Inside the Secret Bull Market |
Let's face it. The stock market has gone nowhere fast for seven years. Very frustrating. If you've been counting on a "rising tide" to float your investment boat you've found yourself stranded high and dry. That's not good enough for me -- and I suspect it's not good enough for you. That's why I'm excited to share my new strategy for major-league profits with you. My research shows it's the perfect way to play today's deceptively flat market. It takes full advantage of the "secret bull market" that has been building up over the last seven years.This is the inside secret of the billionaire super-traders. As you undoubtedly know by now, conventional approaches such as buy and hold, market indexing and such tactics completely whiff on today's market. What's more, you can tap into the "secret bull market" no matter which way the market goes from here. And you don't have to make an annoying number of small trades to get your returns. If Home Runs Are More Your Style... This is the most direct, reliable way I've ever seen to achieve home-run profits. Better than growth stocks, cyclicals, value plays, or IPOs. This strategy has delivered actual, real life profits like...
And the potential in this current market is for much, much more. As the military guys say, we are now in a "target-rich environment." The Capstone of 30 Years of Investing What are my credentials to make such extraordinary claims? Let me introduce myself. My name is Mark Skousen. I am the founder and editor of Forecasts & Strategies, one of the most highly regarded independent investment newsletters in the nation. Forecasts & Strategies has provided top-ranked investment advice to thousands of serious investors during the past 26 years. I received a doctorate in economics from George Washington University and earned my stripes as a CIA intelligence analyst. Subsequently, I became the author and editor of over a dozen books on finance, free-market economics and investment. I have taught at Columbia University's Graduate School of Business in New York. Many investors know me as a keynote speaker at the private and prestigious investment conferences and seminars held all over the globe. Perhaps just as important, I have been an active and successful private investor in the stock market for 30 years. A Reputation for Spotting the Emerging Trend I think it's fair to say I have well-earned reputation for helping my subscribers spot the emerging trend, the impending crash, the overlooked investment, the blockbuster that everyone else ignores. Over my career, I have been credited with predicting the huge bull market under Reagan, clearly calling the 1987 crash, and predicting that the NASDAQ would double and then double again in the 1990s. More recently, I have started two trading services, the Skousen Hedge Fund Trader™ and the Skousen High-Income Alert™, that have proved extremely profitable for my subscribers. That said, the new service I am announcing here may well be the capstone of my career.
The concept is simple, but powerful. In fact, I can give it to you in one word: Turnarounds... Think of it like a baseball slugger making a comeback. His best batting average is often just as he comes out of a slump. It's the same with stocks... the best returns come when everyone has written them off. Those are the kind of stocks you should be buying. Introducing the Skousen Turnaround TraderTM... I would like to introduce you to my Skousen Turnaround TraderTM. This is my new premium advisory service with speed-of-light delivery for active investors who are looking to make big profits, particularly in this jittery market. The Two Most Compelling Reasons Why the Time for My New Turnaround Trader Service is Now... Let me offer two reasons why turnaround plays right now offer you the chance to make 50%, 100%, even 200% on your money in the short term -- and many times that if you compound your earnings. This is where and how you tap into the "secret bull market." First, the recent pull-back in the market has created dozens of deeply undervalued opportunities from which to profit. CEOs dream of running a down-and-out company and bringing it back to profitability. Second, prices of deeply undervalued stocks rise the fastest when the company is in the early stages of recovery -- some deeply undervalued stocks, that is -- not all of them. You need to know how to distinguish the winners from the losers. That, as you might imagine, takes both perspiration and inspiration. The Inside Story of a Turnaround Play As a critical part of my research, I keep an eye on the turnaround CEOs and master investors. Where these legends are sniffing around there is often real money to be made. I keep an eye on well-known turnaround artists like Charles Conaway, Jim Rogers, T. Boone Pickens, Carl Icahn, KKR, FBR, Steve Jobs, Sandy Weill, Rupert Murdoch, Sumner Redstone, Gordon Bethune, Ted Forstman, and Lou Gerstner. And I scout the emerging turnaround CEOs only the insiders know. The Surprising Secret of the Turnaround Masters It may come as