Every single day.
I’ve been going on about the big premarket spikers and how important it is to get up early and partake (or at least watch).
But there’s another part of these big moves you should understand.
Especially if you don’t like to wake up at 4:00 a.m. (I struggle with it when I’m in the U.S.).
What happens when a stock spikes in premarket and doesn’t immediately fail?
Mind you, it doesn’t matter if the spike is from a real catalyst or a fluff press release.
And it doesn’t matter whether some chat guy in a shady Discord room spiked it another 50% in two minutes.
Because these big moves attract two opposing mindsets.
And together they create…
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The Daily Squeeze
If you follow me on X, you know I post charts of the top percent gainers I’m watching in premarket.
Goooooooooooooooooooood morning! Who's up early to watch and learn and earn from big premarket runners like $VRAX $RKTO $RPGL and who knows the https://t.co/46W8tDB2QL framework enough to know when toe sell into strength/dip buy any intraday panics? WHO'S READY TO… pic.twitter.com/dNs2CeorHA
— Timothy Sykes (@timothysykes) July 9, 2026
All the big movers hit traders’ scans and bring attention.
But not all traders have the same desires about the price action.
Instead, they’re on opposing sides of a pitched battle.
On the one hand, there’s short sellers who laugh at the press release and say…
“This stock doesn’t deserve to be up 50% on the day. It doesn’t even deserve to exist.”
On the other side, you have the longs who ride the momentum up, hoping to catch some small piece of the move.
But what’s been happening the past several weeks is CRAZY. Like this…
Whewwwwww, what an afterhours spike on $JLHL now to the $26s, a pure 100% double from my tweet in the $13s 45 minutes ago….congrats to sooooo many https://t.co/occ8wKmlgm students, what a rocket!! @Jackaroo_Trades nailed it on the webinar just now too aye aye aye aye sooo much… https://t.co/M9u144ZCaR pic.twitter.com/XLavvGHrK5
— Timothy Sykes (@timothysykes) July 9, 2026
Julong Holding Limited (NASDAQ: JLHL) opened in the $3s yesterday (JULY 9).
As if the afternoon squeeze to $15 wasn’t painful enough for short sellers…
In after-hours trading JLHL squeezed to $31.67 in roughly 15 minutes…
That’s a CRAZY 749% in ONE day!
JLHL is just one example.
Again, this is happening every day right now.
Every short squeeze isn’t as big as what happened on JLHL. But the frequency this summer is speeding up.
Even on market down days we’re seeing them.
Could This Be a Summer Melt-Up?
It’s pretty crazy, if you think about it.
I expected June to be busy, with the end of the PDT. But we’re one-third of the way through July and STILL seeing squeezes like JLHL.
Tim Bohen says there are three forces at work creating the perfect environment for these short squeezes.
I’ve always thanked toxic short sellers for their sacrifice.
But it seems like this summer there’s another layer to it.
Which is why I encourage you to check out Bohen’s “Summer Melt-Up” presentation.
According to him, it’s going to be a “target-rich” environment.
Fire at will.
Millionaire Moves
I went live on X with Matt Monaco yesterday (it was my first time going live on X).
Let me know how you think I did and if you want more videos like this:
— Timothy Sykes (@timothysykes) July 9, 2026
Matt started as a Trading Challenge student and he’s been working with the StocksToTrade team for years now.
If you’re inspired by Matt, apply for the Trading Challenge now.
Key Takeaway
Remember, in the past few months we’ve seen epic short squeezes like SmartBird, Inc (NASDAQ: BIRD) which I wrote about here.
I also highlighted 5 lessons from the Avis Budget Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: CAR) short squeeze.
And the list just goes on and on.
We’re literally seeing short squeezes every day.
But right now, with the three market forces Tim Bohen is watching, these kinds of squeezes could start to happen even more.
Definitely check out his presentation and study up on short squeezes because the opportunities are endless.
Cheers,
– Tim Sykes
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