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Use the Right Broker To Take Advantage of This Market

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Written by Timothy Sykes
Updated 10/8/2026 5 min read

This is an URGENT public service announcement for traders…

If you have EVER tried to trade any of these crazy runners we’re seeing, but your broker won’t let you…

It might be time to find a different broker.

Because even though you could trade slow moving, boring stocks (or ETFs)…

The best way I know to learn how to trade and grow a small account is to capitalize on THIS market phenomenon…

Huge Spikers In a Few Minutes

We’re seeing 50%, 100%, even up to 500% spikers in a few minutes (or a few hours).

But a lot of students are missing out on these runners because their broker blocks these stocks.

According to the brokers, the stocks are…

“Too Volatile for Newbies”

Look, I get it.

Stocks like Stablecoin Development Corporation (AMEX: SDEV) can be scary.

SDEV 2-week, 5-min candles, volatile stock blocked by some brokers
SDEV 2-week, 5-min candles, volatile stock blocked by some brokers

Brokers are just trying to protect new traders who:

  • Don’t train properly
  • Haven’t invested in education
  • And are gambling because some moron on Reddit said “trading is easy, buy and HODL”

But here’s what I have to say about that…

As long as you learn from my rules and trade these plays in a cowardly fashion, you can…

Take Advantage of the Volatility

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Obviously, you have to follow rule #1: cut losses quickly.

And you’re going to have to focus on the process at first.

But stocks like WISeSat.Space Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: SAIQ) can potentially help you grow a small account precisely BECAUSE of the volatility…

SAIQ 1-week, 5-min candles, highly volatile stock blocked by some brokers
SAIQ 1-week, 5-min candles, highly volatile stock blocked by some brokers

Sadly, too many students missed out on SAIQ because “my broker blocked me from trading it…”

Pay attention: WAKE UP!

If your broker blocks you from trading the best plays, call them.

Sign the paperwork.

Do whatever you need to do to be able to trade these plays.

And if they won’t unblock stocks that you want to trade…

Switch Brokers

You NEED the right broker, okay? Right now, I’m using Sage Trader.

Why?

Because they are NOT blocking names like Darkiris Inc. (NASDAQ: DKI)…

DKI 10/7-8/26, huge runner blocked by some brokers
DKI 10/7-8/26, huge runner blocked by some brokers

These are the kinds of plays that can move the needle on a small account (as long as you stay safe).

Right now, Sage Trader is the broker committed to letting people trade whatever stocks they want.

I’m also very proud to work with them because they’ve helped me build two schools in Columbia.

Millionaire Moves

It’s really sad to see how many SOLID plays get blocked by brokers due to BS risk guidelines.

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I believe that if you’re an adult, and you can open a trading account, you should be able to trade whatever stocks you want.

That includes this sleepy little Nasdaq listed golf-course company that transformed itself because of a new Pentagon drone program.

Weird, right?

But that is EXACTLY the kind of volatile stocks I look for every single day.

Volatility is what made it possible for me to turn $12,415 into $1.65 million before I got out of college.*

And it’s that same volatility that every one of my millionaire students took advantage of to achieve their results. .

Key Takeaway

Anybody who says “trading is easy”… is an idiot.

And you WILL have to treat it like a marathon (and not a sprint).

But if you can’t even trade the right stocks because your crappy broker blocks them…

It’s like climbing into a boxing ring with your hands tied behind your back.

How are you supposed to learn how to trade the best plays if you literally CAN’T trade them?

Do yourself a favor…

Call your broker today and get restrictions lifted.

And if they won’t…

Switch.

This market is only going to get hotter as we get closer to 23-hour trading in December.

Let’s GO!

Cheers,

– Tim Sykes

*Results not typical. Past performance is not indicative of future results.


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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”