returned 1,458%
Dear S&A Reader,
14 times your money is a goal most investors will never achieve in their lifetimes.
One of our analysts just did it in 12 months.
That kind of return takes a modest $10,000 and turns it into $140,000. A $70,000 portfolio becomes $1 million.
Even more impressive: He did it during a year when the market took a nose dive... pensions around the country were getting wiped out... and even bedrock financial companies were lining up for a bailout.
1,458%.
Sound unbelievable?
Of course it does. This is the kind of performance people say is impossible.
But we just spent the last few weeks studying the 2008 performance of our various publications. We scrutinized all the picks... checked all the numbers...
We even ran it by the rest of the editorial team – and the legal team – to make sure everything was on the up-and-up...
And while I'm still blown away by the discovery, I can tell you with 100% accuracy – hiding nothing...
Our best-performing letter of 2008 just booked a 1,458% total return...
In 12 months.
That includes winners and losers... long-term picks and short-term picks...
Everything.
If you've been with us for a while, you might already have an idea what this publication is...
Year after year it's consistently been the best-performing advisory we put out. In fact, if you'd been following its recommendations since the day we started it, you would have had the chance to double your money (or better) 44 different times.
It's that kind of success that floods our inbox with letters like this, which we occasionally publish:
| "Your picks and analysis have been nothing short of amazing. I have traded the market for many years... but I must admit, I have NEVER seen something this good." |
| "Without question, the best moneymaking advice of any subscription I've ever had." |
| "I am netting an average of 90% in all or almost all trades you suggest. Your Newsletter is the best I subscribe to and makes me money since the first month I subscribed." |
| "I made 5 times my money in 12 days." |
One long-time reader, Jerry Sarton from Walla Walla, Washington, just wrote in to say: "My goodness the man has talent."
I'd say that's putting it mildly.
So who is this man... and how exactly is he doing it?
Let me show you...
The man's name is Jeff Clark.
When we met him back in 2005, he was running his own brokerage firm out in San Francisco.
His clients were some of the city's wealthiest men and women – presidents, CEOs... millionaires many times over.
The smallest amount Jeff would even consider running was $250,000.
You don't build and maintain a client list like this unless you're doing something right. So I knew right away Jeff was very good at what he did.
But nothing could have prepared us for just how good...
We asked him how well he'd done trading options in the past year. Imagine my shock when I discovered:
Average gain: 220%.His list of winners included 1,007% on Netflix... 343% on Martha Stewart Living... and nearly 1,285% on Strayer Education.
Even more impressive:
He hadn't had a single loss all year.One of Jeff's clients told us:
"Mr. Clark has been managing my money since 1998, and he has produced exceptional returns. No matter whether the stock market is moving up or down, he somehow manages to find a strategy that works."
We offered him a job on the spot, writing a trading advisory for S&A readers.
And as you can see, ever since joining our team, his track record has gotten even more amazing.
In the last 6 months alone, Jeff's made 22 recommendations. Only three lost money. While the gains included 180% (in 7 days)... 92% (in 3 days)... and 113% (in 2 days).
Considering the rest of the market plunged 30% during that same time, I'd say that's pretty good.
But how is it possible?
As you can probably guess, Jeff's approach is totally - 100% - a short-term strategy... designed to generate the biggest gains possible in the shortest time possible.
If you're looking to conservatively sit on a stock for months or years, then Jeff's advice is not for you.
However, if spending a couple minutes in the morning – to potentially make a few thousand dollars by day's end – sounds good to you, I think Jeff's work is right up your alley.
As one of Jeff's readers, Kimberly Simms, remarked:
"After I've played some in the morning I can typically take the rest of the day off. That said, I figure at the end of a year's time, I could produce an additional $60,000 to $75,000."Now, like any successful technique, Jeff's strategy cannot be distilled into a single sentence – or even a single paragraph.
It's a combination of market prowess, technical expertise, and over 25 years of first-hand trading experience.
And not just formulating theories and back-testing them against stock charts...
Twenty-five years of managing other people's money – millions of dollars of other people's money – in real time.
