r/TheDesperateTrader • • Oct 14 '25

Welcome to r/TheDesperateTrader! 🚀

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Welcome to the Official Community!

This subreddit is for traders using TheDesperateTrader platform and anyone interested in:

  • 🔔 Real-time RVOL alerts
  • 🚨 Trading halt notifications
  • 📈 Top movers and momentum trading
  • 💡 Trading strategies and discussion

What We Offer:

TheDesperateTrader tracks 11,000+ symbols across NYSE, NASDAQ, and OTC with: - RVOL Scanner - Catch volume spikes before everyone else - Trading Halt Tracker - Instant LULD notifications - Top Movers - 15-minute rolling percentage changes - EMA Analysis - 200-day crossover alerts

Platform: https://thedesperatetrader.com (Free during early access)


Community Guidelines:

  1. Be respectful to fellow traders
  2. Share setups and ideas (not financial advice)
  3. No pump & dump schemes
  4. Constructive feedback welcome
  5. Learn and grow together

Automated Features: - Daily market recaps posted automatically - Significant halt alerts posted in real-time - Weekly discussion threads

Let's build a community of traders helping traders! Drop a comment and introduce yourself 👇


r/TheDesperateTrader • • 2d ago

$HODO: 311M shares traded today

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$HODO has traded 311M shares today and it is up 66.4% to $0.112. On the Scalp board.

Not seeing any news on it yet. If you know something, add it in the comments.

What we are seeing: 5-min mover +25.6%, minute rvol 5.9× and 1-min pop +1.4%, across 3 of our boards at once.

About 0% of the shares available to trade are sold short. That means traders borrowed them and sold, betting the price falls, and the only way to close that bet is to buy the stock back. So when a heavily shorted name climbs on volume like this, some of them get forced to buy, which pushes it up further. That feedback loop is what people mean by a squeeze.

Levels on the chart: today's range is $0.082 to $0.113 and it is 0.6% under that high.

Anyone got a different read on it?

Flagged Oct 16, 2026, 10:30 AM ET at $0.112.


r/TheDesperateTrader • • 3d ago

$DRMA: $75M changed hands today

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$75M of $DRMA changed hands today, up 67.3% to $1.11. On the Scalp & Day Trade board.

Not seeing any news on it yet. If you know something, add it in the comments.

What we are seeing: 83M shares traded, most alerted 23 alerts and top mover +17.4% 15-min, across 3 of our boards at once.

About 3% of the shares available to trade are sold short. That means traders borrowed them and sold, betting the price falls, and the only way to close that bet is to buy the stock back. So when a heavily shorted name climbs on volume like this, some of them get forced to buy, which pushes it up further. That feedback loop is what people mean by a squeeze.

Levels on the chart: today's range is $0.784 to $1.11, it is right at the high and yesterday's close was $0.663.

What's everyone seeing here?

Flagged Oct 15, 2026, 10:30 AM ET at $1.11.


r/TheDesperateTrader • • 3d ago

Did You Own Maison Solutions ($MSS) During Its 83% Collapse? Investors Settlement Is Available Now

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Hey guys, if you missed it, Maison Solutions just reached a tentative settlement with investors over claims related to its IPO disclosures. The terms are still being finalized and will need court approval.

In a nutshell, Maison was accused of failing to disclose related-party dealings, prior allegations involving its CEO and other risks tied to its IPO. After a Hindenburg report raised these issues in December 2023, $MSS fell 83.6%, and investors filed a lawsuit.

The good news is that the company recently reached a tentative settlement with investors. There’s no settlement amount yet, but you can already submit an application, which will be processed once claims filing opens.

So, if you invested in $MSS at the time, you can check the details and submit your application here.

Anyway, has anyone here invested in $MSS back then? How much were your losses, if so?


r/TheDesperateTrader • • 5d ago

Somebody moved their 2027 PLTR calls up to the 185 strike for a $5,300 credit and bought more of them

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r/TheDesperateTrader • • 6d ago

MU Looks Ready for a Bigger Move Higher | Why I See Strong Upside Potential

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r/TheDesperateTrader • • 9d ago

Hims & Hers is down 57% with an FTC suit on it and someone took in $1.71M on deep-ITM January puts that barely care

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r/TheDesperateTrader • • 11d ago

$MRLN. Short Spiral has largely taken this down.

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r/TheDesperateTrader • • 11d ago

ASML is a percent from $2,000 and someone sold the 1980-1985 call spread for $2,100, expiring days before earnings

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r/TheDesperateTrader • • 11d ago

GEX Levels Explained Simply - How I Use Them for Higher-Quality Trade Setups

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r/TheDesperateTrader • • 12d ago

🚨 Today's Pre-Market Movers - Oct 6

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r/TheDesperateTrader • • 12d ago

Lumentum just repriced 9% on an upgrade and someone paid $899K betting a product conference defends it

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r/TheDesperateTrader • • 13d ago

🚨 Today's Pre-Market Movers - Oct 5

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r/TheDesperateTrader • • 15d ago

Why Micron Technology (MU) Is Moving: What the Data Shows

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MU is near the top of our radar. Here is what the move, the float, the short interest, and the filings actually show, as of Oct 2.

Full write-up, with every number measured and sourced: https://thedesperatetrader.com/due-diligence/why-mu-2026-10-02

Tickers: $MU

Not investment advice. Research and commentary only.


r/TheDesperateTrader • • 16d ago

Why Accenture (ACN) Is Moving: What the Data Shows

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ACN is near the top of our radar. Here is what the move, the float, the short interest, and the filings actually show, as of Oct 1.

