GAPPERS--------- 
too risky to play due to LARGE AND HUGE SUDDEN DROPS IN PRICE if the stock is having an OFFERING. I am not adept to reading SEC filings to the extent of researching and identifying SEC Filings disclosing OFFERING/Dilution/ATM/Financing information.
Gappers typically all happen during pre-market (i am typically not awake and alert at this point.
stock's move quickly / highly volatile at market open where it matters most / my stats show i perform poorly in premarket, generally speaking).

GAPPERS | GAP UPS | GAP & GO | GAP DOWNS | GAP FILL | GAP FADE | GAP & CRAP ("buy the rumor, sell the news")

As a beginner trader, narrow your entire trading to one or two patterns so you can just FOCUS on those patterns... Then improve your entry and exit points to make this pattern PERFECT based on your performance... Experienced traders know where they're going to enter and exit. Beginner traders do not have enough data to back up their thesis. This is the major difference between experienced and beginner traders... -Dux
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CRITERIA and SCANNER (for A+ setup of the pattern)

During PREMARKET, When a stock is GAPPING UP, ask: what is the reason it's moving up? what is the volume looking like?

Scanning for GAP UP:
%change: >10%
gap up: >20%
volume: 500,000

Scanner for GAP UP (grittani):
- under $10
- up 10% or more
- up >3 million DOLLAR VOLUME
* look at charts' history (trend; support/resistance; prev. vol.)

Scanning for GAP DOWN:
(do not filter for %change)
• filter for shares traded (volume): 2,500
• average daily volume (over 5 days): 5,000
***then sort results by %change, ascending being for GAP UPs, descending for GAP DOWNs [Min 19:20 --- https://youtu.be/crmC8lfugfY]

GAP AND CRAP (i.e. very similar to 'morning dipbuy')
- a GAP UP (over 10%, but less than 100%) (Min 58: https://youtu.be/zvs_8zF-i1E)
- what does the chart history show (Min 37 - min 40: https://youtu.be/zvs_8zF-i1E)
- great volume [have loose criteria tho when scanning: Min 23:50: https://youtu.be/crmC8lfugfY]
- low float [less than <10m]
- no dilution, no warrants, no offerings, no ATMs (check SEC filings for this)
- has news
- hot sector (i.e. a sympathy play)
- heavy float rotation (3x - 10x)
- no recent overhead resistance (i.e. last week it didn't run from say $3 to $10 and is now sitting back at $4)
- a stock that hasn't spiked in a while (hasn't garnered attention for a while)
^ reason being, that if it's RUN RECENTLY, there will bag-holders -_- which will slow down the stocks ability to breakthrough resistance levels (because bag-holders will sell at resistance for breakeven or small profits)

GAP AND CRAP
- the stock GAPS UP (above the previous day's close)
With the gap and crap pattern, the idea is that the stock won’t hold its spike and will go down rapidly when the market opens. While the spike may entice many traders to buy in, the ascent is unsustainable and the stock’s price will likely crash and burn.

GAP AND GO
- the stock GAPS UP (above the previous day's close)
With the gap and go pattern, the idea is that the stock will continue its ascent and the price will continue to go up once the market bell rings.
--------watch this GAP AND GO video ------- www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RbjGk9eNJU .........

GAP FILL SETUP:::: When a stock GAPS DOWN, it can grind back up to the GAP LEVEL, meaning the stock will climb to the lows set before it gapped down, especially if the stock has news released.

GAP FILL SETUP:::: In the pre-market, anything that is over 100% and starts gapping and holding -- that's called a GAP FILL strategy (b/c it closed above the open). -Dux

GAP FILL LOGIC::::: [those who had shares and the stock GAPPED DOWN, they want to breakeven, so they hold. And those who bought below the gap won't sell, because they're green. so a gap down creates a GAP FILL since there's no resistance overhead in the gap].
GAP FILL PLAYOUT::::: When you have a GAP DOWN and the stock's trying to come back, they actually have a tendency to fill the gap.. don't expect necessarily that the gaps will be filled, but they will try to make an attempt. -Sykes
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💎this vid shows different chart structures of how a GAP UP can play out at MARKET OPEN💎
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Stat tracking (stats and columns to track, for the pattern)

Only track the STOCKS that successfully played the pattern out! this way i can look for the multiple similarities the "successful" stocks had with one another, and find consistencies in the probabilities behind a pattern's success.... Then create RULES to follow (based on the factors that the stock ought to possess (i.e. low float, etc.).
FOR ALL PATTERNS, I MUST:
1. track the average gain (the average gain possible across 100+ samples) --- tells me when best  to take profits (so i don't get greedy; gives confidence in holding my position optimally).
2. track the top tick % (what is the avg top tick ($) across 100+ samples) --- tells me when it is best to enter the trade.
3. track the bottom tick % (what is the avg bottom tick ($) across 100+ samples) --- tells me when it is best to exit the trade.
I CAN ADD [SPIKEET] TO MY EXCEL SPREADSHEETS BY USING THE "SPIKEET PLUGIN" TO RETRIEVE STOCK MARKET DATA FOR ME -------- www.twitter.com/_spikeet/status/1567826513915006976?s=20 ......... https://bit.ly/3xB4seL ......... #SPIKEET #EXCEL

How to track GAPPERS / %GAIN DAY 1 statistics (onwards) ------------ categorize my statistics based on Grittani's Trading Tickers 1 (PART 1) DVD --------- Min 3:55:00 ..........................

Min 18 ------ Min 57 ------- CHAPTER 3 ------- Trading Tickers 2 ----- tracking BREAKOUTS --------- members.timothysykes.com/lessons/trading-tickers-2-chapter-3 .........
 TRACKING STATS ------ Min 51:20----Min 1:12:45 ----- PART 4  ---- TRADING TECHNIQUES ....

Categorize my statistics based on Grittani's Trading Tickers 1 (PART 1) DVD in it's last 4 minutes! how he does it there is exactly how i gotta track stats and summarize them then into categories into a separate stat sheet!
GAP AND CRAP playout
We're looking for something to GAP UP, give back more than 50% of it's entire range, then we're looking to SHORT the morning spike (risking the pre-market high).... look at a stock's FUNDAMENTALS to determine if it's financial health situation (if it will eventually crap out / tank back down after it's spiked so much).


Dux tracking GAP & CRAP [under 50%] vs. [over 70%]
Track stocks that have GAPS UP under 50% (or even under 70%) (these are likely to keep spiking at market open/into the next day), esp. if the news accompanying the gap up is really strong. #BUY
Stocks that have GAPS UP over 70% however, typically GAP DOWN 20%-30% when the market opens. #SHORT <-------------TRACK THIS

SHORT-SELLING GAP AND CRAP
Min 1:14:00 -------- only track GAP UPs that have GAPPED 50%+ --------- www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfWlVdX4mNc ............ <---THIS GUY IS A #SHORT-SELLER

Min 7-------- GAP DOWN SHORT pattern  --------- https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Mr_9LChKfU8 ............ #shorting #short-selling

Using SPIKEET to track GAPPERS --------- www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-5hOYF6gzM ............. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zn4_jyyOFew ............. #spikeet #gappers


