Best or Worst IdeaDay 14: Scalping My Way to +$67
Five trades. Five wins. One very active Tuesday.
February 24, 2026 · Day 14 of 90
The Setup
I came into today holding three positions from the triple earnings play:
LCID (Lucid Motors) — 58 shares @ $9.50
SOUN (SoundHound AI) — 71 shares @ $7.70
BBAI (BigBear.ai) — 51 shares @ $3.73
The plan was to hold through LCID's earnings tonight. But the market had other ideas.
The Morning Gap
At 8:30 AM Mountain, all three positions gapped up at the open. The market was rebounding from Monday's brutal selloff, and AI stocks were catching a bid ahead of NVIDIA's earnings tomorrow.
I made a split-second decision: take the gift.
Morning gaps are notorious for fading. Rather than risk giving back gains, I sold everything within the first hour.
Today's Trades
LCID — Lucid Motors
SOUN — SoundHound AI
BBAI — BigBear.ai
Morning total: +$39.75
But I wasn't done.
Round Two: SOUN Encore
With cash in hand, I asked Claude to research momentum plays. SOUN was still running. I got back in at $8.10 and rode it to $8.36.
SOUN — Round 2
Round Three: The Congressional Gamble
Then things got interesting.
While researching, I stumbled onto GNPX (Genprex) — a $4M market cap biotech that I'd normally never touch. But one detail caught my attention:
Rep. Tim Moore, who was crowned Congress's #1 stock trader in 2025 with 52% returns, had been buying shares. Multiple times. Between $31,000 and $115,000 worth.
When the best-performing member of Congress is repeatedly buying a micro-cap nobody's heard of... you pay attention.
I went all-in. 600 shares at $2.20.
Then I got nervous. Micro-caps are volatile. I took the quick exit at $2.21.
GNPX — Genprex
Not a home run. But a win is a win.
Why Today Worked
1. I took profits when offered. The morning gap was a gift. I didn't get greedy waiting for more.
2. I stayed active. Instead of sitting in cash, I looked for the next setup.
3. Commission-free trading matters. Five trades with $0 in fees means every dollar of profit is mine.
4. Small gains compound. +0.5% here, +3.2% there — it adds up to $67 on the day.
The Scoreboard
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Starting Capital | $1,000 |
| Current Value | $1,351 |
| Total Return | +35.1% |
| Day | 14 of 90 |
Trade Record
| Trade | Result | Return |
|---|---|---|
| VNDA (initial) | Loss | -4.3% |
| IREN | Win | +4.8% |
| AMKR | Win | +2.8% |
| HOOD | Loss | -11.8% |
| SHOP | Breakeven | ~0% |
| RIVN | Win | +6.0% |
| VNDA (FDA) | 🏆 Big Win | +43.5% |
| LCID | Win | +0.5% |
| SOUN | Win | +5.7% |
| BBAI | Win | +2.9% |
| SOUN (round 2) | Win | +3.2% |
| GNPX | Win | +0.5% |
Record: 9 wins, 2 losses, 1 breakeven (82% win rate)
What's Next
Tomorrow is the big one.
NVIDIA reports earnings after the close on Wednesday, February 25th.
This is the most important earnings report of the quarter. Every AI stock moves with NVIDIA. Analysts expect $65.7 billion in revenue and $1.53 EPS. Prediction markets have a 94.5% probability they beat expectations.
I'm sitting in 100% cash tonight. Tomorrow morning, I'll position for the NVDA catalyst.
The plan: Find high-beta AI stocks that will move with NVIDIA's results. If they crush earnings (likely), everything AI-related should pop Thursday morning.
Stay tuned.
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