To say there's "one secret" that will make you as successful as Jeff is not only a lie, it's an insult.
But luckily for you and me, we get the benefit of all his experience simply for being associated with S&A. Thanks to an exclusive agreement we have with Jeff, his work is available nowhere else... at any price.
If you really want the chance to make serious money trading options, all you have to do is listen to Jeff's advice... and pull the trigger.
That's exactly what Dan Tilghman did a few weeks ago. He just wrote in to praise one of Jeff's recent recommendations – trading the S&P 500 ETF.
"I made $8,000 in less than 24 hours," he said. "Sure wish I would have doubled the investment."
Let me show you how he does it, using one of his recommendations from last month...
A 250% Gain before the Year even Started
On Tuesday, December 2nd, Jeff sent an email to his subscribers. He had already found his first trade for 2009.
"And we won't have to wait a whole year to cash in on it," he wrote. "We'll close it out by March."
The trade was silver.
The price of silver had sunk to $9.38 an ounce by that point. A 50% drop from just four months prior. Take a look at the chart...
Most traders probably wouldn't go near silver – or trade any stock associated with it. But Jeff's veteran eye spotted an opportunity.
He wrote:
For the past six weeks, silver has been stuck in a trading range between $8.75 and $10.50.At the time, Silver Wheaton calls were trading for 60 cents a piece.
Ultimately... I expect silver could rally back up to its summertime high at $19 per ounce.
The best way to take advantage of the coming rally in silver is to buy Silver Wheaton calls.
Exactly two weeks later – on December 16, 2008 – Jeff told his readers it was time to get out.
Silver Wheaton calls had skyrocketed to $2.10 – a 250% gain in 14 days.
Jeff's first trade of 2009 – the one he thought he'd hold until March – was a huge winner before 2009 even started.
It's exactly the kind of success – an understatement – that Jeff's readers get used to very quickly...
Just consider Jeff's recommendation of Palomar back in July...
Here's a stock going straight down – a stock most analysts would never look twice at.
But on July 21st, Jeff wrote to his readers:
We're looking at a truly explosive situation here. We could make 300% gains in a month.Sure enough, look what happened on July 23rd – just two days later...
The stock popped. Anyone who followed his advice made 490% – even more than he predicted.
Most analysts would never promise a gain of 300% in one month. And I don't know of anyone that would promise 300%... and deliver 490%.
But at this point, it's what I expect from Jeff. And I'm not the only one...
As one of Jeff's readers, Ned Marks, recently wrote: "Jeff, I find you absolutely, uncannily correct."
Just how exactly does he spot these trades?
Let me show you what he's looking at in more detail...
Consider this chart for PowerShares (QQQQ).
Do you see a pattern here? Most people don't. But look again...
See the 3 spikes at the top?
That's a classic "head-and-shoulders" pattern. According to Jeff, it's a sure signal the stock is getting ready to TANK.
In this case, the pattern's distorted, making it difficult to spot...
But Jeff picks it off at the very top of the head...
"It's just a matter of time," he wrote to his readers. "Be prepared to take profits at a moment's notice."
He was right. Look what happened...
A "down" pattern appears on October 31st...
Jeff pulls the trigger. The stock tanks.
His recommended option play saw a 122% gain in 5 days.
"Easily the fastest, most rewarding trade I've made in a long, long time," wrote subscriber Bryan Ernst.
The pattern in this example is a "head-and-shoulders" pattern. There are other patterns, like a "wedge" pattern, "triangle" pattern, and "flag" pattern.
You don't have to worry about knowing which pattern is which. Or what they mean. That's Jeff's job – one he's very good at.
The point is, Jeff's strategy breaks down stock charts according to pattern – and if you spot a classic pattern early enough, you can make a fortune.
Using these secrets, Jeff booked a 1,458% total return last year.
Let me show you another recent example, where the gains were even FASTER...
What were you doing on April 15, 2008?
For most people, it was just another Tuesday. Maybe you'd stayed up late the night before to finish your taxes.
