small_caps_automated

@ShinyRoks Yeah, just fooling around. Those were nice swing trades, but I mostly discuss day trading here.

@SmallCapSmarts Unpleasantries aside, I just wanted to point out there have been huge tradable trends in energy this year. Clearly different strategies being discussed though if you don’t have any quality setups.

In terms of both the number of opportunities and the quality of setups, this is probably the worst market since 2022. Large caps and small caps both feel equally bad.

@N0pr3s3n7 I’m not complaining, just saying

@SmallCapSmarts Isn't it cyclical after all , i mean the setups are driven by demand , more longs , more easy short setups , less longs , less easy short setups. We've been in really crazy market last 2 years in SC in terms of opportunities. Feels normal to get back to something which sucks

@ShinyRoks Didn’t recognize you there mr buffett, sir my apologies.

@SmallCapSmarts Nope, this energy.

@ShinyRoks This energy?

@SmallCapSmarts Have you not been participating in energy at all?!?

@JamesBee14174 Yeah, market before covid was probably even worse.

@SmallCapSmarts I agree since 2022. People on discords are saying it’s the worst market ever etc etc Hardly the worst market ever lol Not great though

@hackertrader Backtesting is probably by far the worst thing to vibe code

nvm it had lookahead bias. 320 stars on github and it was taking todays s&p 500 constitutes to calculate ratios from 2006. A ton of research time wasted but at least no money lost.

@trade_analyser @TheShortSniper You should be happy with anything above 0 if holding it long

@TheShortSniper What premium are you willing to pay?

I am still short $TCGL if you are long or know anyone that is long please DM me. it's a win win.

@laserwolf33 Maybe it's a good thing. No shares, no blowup.

Whats up with the locate fees with Cobra the last couple days? $LNAI and now $AIM untradeable due to cost. Im seeing 50-60c a share on AIM?? WTF. Same yt with LNAI.

@imjaym808 I'd guess the average rate is ~50–70%.

@SmallCapSmarts Mind sharing if you tracked the average overnight borrow rates for SC shorts? Is 300% (per 360 cal days) a reasonable estimate? 🙏

Every paid course trading strategy I backtest usually shows the same equity curve. Not terrible. Not good. Just enough to cherry-pick perfect trades in hindsight. If something is truly scalable and robust, it doesn’t end up in a $299 or even $6500 course. It gets traded quietly… until it stops working.

@gr8tixx @ChadAHolloway I’m pretty sure there were poker rooms using the loophole long before Doug got involved in the lodge

WRONG. The loophole wasn't created by the state — Doug created it. Texas law prohibits gambling for profit, so he structured the rake as a "membership fee" and "time charges" specifically to circumvent that. The state didn't write a law saying "charge a membership fee and you can run a poker room" — Doug's lawyers engineered that structure to exploit the gap. There's a difference between a law having an unintended loophole and someone deliberately constructing a business model designed from day one to skirt the law. That's exactly what's being investigated right now — whether the structure was legitimate or manufactured to avoid prosecution. The fact that the IRS is involved alongside TABC suggests they think it's the latter.

I have read Search and Seizure Warrant against The Lodge in full, and it does appear to be a witch hunt. Essentially, they're deeming poker in TX illegal and therefore classifying what we'd consider normal banking transactions as money laundering because it's proceeds from what they say is illegal gambling. All the undercover operations outlined in the affidavit describe a normally functioning, well-run poker room. To me, nothing in it suggests what we in the poker world would consider scandalous/nefarious, but rather authorities simply taking a stance on the grey area/loophole that they consider illegal. If the TABC ultimately prevails that poker at The Lodge constitutes illegal gambling, it’ll shut down every room in TX. More on @PokerNews here 👇 pokernews.com/news/2026/03/t…

@padalapraveenr1 short

@SmallCapSmarts Is this a short or long? Thanks!

Had to post an easy one. Everyone’s banking on $WNW anyway. Adapt or die!!!

@AmosVirginia3 Of course not. But there is a lot of edge in optimizing returns per unit of risk allocated. I rarely see much of that happening.

@SmallCapSmarts depends. if you're trying to capture actual inefficiencies and anomalies.. no one would sell that. If it's just trades for risk premium in liquid markets. you'll make more selling courses than you would lose due to edge erosion.

@QuintenFrancois @caseyjdonaldson You don’t buy property in Dubai if you are good at math

@caseyjdonaldson Nice maths 16.8k to 11k = 34.5%

🚨DUBAI REAL ESTATE DOWN 60%

@fine_trader It's tough, even if a backtest is good, the chance it will work in real life is usually small.

@SmallCapSmarts Can you help to start? Can’t find a single profitable strategy

Dorian gave great advice imo. But if you're adamant about being a trader, I'd look at long scalping. You can try it with very little capital, learn fast (lots of trades daily), keep losses small while you learn, and avoid tail risk. Shorting and holding for days was great until we started getting black swan events several times a month.

@SmallCapSmarts How would you go about building a profitable strategy in small caps? Where should we look? Are interviews on yt and such a good source or should one stay away from those?

@N0pr3s3n7 It depends. For quick checks, I use my local DB or something like massive.

@SmallCapSmarts what data provider do you use if it's not a secret :)

@Grody_SC Curiosity, and you need only one good strategy to make millions.

@SmallCapSmarts if u know that, why wasting time then :D

@sempiternalnova Hours

@SmallCapSmarts with your setup how long does it take to backtest a strategy?