The President’s decisive and divisive actions “trigger” a lot of people.
So far this year, stocks have been an absolute rollercoaster. “Market Wizard” Larry Benedict believes the best way to tap into this up-and-down market and capture explosive returns is with something he calls “Trigger Stocks.”
The Teaser
The CBOE Volatility Index was up 52% in March. Over the past month, it is down 24%.
Larry B has gone from the trading pits of the Chicago Board Options Exchange to the world of hedge funds, and now, he's dedicated to spilling his trading secrets to individual investors.
We have previously reviewed Larry's “One Ticker Retirement Plan” and other, more recent, Trump-related pitches, such as Stansberry’s “Trump’s Secret Stocks.”
This type of market action is music to traders' ears and fingernails on a chalkboard for long-term investors.
No matter which side you're on, there's no denying that Trump triggers markets.
A perfect example is when the President announced sweeping reciprocal tariffs on a whole host of countries, which ignited a 10% market plunge.
However, when he subsequently paused some of these tariffs, the S&P 500 rose 9.5%.
These are the kinds of short-term market jumps that Larry profits from.
He's claiming a “100% win rate from election day through Q1,” with an average profit of 300% on every trade, turning $1,000 into $4,100.
It’s all thanks to “Trigger Stocks.”
A Trader's Paradise
Truth be told, it doesn’t matter what way the market is going.
So long as you know the right strategies, the right signals, or just the right kind of asset.
“Trigger Stocks” are an example of the latter, as the higher the volatility, the better they perform.
From this standpoint, Trump is like the Energizer Bunny in the old battery commercials…he just keeps going, and going, creating more volatility, and triggering more trading opportunities practically every day.
One upcoming announcement could be like jet fuel on a fire for stocks, and Larry has identified the three stocks most likely to produce massive profit opportunities while Trump is in office.
The Pitch
All the names are revealed in a report called Trump’s Trigger Tickers: 3 Stocks to Watch for Outsized Gains.
We can get the report in our inbox by signing up for Larry's One Ticker Trader trade alert service, which is being offered at $99, with a risk-free 60-day guarantee.
A $194 Trillion Tsunami
Trump’s reelection triggered a trillion-dollar gain in a single week.
Larry is of the mind that “the announcement” will top it.
So what is it?
It's just the Fed's June FOMC meeting, which is a bit underwhelming.
This is because, by all accounts, the Fed is expected to hold rates steady. So, not exactly volatility-inducing stuff.
But there’s something else that Larry thinks will make this announcement bigger than all the previous Fed meetings.
Enter Executive Order 14215, signed by Donald Trump on February 18, 2025. The EO calls for all executive departments and agencies, including so-called independent agencies like the Fed, to submit for review all proposed and final significant regulatory actions.
This sounds like a final veto that Trump can elect to use or not at any time, which certainly introduces more volatility to the equation.
As for the $194 trillion figure touted throughout Larry's presentation, it simply refers to the total trading volume he expects to see before, during, and after the Fed interest rate announcement.
If he's thinking globally, across all exchanges, this might make sense. Because only about $19 billion changes hands on the NYSE on a typical trading day.
However, even more important than volatility is buying the right stocks, and Larry and his team have spent months researching the best stocks to buy for Trump’s second term. Let's find out what these are.
Revealing Larry Benedict's Trump “Trigger Stocks”
Two recommendations are given for each stock Larry is watching.
One “Trigger Stock” to magnify gains on the way up and another to hand us profits on the way down. A bit different, but we'll roll with it.
Trigger Stock #1
The first stock to watch is Tesla (Nasdaq: TSLA), while “the Trigger Stock popped 85% in the week following Trump’s election.”
My search for a stock that explicitly rose 85% from November 5 to November 12, 2024, as Larry teases, came up empty. The closest during this timeframe, with a 73.5% gain, was AppLovin (Nasdaq: APP).
The inverse “Trigger Stock” gained 23% during the week of February 20-27, while Tesla investors lost 19%. No additional clues were forthcoming, so unfortunately, I was not able to narrow it down.
Trigger Stock #2
The second stock to watch is America’s No. 1 chip designer, Nvidia (Nasdaq: NVDA).
As for its “Trigger Stock,” it gained 27% between February 3-10. Again, without any more info, it's tough out here in these (Wall) streets.
One possibility that came up in all my searches for the February period is Super Micro Computer Inc. (Nasdaq: SMCI), which had a monster first week and month, finishing up 45%.
The inverse “Trigger Stock” was up 29% during the last week of January, while Nvidia shares fell 17%. Twilio Inc. (NYSE: TWLO) is the likely pick here.
It had a standout last week of January while other stocks took a bath, and it finished up over 35% for the month.
Trigger Stock #3
Larry calls this one “the stock that could deliver the most explosive gains of all.”
It's the newly christened Strategy Inc. (Nasdaq: MSTR), and its “Trigger Stock” went up 53% between November 13-20, 2024.
Modine Manufacturing Co. (NYSE: MOD) is a possibility, as it was one of the best performers during that week of November and one of the top performers for the month. But a few stocks fit this bill.
The inverse trigger is a 37% gain during the last week of January against a 26% loss for MSTR. That last week of January was a general bloodbath in the market, so no exact matches, but Constellation Energy Corp. (Nasdaq: CEG) did finish the month up 34% overall.
Outsized Gains or Large Losses?
Market-timing, trade triggers, in-and-out of stocks in less than a week. Larry lives up to his “Opportunistic Trader” namesake.
I won't bother with the “Trigger Stocks,” as they are named for speculative trading purposes only, and we can't be 100% sure what they are.
So the question then becomes, do the stocks Larry is watching have a shot at producing above-average gains over the next four years of Trump's presidency?
There's no question that all three, Tesla, Nvidia, and MicroStrategy, still have massive long-term potential, despite their mega-cap status.
Tesla for its clean energy and robotics components, Nvidia as a bet on the growth of artificial intelligence, and MicroStrategy as a Bitcoin proxy with a dividend, if you purchase its preferred shares.
I have little doubt that all will be worth materially more in 2030 than they are today.
However, given their size and high absolute valuations, they won't be the big winners of Trump's second term or beyond.
Bottom line: Outsized gains are unlikely, as are large losses. More likely are slightly above-average returns.
Quick Recap & Conclusion
- “Market Wizard” Larry Benedict believes the best way to tap into Trump's divisiveness and capture explosive returns is with something he calls “Trigger Stocks.”
- Trump's words regularly create 10-20% market swings like a postal worker delivers mail, and volatility is the best way to profit on the upside or downside, as a trader.
- Larry has identified three stocks most likely to produce massive profit opportunities while Trump is in office. All the names are revealed in a report called Trump’s Trigger Tickers: 3 Stocks to Watch for Outsized Gains. It can be ours with a subscription to Larry's One Ticker Trader trade alert service, which costs $99.
- Larry's three stocks to watch are Tesla (Nasdaq: TSLA), Nvidia (Nasdaq: NVDA), and Strategy Inc. (Nasdaq: MSTR).
- All three are mega-caps with high absolute valuations. As a result, they are unlikely to be the big winners of the next four years, even though they all still have huge long-term potential.
Which of the three stocks are you watching the closest? Tell us in the comments.