News cycles can be negative, while the stock market continues to trend upwards in 2023. Market sell-offs tend to feed upon itself, culminating in a few days of intense losses — but this is always temporary. Most of the time, bad years are followed by good recovery years.

Politics and trade issues have entered financial headlines once more. But can anyone try to pre-empt and position themselves for what could happen in the market, in a way that would let them profit from those predictions before others do?