a surprise to you, but as a group "turnaround titans" are surprisingly risk-averse. If you ask them, as I have, what they really look for are sure things... the same things I look for for my subscribers... Characteristics such as: Stocks selling at less than book value... Assets exceeding liabilities... underperforming assets... Stock prices and earnings multiples excessively depressed... So-called "fallen angels," and so on. Then, too, all my good turnaround candidates have hidden assets... ...like retrievable brand equity... dominant distribution systems... intellectual property like patents, trademarks and inventions... lots of leveragable business... proceeds of litigation... pots of cash. The reason for a stock's decline is important, too... Like a sector fallen temporarily out of favor... bad management... bad luck... bad publicity... bad strategic bets... bad expansion plans... bad mergers... bad government actions. Each factor can tip me off to a prospective turnaround. You Need That Breakout "X-Factor" Last, I'm looking for that "X-factor"... a buzz, a breakout energy, "juice" that no raw numbers can define. I monitor dozens of business and financial media. When I sense that X-factor, a stock makes my list. Take a look at a few turnarounds we've called in my other services. These are the type of power plays I'll be bringing exclusively in my new Skousen Turnaround TraderTM: Turnaround Case File #1: However, behind the scenes, Apple's highly creative crew was indulging itself in the emerging digital music business. Almost as an afterthought, Apple introduced its revolutionary digital music player, the iPod, which took the entertainment business by surprise and drove up profits. My key to the turnaround: Apple turned the company on its head selling its popular iPod MP3 music players and launching the iTunes music download service. I saw that the new music products were jump-starting the company's stalled laptop and desktop PC business, too, signaling a big turnaround. The bottom line: AAPL bottomed in May 2004 before we bought in August 2004 for $15.68 and we saw the stock run to $40.00 (adjusted for splits) in March 2005, profiting more than 155%. We held AAPL options for less than 27 days from August to September and took profits of 142%. Turnaround Case File #2: Kmart's financial restructuring out of bankruptcy was phenomenally shrewd. Kmart stock rebounded so successfully that it was able to swallow an operationally healthier Sears, whose stock was selling at a much lower multiple. My key to the turnaround: Not only were insiders buying its stock like crazy, my analysis showed that the underlying real estate was massively undervalued... and Kmart went on to sell off their unprofitable stores to accumulate hundreds of millions of dollars in cash while increasing operating profits at the same time. Turnaround! The bottom line: We played Kmart and Sears independently. Our Kmart play paid off 35% between July and mid-November. My subscribers pulled down profits of 17% on Sears stock in just two weeks. But our Sears options brought the big profits. We bought Sears calls in early November 2004 and sold them nine days later for a 328% return in anticipation of the merger. Turnaround Case File #3: One of the leading pharmaceutical giants in the world, Merck depended for a large proportion of its profits on a new class of Cox-2 pain inhibitors, such as Merck's Vioxx. In the fall of 2004, the FDA released findings that Cox-2 joint pain pill seriously increased the chance of heart attacks. The stock fell precipitously, losing 40% of market value. My system identified this prime turnaround candidate. Despite the company's recent problems, the financials looked strong. My key to the turnaround: My analysis showed that the company's stock had been hammered way out of proportion on public alarm. Strong cash, strong profits and a productive R&D program screamed "Turnaround." The bottom line: While our stock position netted a gain of just 8.45% in a little more than two months, subscribers who followed my option calls made 152% gain in just over a month when Merck rebounded from the Vioxx scandal. Turnaround Case File #4: Sun Microsystems was a major player in the development of the Internet. It was the developer of the Java programming language that made interactivity over the Internet practical. Its servers were and are the backbone of speed and reliability for Internet connectivity. During the technology bubble, Sun Micro was selling for more than $60 a share. Then it irrationally sunk to less than $4 a share. My key to the turnaround: Sun was slow to adjust but was now competing effectively against its rivals. The stock had been penalized excessively. I saw that in the short term with a technology stock resurgence, SUNW would make a comeback -- a genuine turnaround situation. The bottom line: When SUNW started a comeback at the end of 2004, subscribers who followed my advice made 23% on the stock in three and one-half months. Those who played the call options profited more than 213% in under three