Has anybody tried trading with

    Posted by Walt on 8th of Feb 2022 at 03:36 pm

    Has anybody tried trading with Earnings Breakout after hours?
    It seems that when earnings are announced at 3:01, 3:10, etc.. many stocks "jump" and breakout one way or another.  Anybody tried scalping in that situation.  I tried a few times and seems to work.  Example: Watch carefully, watch carefully, finger on button, jumps upward, BUY LIMIT at the ASK (to make sure you get it), and ride the trend for a short period (according to your style).  or watch, watch, SELL at the BID, ride it down a while, etc...    Anybody try this?

    I have tried bought pre

    Posted by sydney on 8th of Feb 2022 at 03:45 pm

    I have tried bought pre market short when HOOD gapped down, but I was too late to set a stop and the market opened, it shot up big (arkk decided to buy the gap down), the day closed from -12 to + 3%. I was going to try this on FB, but did not want to stay up late to do this. I think a gap down may work better, but I just can't stay up late at night to do this, so I have gave up on this. The FB move probably would have netted me 7%. Besides, FB fundamental is still good, so I tend not to short these ones, but those that do not make profits.

    yeah that action is crazy

    Posted by matt on 8th of Feb 2022 at 03:38 pm

    yeah that action is crazy fast - orders have to be set - maybe boxed orders - I don't usually bother doing it myself. most of time time it's too fast to get filled 

Newsletter

Subscribe to our email list for regular free market updates
as well as a chance to get coupons!