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Kevin Cabana writes about small-cap momentum day trading: the setups he trades, the risk rules he follows and what happens in the live room each morning.
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2025
Kev’s watchlist lands the night before
The articles explain the method. The room puts it to work: the nightly watchlist lands at 5 PM ET with the levels Kev cares about, then he trades the open live from 8 to 11 AM ET.
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An example morning in the room. Illustrative, not a record of a real trade.
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Every column on the scanner is a term in the glossary. Gap, relative volume and float, read the way Kev reads them at the open.
An example morning in the room. Illustrative, not a record of a real trade.
The words on the scanner, in plain English
A plain-English day trading glossary: moving average, VWAP, relative volume, Level 2, order types, float, short interest, hard-to-borrow, gap up, and penny stocks, each with a full guide and a trader's take.
- Gap upA gap up is when a stock opens above the prior day's close.
- Relative volumeRVOLRelative volume (RVOL) compares a stock's volume today to its usual volume.
- Level 2Level 2 is the order book, showing the buy and sell orders stacked at each price beyond the best bid and ask.
- Hard to borrowHTBA hard-to-borrow (HTB) stock is one a broker struggles to source shares of for short sellers.
- Penny stocksPenny stocks are low-priced shares of small companies, usually under $5.
- Margin tradingMargin trading means borrowing from your broker to buy more stock, using your account as collateral.
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An example morning in the room. Illustrative, not a record of a real trade.