Surprise, surprise, my favorite patterns are working morning, noon, and night.
It would be easy to think every big spiker is worth a trade, right?
The question is…
Are you prepared to capitalize?
And what about all this end of summer choppiness?
I believe you can prepare for most situations, as long as you keep one thing in mind.
Always go for…
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Quality Over Quantity
Especially as we come to the end of a slow month and a slower week, this is the normal summer lull with lower trading volume.
But also, the Fed Chair will give his keynote address from Jackson Hole at 10:00 a.m ET today.
So, the markets will probably be slower until after his speech.
Regardless, we have seen a LOT of Supernovas in the past month. For example…
That’s four stocks that spiked at least 400% in the last month alone (and we’ve seen MORE Supernovas).
You gotta love penny stocks, right?
Just remember that we’re still in this summertime choppiness.
So, as much as we all want to nail another trade, don’t force it.
Let’s look at two trades from earlier this week that show when there’s enough upside to make trading worth it.
The setups are similar, but the outcome was different…
A Tale of Two Premarket Runners
VCI Global Limited (NASDAQ: VCIG) was a big premarket spiker on Wednesday (August 26) after the company announced “the launch of Galatron AI Factory.”
I have to thank the STT Breaking News guys for the heads-up.
When the news alert dropped, I remembered that VCIG is a former Supernova…
As you can see, it ran from sub-$1 to the $11s back in May.
VCIG had a lot of potential upside:
- A history of spiking (and multi-day runs)
- An AI-related press release
- A micro-float of 956K shares (which increases potential volatility)
Here’s my premarket trade…
VCIG was moving so fast I only got a partial fill.
My goal was 10%–20% and I would’ve cut losses if it didn’t hold $4. It was a rocketship!
It looks like the first fade caught shorts off guard, and the bounce trapped a lot of them.
I’ll take a trade like that any day of the week. It was the right idea, the right plan, and solid execution.
Whewwwwww, what. rush on $VCIG, thanks to chat pumpers and over-aggressive short sellers for the multiple waves, I made roughly $1/share, but bigger congrats to several https://t.co/hVfMuQbcDt students who nailedddddd $CRE $CDTG more chat pumps/over-aggressive short seller… pic.twitter.com/IhLJP3HDiE
— Timothy Sykes (@timothysykes) August 26, 2026
That’s a perfect example of when the upside makes trading worth it.
Now for yesterday’s premarket spiker…
Youxin Technology Ltd (NASDAQ: YAAS) was a premarket earnings winner on August 27.
The earnings announcement also leaned heavily into its AI-PaaS (Platform-as-a-Service) story.
I dip-bought YAAS off its high in the $4s.
My goal was anything from 5%–15% and I was willing to cut losses fast if it didn’t bounce (it was SO choppy)…
Like VCIG, YAAS had a lot of potential upside:
- It was an earnings winner
- AI-related press release
- Small-float: 6.7M shares (small enough to amplify volatility)
YAAS ended up being a snoozer for me. Zzzzz…
It had a small bounce, but there were lots of sellers at the key level of $3.50.
I was hoping shorts would get squeezed for a solid follow-up spike.
When it looked like shorts were in charge, I locked in the small gain.
Even though it did spike to the $3.70s a few minutes later, I would’ve cut losses when it dropped to the $3.20s.
Again, YAAS had enough upside to make trading worth it.
The biggest lesson from these two trades is that you have to adapt and change, even day to day.
Also, prepare for any situation…
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On My Radar
- After a terrible few months, Bitcoin is finally doing something
- That makes it worth watching stocks like BTC Digital Ltd. (NASDAQ: BTCT)
- Wednesday was my last day in this beautiful location…
Gooooooooooooood morning! It’s my last day here in #milos I just love my sunrise view and I hope it helps inspire you to travel more because the world is SUCH a fascinating place!!!
Retweet this if you promise to study/work your butt off and build your dream life over time —… pic.twitter.com/6vl9JaeNUK
— Timothy Sykes (@timothysykes) August 26, 2026
Where am I off to next? Watch this space…
Key Takeaway
Remember, successful trading is about optimizing your trading process over time.
Learn as much as you can (a little more every day).
Over time, you can gain the knowledge AND experience to size up and truly capitalize on these setups when they appear.
It’s not an exact science, but the upside makes it worth it. Especially if you are willing to be fast and cut losses (or small gains) quickly.
Cheers,
– Tim Sykes
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