By Barrie Einarson

Today’s What Makes This Trade Great is a perfect example of how I actually use our AI at Trade Ideas—and why traders sometimes misunderstand it. To Subscribe: https://go.trade-ideas.com/SHQ
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Let’s talk about PGY.

At the open, the AI flagged PGY as a short, with the opportunity showing around $13.86. And sure, the stock did move lower, getting down to about $13.60. Not a terrible trade by any means.

But here’s the key point:
👉 I don’t treat the AI as a command. I treat it as a watchlist.

As the session unfolded, PGY began to reverse and worked its way back toward VWAP. This is where discretion comes in. Just because the AI initially suggested a short doesn’t mean you stop thinking or stop reading price action.

When PGY broke above VWAP around $14.37, that opened the door for a long idea. Momentum followed, the stock pushed over $15, and at that point the conversation changed completely.

Now the question became:

• Can it hold above $15?
• Does it continue to build strength throughout the day?

The longer a stock holds those key levels, the more confidence you can have in the move.

This was also an earnings-related play, which explains why PGY got hammered earlier. Earnings volatility creates opportunity—but only if you’re willing to stay flexible.

And that’s the real lesson here.

The AI isn’t about blindly following a direction. It’s about putting the right stocks on your radar, then letting you do what humans do best:

• read context
• interpret price action
• adapt as the day evolves

Use the AI as a starting point, not a finish line. Follow the stock all day. Let the market tell you the story.

That’s what makes this trade great.