By Barrie Einarson

VRCA gave us a really nice reminder today that the first entry isn’t always the best one. The AI flagged the long at $5.84, and at first it looked promising. It popped a little above the level, but momentum didn’t follow through. Instead, we got a series of red bars that pushed the stock straight down into the stop at $5.66. If you took it right away, you likely got stopped out pretty quickly. To Subscribe to Trade Ideas: https://go.trade-ideas.com/SHQ
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But this is where the re-entry shines.

Once VRCA hit the stop, the stock didn’t die. It started curling back up, and that’s when I pay attention to the midpoint between the entry and the stop. For this alert, that midpoint was $5.75. As soon as VRCA pushed back through that level with strength, traders had a second shot at the trade — and honestly, it ended up being the better entry.

From the re-entry at $5.75, VRCA made a solid move to $6.11, pulled back slightly, and then continued higher toward $6.24. If you were managing the trade properly, you should still be in at least a partial position at that point. Take profit into strength, but always leave a piece on for the possibility of continuation.

What made this trade great wasn’t the initial alert — it was the patience to let the setup reset. The re-entry is there for a reason, and VRCA is a textbook example of why you don’t give up on a stock just because the first attempt didn’t work. Let the price action prove itself again, and then step back in when the timing is right.

Markets are closed Thursday and half-day Friday, so for those celebrating, enjoy the Thanksgiving break and come back refreshed for next week’s action.