The pre-tariff jitters are in full swing this week.

Markets opened lower Monday as traders prepared for Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” on April 2nd.

Overall, this tariff uncertainty has been a drag on markets throughout the month of March.

But we haven’t slowed down one bit in The War Room. The truth is we have plenty of ways to profit in any market, and one of those strategies paid off handsomely today.

Here’s how it went down…

Going into the Fed meeting earlier this month, I continued to have a great deal of distrust in the markets. So I got positioned on a VXX hedge in The War Room.

And after Friday’s latest selloff, we held our market hedge over the weekend – and the markets fell further.

With our hedge firmly in the green, I locked in a 67% winner this morning.

Several War Room members were also in on this trade.

Here’s what they had to say…

This is “why we hedge!”

How hedge strategies work

Using a hedge is a bit like taking out an insurance policy.

If you own a home in a flood-prone area, you can protect it from the risk of flooding – hedge it – in other words – by taking out flood insurance.

In trading, say you invest in a hot technology company with the firm belief that its business will thrive over the next few quarters, you also might invest in a solid staple stock just in case you’re mistaken.

The latest hedge on VXX was my way of investing in a solid staple play in case the markets kept trending down.

More hedges possible with Tariffs in effect

As Karim and I discussed last week, the markets will be in flux into the April 2nd “Liberation Day.”

I know it’s not fun to watch your portfolio evaporate daily, but sticking with the strategies that can overcome pain in the short term like hedges will allow you to mitigate and profit.

It’ll take time for the market to shake out, and now is the time to start taking positions that can look past these moves especially if they occur early.

We have plenty of ways for you to do that going forward.

YOUR ACTION PLAN

With Trump’s tariffs set to go into effect on Wednesday, we could be in for more market turmoil.

It’s very possible I could reload on another VXX hedge this week in The War Room.

Karim and I also recently announced our “Top 5 EXTREME buy stocks” that are trading at extreme discounts ahead of the tariffs.

We’re excited at the potential for all of these plays, but you’ll have to get in soon because the tariffs are going into effect in just a few days.

Click here to get our Top 5 EXTREME Buy stocks today before the tariffs go into effect this week.