Fundamentals criteria to evaluate:
  • is the stock's [operating income] in the negative? (if yes, that's bad)
  • is the stock's [net income] in the negative? (if yes, that's bad)
  • is the stock's [cash equivalents] less than its [operating expenses]? (if yes, that's bad)
  • does the company have any ability to [raise additional capital] or [grow] their business on terms acceptable to them, or at all? (If not, then the company is a short-selling play).
  • Does the stock have good news?
  • is the stock holding above the 100-day MA (moving average 100-day period)?
  • what is the SHORT FLOAT INTEREST of the stock? (is it above 20%; if so that might scare me from entering long for a bounce)
  • is the stock uptrending, or downtrending?
  • The day before the stock GAPPED UP, did it have a strong close the day prior? Buy into the strong close at the end of the day; the stock gaps up overnight into the next morning, and you sell into strength. -Bohen
  • How has the stock reacted to good news historically? (explain the consistent next 5-10 day candles following the stock's supernova/spiking)
  • did the stock rid of all of its BAGHOLDERS when it gapped/spiked? [Min 20:40 | Min 30:30 | Min 36 - Min 40 | Min 50 | Min 58 -- https://youtu.be/zvs_8zF-i1E]
  • what day of the week is it?
  • is there such thing as TURNAROUND TUESDAY? track like this: https://bit.ly/3xy73Go
  • is the stock a CHAT PUMP?
  • did the stock have a positive news catalyst?
  • did the stock have an OFFERING / WARRANTS? (reason for it's tanking / gap down) Min 35 --- RolandWolf finds his edge by looking at the SEC Filings... Roland's process takes him 3-5 minutes to determine if there's something in the filings he can use as an edge.... He looks for: [i'm just looking for Warrants] [I'm looking for ATMs: at-the-market offerings] [anything where there's going to be some dilution] [I look at the revenues quickly to see if they make any money whatsoever] [if they have any cash; if they're bleeding cash] ----- and if any of the certain criteria I look at come up, particularly as a buyer (long trader), you'll see things that directly impact that chart.... there'll be resistance on a chart and there's a reason for that (be it warrants or whatever it is), and it's not 100% of the time a concrete thing but it at least gives me some sort of idea as to if i can buy the stock or not -- www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=XY76jXe-Fk4 ..... #RolandWolf #warrants #offerings #revenue #dilution #ATMs
      
  • did the stock release bad news #bad PR? (reason for it's tanking / gap down)
  • did the stock hold it's PREMARKET highs after it GAPPED?
  • was the stock an earnings winner?
  • did the stock close strong on the previous day, and then not GAP UP the next morning? (if yes, then you have to sell #bearish)
  • is the stock SSR (a short-sale restriction)? SSR restricts short-selling on downticks on stocks that have gapped down or have moved very fast down (more than 10% in a trading day). . . this was implemented back in 2010 to help prevent flash crashes and very fast decreases in stock prices. . . this means that short-sellers cannot short into the bid, they have to be bought into, to short sell. . . 
  • did the GAP UP / GAP DOWN trade (at market open) in the direction of its GAP?
  • what % did the stock GAP? (should be >10%) (Min 58: https://youtu.be/zvs_8zF-i1E)
    • a GAP for large-cap stocks, can be smaller: around 1%-4%... a GAP for penny stocks should be ideally 10% or more.
    • Min 15:50 ------ on MID-CAP / LARGE-CAP STOCKS, anything that GAPS 4% or more, the stock will usually TREND in the direction of the GAP: GAP AND GO (which happens within the first hour in the market) | but any GAPS under 4%, that's a GAP and FILL and the stock will probably retrace back (which takes a longer time) <------TEST THIS THESIS [track samples] ---- youtube.com/watch?v=sWyWxajIP1A .....
  • How did the stock perform the next day in the morning? did it GAP UP/DOWN? was it a DIP AND RIP? was it a WORG?...After a big run/SPIKE/GAP UP on Day 1 (or any day), you can expect to see some profit-taking and pressure from short-sellers... THIS LEADS To the stock being a watch for a [dip and rip] or a [weak open red-to-green] move the next morning... this pertains to a stock with NEWS, LOW FLOAT, HIGH VOLUME, and HEAVY FLOAT ROTATION. -[Bohen commentary]
  • if a GAP UP on day 1: did the stock have a ton of short-sellers in it, and thus GAP UP ON DAY 2? I always want to know where the high is for a stock because that’s where shorts most likely have a stop. -Bohen
  • how does the stock usually act, in it's past, when it GAPS UP / GAPS DOWN? does it give it all back the same day, or continue spiking on day 2, day3, day4....? based on the VOLUME it also had that day, heed that.

  • TRACK: up 30% on the day, minimum pre-market volume is 500k; there's certain red flag criteria which i can't give away but you'll figure those out yourself... figure out other certain statistics on the stocks, like Floats, market caps, distance from the 200 SMA, distance from the 200 EMA, short float %, insider percentages, institutional ownership... So these are stats that I track... and once you have a database of 300 tickers, then you'll be able to see which ones performed better and which didn't, and then you can filter the criteria for the ones that performed best for your strategy.. it all comes together once you have 300 data point samples in your excel file....... you gotta see the data happen in real time... it's all about putting the work in and doing it yourself.. you really gotta put the work in if you want to be successful.

COLUMNS TO TRACK FOR GAP UP SPREADSHEET STATISTICS
  1. which tickers gapped (ticker symbol)?
  2. how much did they gap up (%)?
  3. what was premarket volume?
  4. what was the sector?
  5. what was the gapping stock's previous day's close like?
    • ▶ did the stock gap MORE on days where it was CLOSING LESS STRONG the day prior? [in other words, if a ticker already has sellers in the close, there's going to be less sellers in tomorrow's open]
    • ▶ did the stock gap MORE on days where it was CLOSING STRONG the day prior?
  • did the GAP UP in premarket result in a 9:45am DIP AND RIP?
  • did the GAP UP in premarket result in a AFTERNOON VWAP HOLD breakout?
  • Is the company a biotech? (biotechs have poor fundamentals, meaning stock will likely tank on a day 1 spiking)
  • is the company doing / done an OFFERING (SHELF OFFERING or ATM OFFERING)? [(search S3 or S1 form; check PROSPECTUS for 'SHELF' terms to see amount stated under 'common stock' 'preferred stock' 'debt' 'warrants'; then see if this is all in effect by clicking the FILE # and if 'EFFECT' is not written as its filing title/header then the company cannot yet use their MIXED SHELF yet)  if a company has a lot of cash, has no need to do an offering, and has good fundamental news , then swing the stock long].
  • average % Gain from market OPEN [was the %change >100%?]
  • what was the avg HIGH TICK on the day, when the stock closed ABOVE its open price.
  • what was the avg LOW TICK on the day, when the stock closed ABOVE its open price.
  • what was the avg HIGH TICK on the day, when the stock closed BELOW its open price.
  • what was the avg LOW TICK on the day, when the stock closed BELOW its open price.
  • what was the stock's RVOL? [was the RVOL >5?] [current volume ÷ 10-day avg volume = RVOL]
  •  what was the % the stock closed below it's open price?
  • what was the previous day's volume (prior to the gap occurring)?
  • did the stock close below it's open price?
  • what is the average GAP of the price overall (historically, what have the gap% been?: HOW TO CALCULATE A STOCK'S GAPPING %: previous day's closing price compared to the GAP's opening price) -- use https://percentagecalculator.net to calculate the difference between the CLOSE price and the GAP'S OPEN price.

Min 28 ------- finding an edge (an edge is something that repeats over and over again) ... data / stats tracking --------- youtube.com/watch?v=0NFcSBobv2g .......!!!!!!!!  #statistics #dilution #gappers #gapups #shorting

Keys (keys to heed when trading the pattern)

Min 17:27 ----- As a small cap trader, usually the LEADING/HIGHEST *percentage gapper* is the one traders are going to focus on ------ www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFoBnM0iSlc .......


Min 1:00:35 ----- GAP AND CRAP gems to look for ----- youtube.com/watch?v=zvs_8zF-i1E ......

HOW TO TRADE A GAP UP
• a stock will GAP UP on news released in premarket, at around 8 am or so.
• look to see if the stock gives back more than 50% of it's range (does the stock dip back down more than 50% from it's top tick, during premarket?).
• Look to see if the stock BREAKOUTS above [premarket highs] circa 9:30 am - 10 am.
> sometimes the stock gives one final push in premarket, and then it fades off the rest of the day (starting at around 11am or so)
> other times the stock can short-squeeze/breakout in the morning, above premarket highs

Now here’s a little secret that you won’t find in any textbook: the longer a gap is left open, the more likely it is to act as support or resistance. As well as the further away it moves from the gap, the more likely its gap level will act as support and resistance. -Bohen

If a stock gaps up and holds support, you've got a very easy risk level. -monaco

How the GAP AND CRAP plays out
In the morning, we generally have something gapping up on NEWS...
i don't like trading the open; i give stocks about 15 mins after market open so i can see what the trend of the stock is going to be (a low will set, and a high will set within the first 15 mins typically, which will be significant levels b/c of all of the volume that is being traded during that time period). Once i see which stocks have potential, those end up on my screen and i wait for my entry. 
See important levels of support/resistance to use for your trade.

