking apart their businesses and scrutinizing their financial statements. And you'd be doing all that work... while hoping to get an edge over thousands of professional investors who are doing the same thing. That's the hard way. Sure, it can lead to incredible results. But you can also do darn well by keeping things simple... and sticking with the trend. All those pros doing the deep research are setting prices. But when prices get moving, they tend to keep moving. We can follow that trend to earn easy profits. Acting at the right time can help us put the odds in our favor, without taking on huge risks. Now is one of those times. The S&P 500 Index broke a rare streak in recent weeks... And stocks could jump 15% over the next year as a result. Let me explain... Recommended Links: This Disease Is Spreading Across the Nation This disease currently impacts 125 million Americans. But a breakthrough from ONE drug company could soon have the power to change everything... and treat an additional 3 billion other people globally. A top medical financial analyst now predicts massive gains for those who act now, BEFORE a major announcement from the FDA comes as soon as June 26. Click here before this hits major headlines. Prepare Now for the Greatest Wall Street Event of 2023 After a year of losses, a short period of 300% to 500% potential gains is fast approaching. The last time this happened, 41 stocks doubled or more in just nine months. Now, the Pentagon consultant who correctly called the 2020 bull run is officially sounding the alarm. Click here while there's still time. You can measure the trend in plenty of different ways. One way is to use a tool called the "simple moving average." For example, the 10-month moving average just takes the average of closing prices over the past 10 months. When a stock trades above that line, it's in an uptrend. Another easy way to measure the trend is to see if stocks were up or down over the past 12 months. If they're up, then the trend is positive. The S&P 500 had a positive 12-month return at the end of April. That alone isn't special... Rather, it's the fact that this was the first positive return in a year. Stocks consistently showed a negative trailing 12-month return from the end of April 2022 through March 2023. But that turned positive in April and May of this year. You can see it in the chart below... It's darn rare to see a year or more of losses based on this measure. Similar streaks have only happened eight other times since 1950. Here's what matters, though... Once this kind of streak ends, the trend is up. And stocks have a history of fantastic returns after a trend reversal. The table below shows the details... Just owning stocks is one of the simplest and most profitable long-term investments you can make. The S&P 500 has increased 7.8% per year since 1950. But you can do even better if you buy when the trend turns higher... Similar setups have led to 5.5% gains in three months, 10.1% gains in six months, and an impressive result of 15.1% gains over a year. That's nearly double the typical gain in stocks a year later. What's more, stocks were higher in every case over the following year. It's tough to find an indicator with a perfect track record. But this one has it. The three most recent times that this indicator triggered were especially powerful. Those cases were in 2009, 2003, and 1982. And they ended up being the three best buying opportunities of the past 50 years. We're seeing a similar setup today. Stocks have been losing money since 2022. But the losing streak recently ended. That's just one more reason we want to stay bullish and own stocks right now. Good investing, Brett Eversole Market View Major Indexes and Notable Sectors     # Hld:     Bullish     Neutral     Bearish Dow 30 +0.15% 9 18 3 S&P 500 +0.18% 148 259 92 Nasdaq +0.38% 56 33 11 Small Caps -0.83% 549 897 429 Bonds -0.14% — According to the Chaikin Power Bar, Small Cap stocks and Large Cap stocks remain somewhat Bullish. Major indexes are mixed. *  *  *  * Sector Tracker Sector movement over the last 5 days Discretionary +2.68% Utilities +1.97% Energy +1.79% Industrials +1.45% Financial +1.07% Real Estate +0.81% Materials +0.55% Communication +0.08% Health Care +0.08% Information Technology -0.52% Staples -0.68% *  *  *  * Industry Focus Retail Services 11 50 26 Over the past 6 months, the Retail subsector (XRT) has underperformed the S&P 500 by -13.75%. Its Power Bar ratio, which measures future potential, is Weak, with more Bearish than Bullish stocks. It is currently ranked #13 of 21 subsectors and has moved up 3 slots over the past week. Indicative Stocks EYE National Vision Hold LESL Leslie's, Inc. DLTR Dollar Tree, Inc. *  *  *  * Top Movers Gainers MTCH +6.50% ETSY +4.20% TSLA +4.06% GLW +3.47% ADBE +3.41% Losers FMC -3.94% ENPH -3.76% ZION -3.55% ODFL -3.37% TGT -3.26% *  *  *  * Earnings Report Reporting Today Rating Before Open After Close ORCL, HOOD CTLT No earnings reporting today. Earnings Surprises No significant Earnings Surprises in the Russell 3000. *  *  *  * 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 STEVENMAGALLANES520.NIMS@BLOGGER.COM. For questions about your account or to speak with customer service, call +1 (877) 697-6783 (U.S.), 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Eastern time or e-mail info@chaikinanalytics.com. Please note: The law prohibits us from giving personalized investment advice. © 2023 Chaikin Analytics, LLC. All rights reserved. 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