timothy sykes logo

Penny Stocks News

Squeeze Plays: Where The Smart Money Is Going

Timothy SykesAvatar
Written by Timothy Sykes
Updated 9/20/2023 6 min read

If you want to thrive in this market, you need to master the art of adaptation.

Right now, opportunities are everywhere…

Yet, I often get asked why I’m so focused on these specific plays.

The answer is simple, trading is about following the money and adapting based on what the market gives me.

Over the last several weeks, I’ve been doing exactly that.

So today, I’ll explain why it’s vital for you to focus on these specific plays…

And how they have been offering me and many of my traders amazing opportunities.

Let’s dive in!

Adapt Or Perish

Many of us may hate change, I get that…

But let’s go back in time for just a quick second.

Back in the 1920s, Hollywood introduced “talkies” which added sound to movies and stars thought it was just a fad.

Guess what, they were dead wrong and their careers went bust.

The same thing for the Ford Model T, a century ago, a lot of people thought it was just a fad and wouldn’t replace horses and carriages…

But guess what, it did.

Just like A.I., many individuals thought it would fade out by now, but it hasn’t.

You can’t control what happens in life, and you can’t control what happens in the market.

That’s the key here…

You need to understand why these patterns are popping up so you can try and capitalize on them…

And most importantly, so you don’t LOSE big.

The market doesn’t have to be a certain way…

Or even stay a certain way.

The market doesn’t care what you think, or how you feel…

So you have to remember that the market is always right and we have to live with that.

I’m always adapting based on what the market gives me, which has helped me capitalize on several plays we’re seeing right now.

Let me show you what I mean.

Squeeze Plays Are Where It’s At

If you look at the major sectors over the last few weeks, they haven’t moved much…

  • SPY is up 0.96% over the last month…
  • DIA is up 0.72% over the last month…
  • QQQ is up 1.57% over the last month…

And over the last several weeks I keep bringing up these short squeezes and how to look for them.

The reason I keep repeating this is because this is where the money is…

Right now there are way too many short sellers out there, and I’m incredibly grateful for them because they are spiking these stocks more than any promoter ever did…

With far more volume.  

Promoters did it gradually, they didn’t want to get investigated…

But short sellers don’t want to spike up stocks, they are doing it inadvertently because there are so many of them.

This is setting us up with these amazing squeezes that are skyrocketing 100%, 200%, or even more in a single day!

Let’s look at Avinger, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVGR) as this is a perfect example to help you better understand what’s happening in this market…

Take a look at this chart…

Source: StocksToTrade

Overall the chart looked hideous, until the last few days, but that’s what we’re seeing!

These crappy companies are coming back to life!

I don’t want you to think that these stocks will continue to run for an extended period of time…

History shows they won’t…

But if you want to capitalize on these plays as they happen, you need to be focused on looking for those big percent gainers.

Let’s take a deeper look at what happened over the last few days with AVGR…

Source: StocksToTrade

In the chart above, take a look at where I drew those white circles…

Short sellers thought they won the battle, but then you can see AVGR continued to squeeze higher during the after-hours.

That’s how aggressive they are being right now…

But those are the opportunities you want to keep a close eye on as you can’t predict when they’ll happen…

I unfortunately missed the spike into the close on Tuesday, but I wanted to share this with you to give you a better understanding of what’s happening…

So make sure you’re constantly scanning the market for these short-squeeze plays.

Now let’s take a look at MicroCloud Hologram Inc. (NASDAQ: HOLO)

Source: StocksToTrade

Same thing…

An early morning runner that squeezed higher…

And I was able to take advantage of that early morning squeeze.

You’ll notice that some squeezes last longer than others, which is fine…

But remember to just take the meat of the move and get out, because eventually, these short sellers will be right.

iCoreConnect Inc. (NASDAQ: ICCT) the same thing happened here…

Source: StocksToTrade

ICCT was squeezed from roughly $8 per share to over $20!

That’s the beautiful thing about these plays, you never really know how far these stocks can go…

AVGR went from nearly $4 per share to over $12, that’s over a 200% move!

These squeezes are happening so frequently that I don’t expect this to cool off anytime soon.

Every morning I’m focusing on the premarket spikers near the market open.

I’m not looking to make a lot with my trades…

I’m simply looking to take the meat of the move.

There’s a lot to study here, but if you want to find the same plays as myself and many of my students…

You need to be prepared and most importantly, you need to take advantage of these FREE trading sessions.

Keep practicing and studying…

I’ll see you in chat.

-Tim



How much has this post helped you?



Leave a reply

Author card Timothy Sykes picture

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.
Read More

* 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 .

Millionaire Media 66 W Flagler St. Ste. 900 Miami, FL 33130 United States (888) 878-3621 This is for information purposes only as Millionaire Media LLC nor Timothy Sykes is registered as a securities broker-dealer or an investment adviser. No information herein is intended as securities brokerage, investment, tax, accounting or legal advice, as an offer or solicitation of an offer to sell or buy, or as an endorsement, recommendation or sponsorship of any company, security or fund. Millionaire Media LLC and Timothy Sykes cannot and does not assess, verify or guarantee the adequacy, accuracy or completeness of any information, the suitability or profitability of any particular investment, or the potential value of any investment or informational source. The reader bears responsibility for his/her own investment research and decisions, should seek the advice of a qualified securities professional before making any investment, and investigate and fully understand any and all risks before investing. Millionaire Media LLC and Timothy Sykes in no way warrants the solvency, financial condition, or investment advisability of any of the securities mentioned in communications or websites. In addition, Millionaire Media LLC and Timothy Sykes accepts no liability whatsoever for any direct or consequential loss arising from any use of this information. This information is not intended to be used as the sole basis of any investment decision, nor should it be construed as advice designed to meet the investment needs of any particular investor. Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future returns.

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”