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It’s been years since I’ve done THIS.

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Written by Timothy Sykes Reviewed by Jack Kellogg Fact-checked by Ellis Hobbs
Updated 4/21/2026 5 min read
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It doesn’t take a financial genius to see the market’s been going through some major changes over the past few months.

The AI-software headlines, the Fed uncertainty, the war in Iran…

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The strategies and patterns that worked last year no longer work.

But my trading formula still works. It hasn’t changed in 27 years. And neither have the results.

I’ve helped 50 students hit seven figures in career profits by teaching them the same process I’ve used for 27 years.

So, considering how ridiculous this market is, and how many traders are getting destroyed…

I’m hosting a live bootcamp on May 1st and 2nd. Two full days, no charge.

I’m going to show you the exact patterns that have been working in 2026, including the setups my millionaire students are using (as we speak) to pull consistent profits out of this insane market.

I’d rather spend two days showing you what’s actually working than watch you blow up your account trying to figure it out on your own.

If you’ve got at least $1,000 to trade with, this bootcamp could be the most important two days you spend all year.

Registration closes when we hit capacity. Once it’s full, it’s full.

I haven’t done a free event like this in years. 

And I might not do it again…

You Can’t Trade Like You Used To

Five years ago, you could trade meme stocks and ride momentum without much of a plan.

Not anymore.

The market is faster, more algorithmic, and more unforgiving. AI tools are front-running retail traders. Information that used to spread in milliseconds now spreads in microseconds.

If you’re still using COVID-era trading strategies, you’re already way behind.

But the core principles haven’t changed. Pattern recognition, risk management, and discipline are still the keys to the kingdom.

You just need to know where to look (and how to execute) in this specific trading environment.

That’s what I’m covering in this bootcamp.

Day one, we build your foundation:

  • How to build a watchlist that actually works.
  • How to find winning trades in a chaotic market.
  • Entries, exits, and risk management that protect your capital.
  • The three pillars of trading success.
  • And how to find the swing trading opportunities most people completely ignore.

Day two, we get to the juicy stuff:

  • Algo trading tools that level the playing field.
  • AI systems that help you spot patterns faster.
  • My ABCD pattern and Cashflow System that my students have been using to target small, repeatable gains.
  • Catalyst trading (so you know how to read news like a trader).
  • The Supernova pattern for catching explosive moves.
  • And the mindset piece that separates seven-figure traders from everyone else.

Why I’m Doing This For Free

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I’ve done paid bootcamps before. I could easily charge $500+ for a single 90-minute session on any of these topics.

But I’m not.

I know that 90% of traders lose money because they think there’s only one way to trade. They try to get rich overnight. They gamble on meme stocks. They follow some “guru” on Twitter with no verified trade results. And they blow up their accounts.

Not me. I spend about an hour a day looking for high-conviction setups. I take small profits that add up. I protect my capital like it’s the only thing that matters, because it is.

This bootcamp is for three types of traders:

  • If you’re brand new and you’d rather learn a time-tested formula than waste years trying to figure it out yourself, you should be there. 
  • If you’ve got an active brokerage account but it’s not as green as you’d like, you should be there. 
  • If you’re already a pretty good trader (but you want to be in the top 1%), you should definitely be there.

But…

If you’re looking for a get-rich-quick scheme (or to place your money on a red-or-black coin toss), skip this. That’s not what I do, and it’s not what I teach.

I don’t know if I’ll do this again. I’ve been traveling a lot. I don’t usually attend live events anymore. This might be the only chance to go through this formula with me in real time.

May 1st and 2nd. 9:30 AM PT / 12:30 PM ET. 

2 days that could change how you approach trading for the rest of your life…

Get your free seat now. 

Cheers,

Tim Sykes

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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”