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How I Am Trading This 500% Gainer

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Written by Timothy Sykes
Updated 10/3/2022 5 min read

Being able to handle this market can be a difficult task…

One day I’m nailing trades left and right …

The next, I pick the wrong spiker and miss the biggest move of the day.

But I can stay profitable while 90% of traders fail. And right now I am seeing several traders struggle in this unforgiving market.

Over the last 20 years, I have been through some difficult times in the market, but there’s always been a trade to make …

That is the beauty of OTC’s, they don’t follow the same path as the overall market.

In fact, a lot of my students are finding success right now.

If you are ready to take the next steps on your trading journey and learn how to profit in these turbulent times …

Make sure you understand this …

Why I love Big Percent Gainers

Being able to find big percent gainers every morning is the biggest part of the battle…

Finding big percent gainers sets you up to find potential trades, but not every stock will be worth it for you to trade…

And in this type of market, you do not want to be forcing any trades that aren’t perfect.

My millionaire students haven’t gotten to where they are today by just getting lucky,  it takes dedication and determination to succeed…

So what is it that my students and I do with these big percent gainers…

Stick To The Best Possible Trades

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On Friday, the market puked as all major indexes fell more than 1.5%.

Take a look at the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE: SPY)

At the end of the day, you can see a tremendous amount of sellers coming into the market, extending the sell-off even more at the end of the day.

But despite all of that, I will still be able to profit nearly 4% on just a single trade.

Now 4% isn’t going to make you a millionaire overnight, and this is what you need to realize…

These small profits will add up, as long as you cut losses quickly.

But in this disgusting market, you need to stick to the best possible trades…

And that is what I did on Friday as most traders ran for the exit.

This Is Why I Stick To OTC Stocks

OTCs have always been my bread and butter, especially in a market like this.

As traders, we always want to stick with what we know works best…

So let’s take a look at my Friday trade…

Global Tech Industries Group, Inc. (GTII)

*Risked $9,810 in capital to profit $390

Over the last few weeks, I have mentioned GTII, and right now, this stock has been red hot!

With stocks that have been multi-day runners, like GTII, I start looking to some of my favorite patterns to trade.

On Friday, I was able to buy the dip in the morning from where it was trading in pre-market.

I entered my position at $3.27 and sold at $3.40, profiting $390.

Like I have told all of my millionaire students, it’s important to study so you are able to recognize these patterns and know when the best time is to enter a trade.

This trade is right out of my playbook, but even though some of you may say I sold my position a little too quickly…

That is true, but that is part of my strategy to take quick profits and not be too aggressive in an ugly market.

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My Mindset For The Week

As we start our trading week, I am continuing to be extra cautious and only make trades that I truly love.

The overall market closed at its lowest levels in months, and many investors are wondering where the true bottom really is.

I am not stressing as to where the market is headed, but I can tell you this, I have all the tools I need to be successful in this market…

And I hope you do too!

As this week plays out, I can tell you that GTII is going to be on my radar…

But I am also keeping a close on a few more!

Be sure to study up and stay safe!

Cheers,

Tim

P.S. – Remember, on Thursday of this week there’s a webinar! Tune in for live trading and a juicy Q&A! Here’s the link.



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Timothy Sykes

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”