Yesterday, I highlighted that the small-cap Russell 2000 index was still down 20% from its highs – technically putting it in bear market territory – while the S&P 500 hit new all-time highs.
Yet, I maintained that I was still bullish on small-cap stocks.
Today’s Chart helps explain why.
Chart of the Day
This is a chart examining what happened the previous times the Russell 2000 was still in a large drawdown – all while the S&P 500 was at a record high.
Here’s the summary:
- On April 7, 1999, the S&P 500 was at a record high while the Russell 2000 was in a -19.2% drawdown. Subsequently, the S&P 500 gained 14.3% over the next year while the Russell 2000 gained 36.5%.
- On February 13, 1991, the S&P 500 was at a record high while the Russell 2000 was in a -13.5% drawdown. Subsequently, the S&P 500 gained 12.1% over the next year while the Russell 2000 gained 35.5%.
- On January 21, 1985, the S&P 500 was at a record high while the Russell 2000 was in a -13.3% drawdown. Subsequently, the S&P 500 gained 17.4% over the next year while the Russell 2000 gained 18.2%.
Now obviously, these are only a few data points, and they happened decades ago.
But, the point is that the S&P 500 being at a record high while the Russell 2000 is still in a big drawdown is not unprecedented…
And it is in fact a signal of bigger gains to come.
Insight of the Day
You can increase the probability of your small-cap bets by targeting those with price-moving catalysts few others know about.
History tells us the future is likely very positive for small-cap stocks.
Still, there’s no denying it can be emotionally challenging to buy into a sector that’s technically in a bear market while the rest of the market is flying.
So, what we want to do is to increase the probability of our small-cap bets.
And the best way I know to do that is to do the hard work of uncovering price-moving catalysts in specific stocks – catalysts most of the market are completely unaware about.
It’s a slog – but it pays off (for instance, it could have allowed you to nearly triple your money over the past 10 months).
But here’s the good news – you don’t need to do any of that hard work.
And later today, at 12 p.m Eastern…
I’m going LIVE for a masterclass explaining how you can target these stocks – without having to do any of the tedious research work yourself.
So click here to save your seat for my upcoming live masterclass…
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See you soon.
Embrace the surge,
Ross Givens
Editor, Stock Surge Daily
