Capturing the Explosive Moves Wall Street Misses Daily
Specializing in capitalizing on overlooked 100%–10,000% moves for investors. I'm GREAT at this so you don't have to be.
About
Most investors are still relying on the outdated styles their fathers used, slow, large-cap strategies that miss the real opportunities. At MNS Investing, we focus on the explosive moves of 100–4,000% in a single day that go unnoticed in the broader markets. These opportunities are often ignored, leaving profits uncaptured.
MNS Investing is built on discipline, experience, and trust. With over 20 years of trading expertise, including a decade at Goldman Sachs, founder Jeff Hales created MNS Investing to give investors access to proven, active trading strategies without the stress of managing trades themselves.
Our approach is simple: we handle the trading, you sit back and benefit from quarterly payouts. By combining disciplined risk management with advanced market insight, we turn overlooked momentum into measurable results.
👉 “Your Capital. My Discipline. Equal Great Opportunities"
Our Vision
At MNS Investing, we believe trading is not about chance, it’s about structure, discipline, and timing.
The scanner shown to the right is one of the tools we use daily to identify stocks experiencing unusual momentum and volume. On this particular day, the scanner identified multiple stocks making extraordinary moves, including two stocks up more than 1,000% and five stocks up more than 100%.
These are not monthly or yearly returns. These are single-day percentage moves occurring in the market right now.
These are also the types of opportunities that are often overlooked by traditional investment approaches. While larger firms such as Charles Schwab, Merrill Lynch, Fidelity, and other wealth management institutions typically focus on long-term investing, retirement planning, ETFs, mutual funds, and large-cap equities, we specialize in identifying short-term momentum opportunities occurring in the small-cap market.
While not every stock that appears on the scanner becomes a trade, these are the opportunities we monitor and evaluate every day. Our objective is not to capture every dollar of every move, but to consistently identify high-probability setups, manage risk effectively, and participate when opportunity aligns with our strategy.
The market rewards preparation, patience, and discipline. We simply focus on being ready when opportunity presents itself.
Our Mission
At MNS Investing, our mission is to trade with precision, discipline, and transparency, capturing high-probability opportunities through data-driven systems and controlled risk.
We are committed to delivering consistent results by combining professional strategy, market expertise, and strict execution standards. Every decision, every trade, and every review is guided by structure, not emotion, ensuring the integrity of performance and the protection of investor capital.
Through focus, accountability, and continuous refinement, MNS Investing aims to set a new standard for disciplined, results-based trading.
Weekly Trade updates week of MAY 29, 2026
Monday 05/25/2026
Wednesday 05/27/2026
Tuesday 05/26/2026
Market Holiday - Memorial Day - Thank you for your service men and woman that have paid the ultimate sacrifice for our freedoms.
Tuesday 05/26/2026
Wednesday 05/27/2026
Tuesday 05/26/2026
Today was a great start to the week following the Memorial Day holiday.
The current theme in the market continues to be space-related stocks, largely fueled by the excitement and anticipation surrounding the upcoming SpaceX (SPCX) IPO expected in the coming weeks. We're starting to see increased attention flow into some of the smaller secondary and sympathy plays within the sector.
The trade I focused on today was MNTS. It provided some great opportunities during the early morning session, from the soft open around 7:00 AM through approximately 10:00 AM.
I didn’t have to take a lot of trades to capitalize on the move, just the trades that mattered. As I’ve mentioned before, success isn’t about taking every trade available. It’s about being patient, identifying quality setups, and executing when opportunity presents itself.
Wednesday 05/27/2026
Wednesday 05/27/2026
Wednesday 05/27/2026
Today turned out to be another great day with some solid opportunities in the market.
The primary ticker of interest today was ASTC. Once again, this appears to be tied to the growing excitement surrounding the upcoming SpaceX IPO. The current market theme continues to revolve around space-related companies and the opportunities that may come from future missions and industry growth.
I'll share a separate post on some of the tickers I'm currently watching as potential sympathy and secondary plays leading up to the IPO.
The first few trades of the day didn't go exactly as planned, but with patience and persistence, we were able to turn a negative start into a positive finish. That's an important reminder that trading isn't about taking every setup that comes across your screen. It's about waiting for the trades that count.
When ASTC provided those opportunities, we took them. By staying patient, managing risk, and executing when the setup was there, it turned out to be a great day overall.
Thursday 05/28/2026
Weekly Recap 5/25-5/29
Wednesday 05/27/2026
Thursday was a bit slower overall, but we still ended up finding some great opportunities on SPRC and ATPC.
Again, I didn't have to take a lot of trades. I simply waited patiently for the setups to come to me and focused on the trades that counted.
I started trading SPRC around the $10.85 area and was able to ride the move up toward the $15 range. Looking back, I could have traded this one a bit better, but the opportunities to really size up and get aggressive never fully presented themselves. Instead, I managed smaller positions, stayed disciplined, and still came away with some solid trades.
As for ATPC, it ended up being a one-trade ticker for me. Initially, I thought it might provide some additional opportunities throughout the day, but it never really developed the way I wanted to see. After the first trade, I decided to stay away from it as the risk began to outweigh the reward.
One factor that didn't help was the appearance of MEMX, which has become a thorn in the side of many small-cap traders lately. Once it showed up, the momentum quickly faded and the run lost steam. That's a much larger conversation for another day, but it's something many traders in the small-cap space are keeping a close eye on.
At the end of the day, the lesson remains the same: stay patient, manage risk, and focus on quality setups over quantity. You don't need to trade everything that moves, just the opportunities that fit your plan.