GAP AND CRAP example
say a stock's gapping from $2 to $3 and it's got a catalyst.
Then at the open it spikes up 5 cents and then pulls back 50 cents, so now it's at $2.50.
Well, now i know low of day, which is $2.50 (and maybe we've got a DOUBLE BOTTOM, or a HIGHER LOW at around that $2.50 area) -- i know i can use LOW OF DAY as my *risk*(stop loss), and i can have set RISK/REWARD based on the HIGH OF DAY at $3 (Target Price).
Then hopefully take profits beyond high of day if you get that BREAKOUT in the morning.

KEYS TO LOOK FOR with the GAP AND CRAP
- higher lows
- a double bottom
- consolidation at lows can be good too (it provides a decent level to risk from)
- 2:1 or 3:1 risk/reward

KEYS TO LOOK FOR ON AN END-OF-DAY GAP UP INTO THE CLOSE: I will buy stocks closing strong on the day... into the market close! with the anticipation that it will gap up.. i will look to buy strong stocks into the close, with the anticipation they will continue to drive up the next day... these stocks will have GOOD NEWS (earnings, etc), lots of VOLUME), would have supernova'd into the close, low float,,is up 100%+ in a day -- recognize this and sell into the spikes. -Bohen

GAP UP: when a stock closes at $8, sometimes it'll GAP UP to $10 if the stock announces GOOD NEWS overnight.
GAP DOWN: when a company closes at $6, and has BAD NEWS overnight, and opens up the next morning at $4.

GAP AND CRAP [Buy the Rumor, sell the News)
a GAP AND CRAP is when a stock announces good news, and the stock GAPS UP, but then CRAPS OUT (comes right back down)... Why does a stock go down when there's good news?
Because sometimes GOOD NEWS is already priced in. Everyone's excited about it but people already knew about it (i.e. if a company states they're going to announce "good earnings" on a future date, ppl buy the stock immediately, so that when the GOOD EARNINGS are released people knew that it was coming; or a company is releasing a new product soon with another big company, people already know about it before its released; or weed might be legalized on a certain day in a certain country, so weed stocks are spiking prior to it's official legalization because people already know about it prior to waiting for that day) 
 ^------- BUY THE RUMOR, SELL THE NEWS: so if you know that there's an upcoming catalyst, you can buy the stock in anticipation of it (a lot of people don't realize that when the good news is released, the stock can drop)....I've seen BIOTECHS announce FDA APPROVAL and the stock is down 20% or 30%..... Maybe everybody already anticipated FDA approval--- companies talk, management talks..... #BuytheRumorSelltheNews

Any forward-looking statement that has a hard date (i.e. stock "$___ has a news Conference next Friday.." (it's probably going to gap up leading into the event; but don't hold the stock into the event; that's "buy the rumor, sell the news" situation.... 

The tickers that trade the most VOLUME are the ones that end up running/spiking large percentages. Less/little volume leads to the stock fading/dipping. -Alex Salf

GAP AND GO (how to trade it)
Min 2:45 ------ buy at 3:30 pm, sell at 9:30 am the next day -------- https://youtu.be/A9IEK_1ZruI ...

STRATEGY::::::: when a stock spikes/gaps up (esp. on positive news), watch for a [dip and rip (after 9:45 am)], and an [afternoon VWAP hold breakout (after 2 pm); do not hold low float afternoon VWAP plays overnight however #caution]...... if it pulls back (and sucks in shorts), look for [a breakout] over that level........ The lower the float of the stock (<40M) the better, (the lower the market cap (<500M) the better). If it is a chat pump, that's even better.



A [dip and rip] is a good pattern to look for at market open when a stock GAPS UP big in the morning. -Bohen

Beware of bagholders who sell into the 100% gap ups (so that they can breakeven). The stock is likely to then drop back down. 

Min 20:40 ----- Min 30:30 ----- Min 36 - Min 40 ----- Min 50 ----- Min 58 -------------- A great video explaining how BAGHOLDERS and VOLUME influence the stock's technical analysis ------ How to ensure a massive supernova doesn't have many bagholders still in the stock (so it can keep spiking instead of selling off and tanking due to bagholders selling to break-even or minimize the amount of losses they're holding -------- if a stock has a HUGE RED CANDLE with a HUGE RED VOLUME BAR underneath it, that means it was likely BAGHOLDERS who were SELLING off. There are always more BUYERS than SELLERS(including short-sellers) in the market ---------- www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvs_8zF-i1E ........... #bagholders #stephenJohnson #gappers #gapAndCrap #Gap&Crap

Min 2 ---------- Min 9 ------- GAPS are usually caused by FUNDAMENTAL CATLYSTS (such as FDA approvals, positive earnings, etc), which drives the "big money" to buy and sell (causing huge VOLUME spikes, and thus SUPPORT AND RESISTANCE levels) ---------- https://youtu.be/rq4jthS3nTA .......

Min 3:25 ------- Min 9 ------- when a company MISSES ON EARNINGS (underperforms on earnings), it will typically GAP DOWN (due to "big money" moving selling their shares) | when a company BEATS EARNINGS, that's where the stock GAPS UP ("big money" pours their capital back in to the stock) -- because the value of a stock is determined by the companies FUTURE EARNING POTENTIAL --------- https://youtu.be/rq4jthS3nTA .......

BEWARE OF GAPPERS SELLING OFF IN THE EARLY MORNINGS

Swing traders ------ Swing traders buy penny stocks that are holding gains and closing strong on the day. These traders love to sell their stocks on overnight gap ups or the morning spike. Which is why many times when penny stocks gap up overnight, they tend to sell off on profit taking.


The tickers that gap are MORE CONSISTENT AT GAPPING (back-to-back days). -connor

The BEST and WORST catalysts ------------- Any forward-looking statement that has a hard date (i.e. stock "$___ has a news Conference next Friday.." (it's probably going to gap up leading into the event; but don't hold the stock into the event; that's a "BUY THE RUMOR, SELL THE NEWS" situation.... Avoid FDA catalysts, those are a waste unless it's phase 3 as that's the phase that really only matters and those ones are so rare too, and they just never even run... The best catalyst of all is SECTOR MOMENTUM (once the sector gets hot, everyone knows that it's in the hot sector and they run #SympathyPlays...


Swing traders love to sell their stocks on overnight gap ups or the morning spike. Which is why many times when penny stocks gappers gap up overnight, they tend to sell off on profit taking.


Min 7 ------- When a stock closes strong on the day, and then doesn't gap up the next morning, then you have to sell; not only you, everyone's selling -_- ------- www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDjD0VJhmWc ..... -[Matt Monaco & Bryce Tuohey]


A morning spike (gap up) --- shorts are getting squeezed...... then it takes a few days and it crashes down..... -Tim Sykes

________________________________________________OFFERINGS, WARRANTS, FINANCINGS, DILUTION, ATM

A stock has probably had a financing when it has a gap down... and a reverse split if it gaps up automatically from 20 cents to $1.80... -Dan Irish #gapDown

0:45 seconds ------ when a stock has a GAP DOWN and announces an OFFERING --------- https://youtu.be/zMgWT8BSwdE ......... #grittani #offering #gapDown

if a company cancels their OFFERING, meaning "no more shares are going to be issued", the stock can then GAP UP (leading to gap-ups). -Grittani #offering #gapUp


A stock that gaps, typically keeps on gapping... And you could say that the opposite way -- a stock that doesn't gap, very rarely will gap... because stock's like to repeat themselves; it's the same patterns over and over again... -Monaco

WHAT MAKES A STOCK TANK/GAP DOWN: 1. bad #news, or 2. the stock does an #offering


Min 3 -------- OFFERINGS, WARRANTS, FINANCINGS --- those are the three things that can really mess with the technical analysis. . . the stock instantly drops 70%+ in one candle, on WARRANTS and OFFERINGS (impossible for you to get out of the trade). . . . www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nJx2gsKKAg........... #Dux #GapDown

