Afternoon Trade Today: My 10% Strategy

Updated 5/29/2025 4 min read

Most investors would be happy with a 10% gain on the year …

But for those with a small account. An extra 10% every year won’t add up to much.

That can be a frustrating way to grow a retirement portfolio.

Luckily, there’s another way to grow wealth in the market.

By focusing on the hottest stocks in the market, my millionaire students and I can find 10% gains intraday. Sometimes in a matter of minutes.

Then we can take those profits and put them in more traditional investment assets.

I’m not against investing. It’s just not my expertise.

Instead, I’m good at growing small accounts to a point where investing starts to make more sense.

And today, Friday, there’s a perfect opportunity to grow our accounts.

I look for the same trade pattern every Friday afternoon.

Here’s an example from last weekend … I bought shares of Uranium Energy Corp. (AMEX: UEC) on Friday, May 23, and sold on Tuesday, May 27 (the market was closed on Monday for Memorial Day):

I made a 10% profit with a low-stress pattern.

It doesn’t get much better than that.

And there’s still time to build a position on the market’s hottest stocks this afternoon!

But make sure to look for my pattern in the price action, otherwise you’re just gambling.

Play it smart to maximize your gains. Watch my video below:

Do your best to study the price action from UEC last weekend.

We’re looking for the same exact pattern this Friday.

My UEC Trade

Uranium Energy Corp. started to run last week after Trump expressed support for the nuclear sector.

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And UEC wasn’t the only nuclear stock to spike. This was a sector-wide rally.

Oklo Inc. (NYSE: OKLO) spiked 44%.
NuScale Power Corporation (NYSE: SMR) spiked 45%.
Cameco Corporation (NYSE: CCJ) spiked 17%.

There wasn’t any news specific to UEC, but the larger catalyst from Trump acted as perfect momentum for my weekend trade pattern.

To make a trade, I need to see a catalyst for the spike.

In response to the news, UEC spiked 26% on Friday, May 23, before I bought shares.

When the price consolidated into the close toward the top of the spike, I made a position using the lower end of the consolidation as my risk level.

And when I woke up on Monday morning, my position was up $2k.

Look at the UEC price action below.

Every candle represents one trading minute:

UEC chart multi-day, 1-minute candles Source: StocksToTrade

This is the price action that you need to look for today, and every Friday.

To help you get a head start, check the hottest stocks of the day that I post on my X account.

This weekend pattern is very effective, but we need to find the strongest stocks in the market.

Here’s an entire breakdown of my weekend pattern.

If you miss the price action this Friday, that’s OK. But make sure that you’re prepared for next week … And the week after that … And the week after that …

I look for this setup every Friday.

And you should too!

Cheers

*Past performance does not indicate future results