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They Said The Market Was Slow … Not From My Viewpoint

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Written by Timothy Sykes
Updated 12/8/2025 6 min read

In this article Last trade Jan, 07 12:51 PM

  • BYND+7.07%
    BYND - NYSEBeyond Meat Inc.
    $1.00+0.07 (+7.07%)
    Volume:  68.09M
    Float:  446.31M
    $0.90Day Low/High$1.06
  • NVDA+1.44%
    NVDA - NYSENVIDIA Corporation
    $189.94+2.70 (+1.44%)
    Volume:  97.75M
    Float:  23.29B
    $186.56Day Low/High$191.37

Early in December, a tiny penny stock that started to move on November 26, ripped to new highs.

The entire move measures 8,100%*. From less than $6 per share to over $400 per share, in seven trading days.

It was one of the biggest moves of the year. And where was the media?

Silent.

Not a word from CNBC. There wasn’t a breaking news banner on Bloomberg. By the time the headlines finally trickled out, the story was already over.

The media continues to miss these spikes.

They were late for the 1,300%* spike from Beyond Meat Inc. (NASDAQ: BYND) in October. And they were late to the 8,100%* spike on SMX (Security Matters) Public Limited Company (NASDAQ: SMX) last week.

But my scanner picked up both of these moves …

It’s not necessarily CNBC’s fault.

They’re too preoccupied covering blue chips and Fed gossip. In other words, news that impacts the entire market.

But for small-account traders looking for an edge, that’s not the place to look.

Here’s another example: The Fed will announce an interest rate decision tomorrow, December 10. And major media outlets report a lazy market as we approach the decision.

Look at the headline below from December 8:

 

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Meanwhile, the same day, my scanner showed:

  • A 560%* spike from Cemtrex Inc. (NASDAQ: CETX).
  • A 150%* spike from Wave Life Sciences Ltd. (NASDAQ: WVE).
  • And a 160%* spike from Top Wealth Group Holding Limited (NASDAQ: TWG) after the surge during Friday’s after hours.

There’s nothing lazy about that …

These are the stories that traders deserve.

Explosive setups that can grow small accounts faster than the lazy moves from blue chip stocks like NVIDIA.

On Monday, December 8, NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) barely moved 3%.

Every day, little known stocks surge higher while the world scrolls through financial “news” that’s outdated or not useful.

Don’t wait for the media to tell you about these moves after they’re over.

A Common Framework

Pull up the charts of the biggest runners over the past two weeks: SMX, CETX, WVE, and TWG.

You’ll see the same story unfold again and again.

They all start as quiet penny stocks. They trade low volume, the chart slides lower or chops sideways. And then BOOM!

A catalyst hits the wire, and the stock ignites.

  • SMX: A low-float microcap (under 1 million shares) that announced a new gold verification system. The stock opened under $6 and sprinted to over $400 in just seven sessions. That’s a staggering 8,100%* spike.
SMX chart multi-day, 1-day candles Source: StocksToTrade
SMX chart multi-day, 1-day candles Source: StocksToTrade

  • CETX: Another float under 1 million shares. This was all short squeeze, the stock hit new 52-weeks lows and then surged 560%* in a single premarket session.
CETX chart intraday, 1-minute candles Source: StocksToTrade
CETX chart intraday, 1-minute candles Source: StocksToTrade
  • WVE: A biotech name that unveiled fresh data from its obesity drug trials. Volume exploded and the stock ran 160%* intraday.
WVE chart intraday, 1-minute candles Source: StocksToTrade
WVE chart intraday, 1-minute candles Source: StocksToTrade
  • TWG: A float below 1 million shares. This Hong Kong stock surged 330%* after it shared a bullish profit growth for 2025.
TWG chart multi-day, 1-minute candles Source: StocksToTrade
TWG chart multi-day, 1-minute candles Source: StocksToTrade

All different tickers. Different sectors.

But with the same DNA.

Each stock followed the exact framework that my students and I have traded for years. I use a simple scan to find these runners before they turn vertical:

  1. A share price between $0.01 and $5.
  2. A fresh catalyst. News, earnings, even new lows to lure in short sellers (like CETX).
  3. A spike over 20%. Stocks that spike that high can run much higher.
  4. Volume over 1 million shares.
  5. A float below 10 million shares.

They’re not random spikes. There’s a pattern at work behind each runner.

The media misses them because they don’t understand how a penny stock could spike +1,000%.

But traders who do their homework, study these spikes, and run the same scan every day will start to find these plays before they erupt.

The Fuse Is Already Lit

If you think this volatility is impressive now … Wait a few more days.

We’re heading into what could be the wildest stretch of 2025.

The same conditions that created 8,100%* and 560%* runners are growing more extreme.

And Wednesday might be your last chance to prepare before these catalysts converge and explode in the market.

Behind the scenes, a new Executive Order from President Trump is racing through the review process. This move is set to trigger a $34 trillion AI shock.

Wall Street insiders are already positioning themselves, but the crowd has yet to catch up.

On Wednesday, December 10th at 8 PM ET, I’m going public with what could be the most explosive trading opportunity I’ve ever seen.

On Wednesday night, I’ll reveal:

  • The AI subsector I believe could surge first.
  • My FREE AI trade idea designed to help traders catch the move early.
  • The process I plan to use for every trade in this new golden age of the AI.

If you missed the first leg of the AI boom, this could be your final chance to catch up.

Reserve Your Seat For Wednesday’s Briefing!

Cheers

 

*Past performance does not indicate future results


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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”

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