Before you do anything first, you must ask yourself, "Are we headed towards a Recession?" because once you do, that's when you make your move.
A Recession means certain Stocks will thrive, like Walmart, because in the Stock world its a store for people on a Budget; where like higher end stores suffer.
Also like McDonalds. Bad food, yep. Cheap, yep!
People also like buy "Sin" items to make themselves feel better, like Chocolate and Cigarettes. Also Healthcare is always steady, people need medicine.
So in a recession buy stocks that market favors people looking to save money at the cost of quality.
When the recession ends, buy stocks that favors people spending out more.
Buy low, sell high.