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Short Trading Week: Only A Few Setups Each Year!

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Written by Timothy Sykes
Updated 5/24/2025 6 min read

Happy Monday, and happy Memorial Day.

The markets are closed today to help us take time to remember the military men and women who gave their lives to protect their loved ones and fellow citizens.

And we should definitely take time today to appreciate what we have, and the people who sacrificed themselves to protect it.

Not just in the U.S. … There are soldiers all over the world who fight for the good of others.

And without these men and women, I might not be able to travel like I do.

For example, look at my post below:

Take some time today to give thanks.

And then … It’s time to prepare for a shortened trading week.

We’re already in a volatile market. And the fewer trading days this week could inspire even more volatility as degenerate traders try to squeeze out maximum profits in a shorter time frame.

My Plan To Trade This Week

I’m using the same patterns as always to profit.

I teach these patterns to my students too …

Look at some of our successes from last week in the posts below. I had to redact some of the values because X doesn’t verify trades:

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Metaplanet Inc. (OTCQX: MTPLF) was a huge runner from last week.

The price spiked 260%*. And it followed my trade patterns three separate times.

This is the blog post where I cover the back-to-back-to-back trade setups from last week.

Study those setups today, while the market is closed.

Because when the market opens on Tuesday morning, the hottest stocks in the market start to spike. And things happen quickly.

For example, the intraday breakout on MTPLF from May 21 lasted 12 minutes. The price moved 30% and it was a perfect breakout. But it was fast.

There were also multiple panic-dip buy opportunities that offered +10% returns in a similar time frame.

The short time frame ensures that we’re not exposed to this volatility for too long. But it’s essential that we’re prepared ahead of time.

Because there’s no time to check your notes when the market opens.

Catch These Stocks Before They Spike

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The patterns that I use to trade, they capitalize on popular price action from the hottest stocks in the market.

No, I’m not 100% certain that a stock will spike.

But I don’t need to be 100% certain.

  • I’ve seen the price action before.
  • I’m focused on the hottest stocks in the market.
  • And I know how to get out if the trade falls apart.

The odds are in my favor …

That’s the way it’s been for the last two decades.

Over that time period, I’ve pulled $7.9 million from the market (including losses). And my most successful student, Jack Kellogg, has used these patterns to profit $18.7 million since he started in 2017 (including losses).

These aren’t random trades. They’re repeatable patterns based on real price action. Patterns that I’ve refined through decades of experience and thousands of trades.

You don’t need to predict the future.

You need preparation, discipline, and the right tools.

My newest students use a state of the art trading tool that’s trained to follow the same patterns that Jack and I used to grow our small accounts into millions.

The AI helps identify high-potential setups before the market opens. It simulates trading plans in real-time and it reinforces risk management so your emotions don’t wreck your account.

Whether you’re getting started or you’re deep in the grind, this AI trading tool gives you the edge to trade smarter, faster, and more confidently.

And for Memorial Day, this powerful AI trading tool is only $1!

Watch my video below to learn how it works:

Remember to follow me on X and stay tuned for the biggest spikers this week.

Cheers

 

*Past performance does not indicate future results



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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”