Tuesday was a classic retest of the lows we saw on August 24.
The good news is that if you’re already invested in fundamentally superior stocks (more on that in a moment), you should be well protected against days like Tuesday.
The bad news is that Tuesday is just the second retest, the first being on September 1, of what I expect to be a series of retests.
If history repeats itself, I wouldn’t be surprised to see two or three more retests between now and the end of October.
By mid-November, I do expect trading volume to subside, and for the market to firm up. And from Thanksgiving through year-end, we should see some holiday cheer return to the stock market.
What does this mean for investors?
Well, with the S&P 500’s average dividend yield at well over 2% (above the 10-year Treasury), any near-term dips should be regarded predominantly as buying opportunities. I say “predominantly” because we are in a stock picker’s market, so you still want to focus on fundamentally strong stocks.
On volatile days like today, stocks that are characterized by aggressive dividend growth, and rock-solid sales and earnings, are your best bet.
To help lead you in the right direction, I went ahead and ran over 500 of the biggest names on Wall Street through Dividend Grader and Portfolio Grader.
Of these 500 stocks, 10 names grabbed my eye:
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Sincerely,
Louis Navellier
