No Country For Bad Trades: The Gap and Go

No Country For Bad Trades: The Gap and Go

Author: China Shop Productions May 15, 2026 Duration: 55:46

** 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 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.

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