# Skilled Traders vs. The “Crowd”

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Hey friend,

We were supposed to get the usual weekly jobless claims today…

But that’s canceled thanks to the shutdown.

Again, everyone will be looking at tomorrow morning’s CPI release.

## The Daily Direction

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**Note:** Indexes closed lower yesterday and largely opened higher this morning. Index directions remain in the green, but a couple short-term directions look likely to slip into downward territory soon.

## The Daily Nugget

**_**The crowd reacts – the skilled prepare**._**

Most traders are just a face in the crowd – even if they don’t realize it.

And just like the crowd, they react.

They wait for trends to become obvious before they rush in – usually all at the same time.

And when you’re part of the crowd…

When you just react…

You get the returns of the crowd – average at best.

The truly skilled traders operate differently.

They don’t react – they prepare.

They’re proactive, not reactive.

They’re not waiting for the market to break out…

They’re already positioned.

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The ones that have the firepower to shift entire sectors up or down.

This method has pinpointed trades that could have led to an over 500% gain just in the past few months alone…

But with so many things shifting beneath the market’s surface right now…

Now is the time to use his method to position yourself alongside them as they send certain stocks surging.

Ross will walk you through everything tomorrow…

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And he’ll see you Friday morning at 11 a.m. ET.

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**_The Traders Agency Team_**

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