Momentum and scanning
How small-cap momentum works and how to find the stocks in play each morning: gappers, relative volume, catalysts, scanners and the setups momentum traders watch.
Momentum day trading: how small-cap momentum worksMomentum day trading explained: what makes small caps move, the shape of the day, entries, exits and risk, and what the research says about the odds.April 13, 2026, 13 min read
Free stock scanners for day trading, and what they missFree stock scanners for day trading compared: Finviz, TradingView and the IBKR scanner, with their data delays, refresh rates and pre-market coverage.October 9, 2026, 7 min read
The best time of day to day trade momentum stocksThe best time to day trade momentum stocks, from exchange volume data: the pre-market, the first hour, the midday lull and the close, window by window.September 23, 2026, 7 min read
Small-cap momentum trading on Interactive Brokers: what you needSmall-cap momentum trading on Interactive Brokers: what the Warrior Trading review says, and how to get scanning, hotkeys, fixed risk and pre-market stops.September 18, 2026, 8 min read
Momentum trading on Interactive Brokers: scanner setup for gappersInteractive Brokers momentum trading starts with the scanner: TWS settings for pre-market gappers, which scans to run, and how to live without a float filter.September 8, 2026, 9 min read
The first pullback: buying the first dip in a momentum stockThe first pullback strategy for momentum stocks: what a good dip looks like, where to enter, where the stop goes, a worked example and how it fails.September 4, 2026, 8 min read
High of day breakouts: entries, stops and the fakeoutA high of day breakout strategy for momentum stocks: reading the ask at the level, where to enter, where the stop goes and how to spot the fakeout early.August 12, 2026, 9 min read
Gap and go strategy: how it works and where it failsThe gap and go strategy: buying the break of the pre-market high after the open. The checklist, entry and stop with a worked example, and how it fails.July 20, 2026, 7 min read
News catalysts for day trading: which headlines move small capsCatalyst day trading: which news moves small caps, how to read the 8-K on SEC EDGAR, red flags like offerings, and how to grade a headline in seconds.June 25, 2026, 8 min read
Relative volume (RVOL): the number that finds stocks in playRelative volume (RVOL) compares volume now with normal volume. How to calculate it, simple vs time-of-day RVOL, the thresholds traders use, the traps.May 25, 2026, 7 min read
How to find pre-market gappers each morningPremarket gappers, found the same way every morning: gap math, scanner settings, volume floors, four checks and a 07:00 to 09:30 ET checklist.May 1, 2026, 8 min read