So like most retail investors my portfolio has been seriously gut checked over the past month and the last 3 months of 2018. My stock portfolio kind of looks like Michael B. Jordan looked halfway through Creed II. No one likes losing money and even more so no one likes not knowing how long this will last. As it stands this may continue for a while.

CREED II - MGM

Personally, when I'm in doubt I try to seek some clarity in a murky market. When there is a sell off the first thing I like to do is see which stocks are either up or not selling off as much. A stock that doesn't sell off in a down market is the equivalent of a winner in an up market. These stocks can provide shelter in a market under fire and should be the first ones to rebound when the market is done selling off. To that affect I have compiled a list of the best performing stocks over the last 1 and 3 months of 2018 at a time this market sell off began accelerating. The lists are separated by two of the major stock indices the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500. This data is as of 12/20/18.




Top 20 Dow Industrial Average Stocks over the Past Month (Dow 1-month return: -6.6%)




Top 20 Dow Industrial Average Stocks over the Past 3-Month (Dow 3-month return: -14.5%)



Top 20 S&P 500 Stocks over the Past Month (Dow 1-month return: -8.5%)


Top 20 S&P 500 Stocks over the Past 3-Month (Dow 3-month return: -17.3%)