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2/17/2026 03:00:00 AM

Getting rich in 2026 when retail stocks rerate

Posted by Trend Signal Forex Now

Monday, February 16, 2026

Everyone knows the two paths to wealth they're supposed to choose from.

You can try to "get rich slow" by parking money in index funds and hoping time does the heavy lifting.

Or you can try to "get rich crazy" by swinging at penny stocks, crypto, or speculative startups—where a few big winners mask a lot of silent losses.

But investors who manage money seriously tend to choose a third path.

I call it "get rich steady."

It's the approach that's helped me compound my capital more than 70-fold over the last two decades.

Instead of chasing whatever technology trend happens to be hot at the moment…

I've focused on a concentrated portfolio of 8–10 consumer businesses you've probably heard of.

Companies with real customers, real cash flow, and room to surprise Wall Street.

I know that might sound weird that you can make money investing in profitable companies that sell consumer products…

That might sound counterintuitive.

Most people assume the biggest gains have to come from cutting-edge technology stocks.

But that belief comes from missing one of the most important forces in investing…

Rerates.

A rerate happens when the market is forced to rethink what a company is worth…

Not because of hype, but because the key assumptions about the business have changed.

Margins improve. Execution gets better. Growth becomes more durable.

And suddenly, a stock that was treated like a "value trap" starts getting valued like a long-term compounder.

For most individual investors, the best place to find these rerates isn't in speculative tech stocks that are hemorrhaging cash…

It's in boring consumer brands that figure out how to use technology to improve margins.

Over time, I noticed that these opportunities don't appear randomly. They tend to show up at the same point in every major technology cycle.

It usually unfolds like this:

First comes the hype: massive investment, bold promises, and soaring stock prices
Then comes the doubt: investors start asking, "Will this ever pay off?" and valuations correct. We're watching this happen RIGHT NOW.
Finally comes reality: everyday businesses quietly use the technology to improve margins, efficiency, earnings… and the real winners emerge!

So if you're worried you missed out on your chance to win big on AI stocks, you didn't!

You just skipped the part most retail investors lose money on.

What comes next is the phase where consumer brands put AI to work in practical, measurable ways…

Improving business metrics investors care about and reward!

Wall Street doesn't cover them because there's no hype cycle in retail.

CNBC doesn't feature them because it's not sexy.

And reddit doesn't pump them because there's no 100x lottery ticket.

But historically, the consumer sector is where some of the most reliable wealth creation happens.

So if you're looking for a proven way to build generational wealth WITHOUT high risk bets on technology firms…

On Thursday, February 19th at 4pm ET…

I'm going to walk through this framework in detail and show you how I'm positioning for what I believe could be one of the most powerful 18–24 month periods for consumer brands this decade.

You don't have to be a technology expert to make life changing gains from technology trends.

You just need a framework for identifying companies that are leveraging technology into higher earnings.

If you'd like to learn the approach I've used to consistently beat the market with a focused portfolio of 8–10 "boring" consumer stocks…

Block off 45 minutes on Thursday, February 19th at 4pm EST and I'll show you how you can do the same.

Jeff Macke | The Macke Portfolio

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2/16/2026 11:30:00 PM

Deadline is tonight (and these 5 setups won't wait)

Posted by Trend Signal Forex Now

Monday, February 16, 2026

Welcome to The Strazza Letter, a free note with market insights from me, All Star Charts Chief Market Strategist Steve Strazza.

Tonight at midnight, the President's Day offer expires.

After that, you're either paying full price to get into Breakout Multiplier, or you're sitting on the sidelines watching the next rotation play out without you. No extensions. No exceptions.

And here's what you need to understand: These five setups I've been tracking all week? They're not going to wait for you to make up your mind. They're going to tighten over the next few weeks.

The Squeeze Engine readings are going to compress even further. And then one morning, they're going to break out.

By the time you notice, the easy money will be gone.

That's exactly what happened with Chevron.

We bought those calls at $2.10 on January 2nd. They doubled the next day. By the time the move hit mainstream financial media, it was already up 300%. The 10X opportunity? That was for the people who were positioned BEFORE the breakout, not the ones who chased it after.

Same thing with ConocoPhillips. We entered at $1.77 in early December. It ran to over $10. If you waited until it was "obvious," you missed the entire move.

Same thing with Kinder Morgan. We got in at $0.55. It 5X'd in six days. If you weren't already positioned, you had no shot at catching that.

And it's going to be the exact same thing with these five new setups.

While everyone's still freaking out about Microsoft being down 15% and Nvidia falling 17% and whether AI is going to kill every software company on the planet... institutional money is quietly positioning in a completely different sector.

The bases are forming. The accumulation is happening. The Squeeze Engine is lighting up.

You either get in now, while it's still early, or you sit there and watch it happen from the outside. There's no third option. There's no "I'll wait and see." By the time you see it, it's too late.

Inside Breakout Multiplier, you'll see these five setups on the watchlist. You'll get the real-time alerts when we enter. You'll be in the weekly strategy sessions where we manage the positions together as they develop.

You'll have access to the Volatility Squeeze Engine so you can track the compression yourself.

And if the pattern holds like it did with energy—and structurally, it's identical—you'll be sitting in multi-bagger winners while everyone else is still trying to figure out what sector's moving.

Right now, you can lock in $1,000 off annual or $100/month off. But only until midnight tonight.

