An “8-10% return” each year.

That’s the number most investors are taught is a “good ROI” when it comes to trading.

The S&P 500 index, a benchmark for the U.S. stock market, has averaged around 10% return per year since the late 1920s.

But what if “smart money” institutional investors believed something completely different?

What if… instead of targeting 10%, 20% or maybe even 30% gains… there was a way to target gains as high as 100%, 200% or even 300%?

Well… after years of trading, I’ve discovered a phenomenon that happens on Wall Street the morning before the opening bell that offers potential for these triple-digit gains.

In fact, Harvard and Duke University recently conducted a study detailing how it works.

What the Research Shows

A study conducted by Harvard and Duke University revealed that when a company reports earnings that significantly outperform Wall Street expectations, its stock doesn’t just jump once-it actually continues to rise in the following days, weeks, or even months.

This is because institutional investors and market makers need time to adjust their positions, creating what traders call Aftershocks at the opening bell.

Even the Federal Reserve and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) analyzed how these earnings surprises impact stock prices.

Their findings confirm that markets tend to undervalue the momentum of a strong earnings beat, leading to sustained moves well beyond what most investors expect.

This undervalue tendency has proven to be an effective time to get in on a stock according to Wall Street.

Whenever a catalyst event happens… say a company reports earnings – there’s often the chance Wall Street overreacts to its stock price.

The stock might make a big move up – or a big move down – or stay flat.

Nobody knows.

Yet, smart money doesn’t try to guess where that move will be.

Instead, it waits until AFTER the earnings dust settles before making its move.

How Wall Street Conducts Aftershocks Trades

While retail investors are often left scrambling, hedge funds and institutional traders use these earnings aftershocks to stack the odds in their favor.

They don’t just trade earnings before the announcement-they wait for the next morning’s aftershock and ride the momentum to rapid gains.

Where you Come in

Here’s the good news…

You don’t need millions of dollars or a Wall Street background to take advantage of Aftershocks.

By following a simple three-step strategy, everyday people can capitalize just like the pros.

Here are the three steps…

1. Identify Earnings Winners – Look for companies that crushed expectations and had a significant post-earnings move.
2. Compare the Move to Market Expectations – If the stock moves at least 1.5x what Wall Street predicted, it’s a prime candidate for an Aftershock.
3. Trade the Opening Bell Aftershock – When the market opens, enter the trade and ride the momentum for minutes or hours, targeting triple-digit returns.

You see… the financial media focuses on pre-earnings speculation, but the real money often moves after the announcement.

Institutions like Harvard, the Fed, and the SEC know this.

Yet most everyday investors never hear about it.

Now that you know, the next step is taking action.

YOUR ACTION PLAN

I recently outlined exactly how the “Aftershocks” strategy works using a real life example of a trade on AppLovin (APP).

Click here to see how it works here.