There was no respite from trade concerns to begin this new week. In fact, Monday’s turmoil was centered on one of the strongest spaces in the market...tech. Stocks reacted to news reports that President Trump is setting up investment restrictions against China on U.S. tech. The market plunged right out of the gate, though improved in the last hour as administration officials walked back the assumptions. But the tech-heavy NASDAQ still led the way lower with a drop of nearly 2.1% to 7532.01. The Russell 2000 slipped 1.67% to 1657.5. Before today, these indices had been holding up better than their counterparts in all this tariff talk. “It seems like the pattern has been very harsh trade talk over the weekend, then walking back of the hard stance throughout the week. I’m not sure how much longer the market is going to take this sort of back-and-forth tango action,” said Dave Bartosiak, editor of Surprise Trader, Momentum Trader and Blockchain Innovators. “We’ve still got a few weeks before earnings season really kicks into high gear again. With most of the major event risk off the table, the only thing the market has to occupy itself right now are trade war fears,” he continued. Those fears also wreaked havoc on the other big indices on Monday. The S&P slipped 1.37% to 2717.07, while the Dow is back in the red after breaking its 8-session losing streak on Friday. It was down 1.33% to 24,252.8. As with the NASDAQ, these indices came off their lows late in the session. Now we’re approaching the end of the quarter, which can bring some pretty erratic moves in the market. And if trade tensions don’t simmer down, we could be in store for a crazy week. The editors will be looking for ways to protect their portfolios while also taking advantage of beaten down stocks. We saw an example of that on Monday when Momentum Trader and TAZR Trader each added a position that fell victim to today’s selloff but are poised to recover in short order. Learn about these moves and more in the highlights section below: Today's Portfolio Highlights: Momentum Trader: Shares of Vera Bradley (VRA) advanced near its 52-week high after a strong quarterly report. More importantly, the stock has barely retraced at all in today’s market selloff, which really caught Dave’s attention. The editor sees a lot of momentum in this Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) retailer of women’s accessories. He added VRA to the portfolio on Monday with a 12.5% allocation and expects the stock’s relative strength to lead it higher once the market gets its bearings again. Read the full write-up for more. TAZR Trader: The market selloff on Monday revolved around another trade headline, which suggests that President Trump would like to restrict China’s access to U.S. technology. But Kevin thinks it was a huge overreaction…and therefore a great buying opportunity. The editor added a 10% position in Applied Materials (AMAT), a semiconductor equipment leader that was down a few percentage points today. He thinks this stock gets back up to $60 when the market situation calms down. Read the complete commentary for more. Black Box Trader: The portfolio swapped out two positions this week. The stocks removed from the portfolio are FedEx Corp. (FDX) and International Paper (IP). The new buys that replaced these names are Restoration Hardware (RH) and Urban Outfitters (URBN). Read the Black Box Trader’s Guide to learn more about this computer-driven service designed to take the emotion out of investing. Zacks Confidential: You’ve probably heard that 50% of a stock’s price movement can be attributed to the group that it’s in. The Zacks Rank Sector list is a great way to find the right group before narrowing down to the right stock. John Blank uses this effective tool in his analysis, so Kevin Matras thought he would be a good choice to take care of this week’s Zacks Confidential. Learn how to use this technique (and others) in your portfolio along with three top stocks in the best sectors by clicking: Zacks Sector List for Effective Top-Down Investing. All the Best, Jim Giaquinto Recommendations from Zacks' Private Portfolios: Believe it or not, this article is not available on the Zacks.com website. The commentary is a partial overview of the daily activity from Zacks' private recommendation services. If you would like to follow our Buy and Sell signals in real time, we've made a special arrangement for readers of this website. Starting today you can see all the recommendations from all of Zacks' portfolios absolutely free for 7 days. Our services cover everything from value stocks and momentum trades to insider buying and positive earnings surprises (which we've predicted with an astonishing 80%+ accuracy). Click here to "test drive" Zacks Ultimate for FREE >> Zacks Investment Research