{"id":21666,"date":"2024-03-20T07:30:37","date_gmt":"2024-03-20T11:30:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jeffclarktrader.com\/?p=21666"},"modified":"2024-03-20T07:30:37","modified_gmt":"2024-03-20T11:30:37","slug":"how-to-stay-on-the-right-side-of-the-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stage.jeffclarktrader.com\/market-minute\/how-to-stay-on-the-right-side-of-the-market\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Stay on the Right Side of the Market"},"content":{"rendered":"

On February 5, I shared with you a simple trick that keeps you on the right side of the market<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It’s so easy that anybody can do it.<\/p>\n

All you need is a charting platform and the 20- and 50-period simple moving averages (SMA).<\/p>\n

When I first shared this trick, I wrote:<\/p>\n

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The SMA shows the average stock price over a specific period. It smooths out the daily ups and downs to give you a clearer long-term trend.<\/p>\n

If the market is trading above its 20- and 50-day SMA, I maintain a bullish stance no matter what.<\/p>\n

It’s only when the market breaks below both SMAs that I look to play the downside.<\/p>\n

If the market is in between the SMAs, or above one but below the other, take a more neutral approach.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

These are very simple but extremely effective rules.<\/p>\n

They’ll prevent you from taking profits too soon or taking the wrong side of the market when there’s a clear trend in force.<\/p>\n

If you followed these rules since February 5, you would have stayed invested in the market and captured 3.53% of additional upside movement as of last Friday.<\/p>\n

These rules would also have helped you avoid the majority of the 10.92% decline in the markets between July 27 and October 27, 2023.<\/p>\n

And you would have gotten back into the markets on November 3, capturing 17.20% of additional upside as of last Friday.<\/p>\n

You can see for yourself how this system would have worked on this chart of the S&P 500 below:<\/p>\n

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Now, I have to say, it’s not quite as easy as just buying when the market breaks above the moving averages, or selling when the market breaks below.<\/p>\n

If it was<\/em> that easy, then everyone would be a stock market millionaire.<\/p>\n

But this is a great starting point for figuring out in a general sense whether you should be bullish or bearish on the overall market.<\/p>\n

In my next issue, we’re going to build on this foundation.<\/p>\n

Over the years, I’ve developed a mechanical scoring system that tells you exactly how bullish or bearish you should be given what’s going on with the market.<\/p>\n

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The best part is that you can also apply this system to specific sectors.<\/p>\n

This takes all of the guesswork out of the equation. You won’t have to worry about trying to figure out where the best opportunities are.<\/p>\n

The scoring system handles that heavy lifting for you.<\/p>\n

I promise you’re going to love this…<\/p>\n

Stay tuned… we’re going to break down exactly how this all works.<\/p>\n

Happy trading,<\/p>\n

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Imre Gams
Analyst, Market Minute<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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