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$17,619 and counting + Next trade today
Join me at noon!
Come hear all about the strategy I taught my own son, and how Iāve joined forces with AI to smash it out of the park this month:
TODAY (Tuesday) 12pm EST in the RBMarketMasters Room
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And nowā¦
Youāve no doubt heard of the āLipstick Indicator,ā right? š
Itās supposed to forecast bear markets š» or recessions.
What you might not know is this indicator ā or index ā¦ or effect ā was the idea of the billionaire heir to the Estee Lauder fortune, Leonard Lauder. He noticed how lipstick (and makeup or cosmetics) sales werenāt as affected by inflationary pressures.
Typically, when the economy is faltering, so the theory goes, lipstick (cosmetic) sales remain robust or increase. š
Thereās data to support this theory.
Apparently, makeup sales increased during the Great Depression, while industrial production sank 50%.
During the 1990 recession, the only manufacturing sector to see employment gains was the cosmetic industry.
The 2001 recession saw lipstick sales rise by 11%.
Big-name cosmetic brands reported big gains during the Great Recession (2008-2009).
And while lipstick sales declined during the pandemic, perfume sales rose.
What are the numbers for this year so far?
If youāve believed the BS government stats about the U.S. economy cruising along smoothly, youād better sit down for this one.
2023 data from Circana shows that ābeauty salesā reached $14 billion for the period ending June 30. Thatās a 15% increase over the previous year!
Also, makeup was the fastest-growing category within prestige sales. And lipstick was the fastest-growing segment for both prestige and mass outlets.
Now, with reports rearing their heads about rapidly increasing car loan defaultsā¦ real estate all but grinding to a haltā¦ and credit-card liabilities breaking through the $1 TRILLION markā¦ the Lipstick Effect seems prescient yet again.
I didnāt need lipstick to tell me that things on Wall Street and Main Street are looking shaky, at best. I didnāt need a š®either.
Although I might be persuaded to sport shocking pink lipstick if Iām not halfway to my $120,000-in-12-months goal by the end of this year.
In fact, letās make it a bet.
If I have not grown my trading account by $60,000 before the ball drops for 2024, Iāll wear the most gaudy makeup imaginable for my first LIVE broadcast of the new year.
Deal?
Fabulous!
Iām excited because I fully anticipate that Iāll exceed that number, and save us all the nightmare of witnessing me dolled up like that.
I started this challenge in July to show my Alpha Hunters ā and YOU ā that selling options is a powerful strategy, and, when done correctly, can yield great results. Of course, trading is hard, and results are not guaranteed.
I was going gangbusters until September when markets seemed to have a temporary bout of schizophrenia (they must not have had the right shade of lipstick).
This month though, I have made up for the poorer performance of the previous monthā¦ and Iām back on track, Baby!
As things stand, there are six trading days left in October.
I currently have two positions open: A bet that UVXY will go lower (which over enough time, it always does), and a bet that QQQ will stay in a $20 range over the next week.
I have some clever ways of setting up these types of bets, and Iād love to show you how!
While things could go either way, Iām confident both positions will add to my total for the month, which, right now, is a whopping $17,619. (Although this is well-documented for you to see, I need to remind you that trading is hard, results not guaranteed and should not be expected to be replicated typically.)
Yup! I am just $2,381 short of doubling my target for October!
That said, itās important to note that, so far, I have indeed made gains every month of this challenge. September was much lower than Iād aimed to make, but I still made money (and I made up for the shortfall in October.)
That, right there, is the power of selling optionsā¦ risks, lack of guarantees, and all.
Can I lose money?
Of course. And I have done so with many trades Iāve made in this challenge so far. Afterall, I am āonlyā winning 72% of my trades so far.
Of course, all of my members are seeing these trades from start to finish.
Iām all about being 100% transparent ā always ā so this challenge tracker is an unedited, unbiased, pig-without-lipstick record of my wins and losses so far. It will continue to fully expose my successes and failures for the entirety of this challenge and beyond.
And I will continue to teach my Alpha Hunter members how to sell options so they can expand their trading arsenal.
Thatās why, today, Iām holding a special training session at 12EST HERE to show you how I use predictive AI tools to improve my trading resultsā¦ even during times when lipstick sales are rising rapidly. And Iāll show you how my Alpha Hunter strategy fits so well into this kind of environment.
I canāt stress this enough: there is no better time to learn how to sell options. So Iām slashing the entry price to Alpha Hunter membership.
Then you and your partner can celebrate by buying as much lipstick as either of you want.
Hereās to YOUR success,
P.S. If you have any questions about how you can get added to my āAlpha Hunterā š¹ program, just call Jeff Brown @ 800-585-4488 or email ([email protected]), and he would be happy to talk about any special credits you might have, discuss payment plan options, or help you in any way possible.
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