Market turmoil is not the real risk. Flying blind is.
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Volatility has become the default for the market and investors with the right signals may have a huge advantage
If you have any flying experience at all, you will recognize the following scenario.
The flight is going smoothly. You’ve had your snacks. The cabin lights are dim. People are half asleep, staring at movies or wondering why airplane seats still can’t recline any further.
Suddenly, the bottom falls out.
The cabin shakes violently and drinks spill.
The pilot’s voice cuts over the loudspeakers: “Ladies and gentlemen, please return to your seats and fasten your seat belts immediately.”
I’ve been disturbed.
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Usually, it only lasts a few minutes, but those few minutes can be terrifying.
Of course, experienced pilots know that turbulence is common. Beyond that, although unpleasant, it is rarely dangerous.
But while turbulence scares passengers, there’s something else that just terrifies pilots…
Flying blind.
I don’t just mean poor visibility, but also the loss of the tools that tell you where you are, where you’re going, and what awaits you inside the storm.
Investors today often behave more like passengers than pilots.
Market volatility appears dangerous due to violent fluctuations and uncertainty.
Not to mention the terrifying headlines that the mainstream media loves.
But volatility itself is not necessarily the biggest threat.
The real risk may be trying to navigate an increasingly fragile market using outdated rules of the game…or worse, no reliable signals at all.
Read the correct signals
While some investors freeze up during volatile markets, veteran trader Jonathan Rose has done the opposite.
In fact, some of his biggest gains came during periods when fear gripped Wall Street. The type of market “turbulence” that scares many investors is game-changing for options traders who understand how to navigate it.
Jonathan spent years on the floor of the Chicago Options Exchange learning how professional traders use volatility, leverage, and unusual options activity to identify opportunities long before the broader market finds out.
His strategy does not depend on market expectations. He interacts with What the market is actually doing And finds the most effective way to make profit.
Today, this experience forms the backbone of his strategy.
In this way, during the 2008 financial crisis – one of the scariest market environments in modern history – Jonathan made over $4 million in capital gains in his personal trading account.
This is not a theory or any strategy that has been tested back. It’s Jonathan’s real gains from navigating the volatility of 2008.
Not because the fluctuations disappeared, but because he understood how to deal with them.
This is what is offered to today’s subscribers Master of Commerce.
The truth is that volatility itself looks less like an occasional hiccup and more like today’s virtual environment.
Markets are swinging wildly on interest rates… tariffs… wars… artificial intelligence… elections… and growing concerns about debt and the economic slowdown.
Entire sectors can rise or fall in a matter of days.
What once seemed extraordinary has become increasingly normal, and this may represent one of the biggest investment shifts of the past decade.
Over the past few years, investors have operated in an unusually tolerant environment.
Buying the dip worked.
Passive investing worked.
Greater possession Technology stocks It worked.
But the market today looks less like a smooth ride and more like flying through a storm system.
What does this look like in the real world?
When the conflict between Iran and the United States began, crude oil price volatility increased. Many investors were looking to the media or the government to find out what would happen next.
Jonathan did not take this approach. Use his systems to determine That’s where the smart money was already moving.
The answer was clear. Institutional positioning was concentrated in energy names before it caught on in the broader market.
Jonathan recommended his subscribers to enter into a bullish trade Occidental Petroleum Company (Oxy) On February 19th. Forty-two days later, they exited with a gain of 780%.
Soon after, the same approach led him to another energy name, Erin Ltd. (Erin)with its subscribers seeing gains of 485% over the course of nearly two months.
Jonathan did not attempt to predict the war or its impact on energy prices. He just followed the footprints.
To be clear, Jonathan does not advise against holding stocks. But to properly navigate market “turbulence,” you can pair your long-term trades with something that turns volatility from an enemy into an advantage.
This will be the focus of the event Jonathan will be hosting next Thursday, May 28, alongside Mark Chaikin, legendary market technician and founder of Chaikin Analytics.
How Jonathan and Mark navigate market turmoil
We’ve already looked at Jonathan’s background and how he deals with volatile markets.
But Mark brings a different kind of experience to the table.
Serious market watchers are familiar with Mark, who… Force meter This indicator has helped investors identify institutional financial flows for decades. Its analytical tools are used by some of the biggest names on Wall Street.
Next week, Jonathan and Mark will combine their two major “smart money” signals for the first time ever.
Both systems follow institutional money. But they look at the same data through different lenses.
Jonathan’s quantitative tool reveals what the top players are doing before prices move. Chaikin Fund Flow measures the actual flow of capital into or out of a stock in real time.
Combining these methods creates a more complete picture of the true direction of institutional funds. When both signals align on the same trade, the results of nearly 200 back-tested trades are astonishing: 81% win rate and 147% average win rate. Most importantly, the combined signal helped avoid two out of three losing trades.
For more details, mark next Thursday, May 28, at 8pm ET on your calendar. That’s when Jonathan and Mark guide you through…Convergence operator“It’s a free event. All you need is that.” Reserve your spot, which you can do here.
Buying and holding stocks is still a great strategy, but in a market where turbulence has become the norm… you want to be more like a confident pilot, not a nervous passenger.
You can join Jonathan and Mark at their event next Thursday And know how to use their signals to navigate the market under any circumstances.
Enjoy your weekend,
Luis Hernandez
Editor-in-Chief, InvestorPlace
