Alerts & Trade Signals | 04/01/2026
StormGuard-Armor retreated into negative territory on 03/25/26 amidst the wavering uncertainty caused primarily by the ongoing Iran conflict, declining all the way to -0.14. However optimism from the White House about Operation Epic Fury nearing its end has sufficiently triggered a “get back in” signal.
The first quarter of 2026 has already brought us a correction (-10% decline from recent highs) in the Dow and Nasdaq; however, overall market fundamentals are strong, as indicated by the sub-components of StormGuard (Market Trend Indicator, Institutional Momentum Indicator, Delta Oversold Indicator), suggesting that resolution of things like the Iran conflict and government shutdown will be a significant tailwind to an otherwise healthy market and economy.
We have been making minor adjustments to Canopy Dual Defense portfolios since the start of the year, with the main goal of limiting losses that appeared inevitable following pessimism associated with market bubbles, government shutdowns, and geopolitical uncertainty. Trades taking effect today will revert our posture to “normal” bull market strategies inside our Dual Defense portfoilios
The primary objective during this period of elevated market volatility is to find momentum opportunities while de-risking individual strategies with a slightly higher allocation to defensive positions within normal growth strategies and balancing risk across household portfolios.
The secondary objective is to sit on higher cash reserves to capitalize on future dips.
Dual Defense Portfolio Changes
Shorter term investor horizons and nonqualified accounts will remain in a more conservative posture, comprised of defensive securities like bond funds, hedged equity, gold and low volatility ETFs (Low Volatility Portfolio, Growth & Income Portfolio)
Low Volatility Portfolio currently distributes a 5.02% dividend
Growth & Income Portfolio currently distributes a 9.27% dividend
Long term investor horizons with qualified accounts like IRAs have been reverted to traditional growth opportunities diversified across sectors and styles, holding momentum leaders in each category
Cash targets are set at 30% to capitalize on future opportunities to buy into overall market dips or significantly undervalued companies