Most traders right now are making one VERY BIG mistake.
If you’re like most traders, you clock out at 4:00 p.m. ET…
But that’s leaving a LOT of opportunity on the table (especially if you’re trading with a small account).
Why?
Because almost ALL the biggest moves happen during extended hours…
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Why I Love Premarket and After-Hours Trading
Let’s look at ClearOne (NASDAQ: CLRO) from last week, because it’s a perfect example…
It's actually crazy how much easier afterhours is lately, I only got a small piece of $CLRO but just perfect perfect perfect runup…definitely use my new FREE afterhours tool: https://t.co/9DZtSvlel1 congrats to all longs here, I didn't even have great entry in the 6s, just so… pic.twitter.com/Bqj1pQtVhg
— Timothy Sykes (@timothysykes) August 5, 2026
CLRO had multiple spikes. Eventually it went from the $3s to the $18s.
You’re not going to time something like this perfectly, but you try to look for when it’s spiking.
Check out the 5-day chart:
You can see that CLRO started spiking after hours on August 5. It continued to spike in wave after wave the rest of last week and into yesterday (August 10).
Pay attention to where the biggest spikes happened.
Until yesterday’s big spike and fail at the open, EVERY big spike was either premarket or after-hours.
Why does that happen? Because…
There Are Many More Halts During Regular Hours
For 100% clarity, there ARE halts during premarket and after-hours. Usually it’s for some news announcement or regulatory issue.
But there are NO volatility halts during extended hours trading.
Which is why I find it more difficult to trade these highly volatile stocks between 9:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.
Let’s look at Steakholder Foods Ltd. (NASDAQ: STKH) from yesterday because it’s a good example:
Look at the left side of the chart. STKH was a fast spiker in premarket trading.
Again, you’re not gonna time something like that perfectly.
You have to be willing to take a small position, know your stop loss, and lock-in singles.
But look at the area circled on the chart. STKH had three 5-minute halts within the first 30 minutes of regular hours.
That is SO much more difficult to trade.
Even worse, it gapped up after the first two halts and then gapped down after the third.
I’m not talking about small moves…
Out of the third halt it dropped like a knife from the $6s to the $4s in two minutes.
So, you’ve got to really be careful.
Let’s look at one more from last week, because the halts can get CRAZY…
Autonomix Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMIX) spiked in premarket trading on August 4.
These things get so ugly (SO fast).
If you look closely, I’ve circled 10 volatility halts during regular hours trading.
AMIX did go from the $3s to the $24s, so there was a TON of opportunity. But for me, I’d prefer to sit those halts out. It’s less stressful.
The question is, how do you find the best stocks for extended hours? Especially in after-hours trading…
My New Free After-Hours Watchlist and Guide
This new tool spotted CLRO, okay? Props to anyone who nailed it, including my student Jim Benedict who caught it from the $10s to the $12s.*
My team and I have been working on this for a couple of months. Sign up below (it’s free). Read the guide and you’ll learn everything you need to know to get started with after-hours trading.
Yes Tim, Send Me The Night Tape
You’ll also get instant access to my guide for how to trade the after-hours window called “The Second Session.”
Enjoy!
Millionaire Moves
My student and $3M trader Matt Monaco has also been working on something VERY cool.
I'm SO pumped for this @tbohen x @mono_trader collab event later this week: https://t.co/G8Ail9RmZg every single one of you should tune in as they're both multi-millionaires trying to help more people make 7-figures and we're all proud to be real in this sad pathetic industry… pic.twitter.com/StxalLUAK7
— Timothy Sykes (@timothysykes) August 10, 2026
I bet nobody in this business has ever asked you this about a trade before…
“How much money are you trying to make?”
To be fair, I always encourage students to focus on the process, and not the money.
At the same time, whenever I post trade alerts I include something like “goal is 5%-10%, cut losses if it doesn’t work.”
In other words, I have a goal in mind.
Well, Matt has taken it WAY deeper.
Matt is going LIVE with StocksToTrade Lead Technical Trainer Tim Bohen on Thursday, August 13 to present a free class on how Matt’s new tool works.
Register Here for the FREE Income Blueprint Class
Key Takeaway
I know many of you reading this are just beginners.
And I don’t blame you if you are scared of this volatility. That’s why I always say to trade small and trade cowardly.
Understand that I’m trading small and cowardly, too.
I want to show you how you can still trade these crazy movers, but you have to be very careful and NEVER get cocky.
Again, get my after-hours watchlist and “Second Session” guide above.
Cheers,
– Tim Sykes
*Results not typical. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
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