By Barrie Einarson | Trade Ideas

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Let me tell you about something I spotted recently that had me doing a double-take — and it’s the kind of setup that gets a trader’s blood pumping.

TTD. The Trade Desk.

Now, TTD had earnings. And it got hammered. We’re talking a brutal post-earnings sell-off — the kind that makes most traders run the other way and never look back. But here’s where it gets interesting…

I’m always watching these beaten-down stocks after a big drop. The question I ask myself: is there any bounce left in this thing? Sometimes the market has to be on your side for a bounce play to work. But TTD? TTD didn’t get that memo.

Here’s what happened:

From the lows around $21, TTD shot almost straight up to $23 — a quick little pullback — and then powered right through to a high of $24. That’s roughly a 14% move off the bottom. Not bad for a stock that just got crushed on earnings.

But here’s the part that really caught my eye — the part that makes this an anomaly:

The SPY was getting absolutely hammered the entire time.

While TTD was ripping higher, the broader market was selling off hard. That is the definition of relative strength. When a stock that just had disappointing earnings refuses to follow the market lower — and actually rallies in the face of it — that tells you something. The buyers were stepping in with conviction, regardless of the bad news, regardless of the market weakness.

That kind of divergence? That’s worth paying attention to.

This is exactly the type of pattern I look for — not just momentum, but strength against the tide. It doesn’t always happen. But when it does, it can be one of the cleanest trades you’ll see.

Keep watching for these anomalies. They’re out there every single day. 📈

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— Barrie Einarson, Trade Ideas