months. Turnaround Case File #5: American Airlines has been the long time leader in U.S. commercial aviation with the largest market share, markets served, reputation, and even cash. But it suffered a near deathblow with all the other airlines from the disastrous business impact of 9/11 on commercial aviation. My key to the turnaround: I saw that AA's market strengths and available cash would carry it back on the road to recovery. Although it had suffered from fuel cost increases and labor costs, I saw that with increased efficiencies, AMR stock would rebound. It made my turnarounds list. The bottom line: We bought AMR in March 2005 and made 38% in just under three months. We also made a whopping 360% profit on the option. These examples give you some idea of the incredible profit potential in this power strategy. Yes, These Numbers Are Huge Yes, many of these numbers are mind-boggling. But real. This, quite frankly, is how millionaires and multi-millionaires are made. When you are able to take winnings from a successful trade and compound them several times with your next high-payoff trading strategies, the results can create great wealth. And now you can become a private turnaround home run hitter -- yet never have to leave your desk -- by becoming a subscriber to my new trading service, the Skousen Turnaround TraderTM. My Mission: To Serve Up Home Run Profit Identifying such grand-slam turnaround plays is what my Skousen Turnaround TraderTM is all about. And if you learn to compound the results of your winnings, your returns will truly be breathtaking. Research, Experience, Analytics and Market Instinct As a former intelligence analyst for the CIA, I use my research skills to give my subscribers an unbeatable edge. In researching this area, I discovered an amazing fact: The opportunity for large gains has never been better. So I've decided to start this new Skousen Turnaround TraderTM service immediately. In Life and in Turnarounds... There's an old saying on Wall Street, "They don't ring a bell when the market turns." The trick, of course, is telling when the market is signaling to buy -- and when to sell. How to tell when a stock has hit the "sweet spot" that a classic turnaround follows. My system tracks multiple factors such as market sentiment, volume, institutional ownership, insider buying and selling, market volatility, relative strength and a variety of factors even more remote. When the time is right, I make the call and send it immediately to you. Everything You'll Need to Make the Big Plays When you become a Charter Member of my new turnaround service, you'll have all the information and the exact timing you need to make savvy, high-profit turnaround trades. Here's how my private Skousen Turnaround TraderTM service works for you: Whenever I see a turnaround opportunity that has turned the corner to big profit potential and minimum risk, I immediately send a Turnaround Trader alert to you electronically by e-mail or fax (your choice). Each Skousen Turnaround TraderTM Alerts You To:
You will always receive at least one trading alert per week from me, either detailing a new turnaround opportunity or updating you on our existing ones. I will only make a new call when the situation is ripe for picking. I anticipate maintaining a portfolio of 5 to 8 active turnaround plays at any one time, concentrating our resources for maximum return and minimum exposure. The "Secret Bull Market" -- But if you like the quick and clear profits that come with opportunistic trading -- and the fun, excitement and potential home runs that come with running your own private turnaround pool -- don't let this opportunity pass you by. Strictly Limited Membership Subscriptions to the Skousen Turnaround TraderTM are limited, since too many traders could potentially move the market with some special situations. For this reason, we have to cap the number of subscribers. We accept members on a first-come first-served basis. (We will, however, maintain an active waiting list.) The Most Direct Path to Major League Profits Today Let me say it again... turnarounds are the fastest way to make money I've ever seen. Without a doubt, this is the best way to exploit today's market for home-run profits, the kind of profits that make millionaires and multi-millionaires. Come join me, will you? Click the "Subscribe Now" button below and start your breakout strategy today. If you prefer, call 1-800-717-7007 and we'll reserve your place immediately. Please do not miss this exceptional opportunity -- subscribe today. Sincerely,
It sounds almost unbelievable, but with my new Turnaround Trader service you can and should realistically expect home run returns of 50%, 100% -- and even more. P.P.S. Remember, you have my 100% guarantee so you can try this service for the next 60 days absolutely risk free. I urge you to start your Charter Membership in the Skousen Turnaround TraderTM now by calling our toll-free number at 1-800-717-7007 or by clicking the "Subscribe Now" button below. |
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