When a GAP UP has DILUTION accompanying it, it is a SHORTING OPPORTUNITY. -Kyle Williams #shorting
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HOLDING OVERNIGHT
SWINGING A STOCK OVERNIGHT (swinging an overnight gap up)
1. good multi-day structure (development of the chart, consolidation of the chart over a few days)
2. stock closing strong over VWAP on the day I'm taking an entry, buying when i know shorts are under water

OVERNIGHT HOLDS ON A DAY 1 GAP UP (TO PROFIT FROM A DAY 2 GAP UP)
If you a stock that has good news (i.e. good earnings), and that is already up a lot on the day, and the volume is strong, and it closes strong, and there's a lot of shorts, there's a chance that a lot of shorts are going to cover, and that's going to SHORT-SQUEEZE the stock the next day (for a DAY 2 GAP UP)... so i know it might seem crazy to buy these stocks after they're up so much, but if they have a lot of shorts, if they get an analyst upgrade, if there's a multi-year / multi-month breakout, then the odds are on your side that these stocks are going to keep going very quickly (i.e. they will spike the NEXT MORNING; ex. sell into the GAP UP the next morning). -Tim Sykes

HOLDING OVERNIGHT: grittani prefers holding OTCs overnight (not listed/nasdaq stocks). I think it's a lot higher odds when you see an OTC closing strong on the day, that it will GAP UP and have another strong day. OTCs are very technically pure (clean charts). With listed stocks, it's much more of a toss up; take the trade, but manage your risk. If the stock GAPS DOWN the next morning instead of GAPPING UP like you expected, you just gotta get out. -Grittani

I don't like swing trading BIOTECHs because all it takes is for them to put out a negative press release and I've seen these things gap down 80%... that's not really something I want to keep my capital in overnight; i want to be able to sleep at night. -Dan Irish

Buy into the strong close at the end of the day (literally, the last 10 mins of the day (circa 3:50 pm); the stock gaps up overnight into the next morning, and you sell into strength. -Bohen


Monday gap-ups are notoriously known for being very good in spiking (when consolidation with volume happens on Fridays based on a stock's being up from a First Green Day a couple of days prior at the least), so long as it holds on Monday morning over the previous Breakout level. -[Marianna commentary] #mondays


OVERNIGHT::::: it could gap-up the next morning (take profits after morning gap-up / morning spike; or take profits the prior day as the AFTERNOON VWAP HOLD BREAKOUT happens).

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VIDEO: USING SPIKEET TO TRACK GAP UPs STATISTICS [#gappers #gapups #gapdowns #backtesting #shorting #shortselling]
  • Min 2 ------- creating the criteria to find GAPPER data --------- www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_U24p5h1O4 .......
  • Min 10 ------ Min 12 ------ assessing the performance % of the gappers ------ www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_U24p5h1O4 .......
  • Min 15 - Min 19 ------ creating a short-selling strategy (based entries and exits automation) of the gappers % performance -------- www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_U24p5h1O4 .......
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Min 35 ------- a potential spreadsheet, and means of BACKTESTING gappers pattern, using SPIKEET ------- www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBl7niZuCoo ......... #gappers #backtesting #statistics #spikeet

"GAPPERS" STATISTICS SECTION
What percentage of the "good" stocks (that ran 10%+ and closed near their highs) GAPPED UP?
What percentage of the "good" stocks (that ran 10%+ and closed near their highs) GAPPED DOWN?
What percentage of the "good" (stock's that ran 10%+ and closed near their highs) stock's went Green-to-Red at any point throughout the day?
What percentage of the "good" (stock's that ran 10%+ and closed near their highs) stock's went Red-to-Green at any point throughout the day?
What percentage of the "good" (stock's that ran 10%+ and closed near their highs) stock's CLOSE BELOW THE OPEN PRICE?
What percentage of the "good" (stock's that ran 10%+ and closed near their highs) stock's CLOSED RED ON THE DAY (i.e. BELOW THE OPEN PRICE)?

The stock's that [GAPPED DOWN] went RED/GREEN what percentage of the time?
The stock's that [GAPPED DOWN] CLOSED RED what percentage of the time?
What percentage of the stocks that [GAPPED DOWN] closed BELOW THE OPEN PRICE?

The stock's that [GAPPED UP] went GREEN/RED what percentage of the time?
The stock's that [GAPPED UP] CLOSED RED what percentage of the time?
What percentage of the stocks that [GAPPED UP] closed BELOW THE OPEN PRICE?

What percentage of the "good" (stock's that ran 10%+ and closed near their highs) stock's that GAPPED UP: went RED/GREEN?
What percentage of the "good" (stock's that ran 10%+ and closed near their highs) stock's that GAPPED UP: went RED/GREEN?

DATA-DRIVEN PATTERN STATISTICS
Within the past 15 days (if it's a very hot market) [or if it's a slower market, then the last 100+ days], find statistics on the strategy for:
~ what percentage did the pattern work (turn profitable)? (i.e. the pattern works 82% of the time)
~ what was the average profit rate percentage return of the pattern? (i.e. the pattern gives a return rate of 15% gains)
~ what was the average risk rate percentage return of the pattern? (i.e. the pattern gives an average risk rate of 5%)
~ what is the frequency of the pattern occurring? (i.e. the pattern over the past 10 days "in this hot market" has been working every single day, multiple times)
* then from the data, i can determine what my risk/reward for the setup would be (5% of 15% = 3:1 risk/reward), with 82% profitability, and it's happening every single day multiple times.