But around 10 a.m., Jeff sent an email alert:
Semiconductor stocks are ready to make a major move... I'm betting on an upside surprise.Coming from Jeff, this alone was intriguing. Then he showed the chart...
In short, he'd found an unbelievable triangle pattern, developing over four months.
The stock was about to take off – fast. And Jeff knew it.
Get ready for some excitement. Buy the Semiconductor HOLDRs May 30 calls up to $0.80.It happened fast. Before noon, he pulled the trigger...
And within 8 hours, Jeff's recommendation soared 110%.
"Brilliant!!!" wrote subscriber Ryan Pindell.
"I just closed out for a little under $11,000!" wrote Sid Boland.
As you can guess, a play that goes up 110% in just 8 hours is not your typical buy-and-hold play.
You can't just turn off your computer for a week and expect to take advantage of these kinds of gains.
Options trading, especially with Jeff's strategy, does not require you to take big risks – but it does require you to act quickly. The more prepared you are for Jeff's alerts... the more money you stand to make.
If you'd waited even just a few hours after Jeff issued this play, you would have missed out on this huge 1-day winner.
But those who did get in could have turned $5,000 into $10,500 in less than a day.
And again, you don't have to know what "head and shoulders" patterns, "divergence levels," or any of those other technical terms really mean.
Jeff's written an in-depth report that details exactly how these strategies work. And I'll tell you exactly where to find it on our website in just a minute.
But even if you never read it, don't worry. Jeff does all the legwork for you. And he explains, in detail, the reasoning behind every recommendation he makes.
All you really have to do is wait for Jeff to say "buy."
The best part: Jeff spots hundreds of plays like this every single week.
So how does he know exactly when to pull the trigger?
It all boils down to one key factor...
When you trade options, time is your enemy. Options contracts have a short life span, so your strategy must be time-efficient...
The first two keys of Jeff's trading strategy deal with fundamental analysis and technical analysis.
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Most good traders include those in their strategies.
But the difference between good traders and great traders comes down to the timing strategy – knowing when to pull the trigger.
That's Jeff's true secret to success – his own proprietary trigger.
It's the most critical indicator he looks for when recommending a trade.
For example...
Jeff waited six months before trading Overstock. But when he finally said "pull the trigger," you could have made 269% in a matter of days.
Likewise, Jeff waited four months before trading Netflix. But when the time was right, he said "buy" – and you could have made 1,007% in a matter of weeks.
The point is: The only stocks Jeff writes about – and recommends – are the ones he thinks are about to pop... very soon.
And it's his secret proprietary trigger that tells him exactly when.
I don't want to dedicate too much time to his secret in this letter... because Jeff already wrote a Research Report that lays out this strategy in full detail.
It's called How to Make a Fortune Spotting the Perfect Trade.
Inside, you'll learn everything you need to know about following Jeff's trading strategy:
- His THREE Secret Keys for finding the perfect trade, including his proprietary trigger...
- What to say to your broker...
- When to buy put options, and how many you should purchase, and...
- Strategies to limit your downside – and explode your upside potential...
If you've read this far, then I can only assume you're interested in seeing these kinds of trades... and this kind of money.
If you are, then I'd like to offer you this report free of charge.
In exchange, I only ask that you take a risk-free trial subscription to Jeff's service: The S&A Short Report.
Want to know more before you decide?
Well, here's what you'll get as soon as you join...
By becoming a new member of The S&A Short Report, you'll receive an email alert each Tuesday, directly from Jeff.
He'll give you the full details on his weekly trade recommendation... what to buy... and when to pull the trigger.
At that point, it's up to you to take action.
But you won't be on your own. Throughout the week, Jeff will monitor the pick and stay in constant touch with you...
You'll receive email updates as necessary, letting you know exactly when to lock-in your profit... when to add to your position... and when to exit.
You'll also have access to Jeff's "Direct Line."
This is Jeff's daily trading blog where he posts real-time comments on the daily movements of the market. Monday to Friday, multiple times a day.
Here you'll not only get updates on Jeff's weekly recommendations – he'll also tell you what he thinks certain sectors, certain stocks, even the market itself are going to do each day...