Join Breakout Multiplier — Final hours to lock in President's Day pricing

After tonight, you're on your own.

Steve Strazza | Chief Market Strategist, All Star Charts

P.S. I've shown you the energy trades. Seven winners in a row. You've heard about the member results. $47K in four months. I've told you about the five new setups forming right now. At this point, either you see the value or you don't. But don't email me in three weeks asking how to get into trades that already ran. The entry is NOW.

Lock in your spot before midnight tonight

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2/16/2026 05:45:00 AM

Here's what I'm watching while everyone panics

Posted by Trend Signal Forex Now

Sunday, February 15, 2026

Welcome to The Strazza Letter, a free note with market insights from me, All Star Charts Chief Market Strategist Steve Strazza.

The headlines are pure chaos right now. DeepSeek. AI disruption. Tech stocks collapsing. Software getting replaced in real time.

Retail traders are panicking, scrambling to figure out if they should sell their losers or hold and hope for a bounce.

And honestly? I don't care about any of it.

I don't care what some analyst on CNBC thinks is going to happen. I don't care about the latest AI model or who's building what or which billionaire is tweeting about the future of technology. None of that moves the needle for me.

What I care about is price structure. Flow. Where institutional money is actually positioning. Because that's what predicts big moves. Not headlines. Not hope. Not fear.

And here's what I'm seeing as we head into this week:

A specific sector is building coordinated bases across multiple high-quality names. This isn't one or two stocks showing strength. This is an entire sector quietly accumulating while everyone else is distracted by the tech bloodbath. Tight consolidation. Volume drying up. Classic pre-breakout behavior.

The Squeeze Engine is lighting up on five specific setups.

When volatility compresses this much, it doesn't stay compressed forever. It expands. And when it does, you get moves like Chevron (925%), ConocoPhillips (582%), Kinder Morgan (549%). These five setups are at that exact same stage right now.

Relative strength is diverging. While the broader market's been chopping around and tech's been bleeding, these names are quietly outperforming. That's institutional money positioning before the crowd notices. It's the same thing we saw with energy in October before it ripped.

So what does that mean for you?

If you're inside Breakout Multiplier, you're seeing all of this in real time. You've got access to the watchlist.

You're getting the alerts when we enter. You're in the weekly sessions where we walk through exactly how to manage these positions as they develop.

If you're NOT inside yet, you've got until tomorrow night at midnight to lock in President's Day pricing. After that, we're back to full price and you'll miss the entry window on these five setups.

Join Breakout Multiplier before tomorrow's deadline

Everyone else is panicking about AI and DeepSeek and whether Microsoft is going to zero. That's noise. The real signal is in the charts. And right now, the charts are screaming that a rotation is happening. You either see it or you don't.

Steve Strazza | Chief Market Strategist, All Star Charts

P.S. The traders who caught the energy rotation weren't the ones watching CNBC and debating AI disruption on Twitter. They were the ones watching the flow and positioning early. Don't make the same mistake twice.

Lock in $1,000 off before tomorrow at midnight

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2/16/2026 04:30:00 AM

Insiders Buy the Dip

Posted by Trend Signal Forex Now

Sunday, February 15, 2026

Every weekend, I dig into our insider filings tracker looking for the biggest conviction buys — and this week we saw activity across healthcare, aerospace, asset management, internet, insurance, and consumer names.

Let's take a look:

In healthcare, Anteris Technologies $AVR saw a sizable $28.7M Form 4 purchase from L1 Capital.

That's real capital stepping into a medical instruments name.

In aerospace & defense, TransDigm $TDG had its President & CEO buy $1.2M worth of stock.

When the decision-makers want more skin in the game, that's information you can't ignore.

Asset managers were active too. Ares Management $ARES saw a $1.27M purchase from Ashish Bhutani, while KKR $KKR had a $5.2M buy from Timothy Barakett.

In internet, Reddit $RDDT saw a $7.5M buy from Sarah Farrell. That's a meaningful purchase in a high-beta, high growth name.

Insurance broker Aon $AON logged a $1.28M insider purchase, and in consumer discretionary, Mattel $MAT saw its Chairman & CEO step in with a $1.0M buy.

If you're not a member of Hot Corner Insider and want access to exclusive trade ideas, weekly conference calls, and deep dive reports, join us risk-free.

Steve

Steve Strazza | Chief Market Strategist, All Star Charts

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2/16/2026 01:00:00 AM

From AI Hype to Real Profits

Posted by Trend Signal Forex Now

Sunday, February 15, 2026

AI has already created huge winners in chips, infrastructure, and software.

But the market is now moving into a different phase.

Boards are no longer asking who is building AI.

They're asking who is turning it into higher sales, stronger margins, and real earnings growth.

And that shift is already reshaping the largest consumer businesses in the world.

You don't need to chase semiconductors or predict which model wins.

In every major tech cycle, the biggest and most durable gains came from the companies that quietly used the technology better than everyone else, i.e. the operators, not the builders.

That's the focus of Thursday's Macke session.

He sees a concentrated group of consumer companies positioned to benefit from the AI productivity wave, and they're not chip or data center stocks. He'll also cover the framework used to distinguish the next long-term compounders from the companies that fall behind.

This is where AI moves from narrative to results.

Register here for the LIVE event on Thursday, February 19 at 4 PM ET.

Alfonso Depablos, CMT | Director of Research, All Star Charts

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