DAY 1 TRACKING: Was there a gap? what was the VOLUME like? what was the VWAP (in dollars/cents)? what was the CLOSE price? did the stock close at it's daily high? 10% under? or what?
DAY 2 TRACKING: Was there a gap? what was the VOLUME like? what was the VWAP (in dollars/cents)? what was the CLOSE price? did the stock close at it's daily high? 10% under? or what?
DAY 3 TRACKING: Was there a gap? what was the VOLUME like? what was the VWAP (in dollars/cents)? what was the CLOSE price? did the stock close at it's daily high? 10% under? or what?
DAY 4 TRACKING: Was there a gap? what was the VOLUME like? what was the VWAP (in dollars/cents)? what was the CLOSE price? did the stock close at it's daily high? 10% under? or what?
^ then ask:::: one of them GAPPED UP THE MOST AMONG THE TICKERS, why was that? is there a common theme going on here?...... did how VWAP closed on the day in reference to various tickers that GAPPED, influence anything to do with the stocks' gapping success or was that just a fluke?... are the 3rd and 4th GAP UP days always stronger than the DAY 1 and DAY 2 gap up days???...
~~~running data benefits you a lot in seeing what works and what doesn't work, how often it works.............

  • When tracking VOLUME, always track both of these:::::: [VOLUME in premarket] and [VOLUME end of day].......
  • What was the stock's OPEN price?
  • What was the stock's CLOSE price?
  • What was the stock's HIGH TICK price?
  • What was the stock's LOW TICK price?

I ALREADY WATCHED EVERYTHING BELOW!


GAP UP: when a stock closes at $8, sometimes it will GAP UP to $10 if the stock announces GOOD NEWS during afterhours. 
GAP DOWN: when a company closes at $6, and has BAD NEWS overnight, and opens up the next morning at $4.

GAP AND CRAP [Buy the Rumor, sell the News)
a GAP AND CRAP is when a stock announces good news, and the stock GAPS UP, but then CRAPS OUT (comes right back down)... Why is that? Why does a stock go down even when there's good news? Because sometimes GOOD NEWS is already priced in. Everyone's excited about it but people already knew about it (i.e. if a company states they're going to announce "good earnings" on a future date, ppl buy the stock immediately, so that when the GOOD EARNINGS are released people knew that it was coming; or a company is releasing a new product soon with another big company, people already know about it before its released; or weed might be legalized on a certain day in a certain country, so weed stocks are spiking prior to it's official legalization because people already know about it prior to waiting for that day) <---------- BUY THE RUMOR, SELL THE NEWS........ so if you know that there's an upcoming catalyst, you can buy the stock in anticipation of it, because a lot of people don't realize that when the good news is released the stock can drop.... I've seen BIOTECHS announce FDA APPROVAL, and the stock is down 20% or 30%..... Maybe everybody already anticipated FDA approval--- companies talk, management talks.... it's not simple or black and white.... #BuytheRumorSelltheNews

Min 15:50 -------- on MID-CAP / LARGE-CAP STOCKS, on trading GAPS | anything that GAPS 4% or more, the stock will usually TREND in the direction of the GAP: GAP AND GO (which happens within the first hour in the market) | but any GAP that is UNDER 4%, that's a GAP and FILL and the stock will probably retrace back (which takes a longer time to process) <---------TEST THIS THESIS [track samples] -------------- www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWyWxajIP1A ............


Now here’s a little secret that you won’t find in any textbook: the longer a gap is left open, the more likely it is to act as support or resistance. As well as the further away it moves from the gap, the more likely its gap level will act as support and resistance.


www.youtube.com/watch?v=cE3P8mtSyx4 ........ <-----------ALREADY WATCHED..............
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PK8h7lakm8Q .........<-----------ALREADY WATCHED..............
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tT0EZNSR6Q0 .........<-----------ALREADY WATCHED..............
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zgr-9eLs2Rk ............<-----------ALREADY WATCHED..............
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tU9l6iEh1fU .............<-----------ALREADY WATCHED..............
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xoH_Y1TltM ..........<-----------ALREADY WATCHED.............. a bunch of jibber jabber
www.youtube.com/shorts/08azSZ02-kM ..............<-----------ALREADY WATCHED..............
www.youtube.com/shorts/kUORlVDxwVg ............<-----------ALREADY WATCHED..............
www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9IEK_1ZruI ...........<-----------ALREADY WATCHED..............
www.youtube.com/watch?v=43omIC352KI ..........<-----------ALREADY WATCHED..............

https://university.stockstotrade.com/2022/08/31/learn-how-to-read-gaps/?utm_source=iterable&email=saloul10%40gmail.com ......... <-----------ALREADY WATCHED..............

Min 13 ------------ Large-Cap earnings news tends to GAP UP or GAP DOWN, I'm going to generally trade it in the direction of the GAP --------- www.youtube.com/watch?v=kILFvh_uSjk ........... #gappers #earnings #swingTraders


A [dip and rip] is a good pattern to look for during market open when a stock GAPS UP big in the morning. -Bohen

After a big run/SPIKE/GAP UP on Day 1 (or any day), you can expect to see some profit-taking and pressure from short-sellers... THIS LEADS To the stock being a watch for a [dip and rip] or a [weak open red-to-green] move the next morning... this pertains to a stock with NEWS, LOW FLOAT, HIGH VOLUME, and HEAVY FLOAT ROTATION. -[Bohen commentary]


Min 1:35:40 — add to GAP UPS spreadsheet --------- "Spikeability" DVD --------- Part 2 ------------ https://members.timothysykes.com/login --------- saloul10@gmail.com | pduyygaj ...........


Min 20:40 ----- Min 30:30 ----- Min 36 - Min 40 ----- Min 50 ----- Min 58 -------------- A great video explaining how BAGHOLDERS and VOLUME influence the stock's technical analysis ------ How to ensure a massive supernova doesn't have many bagholders still in the stock (so it can keep spiking instead of selling off and tanking due to bagholders selling to break-even or minimize the amount of losses they're holding -------- if a stock has a HUGE RED CANDLE with a HUGE RED VOLUME BAR underneath it, that means it was likely BAGHOLDERS who were SELLING off. There are always more BUYERS than SELLERS(including short-sellers) in the market ---------- www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvs_8zF-i1E ........... #bagholders #stephenJohnson #gappers #gapAndCrap #Gap&Crap

www.steadytrade.com/ep-88-chart-patterns-the-gap-and-crap ............ an overnight gap measures the difference between yesterday’s market closing price and today’s opening price. A stock is considered a “gapper” when it gaps up from the previous day’s closing price. Often, this happens in the pre-market hours. When a stock gaps like this, it can create opportunities for traders.

Min 11:30 - Min 14:30 ------------- consider setting up a scanner that tracks GAP UPs on stocks with catalysts ---------------- www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFoBnM0iSlc ..................


Min 21:30 ----------- Min 24:20 - Min 29:30 ---------- trading the chart itself; trading Large caps based on SUPPORT and RESISTANCE, looking at the bigger picture (trading DAILY charts) ----------- https://youtu.be/kILFvh_uSjk ............... #gappers #gapUps


HOW TO TRACK A GAP AND CRAP PATTERN (example)
if i want to trade Gappers, THEN THIS IS HOW I WOULD TRACK: ... if i want to short gappers, then have a criteria for scanning, being: it's up 30% on the day, minimum pre-market volume is 500k; there's certain red flag criteria which i can't give away but you'll figure those out yourself... figure out other certain statistics on the stocks, like Floats, market caps, distance from the 200 SMA, distance from the 200 EMA, short float %, insider percentages, institutional ownership... So these are stats that I track... and once you have a database of 300 tickers, then you'll be able to see which ones performed better and which didn't, and then you can filter the criteria for the ones that performed best for your strategy.. it all comes together once you have 300 data point samples in your excel file.. you gotta see the data happen in real time... it's all about putting the work in and doing it yourself.. you really gotta put the work in if you want to be successful. [SOURCE: min 36, www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ITsJr1hjl8].... #KrisVerma #Bohen
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MY SPREADSHEETS GOTTA BE PERSONALIZED TO ME: If you're using my spreadsheet 6-months from now, you fail... get started to get an idea, but if that spreadsheet is identical to mine, you fail. it's gotta be customized to you and that comes from putting in the reps.... -[Bohen and Kris Verma commentary]............Min 31 -------- understanding stock variables that run identical to one another and play out the same #MarketAdaptation ------ www.youtube.com/watch?v=sT_pwCKEJ_Y ......... #TrackStatistics


Min 9:30 -------- the criteria to look for, for "Gap Fade" pattern -------- www.youtube.com/watch?v=HajS1XsjlLA ......... #SMBCapital #shorting

Any forward-looking statement that has a hard date (i.e. stock "$___ has a news Conference next Friday.." (it's probably going to gap up leading into the event; but don't hold the stock into the event; that's "buy the rumor, sell the news" situation.... 

