Does anyone else feel like by the time you see the news, the move is already half over?

Been trading small-cap momentum for about a year. Gap and Go setups, pre-market focus.

The thing that keeps grinding me is the latency problem. I'll see a catalyst fire, pull up the chart, and the stock has already moved 20–30% before I've even processed the setup. By the time I'm ready to enter, I'm not early — I'm just the next buyer after the first wave already ran it.

I know some of it is algos front-running. But I also think a lot of it is just that the tools most retail traders use weren't built for this specific use case. They surface news for a broad audience, not specifically for low-float pre-market setups.

Curious how others are handling this:

* What's your current alert setup for pre-market catalysts?
* How far in advance of the open are you usually seeing setups?
* Has anyone found a workflow that actually gets you in before the first candle closes?

Not looking to pitch anything - genuinely trying to compare notes.