> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.rotstrading.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # One Trade, Three Moves: How Genesis Velocity Works - URL: https://www.rotstrading.com/one-trade-three-moves-how-genesis-velocity-works/ - Published: 2026-10-10T15:36:06.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-10T15:36:06.000Z - Description: One complete Genesis Velocity trade in three moves: a small Pilot off the Launchpad before Stage 2 begins, the Hammer once the market proves it right, and profit taken from 7 ATR. Watch the video walkthrough. - Author: Wynand Voigt - Tags: Foundations Most traders buy a stock after it has already broken out, when the move is obvious and the risk is widest. Genesis Velocity, the momentum strategy I trade with, tries to be there slightly earlier, and to cost very little when it is wrong. 0:00 /1:46 1× The video above walks through one complete trade. Here is what you are watching. ### The Launchpad Every trade starts with a stock that has stopped falling. After a decline, price makes a low, which I call the Anchor Low. It rallies, then pulls back to a higher low. I call that higher low the Ignition, and the two lows together form the Launchpad. After the Ignition, the daily ranges tighten and volume dries up, which tells me the sellers are finished. All of this is what stage analysis calls Stage 1. ### Move 1: The Pilot The first buy comes on the Liftoff: one bar that pops through the 21 EMA and the 50 SMA on a surge of volume. The stock is still in Stage 1. That is why the Pilot is small. I risk 0.5% of my account, with the stop just under the Ignition low. Most Pilots fail, so each loss has to be cheap. ### Move 2: The Hammer If the stock pushes on and the Pilot reaches +1.5R (one and a half times what I risked), its stop moves to breakeven. From there the Pilot can no longer lose money. Then I wait for a quiet pullback toward the 21 EMA, the 200 SMA and/or the AVWAP. When price turns back up from that level, I add the Hammer, the larger entry at up to 1.0% risk. The big money only goes in after the market has proven the idea right. ### Riding the trend Once the stock is in Stage 2, my job is to sit still. I look once a day, at the close, and check price against the 21 EMA. ### Move 3: The Trim My first profit target is the 50 SMA plus 7 times the Average True Range (ATR), the stock’s typical daily range. In the video, that works out to $52.48 + 7 × $1.82 = $65.22\. When price stretches that far, I sell 40% into strength. At 8.5 ATR another 30% comes off. The last 30% is the runner. It trails the 21 EMA and stays on until price closes below it two days in a row. ### The whole trade The video ends by pulling back to show the full chart: the Launchpad on the left, the Pilot and the Hammer near the bottom, the two trims on the way up, and the runner’s exit at the top. One small buy, one larger add, and profit taken in thirds. ### The honest part The chart in the video is a simulated example, built to show the rules clearly. Real trading is messier, and most trades in this system end as small losses. The few that run the way this one does pay for the rest. That only works if the losses stay small and the winners are given room. --- *This is my own trading journal. It is not investment advice, it is not a recommendation to buy or sell any security, and it is not tailored to your circumstances, your objectives or your risk tolerance. I am not registered as an investment adviser, dealer or representative with any securities regulator. Trading involves substantial risk of loss and most active traders lose money. Do your own work and speak with a registered professional before acting on anything you read here.* [*Full disclaimer.*](https://www.rotstrading.com/disclaimer/)