Min 4 --------- Martin Schwartz does GAP trading | Swing trading GAP UPS / GAPPERS | the swing trade should only be considered if the stock price remains above the GAP for THREE CONSECUTIVE DAYS | "breakaway gap" [vs] "exhaustion gap" --------- www.youtube.com/watch?v=xf-ft-HYmlI .......... #martySchwartz #martinSchwartz #schwartz #gappers #swingtrading
Min 51 -------- how Minervini reacts to a stock that GAPS DOWN on him..... HE SELLS AT THAT NEXT BEST PRICE THE STOCK HITS!!!!! -------- https://youtu.be/RC5RVbBp5Nc .......... #riskmgmt #Minervini #GapDown

Min 10+ -------- Consider using a GAP scanner-------Don't be too restricted in my scanning for Volume (some stocks have volume all of a sudden) ----- https://madazmoney.com/post/how-to-set-up-trade-ideas-part-1-very-easy-and-simple-gap-scanner-settings ............ #Madaz

Buy the rumor, sell the news -------- GAP AND CRAP pattern explained --------- why a stock rises and then craps out on good news (b/c the price is already priced in -- everybody already knows the news/rumor) --- when good news is announced, the stock drops (this is b/c the news was already priced in ahead of time) ---------- Min 3:10 -------- www.youtube.com/watch?v=tT0EZNSR6Q0 .......... #earnings........


read ---------- BUY THE RUMOR, SELL THE NEWS -------- https://stockstotrade.com/buy-the-rumor-sell-the-news/?email=saloul10%40gmail.com ..........<-----------ALREADY READ..............

Stock splits tends to die out once they actually take place. They’re usually ‘buy the rumor, sell the news’ events… -Mark Croock [he spoke this in reference to the current market environment, but it's still something i shall potentially heed nonetheless]

BUY THE RUMORE, SELL THE NEWS: Something as small as a contract rumor could drive a crazier price action than an actual contract. All the hype can create momentum, which is great for traders... All Aboard the Hype Train Hype and speculation provide trading opportunities.

LOW FLOATS DURING THE FIRST 2 HOURS OF THE DAY are slow to spike
The best low float runners usually don't even run for the first 2 hours of the day --- they gap up slightly and they just hold (they trap the shorts) -- this is where shorts blow up (they end up getting out, cutting losses quickly, leading to a massive short-squeeze). -Matt Monaco

HOW TO TRADE HALTS
When a stock HALTS, it can gap up and open higher. Or gap down and open significantly lower than your entry. 
So here’s how I always approach trading halts…
I’ve found this to be the safest and surest way to get out of a trade with minimal damage and not have to worry about a ton of unknowns…
My #1 Tip For Trading Volatility Halts: Exit the trade as soon as the stock reopens for trading.
Because once a stock starts halting it can start halting multiple times. And it can halt to the upside and the downside… 
Before you get caught in some ugly downside halt that leaves you with a big loss, exit your trade and ignore the stock until it calms down. 
Once the volatility subsides, you can look to trade the stock in the afternoon or the next day. 
Staying disciplined and following the rules and process is how you build the foundation of success… 
Not by swinging for home runs and holding unpredictable stocks. -BOHEN #halts

Swing traders ------ Swing traders buy penny stocks that are holding gains and closing strong on the day. These traders love to sell their stocks on overnight gap ups or the morning spike. Which is why many times when penny stocks gap up overnight, they tend to sell off on profit taking.

I will buy stocks closing strong on the day... into the market close! with the anticipation that it will gap up.. i will look to buy strong stocks into the close, with the anticipation they will continue to drive up the next day...  -Bohen

I don't like swing trading BIOTECH because all it takes is for them to put out a negative press release and I've seen these things gap down 80%... that's not really something I want to keep my capital in overnight; i want to be able to sleep at night. -Dan Irish

A stock has probably had a financing when it has a gap down. . . -Dan Irish


A stock that gaps, typically keeps on gapping... And you could say that the opposite way -- a stock that doesn't gap, very rarely will gap. .. . . Cause stock's like to repeat themselves; it's the same patterns over and over again... -[Matt Monaco]

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#OTC Gappers

OTC MARKET GAP UPS (Friday spikes, Monday morning spikes | weekend holds)
            I love OTCs (over Nasdaq or any other exchange) because they don’t trade very much premarket or after hours … a few orders sneak through. 
            By and large, if a company has good news overnight or premarket, everyone has to buy right at the open. This is what I love. (this allows OTCs to really surge predictably).
            One of my favorite strategies is buying a stock with good news on a Friday / Friday afternoon and holding it over the weekend. 
            As people read about it over the weekend, they put in their buy orders -- all the buy orders stack up on Monday morning, and you can just sell into the spike. 
            This creates a little bit of an opportunity where there’s no pre-market trading, and that allows for a more predictable GAP UP or morning spike based on supply and demand.    -Tim Sykes
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The hype-believers or newbies looking for a lottery ticket see the news after-hours. But they can’t buy. So, they put in an order to buy as soon as the market opens. Those orders stack up — demand is high. And that can create a GAP UP where the stock opens higher than it closed.

Min 21:30 ------- Grittani on OTC stocks (gap ups) | they're much better at holding their gains..... HOLDING OVERNIGHT: Grittani prefers holding #OTCs overnight (not listed/Nasdaq stocks). I think it's a lot higher odds when you see an OTC closing strong on the day, that it will GAP UP and have another strong day. OTCs are very technically pure (clean charts). With listed stocks, it's much more of a toss up; take the trade, but manage your risk. If the stock GAPS DOWN the next morning instead of GAPPOING UP like you expected, you just gotta get out ---------- https://youtu.be/mDrcRDcjRCw ......

QUESTION: Does Level 2 matter more or less in the different types of markets, like OTC [vs] listed stocks? Do you take it into consideration?
ANSWER: 100%. I love OTC stocks because they’re less choppy. OTCs don’t trade premarket or after-hours, so a lot of the orders pile up.
Let’s say an OTC company has good news overnight or before the market closes. If anybody sees that news and wants to buy anytime in the next day, all of those buy orders pile up and try to get executed right at the market open at 9:30 am.
This usually creates a GAP UP or a morning spike as the market makers like to spike this stock when there’s say 200 different people who want to buy, and only seven people who want to sell. That’s versus Nasdaq or other exchanges where they trade pre-market. They’re usually more liquid. They’re easier to get executed.
Even if you put in an order on an OTC stock, you might not get executed for a few minutes. It’s a much smaller exchange, and that can lead to good and bad.
The good thing is if a stock does have good news — if there are a lot of buyers — it pushes the price up. And if you’re already long, it’s just like surfing. You’re riding a wave of buyers.
But it’s bad if you’re trying to sell into a panic and you can’t get out because everyone else is trying to sell too. So you have to think about the differences between Nasdaq or listed stocks and OTC.

The First Green Day pattern is more predictable with OTC stocks. Why? OTC Stocks Don’t Trade Premarket..... Because with listed stocks, you never know what will happen in extended-hours trading. 
If you hold the FGD pattern overnight on a listed stock, you need to be present during extended hours. You need the ability to trade in extended hours and watch the stock to protect yourself..... With OTCs, less meticulous, uneducated traders see the price action/news after hours. They get interested — but the market’s closed. So they place a market order that gets executed at the market open. This can create a GAP UP. For this reason, an overnight hold on the FGD pattern tends to be more reliable with OTCs.

IF A STOCK GAPS UP, AND HOLDS ITS SUPPORT LEVEL #OTCs

If a stock gaps up and holds support, you've got a very easy risk level (and you can just basically click the buy button) #lol -Matt Monaco

STOCK GAP DOWNS CAN BE POTENTIAL BUYS
When you have a gap-down and the stock's trying to come back, they actually have a tendency to fill the gap.. don't expect necessarily that the gaps will be filled, but they will try to make an attempt..... -Sykes

OTCs TEND TO GAP DOWN (THE PLAYS CAN BE WEIRD | BE MORE CONSERVATIVE ON "WEIRD" PLAYS | MAKE A MENTAL NOTE ON THESE ONES)
The thing is down 80%. . . it GAPPED DOWN 80%. . I know some people were long overnight. . . that's the risk with OTCs. . . On any play, especially these sketchy OTCs, you can have these big gap downs. . .  -Sykes

Min 8:30 -------- WHEN YOU GET THE GAP, SELL THE GAP::::::: when it gaps up 10%-40%, you sell::::::: sell the GAP UP for OTC stock moves -------- www.youtube.com/watch?v=441zuv1YJes ........


The OTC market is so hot and cold..... If it is a stock that is either being pumped, or in a hot sector at the time, the technicals will be pure with the possibility of a green-day to extend into a gap-up and second green day..... But the vast majority of days i don't see OTCs in favor.... judge the market environment........ -Grittani

 
