Most people have never heard of Tim Sykes.

But in the trading world, he is known for turning $12,415 in gift money into more than $1.65 million – before he graduated college.

He did not do it by trading Apple, Tesla, or Bitcoin.

Instead, he focused on an obscure corner of the market most Wall Street firms cannot or will not touch.

Tiny, under-the-radar stocks that can sometimes move:

• From $1.50 to $98.40 in one week
• From $6 to $34 in a few hours
• From 49 cents to $10 in a matter of days

Those moves are not typical, and past performance cannot guarantee future results.

Tim recorded a short video explaining the setup he looks for BEFORE these stocks make their biggest moves.

Get Tim’s exact setup – and see it in action here

5 Recession-Proof Stocks Hiding in Cardboard Boxes

Author: Chris Markoch. Originally Published: 8/17/2026.

If the last five years have taught investors anything, it’s that money is mobile. Beginning in 2020, many Americans have moved from one state to another for a variety of reasons.

That shift is evident in the performance of companies in the moving industry. These stocks tend to do well in three specific environments: when credit gets tight, during mild recessions, and when interest rates are cut during periods of high migration.

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At various times over the last five years, one or more of these conditions have been met. That’s still the case in 2026 and will likely remain so in 2027 and beyond.

This isn’t the first time this has happened. Investors saw a similar phenomenon during the 2008 public credit crisis.

That’s where companies that make boxes and self-storage real estate investment trusts (REITs) come into play. When people downsize, their stuff has to go somewhere. Since 2020, this relocation trend has been big business for moving van companies.

These aren’t the most exciting investments, but they fit well with the shift in investor sentiment toward stocks that deliver growth with income and less volatility.

The Full-Service Moving Play

U-Haul (NYSE: UHAL) is one of the most diverse ways to play the moving and relocation trend. Since April 2020, UHAL is up approximately 160%, and going back to 2012, the gain is even larger. That’s significant because it speaks to the company’s reach across all areas of the sector.

Current headwinds include a mixed first-quarter earnings report for its 2027 fiscal year, in which it reported adjusted earnings per share that missed forecasts and declined from the prior year. In addition, the stock is expensive by conventional metrics.

For a company with a market cap of around $14 billion, there isn’t much analyst coverage. Still, with the stock up nearly 50% in 2026, investors may see an interesting momentum play.

The Hidden Truck Rental Bet

Avis Budget Group (NYSE: CAR) is best known as a rental car company, but it also operates the second-largest truck rental business in the market, with nearly 50% market share. The company doesn’t break out revenue from that business directly, so it’s even more important to consider the bigger picture.

Regarding Avis, the company’s Q2 2026 earnings report was disappointing. However, institutions are buying the stock, and analysts continue to raise their price targets even as CAR trades about 5% above its consensus price target of $132.75 as of this writing.

Owning CAR means taking on the challenges of the company’s rental car business, so it’s not a pure moving-stock play. However, the approximately 15% sell-off since the company’s earnings report may create a buying opportunity for a stock that is up more than 50% over the last five years.

A Self-Storage Fortress With Scale

Public Storage (NYSE: PSA) is the largest self-storage real estate investment trust (REIT), and it just got bigger. The company completed its acquisition of National Storage Affiliates in 2026, expanding its footprint to more than 4,500 properties. That scale gives PSA pricing power that few competitors can match, while its balance sheet remains one of the strongest in the sector.

The stock pays a 3.67% dividend yield, backed by a market cap of around $57.3 billion. The Public Storage analyst forecasts on MarketBeat give PSA a consensus price target of $326.05. Since July 2026, however, several analysts have issued targets offering modest upside from current levels.

PSA isn't a momentum stock. It's a slow, steady compounder for investors who want exposure to moving trends without the headwinds that can come from the rental vehicle space.

The Yield Play With Growth Upside

Extra Space Storage (NYSE: EXR) is the second-largest player in self-storage. The stock has a market cap of around $31 billion, making it smaller than Public Storage but still formidable.

Revenue increased year over year in the first two quarters of 2026. That's a sign that demand is stabilizing after two soft years. More encouraging was the company’s adjusted earnings per share (EPS), which beat estimates by nine cents.

The Extra Space Storage analyst forecasts on MarketBeat show a consensus Hold rating with a price target of $147.73, which is about equal to the EXR price as of this writing. However, like Public Storage, recent analyst targets offer modest upside.

But the reason most investors consider REITs is the opportunity for passive income. For income-focused investors, EXR pairs storage-sector upside with one of the better dividend yields in the group at 4.37%, which has grown at around 12.4% annually over the last five years.

