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How Many Trading Days in a Year: Is It 252 or 256?

If you’ve read about markets, tested strategies, or calculated returns, you’ve probably come across a simple but important question: How…

MLK Day and the Stock Market: What Traders Need to Know

By: Katie Gomez  Every third Monday in January, U.S. financial markets close to observe Martin Luther King Jr. Day. For…

Protect Yourself: How Scammers Impersonate Trade Ideas (And What We’ll NEVER Do)

Like many companies in the trading technology space, Trade Ideas faces an ongoing battle with impersonators who prey on our…

Trump Media’s Crypto Power Play: How DJT Stock Plans to Expose Naked Short Sellers

By: Katie Gomez Trump Media & Technology Group (DJT) just made a move that has short sellers panicking and retail…

The January Effect 2026: Why Small Caps Explode Every New Year (And How to Profit)

By: Katie Gomez Every January, the same predictable pattern unfolds like clockwork—small cap stocks explode 5-15% in the first few…

Dan Mirkin and the Making of Trade Ideas

By: Kyle Vallans Editor’s Note: This article was originally published by SaveOnTrading and is republished here with permission. The interview…

Best Stock Screeners and Scanners

Most trading days start the same way: too many stocks, too little time, and no clear shortlist. When you try…

How a 13-Year-Old Turned $5K into $13K: The LFS Trade That Proves Discipline Beats Experience

  By: Katie Gomez Meet Ian: 13 years old, son of Trade Ideas founder Dan Mirkin and now an unlikely…

Trump’s Tariff Timeline: The 7 Stocks That Will Explode (or Implode) in January 2026

By: Katie Gomez Donald Trump’s return to the White House on January 20, 2026, isn’t just a political event—it’s a…

While You’re Returning Gifts, Traders Make Their Moves: Why the Week After Christmas Determines Your Q1 2026 Returns

By: Katie Gomez While you’re standing in return lines at Target debating whether to exchange that sweater for store credit,…

5 Simple Yet Effective Tools Every Day Trader Should Master

December 12, 2024

By: Shane Neagle In the fast-paced world of day trading, getting the right tools in your kit can be the…

Unveiling The Power of My Favorite Scan: How DWAC Made the Trade Great

January 17, 2024

Hey there, fellow traders and market enthusiasts! It’s Barrie Einarson from Trade Ideas, back with today’s edition of “What Makes…

6 Strategies for Maximizing Profits in Day Trading

January 10, 2024

By: Shane Neagle Have you ever pondered what elevates certain day traders above the rest?  Within the stock market’s ever-changing…

Out With the Old, In With the Gold: Precious Metals Stocks Set to Shine in 2024: Out With the Old, In With the Gold

December 28, 2023

By Katie Gomez The stock market offers substantial rewards, but savvy investors recognize that trading extends beyond equities. Precious metals…

4 Key Risk Management Factors When Day Trading

October 18, 2023

Written by Shane Neagle Can traders really navigate the unpredictable waters of day trading and come out ahead? Absolutely, and…

Micron Drops After Forecasting Wider Than Expected Loss

September 29, 2023

Written by Guest Contributor, Shane Neagle While Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU) reported adjusted revenue for its fourth fiscal quarter that…

Daily "What Makes This Trade Great"

September 14, 2026

What Makes This Trade Great: TENB Rides a Beautiful Wave While SPY Chops By Barrie Einarson | Trade Ideas Today’s…

What Makes This Trade Great: DLLL Doubles the Move

September 11, 2026

Hello everyone, Barrie Einarson here with today’s edition of What Makes This Trade Great. To Subscribe to Trade Ideas: https://go.trade-ideas.com/SHQUse…

What Makes This Trade Great: Finding WLTH When the Market Was Down

September 10, 2026

Hello everyone, Barrie Einarson from Trade Ideas with today’s edition of What Makes This Trade Great. To Subscribe to Trade…

What Makes This Trade Great: SUNE and the Power of the Re-Entry

September 9, 2026

Hello everyone, Barrie Einarson from Trade Ideas with another edition of What Makes This Trade Great. To Subscribe to Trade…

What Makes This Trade Great: DYN’s VWAP Bounce

September 8, 2026

Hello everyone, Barrie Einarson from Trade Ideas here with today’s edition of What Makes This Trade Great. To Subscribe to…

What Makes This Trade Great: Trading Apple Through AAPU

September 4, 2026

Hey everyone, Barrie Einarson here with another edition of What Makes This Trade Great. To Subscribe to Trade Ideas: https://go.trade-ideas.com/SHQUse…

What Makes This Trade Great: CHPT and the Power of the Re-Entry

September 3, 2026

Hello everyone, It’s Barrie Einarson from Trade Ideas with another edition of “What Makes This Trade Great.” To Subscribe: https://go.trade-ideas.com/SHQUse…

FRVO: Why the AI Can Be More Than an Entry Signal

September 2, 2026

Hello, Barrie Einarson from Trade Ideas with today’s edition of What Makes This Trade Great! To Subscribe to Trade Ideas:…

What Makes This Trade Great: Another Strong Re-Entry From Our AI

September 1, 2026

By Barrie Einarson | Trade Ideas Today’s edition of “What Makes This Trade Great” looks at another AI trade —…

What Makes This Trade Great: WFF Stands Out on an Otherwise Quiet Day

August 31, 2026

By Barrie Einarson | Trade Ideas Today’s edition of “What Makes This Trade Great” looks at WFF — the one…