What Happens When You Wait Too Long

Ross Givens
Ross Givens Ross Givens is a veteran trader with over 15 years of experi...
April 2, 2026 | 2 min read
What Happens When You Wait Too Long

Hey, Ross here:

Welcome back. Hope you’ve pleasantly gorged yourself on turkey (with all the fixings) yesterday. And of course, spend quality time with your loved ones.

Today is a shortened trading day, with the stock market closing at 1 p.m. Eastern instead.

But I just wanted to quickly share a chart that once again reinforces why we’re in a good spot.

Chart of the Day

Here’s a quick table showing the performance of the various indexes 12 months after the Fed’s final rate hike.

And as you can see, barring the exception that was the Dot-Com bust, markets were solidly up every time.

The Fed’s final rate hike this cycle was likely back in July – at the current 2023 highs…

Meaning if the historical pattern plays out as normal, we’re likely to cruise past those levels – perhaps even going past the 2021 highs.

As I’ve said before – history is on our side. So let’s make sure we take advantage of it – and not wait too long.

Insight of the Day

Waiting for price action confirmation is intelligent. But waiting too long will cause you to miss the big move.

We’re not bottom pickers, which is statistically a losing game.

We’re breakout traders – and that requires a certain degree of price action confirmation before making our move.

But if we wait too long, we’ll miss the big move entirely.

It’s a fine line to walk. And it’s the difference between successful breakout traders and failed ones.

My strategies – which have all crushed it this year – are all designed to help you walk this fine line without stumbling.

Because breakouts are happening all the time – and even more so in rising markets like the one we’re in now.

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Embrace the surge,

Ross Givens
Editor, Stock Surge Daily

Ross Givens

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Ross Givens Chief Market Strategist

Ross Givens is a veteran trader with over 15 years of experience and a former VP at a major Wall Street investment bank. Specializing in small-cap stocks and momentum-driven plays, Ross identifies high-probability setups before they hit the mainstream. As Lead Strategist at Traders Agency, he has guided hundreds of successful trades and developed multiple flagship publications.

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