Friday 05/29/2026
Weekly Recap 5/25-5/29
Weekly Recap 5/25-5/29
Friday did not disappoint as we wrapped up the week with the ongoing space-themed momentum we've been seeing in the market.
We finished the week strong with some great trades on OLOX and ASTC. Looking back, sure, it would have been nice to take a long-term position in ASTC when it was trading around $3–$4 on Tuesday. By the time we were trading it on Friday, it had already climbed into the $67 range.
But that's not how we operate over here.
We're not a "hold and hope" establishment. We trade what is in front of us at the time and focus on executing the opportunities the market provides. Once a trade is over, we don't spend time worrying about how much further it went. As the saying goes, we don't worry about where the cab went after it dropped us off, we focus on the ride we're currently in.
That said, ASTC will definitely remain on the watchlist heading into next week for potential continuation. At one point, it was up approximately 1,498% from where the move began on Tuesday, which is an incredible run by any standard.
OLOX also provided some great opportunities to close out the week, helping put a strong finish on an already productive week of trading.
As always, the goal isn't to catch every dollar of every move. The goal is to stay disciplined, manage risk, and consistently capitalize on the opportunities that fit our strategy.
Weekly Recap 5/25-5/29
Weekly Recap 5/25-5/29
Weekly Recap 5/25-5/29
So, with another week now wrapped up and behind us, the main thing is finishing green.
This week's theme was clearly space-related stocks, fueled by the excitement and anticipation surrounding the upcoming SpaceX (SPCX) IPO. For the first time in a while, the market seemed to have a theme that traders could rally around, and that provided some solid opportunities throughout the week.
The tickers I ended up trading this week were MNTS, ASTC, SPRC, ATPC, and OLOX. Some provided better opportunities than others, but overall the focus remained the same: stay patient, manage risk, and take the trades that fit the plan.
One of the more impressive movers was ASTC, which went on an incredible run throughout the week. While it's always easy to look back and wish you had held longer or taken a larger position, that's not how successful trading works. We trade what is in front of us at the time, take our profits when our strategy tells us to, and move on to the next opportunity.
This week was another great reminder that you don't need to hit home runs to have a successful week. Consistently taking quality setups, managing risk, and stacking base hits is what builds long-term success. Some days provided more opportunities than others, but by remaining disciplined and sticking to the plan, the market rewarded patience.
As we head into next week, I'll continue watching the space sector closely to see if the theme remains intact and whether these momentum names can continue their runs. Until then, the game plan remains unchanged: guard rails up, risk managed, patience in place, and capital protected.
Protecting capital is just as important as making it.
Protecting capital is just as important as making it.
Performance Track Record
Historical Trades with Right Ticker, Right Place, Right Time
Warrior Trading
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MNS Trading Command Center
Monitors
A professional trading setup requires significant screen space, and my workstation is built around a dedicated multi-monitor environment designed for efficiency and clarity. I currently operate six 4K monitors, including four 27-inch Dell displays on the sides and two 32-inch Samsung monitors in the center for primary charting and order execution.
This multi-monitor configuration allows me to track multiple stocks, charts, scanners, and trading tools simultaneously without constantly switching windows. Maintaining real-time visibility across platforms improves decision-making speed and reduces the risk of missed opportunities during fast-moving market conditions.
My current setup is designed with future expansion in mind. I plan to upgrade the center displays to 40-inch monitors and reposition the existing 32-inch monitors to the sides, further expanding the workspace and maintaining a highly organized trading environment.
Hotkeys
Hotkeys are an essential part of my trading process, allowing for fast and precise order execution in rapidly moving markets. I use the Elgato Stream Deck XL as my dedicated hotkey controller, which provides 32 fully customizable LCD keys per page for efficient trade management and execution.
The Stream Deck allows me to build and maintain multiple custom hotkey layouts tailored to different brokers and trading situations. Each key is clearly labeled and easy to access, allowing for consistent and reliable order entry without hesitation. This level of control helps reduce execution delays and improves overall trading efficiency.
My hotkey system is also fully portable. When traveling, I connect the Stream Deck to my Lenovo laptop with preconfigured software installed, allowing for a simple plug-and-play setup. I also maintain a dedicated "hotkey library" page that stores alternative layouts and previous configurations, ensuring I can quickly adapt to different platforms or trading environments when needed.
Trading System
My trading workstation is built around a Falcon F-37GT professional trading computer, a system designed specifically for active traders who require speed, reliability, and multi-monitor performance. The Falcon F-37GT supports up to eight monitors and high-performance configurations such as 64GB of DDR5 memory, providing the processing power needed to run multiple trading platforms and real-time market data simultaneously.
My system is configured with 64GB of RAM and an 8TB drive, with approximately 1.5TB currently in use. It runs Windows 11 Pro over a high-speed fiber ethernet connection to ensure stable and consistent execution. The workstation is dedicated exclusively to trading, with no unnecessary software or files installed, allowing it to remain optimized for maximum performance and reliability during market hours.
Lightspeed - Broker
I use Lightspeed Pro as my primary brokerage platform. Over the years, I have traded through several brokers, including Charles Schwab with DAS Trader Pro, CMEG with DAS Trader Pro, Ocean One Securities with DAS Trader Pro, Webull, and Robinhood. Through this experience, I have found that Lightspeed consistently delivers the highest level of speed, reliability, and professional service.
As a direct-access broker, Lightspeed is specifically designed for active traders and day traders who require fast order execution and dependable platform performance. In my experience, no other brokerage I have used matches the execution quality and efficiency that Lightspeed provides.
For serious day traders who depend on speed and precision, Lightspeed stands out as the best direct-access brokerage platform I have worked with.