North American stocks with solid fundamentals and income to help weather a bear market.
over the past five trading days, following the Nasdaq Composite Index, which is the worst performer, down nearly 4 per cent in the same period despite being up 10.9 per cent this year. Inflation fears remain in the headlines. Will interest rates continue to rise or will we see a pause for now? The market is leaning toward a pause. However, we at Trading Central like to be prepared for the worst-case scenario.
We begin by setting a minimum market capitalization threshold of US$10-billion in order to screen for stocks that are well-established, which tend to have less risk and volatility than small-cap stocks.