Hey, Ross here:
The fourth quarter has kicked off – only to run smack into a government shutdown.
So the question is…
Will the government shutdown shut down the market rally?
Chart of the Day
Source: @RyanDetrick via X
No matter who is in the White House or who controls the Senate and House…
Government shutdowns are an all-too familiar event.
The good news is that – as the chart above shows – they have a very minimal effect on stocks.
12 months out from the shutdown, the market was positive 86% of the time with a median gain of over 12%.
In fact, one could potentially even interpret the data to mean that shutdowns are actually positive for the market.
Now, the caveat is that during the shutdown itself, market performance is more mixed – with negative returns 45% of the time.
And given the current political situation, not to mention the media blowing the entire thing as far out of proportion as they can just to farm clicks…
We shouldn’t be surprised if the fourth quarter starts with a minor pullback.
Many will buy into the fear and make things worse.
But for smart traders, this shutdown is actually an opportunity.
Insight of the Day
It’s hard to recognize a pullback as a buying opportunity while you’re in one.
I’ve preached time and time again the virtue of buying pullbacks amid a strong uptrend.
So if you’ve been following this newsletter for a while, you might rightfully ask – why don’t people just buy pullbacks when it’s so obvious.
Well, as the saying goes – when the time comes to buy, you won’t want to.
Think about it.
The government is shutting down…
The media keeps talking about how stocks are overvalued and the AI bubble is about to pop.
Meanwhile, you keep hearing about how bad the economy is.
And then, in what was supposed to be the strongest period for the markets…
Stocks start going down instead of up.
Take all that into consideration and suddenly, it’s not so easy to just buy the pullback.
Of course, if you want to outperform the market – you need to have the discipline to do it anyway.
That’s why later this afternoon at 3 p.m. Eastern…
I’m going LIVE to reveal my #1 strategy for taking advantage of this shutdown.
During previous periods of volatility, this strategy could have allowed you to bank gains like 270% in 70 days… 177% in 11 days… even 148% in just 2 days.
So don’t let this government shutdown go to waste.
Click here to guarantee your seat for my live strategy reveal if you haven’t already…
And I’ll see you later this afternoon at 3 p.m. ET.
Let’s exploit this shutdown together.
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