While most traders chase the same overcrowded stocks, I've been steadily booking gains in a sector that’s just now getting mainstream attention…

America's untapped natural resources.

You may already know that America is sitting on an estimated $150 trillion worth of natural resources buried beneath federal land.

For decades, these resources — metals, minerals, oil, and more — were locked away by government policy. But that’s beginning to change under Trump.

The U.S. is unleashing this vast natural resource wealth, what Jim Rickards calls the “American Birthright.”

Make no mistake, this could be one of the most powerful investment trends of the next several years.

And I agree with Jim that unlocking trillions of dollars’ worth of our natural resources will create generational wealth for investors.

As a trader, however, I take a slightly different approach to this opportunity.

Today, I’ll show you why this theme is perfect for tactical trading and how I’m using it to find repeatable, high-probability setups.

Natural Resources Are Rich With Trading Setups

Jim’s “American Birthright” thesis obviously has major macroeconomic implications that we will feel for years.

For long-term investors, this represents a rare opportunity to get in front of a historic trend. But for traders, it’s something even better…

A powerful, evolving story that naturally generates a steady stream of profitable setups. Here are a few of the reasons this trend is great for trading…

First, volatility is baked into this space. Companies tied to natural resources and infrastructure tend to move with speed and conviction.

They’re highly sensitive to news, policy shifts, and investor sentiment, which means short-term price swings are frequent and often sharp.

That might make long-term holders uneasy. But for traders, it’s ideal.

We don’t need a five-year payoff. We’re looking for 10%, 20%, even 50% moves that can play out in days or weeks. And this theme keeps delivering them.

Over at my trading service The Maverick, we’ve been profiting from the volatility in this space all year.

• In January, we recommended shares of the energy company Vistra Corp. (VST). Readers who followed our recommendation would have made 20.5% in just three days.
• In May, we recommended shares of the miner Pan American Silver Corp. (PAAS). Readers who acted on this trade would have made 19.5% in 15 days.
• And just last month, we recommended shares of USA Rare Earth Inc. (USAR), booking a gain of 49.9% in just eight days.

That brings me to my next point. As you’ll notice, these trades aren’t limited to just one sector.

The “American Birthright” touches everything from copper and uranium to electricity generation, grid infrastructure, and energy storage.

That kind of breadth creates a steady rotation of tradable setups. One week, it’s mining stocks breaking out.

The next, it’s power producers catching a wave of momentum. The opportunity keeps shifting, which means we always have something new to work with.

And finally, this space is driven by a near-constant stream of short-term catalysts. New policy proposals, energy auctions, mining permits, earnings surprises, you name it.

Any one of these events can trigger a quick move in a stock, which makes this space excellent for trading.

Now, I want to stress that I’m not talking in hypotheticals here. All of the above examples are real trades that I’ve recommended at The Maverick.

We have been trading setups tied to this theme for months. And the results speak for themselves.

As I mentioned already, we captured gains of 20.5%, 19.5%, and 49.9% in a matter of days.

Across our entire closed portfolio, we’ve booked 34 winning trades out of 39 total for a success rate of 87%.

The average holding period? Just 44 days. And these ideas have handily beaten the S&P 500.

High hit rates, good returns over a short period, and making money in any market environment are the hallmarks of my strategy.

I bring this up because I just released a brand-new “Birthright” trade a few days ago. And it could be our portfolio’s next big winner.