Every morning before the market opens, I run the same systematic scan looking for small cap stocks that have gapped up 30% or more premarket on a real catalyst.

Here's why this specific filter is the one:

• Stocks gapping 5-15% premarket are usually large cap earnings reactions — too liquid, move too slowly

• Stocks gapping 30%+ are usually low float small caps on fresh news — these are the ones that can run another 50-100% after the open

• Add float under 20M shares + volume confirmation and you have a high-quality setup most mornings

The tools I use:

• Trade Ideas for real-time gap scanning

• Benzinga Pro for catalyst verification

• DAS Trader + Cobra for execution

• Discord bots for automated alerts

The morning flow:

1. Scanner auto-launches at 4:00 AM

2. Any 30%+ gap hits my filter and fires an alert

3. I verify the catalyst (SEC 8-K or PR Newswire)

4. Score the setup: catalyst tier, float size, premarket volume

5. Only A/A+ setups make the watchlist

6. Game plan locked by 9:00 AM, execute at the open

I built a full course covering everything — scanner setup, tools configuration, automation stack, entry/exit strategy, and the 6AM-9:30AM routine checklist.

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