Trade Ideas Blog

Chart Pattern Recognition at Scale: Using Trade Ideas for Technical Setups

By: Katie Gomez  Many traders don’t realize that manual chart analysis, while foundational to technical trading, becomes a significant bottleneck…

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Self-Directed 401(k) Trading: Understanding Your Options and Limitations

By: Katie Gomez  As market volatility creates new sector-specific opportunities and policy changes reshape entire industries, many investors find themselves…

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Why Size Matters: How to Profit from Small Headline-Driven Stocks

By: Katie Gomez While traders obsess over fractional moves in Amazon, Disney, and Apple, smart money is hunting in the…

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Trade Ideas Advanced Features: 

Mastering Market Story, Hyper Filtering, and Real-Time Market Analytics While most traders rely on basic stock screeners that provide limited…

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Swing Trading vs. Day Trading: Understanding the Differences and Benefits

In the world of trading, where all is lost and gained in a split second, risk management is a key…

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October Effect: Trading Volatility Season Smart

By: Katie Gomez  October carries a notorious reputation in financial markets as the month when portfolios can disappear overnight, etched…

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You Can’t Turn Your Back on the (Money) Machine: Updates from Internal Testing

     By: Katie Gomez  Automated trading programs have completely transformed the market and how we trade, but we can’t turn our…

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Small Cap September: Why Forgotten Stocks Often Outperform in Fall Markets

By: Katie Gomez  Luckily, the “worst” trading month is almost over, but there might be a silver lining to come…

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Flow on Autopilot: How the Money Machine Transforms Trading

Written by: Dan Mirkin In the fast-paced world of trading, where fortunes can be made or lost in seconds, achieving…

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Trade Ideas’ Money Machine: A New Era in Automated Trading

By: Shane Neagle Automated trading has advanced to far beyond basic scripts and static algos. Today’s traders are looking for…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Daily "What Makes This Trade Great"

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

December 9, 2025

By Barrie Einarson When you’ve been watching the markets as long as I have, you learn that the first entry…

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WVE – What Made This Trade Great Today?

December 8, 2025

By Barrie Einarson You know, every once in a while a trade comes along that really shows off what our…

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🚀 What Makes This Trade Great: CHP2 & IRBT Deliver Clean AI Wins

December 5, 2025

By Barrie Einarson Good morning, everyone! Barrie here from Trade Ideas with another breakdown of What Makes This Trade Great.…

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Three Standout AI Trades & Why PATH Was the Star Today

December 4, 2025

By Barrie Einarson In today’s session, our AI delivered three exceptionally clean setups, but one name towered above the rest…

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IRBT: A Textbook Momentum Play with Multiple Entries

December 3, 2025

By Barrie Einarson When you’re trading momentum names with high short interest, you have to stay nimble and open to…

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When a “Wrong” AI Alert Becomes the Perfect Trade: CDLR Breakdown

December 2, 2025

Hey everyone, Barrie Einarson here from Trade Ideas.I want to walk you through a perfect example of why I always…

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What Makes This Trade Great: The Power of the Re-Entry Signal on KALA

December 1, 2025

In today’s edition of What Makes This Trade Great, we’re looking at a clear example of why the re-entry column…

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🚀 VRCA: A Great Example of Why the Re-Entry Matters

November 26, 2025

By Barrie Einarson VRCA gave us a really nice reminder today that the first entry isn’t always the best one.…

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Retail Ignites: KSS, ANF, and a Rare Surge in XRT

November 25, 2025

By Barrie Einarson When you trade long enough, you get used to powerful moves — but every so often, the…

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INHD – A Great Example of Why You Stick With the Process

November 24, 2025

By Barrie Einarson Some trades jump out at you right off the bat. Others take a little patience. INHD was…

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