This Strategy Beat the S&P 500 by 1,300%... in Just 98 Days

Editor's note: The deck is stacked against ordinary investors. Big Wall Street firms have resources the average Joe can't match... But as Vic Lederman from our corporate affiliate Chaikin Analytics explains, strategy can help level the playing field. In this piece, adapted from a recent issue of the free Chaikin PowerFeed e-letter, Vic outlines a game plan that can give Main Street investors an edge.

The Revolutionary War should have been impossible to win.

Running on financial fumes and lacking formal training, the scrappy American colonies were taking on the most powerful nation on Earth...

Next to the British Empire, the colonies had nothing. Britain outmatched them in experience, troop numbers, funding, and weapons.

But today, we all know that the colonies went on to pull off one of the biggest upsets in military history. Like all successful underdogs, something gave them an unexpected edge...

Strategy.

Because the war was fought on American soil, the colonists had shorter supply lines and better knowledge of the terrain.

But most importantly, the colonists knew they were overmatched. They avoided direct assaults unless they had an obvious advantage.

This kind of tactical awareness is also what underdogs need to succeed in the markets. It isn't easy for everyday investors to come out on top. That's why you need to know your enemy...

You see, the Wall Street "smart money" often decides which stocks surge and which ones fall.

I'm talking about the biggest institutions on Wall Street. These big-time investors have more money, tools, and manpower than regular folks could ever dream of.

Regular investors trade among these titans every day. And the "little guy" is at a huge disadvantage.

But just because mom-and-pop investors face a seemingly overwhelming foe doesn't mean we can't attempt to level the playing field...

The founder of Chaikin Analytics, Marc Chaikin, spent decades working on Wall Street. And he grew tired of seeing huge firms rake in profits while the average American struggled.

The dynamic got personal for Marc during the 2008 financial crisis. A careless broker lost half of his wife's retirement fund.

This inspired him to make one of his most powerful tools available to ordinary investors.

I'm talking about the Chaikin Money Flow indicator. Marc created it to track the trading patterns of the deep-pocketed investors on Wall Street... and use that data to make money.

This is just one of the 20 factors considered in a Chaikin Power Gauge rating. The Power Gauge is a tool we use at Chaikin Analytics. It distills 20 unique factors across four distinct categories into one easy-to-understand rating, ranging from "very bearish" to "very bullish."

But the Chaikin Money Flow indicator alone is so useful that Marc devised an entire trading strategy around it.

That strategy can help average investors pocket quick profits... even as the markets swing up and down.

It's one thing to talk about these gains. But to understand the true potential of this strategy, you need to see it in action...

Following the Smart Money to a 40% Gain in Three Months

Marc and his readers recently locked in a big win on retail giant Target (TGT).

On April 8, I shared that Target had overtaken competitor Walmart (WMT) after falling behind in 2024.

At that point, the smart money wasn't too interested in Target yet...

That didn't last long, however. Wall Street soon rushed to buy shares of the stock.

On May 21, the Power Gauge flashed a "Chaikin Money Flow Buy" alert. Marc saw this setup and moved fast...

That same day, Marc sent a midday alert to readers of his paid publication Smart Money Trader. In that alert, he recommended that they buy shares quickly.

Readers who followed his advice ended up holding their shares of Target for 98 days. In the end, they walked away with a 40% profit. Take a look...

Over the same period, the State Street SPDR S&P 500 Fund (SPY) – which tracks the broad market – went up just 3%.

Put simply, Marc's strategy helped investors crush the performance of the S&P 500 Index.

It's important to remember that this gain may not be typical. And though the Power Gauge still gives the stock a "bullish" rating today, there are now several weak points in the setup. So I would urge caution before buying Target now.

But this is not the only time Marc has blown away the broad market by following the smart money.

In fact, Marc just shared a presentation that shows how you can trade these smart-money moves, too...

In this briefing, Marc lays out exactly how to leverage smart-money moves to your advantage.

This is the strategy he used to lock in that 40% gain on Target in just three months. And it has also uncovered quick double-digit gains in Ciena (CIEN), Coherent (COHR), and Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) this year.

Today, you have the chance to follow these moves with Marc... and see how to make money off the backs of the biggest investors on Wall Street. Watch the reply right here.

Good investing,

Vic Lederman

Editor's note: Marc warns that a drastic splintering in the market could soon devastate buy-and-hold investors... while creating a once-in-a-generation opportunity to collect regular payouts of as much as $2,600. In this unpredictable environment, it's more important than ever to have a strategy in place. Check out Marc's video here.