Trade Ideas Blog

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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Simulated Trading: A Beginner’s Guide to Risk-Free Practice

Most traders struggle because they don’t have a structured way to practice. Reading about strategies isn’t enough.  On paper, a…

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Gold Rush 2025: Why Smart Traders Are Abandoning The Dollar for Precious Metals

By: Katie Gomez The Great Currency Shift Did you know that if you bought an ounce of gold this time…

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Trump’s External Revenue Revolution: How Tariffs Are Building America’s Parallel Economy

By: Katie Gomez  For the first time since 1913, America is shifting from taxing its own citizens to having foreign…

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Cash is King: Why Going Liquid Beats Forced Investing in Volatile Markets

By: Katie Gomez  In the relentless world of trading, there’s unspoken pressure that whispers constantly: you must always be invested,…

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How Momentum Trading Works: A Beginner’s Guide

Most traders struggle with one thing: knowing when to act. Buy too early, and you sit through dead time. Buy…

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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: SIDU and Why Re-Entries Matter

December 22, 2025

By Barrie EinarsonTrade Ideas One of the biggest mistakes I see traders make—especially newer ones—is thinking that if the first…

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What Makes This Trade Great: Let the TradeWave Tell You When to Take Profits ($LUNR)

December 19, 2025

One of the questions I get asked all the time is: “Barrie, how do I know when to take profits…

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What Makes This Trade Great: FCEL and Letting the AI Do Its Job

December 18, 2025

Hey everyone, Barrie Einarson here from Trade Ideas with today’s What Makes This Trade Great. I want to talk about…

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RXRX: Why Re-Entries Matter More Than Perfect Entries

December 17, 2025

Hey everyone,Barrie Einarson here from Trade Ideas with today’s edition of What Makes This Trade Great. I want to walk…

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What Made This Trade Great: Shorting QURE

December 16, 2025

Barrie Einarson – Trade Ideas It was a tough, choppy day in the market, and those are the days where…

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What Makes This Trade Great: CLYM Shows Us What True Alpha Looks Like

December 12, 2025

By Barrie Einarson Every once in a while, a stock hits your screen that reminds you exactly why we rely…

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DOMH: Why the AI Re-Entry Made This Trade Worth Watching

December 11, 2025

By Barrie Einarson, Trade Ideas Every day the market gives us something new to learn, and today’s example—DOMH—is a perfect…

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PLAB: A Perfect Example of a Multi-Directional Earnings Trade

December 10, 2025

Hey everyone, Barrie Einarson from Trade Ideas here, and today’s “What Makes This Trade Great” centers around a name that…

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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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