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3 Things To Remember When Trading Supernovas

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Written by Timothy Sykes
Updated 10/13/2023 5 min read

With the overall economy looking weak…

The Federal Reserve continues to fight inflation…

Tensions rising in the Middle East…

We’re still seeing plenty of opportunities to take advantage of…

And it’s all thanks to these over-aggressive short sellers!

No matter how amazing these opportunities are, I’m still seeing newbies fall flat on their faces…

And it’s all because they’re ignoring these three critical steps every trader should know inside and out.

Today, I’m going to dive into those three steps and why it’s so important to remember them as we head into Supernova season.

Let’s dive in!

Knowing How Much To Risk

This is one of the most important lessons for any trader to understand…

You never want to risk more than you should on any trade…

Even if it’s a StocksToTrade Breaking News Play.

Way too often I see traders going all-in on their trades, and then the next thing they know, they’re out of money.

No trade is ever a guarantee, and being the coward I am, I tend to trade scared and look to take quick profits.

Not only do you need to know when to lock in your profits, but you also need to know when to cut your losses quickly and not hold and hope if a trade doesn’t go as planned.

The stock market has a mind of its own, and if you’re not careful, the market will humble you.

The best thing about trading penny stocks is that you don’t need to risk a lot to make a lot…

And we can thank volatility for that.

Penny stocks are incredibly volatile, and they are not great companies…

They are garbage companies that usually fail, but I don’t care how good or bad they are…

I’m just looking to take advantage of those quick moves.

Let me show you what I mean by that from one of the trades I made last week.

Better Choice Company Inc. (NASDAQ: BTTR)

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I was alerted by StocksToTrade Breaking News about this play…

And when I entered it, I was only looking to make 10-20%…

Source: Profit.ly

Now, take a look at the chart…

Source: StocksToTrade

I entered my trade at $0.27 and exited at $0.535 for a 98.15% profit! (Risked $2,025).  

Locking in a 98.15% win is huge, but most newbies tend to focus on the dollar amount compared to the percentage gained.

This trade is a clear example of why it’s critical to lock in your gains along the way…

And If I didn’t, you can see how quickly it faded within minutes.

So make sure you take the meat of the move because with these plays…

You don’t need to risk a lot to make a lot.

Learn From The Other Plays

How often do I say study the past?

I’m not just saying it just to say it…

I’m saying it because you need to understand what’s going on around you.

Just a few minutes ago I dove into my trade on BTTR…

Remember how fast it faded?

Now, I want you to go back and look at a few other stocks…

  • Tempest Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: TPST)
  • Versus Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: VS)
  • Secoo Holding Limited (NASDAQ: SECO)
  • Matinas BioPharma Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: MTNB)

My point is that you need to learn from the past…

And right now we’re seeing many of these Supernovas spike higher, then immediately come back down.

I’m telling you, short sellers are not wrong with their thesis…

These are crappy companies and they will eventually fall back down…

However, recognizing how they fall can play a pivotal role if there’s an opportunity to trade them on the way down.

You see, this is all a part of my 7-Step PennyStocking Framework…

Some of these Supernovas can offer amazing dip-buying opportunities, but just as quickly as they go up…

They can spike back down in a free fall, and that’s like trying to catch a falling knife with your bare hand.

Remember, make sure you cut losses quickly if things don’t go as planned…

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And make sure you get yourself familiar with how other stocks are playing out in this market.

Staying Prepared

I’ve been very thankful for StocksToTrade Breaking News as it’s helped me and many of my students nail these Supernovas…

Yet, I’m still seeing way too many traders out there who simply refuse to have the appropriate tools to help them succeed.

Minutes and even seconds matter when it comes to trading…

And if you’re not prepared for when opportunity strikes, you’re going to be in a way more difficult position than those who were.

I want all of you to be successful, but you need to put yourself in the best position possible if you want to succeed.

That’s why I encourage all of you to at least take advantage of these FREE trading sessions from other successful millionaire traders to get a better idea as to what’s happening in this market…

And what you can keep an eye out for in the coming days.

Stay safe and I’ll see you in chat.

-Tim



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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”