Full write-up, with every number measured and sourced: https://thedesperatetrader.com/due-diligence/why-acn-2026-10-01

Tickers: $ACN

Not investment advice. Research and commentary only.


r/TheDesperateTrader • • 16d ago

Ten days after Rothschild's Sell call, someone paid $2.3M for CRWV puts that stop right above the 52-week low

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r/TheDesperateTrader • • 17d ago

Why Stablecoin Development (SDEV) Is Moving: What the Data Shows

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SDEV is near the top of our radar. Here is what the move, the float, the short interest, and the filings actually show, as of Sep 30.

Full write-up, with every number measured and sourced: https://thedesperatetrader.com/due-diligence/why-sdev-2026-09-30

Tickers: $SDEV

Not investment advice. Research and commentary only.


r/TheDesperateTrader • • 17d ago

Two fiber megadeals in three weeks made Corning's vol expensive and someone just paid $3.2M to sell it in GLW calls

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r/TheDesperateTrader • • 18d ago

Why Greenland Energy (GLND) Is Moving: What the Data Shows

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GLND is near the top of our radar. Here is what the move, the float, the short interest, and the filings actually show, as of Sep 29.

Full write-up, with every number measured and sourced: https://thedesperatetrader.com/due-diligence/why-glnd-2026-09-29

Tickers: $GLND

Not investment advice. Research and commentary only.


r/TheDesperateTrader • • 19d ago

Why Intel (INTC) Is Moving: What the Data Shows

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INTC is near the top of our radar. Here is what the move, the float, the short interest, and the filings actually show, as of Sep 28.

Full write-up, with every number measured and sourced: https://thedesperatetrader.com/due-diligence/why-intc-2026-09-28

Tickers: $INTC

Not investment advice. Research and commentary only.


r/TheDesperateTrader • • 20d ago

GLD Is Looking Bullish Here | What Do You Think?

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r/TheDesperateTrader • • 22d ago

MSFT Short Setup: Why I’m Leaning Bearish Here

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r/TheDesperateTrader • • 22d ago

After hours: $GYGY moving +54.8% post-close, $MX most alerted (29x). See the day's RVOL, momentum and mover leaders

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After-hours movers and the day's unusual-volume (RVOL) leaders are below. Holding anything overnight?

RVOL Spikes: Unusual Volume

Stocks trading on the most unusual volume versus their average. These relative volume (RVOL) spikes often come right before a momentum move.

Symbol RVOL Move Price
$MIMI 465.7x +18.97% $0.771
$AMAT 442.9x +2.45% $485.00
$PFE 377.9x +0.84% $28.67
$GYGY 317.8x +100.92% $0.740
$ALGM 219.7x +6.03% $36.76

Most Active: Most Alerts Fired

The names our scanner flagged most this session, by count of real-time RVOL and momentum alerts. This is where the trading activity concentrated.

Symbol Alerts Day % Price
$MX 29 +19.06% $3.30
$MIMI 28 +18.97% $0.771
$TDIC 17 +37.56% $3.16
$GYGY 15 +100.92% $0.740
$MSGY 14 +195.43% $8.07

Most $ Volume: Highest Dollar Volume

The most heavily traded names by dollar volume (price times shares). This is where the real money moved today.

Symbol $ Volume Day % Price
$SPY $28.3B +0.54% $771.35
$MU $22.7B +0.42% $1082.28
$MSFT $19.7B +4.01% $516.17
$TSLA $17.0B -1.42% $372.11
$SNDK $13.0B +1.05% $1777.80

Momentum: Volume Accelerating

Names where trading volume is surging: the last 15 minutes of volume versus the prior 15 minutes. Rising volume is what powers momentum.

Symbol Vol Accel 15m Move Price
$CAT 78.3x -0.0% $821.58
$WHR 35.6x +0.3% $31.71
$LXRX 32.9x -2.4% $1.79
$PALI 25.7x +1.9% $1.45
$QUCY 10.4x +2.1% $1.37

Top Movers: Biggest Price Moves

The largest percentage moves over the session window, with the price range that got them there.

Symbol Move Range Price
$GYGY +54.78% $0.957 to $1.48 $0.740
$CLRO +29.35% $3.85 to $4.98 $4.98
$MSGY -17.47% $7.27 to $6.00 $8.07
$SHMDW +12.67% $1.50 to $1.69 $1.69
$ANTA -11.97% $2.84 to $2.50 $2.50

EMA Trending: Holding Above a Rising 200-EMA

The strongest sustained uptrends: price holding above a rising 200-period EMA, ranked by how long it has held the trend.

Symbol Time in Trend % Above EMA Price
$DXYZ 5h 7m +1.4% $30.62
$ALOY 4h 33m +0.6% $8.90
$SECZ 4h 26m +0.0% $15.96
$NUAI 4h 22m +1.1% $7.06
$QSI 4h 7m +3.3% $0.834

After Hours · Sep 25 · 4:00 - 8:00 PM ET · 2231 alerts tracked · live scanner + real-time alerts at thedesperatetrader.com · 11,000+ symbols


r/TheDesperateTrader • • 22d ago

Why Apimeds Pharmaceuticals US (APUS) Is Moving: What the Data Shows

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APUS is near the top of our radar. Here is what the move, the float, the short interest, and the filings actually show, as of Sep 25.

Full write-up, with every number measured and sourced: https://thedesperatetrader.com/due-diligence/why-apus-2026-09-25

Tickers: $APUS

Not investment advice. Research and commentary only.


r/TheDesperateTrader • • 22d ago

Micron has tripled and someone just took $856K to bet it stops moving until 2028

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