Quote: (07-18-2016 08:18 PM)SunW Wrote:
For recession years like chakalaka lists, consider gold mining stocks. From 1929 to 1935, Americans saw 60% of their DJ investments pop, while investors in a gold mining companies saw their money jump big. Gold does well most of the time during bad periods, so mining stocks tend to benefit. A few exceptions exist, but traders should consider this a good tactic for offsetting a bad period.
Gold is often a quite terrible hedge, and dropped over 50% during the 2008 crash.