No Country for Bad Trades: The Gap and Go
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 criteria
how to use the first 5-minute candle for entries
stop placement and position sizing
profit-taking rules based on risk multiples
why float and volume matter
and 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 markets
how to manage a small account
the role of institutional buying in momentum
and 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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Chapters
00:00 — Why Gap and Go Exists
04:00 — From Five Rules to Momentum Trading
07:00 — Screening for Gappers: Market Cap, Float & Momentum
13:00 — The First 5-Minute Candle Entry System
17:00 — Position Sizing, Stops & Risk Management
21:00 — Profit Targets, Trailing Stops & R Multiples
27:00 — Volume Confirmation & High-Momentum Trades
31:00 — Managing the Portfolio & Replacing Weak Trades
35:00 — Why Gap and Go Works in Any Market Environment
42:00 — Institutional Buying, Small Caps & Momentum
47:00 — Growing a Small Account with Mechanical Rules
52:00 — Homework: How to Practice the Strategy
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Cam:
Cam is a Navy veteran & management consultant turned 8 figure investor & trader. Trading let him retire at 35 & be able to support and provide for his family forever. Now he wants to help others escape the financial system and live the way we were meant to live: free. His system is a rule-based design that can be used for long term investing, swing trading or option selling on any schedule.
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Joel MC:
Joel is a power lineman, husband, and father of 2 wonderful daughters. He took up trading as a way of participating in the market more actively than buy and hold ETF investing. Joel has found a true passion in trading futures and would continue to do it even if he never earned (or lost) another dollar, he just enjoys the game. Along with that he has found a community that has grown on him beyond buddies and past friends to what he considers family. Joel's best friend is a doctor in the states he met through trading and have never met in person, while he is up in Canada.