What Makes This Trade Great: STEM
What Makes This Trade Great: STEM
Jul 28, 2025
Hey everyone,
Barrie Einarson here from Trade Ideas, and today I want to walk you through a textbook example of what makes a trade really stand out. We’re talking about STEM, a ticker that came straight off our AI channel this morning. To Subscribe: https://go.trade-ideas.com/SHQ
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The alert came in at $17.03, and while the initial candle did get a nice little pop, what really made this trade shine was the time it gave you. You didn’t have to jump in on the first candle. In fact, you had a solid 15–20 minutes to evaluate the setup. That’s golden. Too often we get alerts that rip immediately, leaving traders in the dust. But not this one.
After that consolidation period, STEM began its real move — climbing all the way to $19.46 before pulling back. That’s about 14% upside if you took the trade from the original alert. And even if you were cautious and waited, you still had great opportunities to enter before the breakout.
What I really liked was how it behaved after the initial push. It pulled back, reset, then pushed again. These are the kinds of moves that let you manage risk and build into a position if the momentum sticks — which it did.
Now, one level I’m keeping an eye on is VWAP, around $18.26. If it holds that level, we could easily see a retest of the highs or even fresh intraday continuation. It’s one of those setups that just keeps giving.
Bottom line:
- Multiple entry points
- Clean consolidation
- Strong breakout with follow-through
- A key VWAP level that could act as support
If you’re learning to trust the process and lean into AI alerts, this is a trade you should absolutely review. Save it. Study it. This is what great trades look like.
Catch you in the next one,
— Barrie