Knowledge is how you make money. Here are the 5 things to know before the market opens on Monday. The latest stock market news shows this will be a volatile week in the share market. The best stocks to buy now will be hedges to protect your portfolio against a stock market crash, including put options. After Federal Reserve President Jerome Powell spoke at Jackson Hole on Friday, investors are trying to determine if the Fed is serious about continuing to raise interest rates. More interest rate hikes could spell disaster for the stock market. And the stock market news this week, including the ADP private payrolls on Wednesday, the Personal Consumption Expenditures Index (PCE index) on Thursday, and the August Jobs Report on Friday, could all cause a very volatile week in the stock market, with a lot of opportunities to day trade, swing trade, and buy the dip for long term investing.