There are millions of trading patterns... So how can new traders find what works for them?... keep it simple.
1. the OTC gapper: OTCs can be great for traders with small accounts.
                [a big percent gainer … It hits multi-month and multi-year highs. When this happens, it tends to show up on everyone’s scanners. Traders are buying into that close. Then it proceeds to trend up all day].
2. the morning panic dip buy:
                [an OTC gapper for four days in a row ... Once the stock has gapped up, it goes red and crashes hard. Look for the turning on the level two … They see bidders step in and a green candle on the five-minute chart. That’s what traders key in on].


OTC up-listings are great catalysts [super rare though, they're not common].....

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Then one day before the conference call, it started spiking on heavy volume, from the $1s all the way up.

We could see here… literally from the $1s to the $2s yesterday, and then today from the $3s to the $5s, heading into the big conference call, and really, the $1s to the $5s, that whole run-up. This fits my #2 and #3 patterns from my seven-step framework. 
Then you have the big crash from $5 down to $1. It actually was a good dip buy. So you could say it’s a #4 to #5 pattern, if you’ve used my seven-step framework. But the whole run-up from the $1s to the $5s was momentum buyers, hot sector, hot market, short squeeze. 
Heading into the conference call, it actually dropped quite a bit … You didn’t know what was going to be said. It was already up. It was quadruple (in basically two days). Sure enough, during the conference call, I think it was the president who resigned. It was crazy.
Normally in a conference call, you announce good news. But it was one of the worst conference calls that I’ve ever heard — just bad news. They did a little Q&A that was terrible. The stock was halted for a while — a gap down from the conference call.
So the moral of the story here is buy the rumor, but do not hold into the news. The news is unpredictable. And in fact, it paid off to short the news. -Tim Sykes  [Buy the rumor, sell the news]


PENNY STOCK FRAMEWORK DVD:    CD 4 --- min 1:43:00 ---- on GAP UPS / market manipulation #masking   ---- https://members.timothysykes.com/login -- sn: saloul10@gmail.com -- pw: pduyygaj


A morning spike (gap up) --- shorts are getting squeezed...... then it takes a few days and it crashes down..... -Tim Sykes

Part 2 of SPIKEABILITY DVD ------ Min 1:35:40 — on GAPPERS / GAP UPs ---------- https://members.timothysykes.com/login---------saloul10@gmail.com | pduyygaj ............

 

Min 1 -------- buy into the strong close at the end of the day; the stock gaps up overnight into the next morning, and you sell into strength ------- youtube.com/watch?v=Z3QB0yysEpo ....... #gappers

Min 4:45 -------- look at the morning gappers (observe the setups pre-market) -- (more than 25% gap up | more than 5M volume in pre-market | news catalyst) ------- https://youtu.be/VyZA2CI2j6U ......

The BEST and WORST catalysts ------------- Any forward-looking statement that has a hard date (i.e. stock "$___ has a news Conference next Friday.." (it's probably going to gap up leading into the event; but don't hold the stock into the event; that's "buy the rumor, sell the news" situation.... Avoid FDA pharmaceutical catalysts, those are a waste unless it's phase 3 as that's the phase that really only matters and those ones are so rare too, and they just never even run... The best catalyst of all is SECTOR MOMENTUM (whether it's crypto, or whatever), once the sector gets hot, everyone knows that it's in the hot sector and they run #SympathyPlays... 


TRY THIS STRATEGY ----------------------- Min 5 ---------- Min 11 -------- min 16 --------- a gap-up strategy to try and play --------- youtube.com/watch?v=0aEHIQ3mmVo ............. #Gapper #GapUp


DO NOT TRADE IMMEDIATELY AT MARKET OPEN
Min 8 --------- trade your strategy..... how is the stock moving based on your strategy? you will know when to enter and exit based on your profit target and stop loss levels" -Superman......

"i usually wait 15 minutes, just to see what happens at market open" -TriForce...... 

"I rarely enter a new trade right at the market open; if you're buying the breakout, they can end very quickly, it's tough for me; most of the time i'm closing a short-position overnight into a morning panic at the open" -Sykes....... 

yo, i should not be trading right at the market open (9:30 am) --------- www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yue7xvNfY6E ...........

I barely ever really enter in a new trade right at the open... buying a breakout can end very quickly... or it can spike up very quickly at the open if there's a news catalyst...usually when you see me trading at the market open, I'm closing a position (I'm closing an overnight short ideally into a morning panic) or (I'm selling a long ideally into a GAP UP)........ #Sykes #Superman #TriForce        #PLAYS 


Min 17:20 -------- what a "reverse split" looks like on a chart (a reverse split`s technical analysis) | if something goes from 20 cents to $1.80, just assume it's a split ------- www.youtube.com/watch?v=QU1bBmRyKn0 ........ #reverseSplit #gapup #danIrish

KEYS AND TIPS AND INSIGHTS FOR HOW TO BACKTEST MY OWN STRATEGY / PATTERNS ------- inthemoneyadds.com/case-study-how-i-found-an-edge-in-first-day-gap-up-plays ...... #NivGoren

When the stock goes crazy, that's when you really want to trade.....when there's pandemonium going on... buy a breakout above the previous high....also toward the end of the week, buying on a Friday==Friday's are very special where the hype can really build, short-sellers are scared to hold short during the weekend, so it gaps up over the weekend.......it really spikes, and it crashes in a 30 minute period on Monday ..that's volatility.... -Tim Sykes

Monday gap-ups are notoriously known for being very good in spiking (when consolidation with volume happens on Fridays based on a stock's being up from a First Green Day a couple of days prior at the least), so long as it holds on Monday morning over the previous Breakout level. . . -[Marianna commentary] #mondays


HOW #Grittani BUILDS HIS WATCHLIST........ GRITTANI SCANS for stocks up >10% on the day, and has traded at least 3 million DOLLAR VOLUME on the day (a million "shares" is very different in liquidity for a 5cent stock versus a $5 stock)...... So i scan for DOLLAR VOLUME because i want to ensure that I'm getting a certain amount of money flowing through the stock.. Then I pull up the daily chart to see what the volume and volatility looks like compared to the previous year, and i look at the chart... out of all the 20+ tickers that show up on my scanner, i type out a little plan for each chart/ticker that i like... i prioritize which one to trade over others (based on which patterns i have had the most success with and the ones with the most volatility; then the next morning i see which way it's gapping the next morning) -[Grittani]

Grittani's PRE-MARKET SCAN (circa 2015, so some of these # may need to get adjusted, such as volume/dollar volume especially (which Monaco for instance scans for $1m of dollar vol.)
·         at least $100k in dollar volume
·         lower priced ($15 or under)
·         stocks that are gapping up (at least 20% up)
·         then I pull up the daily chart, and go from there...


Stock is gapping up, has volume, has news.... great....... look for support and resistance next (is the stock holding it's pre-market highs?)........... if it comes down you can get a bounce play (off a 100-day moving average).......check Finviz for short-float interest (if it's high, 20-30%, then it might mean a lot of ppl are shorting the stock so that can make me a lil bit nervous)...... if it has a low float it can make a quick spike/quick move relatively fast to give you a quick profit........ is the stock down-trending, up-trending?


Min 5 ------- Do not try to predict good earnings.... There [are] variables that are unpredictable.. if a company reports good earnings, there should be a gap up (and then I'll buy the HIGH OF DAY breakout).... OR buy the stock in anticipation of the good news, then get out before the news is released so you don't get caught in the Gap-and-Crap ----- www.youtube.com/watch?v=tT0EZNSR6Q0 ...

OVERNIGHT:::::::::: it could gap-up the next morning (take profits after morning gap-up / morning spike; or take profits during the prior day as the AFTERNOON VWAP HOLD BREAKOUT plays out).


STRATEGY:::::::::: when a stock spikes/gaps up (esp. on positive news), watch for a [dip and rip (after 9:45 am)], and an [afternoon VWAP hold breakout (after 2 pm); do not hold low float afternoon VWAP plays overnight however #caution]...... if it pulls back (and sucks in shorts), look for [a breakout] over that level........ The lower the float of the stock (<40M) the better, (the lower the market cap (<500M) the better). If it is a chat pump, that's even better.



HOW TO KNOW IF A PENNY STOCK GAP-UP (IN PRE-MARKET) WILL HOLD
