No Country For Bad Trades: The Gap and Go

** Available to watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/bcggOmLmfm0 **

Most traders see a stock gap up 15–20% at the open and assume they missed the move.

This episode is about making that the beginning of the trade… not the end.

Cam and Joel break down the Gap and Go strategy: a momentum-based system designed to identify stocks that gap hard at the open and continue moving higher. The conversation covers the full framework, including:

the exact screening criteriahow to use the first 5-minute candle for entriesstop placement and position sizingprofit-taking rules based on risk multipleswhy float and volume matterand how the strategy was tested across thousands of trades over a 10-year period.They also discuss:

why the strategy works in both bull and bear marketshow to manage a small accountthe role of institutional buying in momentumand why the best systems are often the most mechanical.If you’ve ever struggled with chasing momentum (or skipping trades that never come back), this episode provides a structured framework for handling both.

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Chapters00:00 — Why Gap and Go Exists

04:00 — From Five Rules to Momentum Trading

07:00 — Screening for Gappers: Market Cap, Float & Momentum