You can use this information to day-trade the market if you're so inclined – or simply as a guide for what to do with your investments.
The "Direct Line" is a relatively new feature. But already we're getting some amazing feedback from Jeff's readers:
| "It is amazing to have Jeff's commentary in near real- time. I have yet to see anything like it anywhere else." |
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*Dan D., Portland, ME |
| "I have call options in gold and silver. Both positions are doing very well, up over 200% and 300% respectively. I place these fills based on Jeff's comments in the Direct Line." |
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*Dave Berry, Gambrills, MD |
| "I never realized the opportunities available in the short term (and I mean really short term, sometimes less than a day). I feel that I would be stabbing in the dark without Jeff's up to the minute advice." |
*Laura Rosin, Ashville, NC |
| "My approximate upside is $20,000 and growing." |
*Matthew Volker, New York, NY |
The best part is, you'll receive all of this – the weekly issues, the regular updates and the daily blog access – for a full year.
In other words: You'll have hundreds of chances to make a killing trading options...
Here's how to get started...
By becoming a new member of The S&A Short Report, you'll be among a group of people with exclusive access to Jeff's research...
The kind of research that just booked a 1,458% total return last year.
Again, for Jeff for even consider you as a client when he was running a money management firm in San Francisco, you had to have at least $250,000 in your account – and pay him a percentage of your profits.
Trust me, it was a deal no matter what the cost...
But now that Jeff's writing for us, you can get complete access to all his work – all his recommendations – without giving away a piece of the action.
One full year of The S&A Short Report costs a flat rate of $4,000.
Is it worth that much?
When you consider the success Jeff's had over the years, I think it's worth more.
As subscriber Matt Zimmer puts it:
"You should charge $10,000 a year for Jeff's service. I made enough on his last recommendation, 4 days ago, to pay for the next 4 years of service!!"But today, I'd like to offer you a much better deal...
If you sign up through this special invitation, I'll give you a full year of Jeff's research – everything I've mentioned here – for just $3,000.
That's $1,000 off the regular rate.
In addition, I'd like to offer you the best guarantee I can think of:
I guarantee Jeff will pick at least three 100% winners in the next three months – or I'll pay for your trial subscription.How can I make such an offer?
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Because I've been watching Jeff do exactly that ever since he started writing The Short Report back in April 2005.
As I mentioned before, Jeff's made 44 different recommendations during that time that have gone up 100% or more.
That's 44 doubles in 44 months – an average of one every four weeks... over a four year span. You can see the full list to the right.
I have no reason to think this year will be any different.
To take advantage of this offer, simply sign up now through the link at the bottom of this letter.
Within a few minutes of joining you'll get your password to The S&A Short Report website... and access to Jeff's exclusive report: How to Make a Fortune Spotting the Perfect Trade.
Read this report carefully right away. It will take you just a few minutes.
Then stay tuned for Jeff's newest recommendation. It will come out on Tuesday.
If you can't wait that long, log on to Jeff's Direct Line and take a look at what he's recommending in real time.
Take the next three months to examine Jeff's work. If he doesn't produce at least three 100% winners during that time, I'll promptly refund every penny you paid for your trial subscription, if you wish to cancel.
In fact, even if Jeff does produce three doubles in the next three months – if you're unhappy with The S&A Short Report for any reason whatsoever – just let us know and I'll give you a full refund, 100%.
Everything you receive between now and then is yours to keep, my compliments.
Bottom line: If you consistently follow Jeff's advice... week after week... I believe you'll make more money in the next year than you've ever made in any market – with any style of investing.
To secure your spot, Subscribe Now
Sincerely,
George Rayburn
Executive Director, Stansberry & Associates Investment Research
January 2009
P.S. As I write this, Jeff is creating one of his most amazing trades to date – a way for you to make money on gold whether the price goes up, down or nowhere at all. Best of all, you'll "get paid" simply for making this trade. But it won't last for long. You'll get the full details as soon as you sign up for a risk-free trail subscription from The S&A Short Report website under "Email Updates."
P.P.S. This special $1,000 discount offer is only available for a limited time. To get started right away...