In the darkest hours of the market, we need to be looking for the next bull. Louis Basenese says the lessons from history show that traditionally riskier small-cap stocks could actually be the smartest bet right now.

Yesterday we got confirmation that the U.S. economy contracted by 0.5% in the third quarter. And most economists expect the downturn to accelerate, with GDP checking in as low as negative 6% in the fourth quarter. Here’s why I’m not concerned…

A more important trend is emerging. Remember, on November 19 I told you to consider going big, by going small with small caps. Well, the markets didn’t leave much time for preparation.

In that short span, small caps jumped 6.38%, almost tripling the returns of large caps, based on the Russell 2000 and Russell 3000 indexes. Of course, it’s too early to declare a full-blown rally. But we shouldn’t be ignorant to the subtle

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Small-Cap Stocks: The Most Important Trend Headed into 2009

by Louis Basenese, Advisory Panelist, Investment U Associate Investment Director, The Oxford Club Wednesday, December 23, 2008: Issue #906

Yesterday we got confirmation that the U.S. economy contracted by 0.5% in the third quarter. And most economists expect the downturn to accelerate, with GDP checking in as low as negative 6% in the fourth quarter. Here’s why I’m not concerned…

A more important trend is emerging. Remember, on November 19 I told you to consider going big, by going small with small caps. Well, the markets didn’t leave much time for preparation.

In that short span, small caps jumped 6.38%, almost tripling the returns of large caps, based on the Russell 2000 and Russell 3000 indexes. Of course, it’s too early to declare a full-blown rally. But we shouldn’t be ignorant to the subtle shifts in market leadership.

Remember, the market’s a forward-looking beast. And

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AGORACOM - The Small Cap Epicenter reports on the day's best small cap and micro cap press releases before the opening bell. Today's show features: Noront Resources - TSX-V:NOT $1.85### VMS Ventures - TSX-V:VMS $0.45### Mosquito Consolidated Gold - TSX-V:MSQ $1.00### Romarco Minerals - TSX-V:R $0.115### East Asia Minerals - TSX-V:EAS $0.60### Worldwide Energy and Manufacturing - OTC BB:WEMU $6.00###

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AGORACOM - The Small Cap Epicenter reports on the day's best small cap and micro cap press releases before the opening bell. Today's show features: Starfield Resources - TSX:SRU, OTC BB:SRFDF $0.62### Mexoro Minerals - OTC BB:MXOM $0.31### Sunwin International - OTC BB:SUWN $0.173###

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AGORACOM - The Small Cap Epicenter reports on the day's best small cap and micro cap press releases before the opening bell. Today's show features: Metanor Resources - TSX-V:MTO $0.52### Sherwood Copper - TSX-V:SWC $3.60### Selkirk Metals - TSX-V:SLK $0.175### Consolidation Services - OTC BB:CNSV $1.09### Northern Tiger Resources - TSX-V:NTR $0.10###

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AGORACOM - The Small Cap Epicenter reports on the day's best small cap and micro cap press releases before the opening bell. Today's show features: Bard Ventures - TSX-V:CBS $0.105### Luiri Gold - TSX-V:LGL $0.205### Murgor Resources - TSX-V:MGR $0.225###

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AGORACOM - The Small Cap Epicenter reports on the day's best small cap and micro cap press releases before the opening bell. Today's show features: CarBiz - OTC BB:CBZFF $0.10### Electronic Game Card - OTC BB:EGMI $0.669### Oromin Exploration - TSX-V:OLE, OTC BB:OLEPF $1.22### Mosquito Consolidated - TSX-V:MSQ $0.80### Kinbauri Gold - TSX-V:KNB, FSE:3KG $0.43### VMS Ventures - TSX-V:VMS $0.39###

AGORACOM - The Small Cap Epicenter reports on the day's best small cap and micro cap press releases before the opening bell. Today's show features: Freewest Resources - TSX-V:FWR $0.245### Perfectenergy International - OTC BB:PFGY $0.99### Zi Corporation - TSX:ZIC, NASDAQ:ZICA $0.73###

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AGORACOM - The Small Cap Epicenter reports on the day's best small cap and micro cap press releases before the opening bell. Today's show features: Diversinet - TSX-V:DIV, OTC BB:DVNTF $0.68### Bowlin Travel - OTC BB:BWTL $1.00### Active Control Technology - TSX-V:ACT $0.175### Metalex Ventures - TSX-V:MTX $0.20### WSR Gold - TSX-V:WSR $0.355### Arctic Star Resources - TSX-V:ADD $0.085### Galena Capital - TSX-V:FYI $0.50###