The 2018 has not been a banner year for the stock market. Warning signs of a recession are becoming more obvious, according to some economists and market pundits.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 have seen their 2018 gains nearly erased. The NASDAQ has entered correction territory.
While the stock market and the economy are not necessarily in sync all the time, there are warning signs of a recession to watch for.
Here are seven signs that a next recession might be near.
Small-cap winners galore
The big stock market winners share one common attribute: Near the beginning of the ascent of their shares, the companies offer revolutionary products or services, are market leaders in their respective industries, or both. Some big stock market winners that possessed the attributes outlined above are Netflix (NFLX), which we recommended to investors in October 2002; Intuitive Surgical (ISRG), which we bought and recommended in July 2004; Baidu.com (BIDU), which we bought and recommended in August 2006; and MercadoLibre (MELI), which we recommended to investors in October 2010. Get up-to-date small-cap stock picks from David Frazier, editor of Small-Cap Profit Confidential.Click here
Smarter cryptocurrency investments
The stock market crash of 2008 was the catalyst for his journey into alternatives. And interestingly, it was the impetus behind the creation of Bitcoin and the blockchain technology behind it. Keene Little wasn’t ready to risk his money yet but he was very curious, so he began charting Bitcoin’s technical patterns. What finally convinced him to dip a toe into digital currencies was seeing that they followed familiar price patterns that could be analyzed and successfully acted on. Now he shares those insights with subscribers to the Crypto Wealth Protocol.Learn more