The Small-Cap With Outsized Income

CubeSmart (NYSE: CUBE) is the smallest of the three self-storage REITs, with a market cap near $9 billion.

That size cuts both ways. CUBE has more room to grow, but less of a cushion if storage demand softens. Sun Belt markets, where it has its greatest exposure, showed early signs of recovery in Q1 2026.

The stock's 5.08% dividend yield is the richest of the group. Analyst price targets have been in the low- to mid-$40s over the last 12 months.

That upward drift suggests improving sentiment. For investors seeking income, CUBE may offer the best entry point among the three storage names.

Looking Beyond NVIDIA? These 3 AI ETFs Are Beating the Market

Author: Nathan Reiff. Originally Published: 8/26/2026.

Before the OpenAI IPO materializes—and while Anthropic has yet to go public—it may be difficult for investors to identify a single company as the face of AI. Still, NVIDIA Corp. (NASDAQ: NVDA) is as good a candidate as any. As the largest publicly traded company in the world and an undisputed leader in the semiconductor and chip space, this $5 trillion behemoth has held tremendous influence over the tech-heavy Nasdaq-100 and the broader market in recent years.

Still, while NVIDIA's dominance as a supplier of AI hardware is unquestioned, the industry—and its opportunities—extends beyond a single firm. Near-term beneficiaries of AI include data center makers, energy suppliers, hardware and software firms, industrial companies, and many others. Investors looking to diversify beyond the biggest names in the space while remaining tied to AI in some way can do so in a variety of ways. The three exchange-traded funds (ETFs) below not only provide unique angles for approaching AI, but they also have returns that have beaten the market, sometimes by a wide margin.

A Combination of a Broad Focus and a Selective Portfolio

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Some analysts point to a broader monetary shift, dubbed the Mar-a-Lago Accord, as a driving force behind the rally. Hedge fund investors, including Steven Cohen, are reportedly building positions.

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One of the broadest approaches can be found in the iShares Future AI & Tech ETF (NYSEARCA: ARTY), which looks across the entire AI ecosystem to include companies contributing software, infrastructure, and other services. Any firm that may help encourage AI adoption is eligible for inclusion, including cloud infrastructure providers, networking companies, automation businesses, and more.

Despite this wide mandate, ARTY's basket is focused: It holds 66 companies selected from a global screen. While the large majority are tech names, industrials, communication stocks, utilities, and even real estate firms also make up portions of the portfolio. Domestic firms are only somewhat dominant, representing less than two-thirds of invested assets, with companies based in Taiwan, South Korea, and a variety of other nations also represented. This diversification provides an essential variation from the U.S.- and tech-heavy approach that would be all too easy to find in an AI fund. NVDA shares are prominent here but represent less than 5% of assets.

This variety comes at a moderate price, however, as ARTY has an annual fee of 0.47% despite being a passively managed fund. Still, the fund's year-to-date (YTD) return of roughly 55% lends credence to the ETF's underlying investment thesis: No single company or industry is going to build the AI landscape by itself.

A Lower-Cost, Better-Diversified Semiconductor Fund

Outside of NVIDIA, many other companies in the semiconductor space are having a major impact on AI. The Xtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETF (NASDAQ: CHPS) provides worldwide chip exposure that includes NVDA, but once again, the stock accounts for just about 5% of the total portfolio.

To be sure, investors have many options when it comes to semiconductor ETFs, so a fund must distinguish itself to be compelling within this theme. One way CHPS does so is through its cost: At an annual fee of 0.15%, the fund is significantly cheaper than some of its major rivals. It also has a broader basket of names than some large semiconductor funds, providing attractive diversification, albeit within a single, fairly narrow theme. Finally, it uses an environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria screen, which may appeal to some investors.

Ultimately, CHPS' strong performance may be what draws many investors; the fund has returned a whopping 72% YTD.

Looking Outside of Chips With an Infrastructure Play

While much of the technological hype surrounding AI has focused on hardware development, the industry would not function without crucial infrastructure to support electricity, transmission, and more. The Global X U.S. Infrastructure Development ETF (BATS: PAVE) is not exclusively linked to AI projects, giving it a more expansive reach in some ways than the funds above. It may also benefit from legislation designed to stimulate spending on infrastructure projects.

Many of the companies in PAVE's portfolio are also critical to AI through their roles as construction firms, industrial manufacturers, electrical equipment suppliers, and more. The fund does have a moderately high expense ratio of 0.47% and the lowest YTD return of the three ETFs on this list, at about 17%. However, it has still outperformed the S&P 500 this year. For those looking for an indirect approach to AI buffered by a solid non-tech focus, PAVE may provide access to two different spaces at once.