MCVT’s 364 % Moonshot — The Premarket Tell Everyone Missed

Friday’s session delivered the sort of fireworks that keep traders glued to their screens long after the closing bell. Mill City Ventures III ($MCVT) opened our morning watchlist the moment it began humming in pre-market, and by day’s end it had rocketed a staggering 364 percent—from a humble $2.80 trigger all the way to a $12.99 after-hours climax.

The early whisper
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​Long before the market officially opened, $MCVT was already trading more shares than it usually sees in an entire day. That kind of relative volume is the market’s version of a flashing neon sign. Price action was equally loud: every dip toward $2.80 was bought back so quickly it felt choreographed, and the tape refused to spend any real time beneath VWAP. 
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​A slow burn that caught fire
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​The opening bell didn’t bring an immediate breakout; instead, $MCVT dipped into the low $3s and shuffled sideways. It was the perfect head-fake—enough to lure impatient longs out and give early shorts a false sense of comfort. Around lunchtime the stock compressed into a tight coil, volume dried up. That lull was the gather-steam moment.

​At three o’clock sharp, price reclaimed the $4 handle on expanding volume and never looked back. Candles marched higher in orderly fashion, each shallow pullback finding support almost to the penny. By the close, $MCVT had already printed $6.64—good for a 137% long move—but the real show was still to come.
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​After-hours ignition
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​With regular trading finished, liquidity thinned and $MCVT became a textbook squeeze machine. Whole-dollar levels—eight, nine, ten—evaporated like tissue paper. Every uptick forced another round of short covering, and before anyone could tweet a price update the stock was flirting with $12.99.


Lessons in the smoke
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$MCVT’s run is a vivid reminder that preparation trumps prediction. The setup was simple: ridiculously low float, early relative volume, a clean VWAP relationship, and clean SEC filing (as far as we could tell).

That combination doesn’t guarantee a multi-bagger, but it does stack the odds in your favor—especially if you’re patient enough to sit through the midday doldrums and disciplined enough to leave a small “runner” on for after-hours surprises.

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For educational purposes only. This is not investment advice; always do your own due diligence before trading securities.
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