We’re in a world where the fundamentals for Western civilization have been collapsing while the attempt to backfill it has been sustained through debt and advancements in technology. Certain standards of lifestyle have become efficient and require less capital than in the days of the 1950s era, for instance.

The unraveling of a history’s greatest enterprise, American democracy and the free-market system, is more apparent than ever today. Riots, a pandemic, economic turmoil and bitter political divisions are telltale signs of a nation and a world in decline.

All markets have a bag of tricks that they use to lure traders in and out at the wrong time. Head-fakes are among the most obvious tricks, but commentators often ignore long periods of sideways price action. That’s what Bitcoin’s doing now, and it may be the market’s most devious trick yet.

Amid the complex matrix that comprises the financial markets, investors must sort through a torrent of noise and mixed signals from the media, self-appointed gurus, and the onslaught of available data. You can profit from the chaos – but only if you can make sense of a seemingly senseless market.

Amid a zero-gravity market landscape lacking sense or precedent, retail stock traders are more emboldened than ever. Inexperienced market participants are piling into richly valued names and, in the short term at least, being rewarded for it.

Not all investing ideas should be geared towards people with million-dollar accounts. The truth is that you can get off the ground and running even with a small investment account. You just need to know how to allocate your funds, and how much to apportion to each position.