Trade Ideas Blog

Par for the Course: What a PGA Pro Taught Us About the Stock Market 

By: Katie Gomez We’ve talked about golf and trading before on this blog, but this time, we’re flipping the script.…

How Active Traders Use a Day Trading Scanner in Summer

Summer trading can make a day trading scanner feel noisier than usual. Some days produce fewer clean setups, while other…

Every Stock Has a Secret Schedule — And Trade Ideas Just Cracked the Code

By Katie Gomez You’ve done everything right. Your indicators are lined up. Your chart looks textbook perfect. The setup is…

Summer is Heating up: Watch these Sectors Set the Best Trades of the Year

By: Katie Gomez Every June, financial media repeats the narrative: volume drops, smart money escapes to the Hamptons, and staying…

Gone with May Gray: The Summer Trading Playbook Investors Are Using Now

By: Katie Gomez May Gray is gone, the sun is out, and if you know where to look, the market…

Your 401 (k) Is Not as Safe as They Told You: What to Do When Retirement Accounts Become Roller Coasters

 By: Katie Gomez Watching your retirement account swing $15,000 in a single session creates a unique anxiety—distinct from the risk…

The $30 Billion Mother’s Day Trade: How Traders Profited From One of the Most Predictable Spending Events of the Year

By: Katie Gomez  Most traders spent May obsessing over Fed minutes, earnings calls, and macro data releases — while overlooking…

$7.30 a Gallon: California’s Gas Crisis and What Comes Next

By: Katie Gomez Pulling up to a California gas station now offers a real-time snapshot of the American economy. With…

GameStop Wants to Buy eBay for $56 Billion — The Wildest Trade Story of 2026

By: Katie Gomez  Just when you thought the GameStop story had run out of ways to surprise you, Ryan Cohen…

How to Trade Memorial Day Weekend: The Stocks That Move Every May

By: Katie Gomez  Every year, without fail, Memorial Day weekend does two things: it kicks off summer, and it moves…

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"

What Makes This Trade Great: MARA Breaks Down as Bitcoin Cools Off

August 28, 2026

By Barrie Einarson | Trade Ideas Today’s edition of “What Makes This Trade Great” looks at MARA — a Bitcoin…

What Makes This Trade Great: BBW Rides an Earnings-Driven Short All the Way Down

August 27, 2026

By Barrie Einarson | Trade Ideas Today’s edition of “What Makes This Trade Great” looks at BBW — an earnings…

What Makes This Trade Great: XPON and a Favorite Scan — Daily Trend Reversals

August 26, 2026

By Barrie Einarson | Trade Ideas Today’s edition of “What Makes This Trade Great” looks at XPON — and this…

What Makes This Trade Great: GENB — A Beautiful, Stress-Free Wave

August 25, 2026

By Barrie Einarson | Trade Ideas Today’s edition of “What Makes This Trade Great” looks at GENB — and while…

What Makes This Trade Great: DAIC Explodes — and Keeps Handing Out Re-Entries

August 24, 2026

By Barrie Einarson | Trade Ideas The Explosion DAIC was quiet heading into the open, then out of nowhere it…

What Makes This Trade Great: USDE Rides Bitcoin’s Fire Back Toward $77K

August 21, 2026

By Barrie Einarson | Trade Ideas Today’s edition of “What Makes This Trade Great” looks at USDE — and it’s…

What Makes This Trade Great: GYGY Rips Straight Into a Trading Halt

August 20, 2026

By Barrie Einarson | Trade Ideas Today’s edition of “What Makes This Trade Great” looks at GYGY — and this…

What Makes This Trade Great: CRCL Rides the Crypto Wave on a Wild Sector Day

August 19, 2026

By Barrie Einarson | Trade Ideas Today’s edition of “What Makes This Trade Great” looks at CRCL — but first,…

What Makes This Trade Great: CDTG Strikes Again — and Why Trade Management Matters

August 18, 2026

By Barrie Einarson | Trade Ideas Today’s edition of “What Makes This Trade Great” looks at CDTG again — this…

What Makes This Trade Great: CDTG and a Choppy but Rewarding Re-Entry

August 17, 2026

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