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Another Supernova + A Huge Trade Catalyst On The Horizon

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Written by Timothy Sykes
Updated 9/16/2025 4 min read
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As we approach the Fed’s interest rate decision this afternoon, and the larger implications for the market …

It’s important for individuals to take stock of their own accounts.

The Fed’s decision could send the stock market on a moon shoot. And we need to make sure we’re positioned correctly.

There’s a lot of opportunity right now for small-account traders. We just have to apply the right pressure.

Unfortunately, I’m worried that most people are working in the wrong direction.

For example, this week we learned that Americans increased their spending by 0.6% in August, matching the 0.6% increase from a month earlier.

Those are strong retail numbers. It’s a good sign for the economy and the market. But there’s more data that could reveal a darker side of this story.

In the same breath as August’s robust retail data, we also learned that individual credit scores are dropping at a rate only rivaled by the Great Recession.

I have a question for you:

Are you spending on credit outside of your means?

We live in a material world, I understand the temptation. And Trump’s tariffs are slowly threatening inflation, only exacerbating the issue.

But don’t grow complacent.

There are opportunities every week for small-account traders to profit.

Too many people continue to throw away money on UberEats, Netflix subscriptions, sports betting, etc.

On Tuesday, September 16 we watched Turbo Energy S.A. (NASDAQ: TURB) spike 650%* after announcing a $53 million contract.

Look at the TURB chart below. Every candle represents one trading minute:

TURB chart intraday, 1-minute candles Source: StocksToTrade
TURB chart intraday, 1-minute candles Source: StocksToTrade

These big spikes like to follow specific patterns that we can use to trade.

I snagged a 14% profit from one of the intraday breakouts on TURB.

Take control of your account. Don’t miss the next trade setup.

Watch the video below for a full tutorial of my process:

How I Played TURB

Tuesday’s 650%* spike from TURB … It’s not an isolated occurrence.

We see new supernova spikes every month.

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These insane moves distinguish themselves from the normal +100% weekly spikes due to their intense upward momentum.

They explode higher. Hence the term Supernova.

Here are some more examples from 2025.

We’re seeing a large amount of Supernova spikes right now due to the volatility of the overall market.

And once the Fed announces an interest rate decision, the volatility could start all over again.

Look at the headline below that I found the other day:

Source

There’s no time to screw around.

We’ve got to prepare for his volatility NOW.

I played a classic breakout pattern on TURB yesterday, September 16. And there were multiple opportunities to trade with this pattern.

Look at the TURB chart below again:

TURB chart intraday, 1-minute candles Source: StocksToTrade
TURB chart intraday, 1-minute candles Source: StocksToTrade

There were four breakout opportunities in the price action.

And those were just the breakout setups … Not to mention the multiple dip buy plays and the probable panic dip buy setups.

There are multiple angles to make gains from this volatility.

Study this trade process inside and out. Start by watching my video on TURB below:

And make sure you’re signed up for my next FREE trade alert.

I’m prepared for the market to explode after the Fed’s decision … Are you?

Cheers

 

*Past performance does not indicate future results

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Tim Sykes is a penny stock trader and teacher who became a self-made millionaire by the age of 22 by trading $12,415 of bar mitzvah money. After becoming disenchanted with the hedge fund world, he established the Tim Sykes Trading Challenge to teach aspiring traders how to follow his trading strategies. He’s been featured in a variety of media outlets including CNN, Larry King, Steve Harvey, Forbes, Men’s Journal, and more. He’s also an active philanthropist and environmental activist, a co-founder of Karmagawa, and has donated millions of dollars to charity.
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* Results are not typical and will vary from person to person. Making money trading stocks takes time, dedication, and hard work. There are inherent risks involved with investing in the stock market, including the loss of your investment. Past performance in the market is not indicative of future results. Any investment is at your own risk. See Terms of Service here

The available research on day trading suggests that most active traders lose money. Fees and overtrading are major contributors to these losses.

A 2000 study called “Trading is Hazardous to Your Wealth: The Common Stock Investment Performance of Individual Investors” evaluated 66,465 U.S. households that held stocks from 1991 to 1996. The households that traded most averaged an 11.4% annual return during a period where the overall market gained 17.9%. These lower returns were attributed to overconfidence.

A 2014 paper (revised 2019) titled “Learning Fast or Slow?” analyzed the complete transaction history of the Taiwan Stock Exchange between 1992 and 2006. It looked at the ongoing performance of day traders in this sample, and found that 97% of day traders can expect to lose money from trading, and more than 90% of all day trading volume can be traced to investors who predictably lose money. Additionally, it tied the behavior of gamblers and drivers who get more speeding tickets to overtrading, and cited studies showing that legalized gambling has an inverse effect on trading volume.

A 2019 research study (revised 2020) called “Day Trading for a Living?” observed 19,646 Brazilian futures contract traders who started day trading from 2013 to 2015, and recorded two years of their trading activity. The study authors found that 97% of traders with more than 300 days actively trading lost money, and only 1.1% earned more than the Brazilian minimum wage ($16 USD per day). They hypothesized that the greater returns shown in previous studies did not differentiate between frequent day traders and those who traded rarely, and that more frequent trading activity decreases the chance of profitability.

These studies show the wide variance of the available data on day trading profitability. One thing that seems clear from the research is that most day traders lose money .

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Citations for Disclaimer

Barber, Brad M. and Odean, Terrance, Trading is Hazardous to Your Wealth: The Common Stock Investment Performance of Individual Investors. Available at SSRN: “Day Trading for a Living?”

Barber, Brad M. and Lee, Yi-Tsung and Liu, Yu-Jane and Odean, Terrance and Zhang, Ke, Learning Fast or Slow? (May 28, 2019). Forthcoming: Review of Asset Pricing Studies, Available at SSRN: “https://ssrn.com/abstract=2535636”

Chague, Fernando and De-Losso, Rodrigo and Giovannetti, Bruno, Day Trading for a Living? (June 11, 2020). Available at SSRN: “https://ssrn.com/abstract=3423101”