Hey, Ross here:
Today, let’s look at a chart that shows just how divorced standard finance “theory” can be from the on-the-ground reality.
Chart of the Day
This chart shows the equity risk premium for US stocks over time.
The equity risk premium, in finance theory, is the extra return stock investors get as a compensation for the additional risk they’re taking.
It’s measured as the S&P 500 earnings yield minus the 10-year Treasury yield (the most-used proxy for the risk-free rate).
Right now, as you can see, the equity risk premium has dipped into negative territory.
The ivory tower academics will tell you it means you shouldn’t bother with stocks right now.
That’s absolutely ludicrous.
Because if you look at the chart, you can see that the equity risk premium has been negative for months – including during periods in 2024.
If you sat out of stocks because of this academic finance theory…
You would have left a ton of money on the table.
Again, the point of this is just to show the vast gulf between academic finance theory – and what’s really happening in the markets.
Below, I explain another phenomenon that you’ll never hear about in those ivory tower finance classrooms…
A phenomenon that has made certain traders a lot of money.
Insight of the Day
What they won’t tell you in finance class – legal insider trading is rampant in the markets.
Sure, we’ve all heard about the politicians doing it.
But it’s not just them.
The corporate insiders – CEOs, CFOs, VPs, Directors…
They’re all legally allowed to buy their own company stock…
Despite knowing more about it than even the best Wall Street analyst.
You won’t learn about that in finance class…
Just like how you won’t learn that you can actually follow these insiders into explosive trades that no one sees coming.
For instance, a few weeks ago, the insiders led us into a small biotech stock…
One that had gotten absolutely crushed since its IPO – with its stock price falling by over 80%.
And yet, after we followed the insiders into this stock…
Its price shot up over 70% in just a few weeks.
That’s not the only one.
And with the way markets are looking, I’m seeing an uptick in insider activity…
Which is why in just a few hours at 11 a.m. Eastern later this morning…
I’m going LIVE to show you exactly how to follow the insiders into these little-known but potentially highly profitable trades.
I’ll reveal:
- Where to find insider trades before they hit the news
- How to identify the “real” high-conviction buys vs. fake ones
- The 3 insider buying signals that have predicted triple-digit winners
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