#BIOTECHS are cash-burning machines..... all of their trials and tests they do (to get FDA approved) cost a lot of money.... they also have highly paid executives and board-members, thus they're usually poor for cash (poor for cash because of: 1] expensive trials to pay for the drug experiments, and 2] paying executive salaries) --- thus, they're likely to do OFFERINGS...... confirming this by reading the SEC filings will give you an edge....... This can be found in the S-3 (S3) form {or S1 / S-1 form}.... under the "SHELF" registration terms in the "PROSPECTUS" section (showing the amount of what the company is allowed to sell so as to fundraise capital), listed under: "common stock" "preferred stock" "debt" "warrants".............. they can literally sell anything that's listed under the PROSPECTUS, that's listed out............................ SO TO RECAP: the company filed for S-3, and once approved for the amount stated, they can literally put up on the "SHELF" the shares they want to sell (under "common stock", "preferred stock", "debt", "warrants") ---- this is called a MIXED SHELF / SHELF OFFERING.................. to know if this is in effect, go to the File # and click on it --- if it doesn't have "EFFECT" written as it's filing title/header, then that means the company cannot use their MIXED SHELF (not yet at least)............... ATM OFFERINGS mean that the company can sell a certain number of shares anytime during market hours (during these offerings) ---- this is a win-win situation for the pennystock company and the underwriter, but a BIG LOSS SITUATION for the investors buying -------- whenever you see the name/word "JEFFRIES" or "MAXIM" or "H.C. WAINWRIGHT" (underwriters) in the SEC filings, that should be a big red flag -- PENNY STOCK COMPANIES LOVE TO DEAL WITH UNDERWRITERS WHEN DOING OFFERINGS ----- WHENEVER YOU FIND THESE NAMES IN THE SEC FILINGS, SOMETHING IS UP.......................... use keyword searches to do all of this research in under 10-minutes.............. if a stock DOES HAVE OVERHEAD supply, you want to be SHORT-BIASED on it (never long these stocks overnight because you run the risk of being dumped on in after-hours/the next day)................... now, if a company has a lot of cash, has no need to do an offering, and has good fundamental news -- then i would consider swinging the stock long............... {source: https://youtu.be/QGETa3uzN3I}.



Bagholders from last week got their dream of getting back to breakeven. Anyone with profits was happy to sell into a 100% gap-up… 


NEVER buy in anticipation of earnings....... an earnings winner is one that gaps up and runs AFTER earnings....... join the trend and join the crowd..... don't play guessing games...... don't buy earnings before it is released....... wait to see how the market reacts...... the market is always right.

Swing traders ------ Swing traders buy penny stocks that are holding gains well and closing strong on the day. These traders love to sell their stocks on overnight gap ups or the morning spike. Which is why many times when penny stocks gappers gap up overnight, they tend to sell off on profit taking.

Min 2:48 ---- Drawing out visual daily gaps, earnings gaps ---------- www.youtube.com/watch?v=rq4jthS3nTA ..............


Min 7 ------- When a stock closes strong on the day, and then doesn't gap up the next morning, then you have to sell; not only you, everyone's selling -_-  ------- www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDjD0VJhmWc ..... -[Matt Monaco & Bryce Tuohey]

I'm more likely to buy morning spikes, on Fridays......-Sykes


Min 14 - 15 --------- if a company cancels their OFFERING, meaning "no more shares are going to be issued", the stock can then GAP UP (leading to gap-ups) ---------- www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMgWT8BSwdE ........ #sykes #grittani

Min 20:30 --------- tracking GAP UPS | Dux speaking on his samples for this pattern ---------- https://youtu.be/NZjN_lQyNTI ........ www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUN_U26vYlY ..........


SSR ---------- [short selling restrictions] -------- this restricts short-selling on downticks on stocks that have gapped down or have moved very fast down (more than 10% in a trading day). . . this was implemented back in 2010 to help prevent flash crashes and very fast decreases in stock prices. . . this means that short-sellers cannot short into the bid, they have to be bought into, to short sell. . . 

An offering is when a company sells more shares to the public to raise money. Now there are more shares circulating, and a higher supply means a lower price. That’s basic economics. Penny stocks always do sketchy stuff like this. When I saw what happened, I cut my losses. It was a little gut-wrenching but I had to stick the #1 rule. Always cut losses quickly. It’s a good thing I got out, too. Look at what the stock did after…It’s all downhill. If I held, I’d be down a couple thousand more dollars. -[Roland Wolf commentary]

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I’m looking for the gap and crap pattern. Here’s how the pattern plays out:
- The stock GAPS UP on news
- Then, it craps out a bit
- Next, it puts in some sideways price action [I want to see the stock hold a key level, usually, at the whole or half dollar.]
- Finally, it goes back to highs

WHAT MAKES A STOCK TANK /DROP IMMEDIATELY / ABRUPTLY / GAP DOWN
- a bad PR [bad #news]
- the company just dropped an #offering     -[Dan Irish commentary]

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Min 3 --------- When a stock does a warrant / offering, the stock instantly drops about 70% - 75% in one candle ------ www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nJx2gsKKAg ........... #Dux #gapDown

Min 3 -------- OFFERINGS, WARRANTS, FINANCINGS --- those are the three things that can really mess with the technical analysis. . . the stock instantly drops about 70% in one candle, on WARRANTS and OFFERINGS (impossible for you to get out of the trade). . . . www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nJx2gsKKAg........... #Dux #GapDown

GAP AND CRAP PATTERN — Min 17:10 — only trade the gap and crap pattern if there is DILUTION happening with the stock — https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_zENIlgn9kU ….. #pattern #dilution #plays #gap&crap

Min 5 ----------- the stock is dead; then gets a catalyst and GAPS up --------- volume comes in (huge volume) with ------------ https://youtu.be/3AHK6PXXIiY .............. 

Min 5:50 -------- Scanning for large cap/small cap gappers in pre-market ---------- www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kc1BqinZ994 ........ #kunal #bthestory #scanning #largeCaps #ATR #averageTrueRange

Min 2:48 ---- Drawing out visual daily gaps, earnings gaps ---------- www.youtube.com/watch?v=rq4jthS3nTA..............

Min 35 --------- RolandWolf finds his edge by looking at the SEC Filings...... Roland's process takes him 3-5 minutes to determine if there's something in the filings he can use as an edge.... He looks for: [i'm just looking for Warrants] [I'm looking for ATMs: at-the-market offerings] [anything where there's going to be some dilution] [I look at the revenues quickly to see if they make any money whatsoever] [if they have any cash; if they're bleeding cash] ----- and if any of the certain criteria I look at come up, particularly as a buyer (long trader), you'll see things that directly impact that chart.... there'll be resistance on a chart and there's a reason for that (be it warrants or whatever it is), and it's not 100% of the time a concrete thing but it at least gives me some sort of idea as to if i can buy the stock or not -------- www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=XY76jXe-Fk4 ......... #RolandWolf #warrants #offerings #revenue #dilution #ATMs

Min 22:55 --------- HOW TO MANAGE MY TRADE:::::::::: RAISE MY STOP LOSS HIGHER IF THE TAPE IS HOLDING A LEVEL HIGHER THAN WHAT I WAS CURRENTLY RISKING; RAISING MY STOP LOSS MEANS I CAN BUY ADDITIONAL SHARES, THUS LOWERING MY AVERAGE ENTRY PRICE, WHILE MAINTAINING GOOD RISK MANAGEMENT!) --------- manage my trades by raising my RISK LEVEL (raising my STOP LOSS), which would then enable me to add more shares to my current open position, based on the SHARES I TOOK with my risk initially being lower, serving as a fraction of the TOTAL POSITION SIZE I AM ABLE TO ACTUALLY TAKE when i to raise my risk(stop loss) level! ------- Trading Tickers 2 – Chapter 7 -------- https://members.timothysykes.com/lessons/trading-tickers-2-chapter-7 ......... #RiskMgmt

Min 17:27 --------- As a small cap trader, usually the LEADING/HIGHEST *percentage gapper* is the one traders are going to focus on ---------- www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFoBnM0iSlc ........... #gappers #%gainers #%gains #warriorTrading

Min 51 -------- Min 53:40 - Min 55 ---------- Min 1:01:00 ----------- a stock that has a big sell off on its day eventually does not spike again on it's following day (it just doesn't happen) -------- www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKNXlNY1pC8 ............ #DanIrish #PLAYS


·         GAP FILL (into) CLOSE happens 2:30 pm - 4 pm (you can still get in after-hours or after market-close). ---------- starts at Min 1:34:40 in "Part 2" of Trading Techniques DVD.... Min 1:42:50 of "Part 2 ORIGINAL" vid... TRACKING STATS: Min 47:10 AND Min 1:06:45 AND Min 2:43:00 of "Part 4" of vid...    <-----------ALREADY WATCHED..........


COPY AND PASTE THE “GAP FILL INTO CLOSE” SECTION HERE ------ https://qintarcapital.com/trading-techniques.php ..........  <-----------ALREADY NOTE-TAKEN INTO IMAGE ABOVE!.........


Min 11:30 - Min 14:30 ------------- consider setting up a scanner that tracks GAP UPs on stocks with catalysts ---------------- www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFoBnM0iSlc ..................


How to track GAPPERS / %GAIN DAY 1 statistics (onwards) ------------ categorize my statistics based on Grittani's Trading Tickers 1 (PART 1) DVD --------- Min 3:55:00 ..........................