Are you an investor that only focuses on buying individual stocks? If so, I am here to tell you that you must discover the power of ETF's. Yes, I do say must. An ETF is an exchange-traded fund that tracks an index or a basket of stocks.
A list of ETF's can be found through a Google search. I use the link, http://www.direxioninvestments.com/etfs?gclid=CjwKEAjwqJ67BRCzzJ7Hy-LYlFYSJABwp9PGrjVFHAyZ76mlUDWXGrLsjZqpvcvwGZtGbcWwuWe-4RoCukfw_wcB
I only tend to focus on triple ETF's. And so, when I see that a certain sector has been crushed and the charts tell me that it's at its long-term lowest point, I buy the triple ETF's hand-over-fist. This is a much more effective strategy than selecting individual stocks. For example, as you may know, the gold miners were slammed big-time as of late and if you had purchased NUGT (a triple ETF) on July 27th, 2015 at around $32/share, you would have realized a massive gain as it now stands at about $145/share almost one year later. It's tough to realize gains such as these if you only focus on individual stocks.
So, next time you find that a sector or industry has been battered, pull up the list of ETF's and make a play on it. You'll find that it's less risky than picking individual stocks. I hope this investment advice serves you well.