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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,…

AI Stocks’ Reckoning: Why the 2025 Bubble is Bursting (And What’s Next)

By: Katie Gomez  The AI revolution promised to change everything—and for a while, it changed stock portfolios into lottery tickets.…

Reset Your Portfolio with Tax-Loss Harvesting: The 5 Trades to Make Before January 1st

By: Katie Gomez  You have just a few days left to legally slash your 2025 tax bill by thousands of…

The Santa Claus Rally 2025: Myth, Reality, or Trading Opportunity?

By: Katie Gomez  Every December, the whispers start: “Santa Claus Rally.” Some traders swear by it, others dismiss it as…

The Holiday Trading Trap: When FOMO Costs You Money

By: Katie Gomez  Every year, traders face the same dilemma: keep trading through the holidays or step away? They either…

Hammer Candlestick Pattern: How to Identify and Trade Bullish Reversals

Late reversal entries are where traders bleed. You see a price bounce, you chase it, your stop sits right under…

Santa’s Rally: Myth, Magic, or Measurable Edge For Investors?

Every year, as December winds down and the financial world wraps up for the year, a familiar phrase, Santa’s rally,…

Day Trading Tips for Beginners: 10 Core Principles Every Trader Should Know

Day trading isn’t just about quick profits or flashing charts; it’s about learning how to stay calm in the middle…

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…

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What Makes This Trade Great: FUBO Earnings Play Strength

April 6, 2026

Alright traders, Barrie Einarson here with today’s edition of What Makes This Trade Great. Let’s talk about FUBO, because this…

A Steady Earnings Winner While the Market Swings

April 2, 2026

Hello traders, Barrie Einarson here with today’s edition of What Makes This Trade Great. Let’s talk about FC, coming out…

Is the SPY Nightmare Over? Watching the 200-Day Battle

April 1, 2026

Alright traders, Barrie Einarson here with today’s edition of What Makes This Trade Great—and today, it’s not about a single…

🚨 What Makes This Trade Great — $PENN 🚨

March 31, 2026

Hello everyone, Barry Anderson here from Trade Ideas, breaking down a setup that really caught my attention today — PENN…

What Makes This Trade Great: SGML and the Power of Thinking Independently

March 30, 2026

By Barrie Einarson This morning’s AI alert on SGML is a great reminder of something I emphasize all the time:our…

When the Market’s in Disarray, Precision Matters

March 27, 2026

It was one of those days. The market opened weak and never really found its footing. The SPY was down…

$DXYZ – What Makes This Trade Great!! 🚀📉

March 26, 2026

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

$UGRO – What Makes This Trade Great!!

March 25, 2026

By Barrie Einarson This was one of those days where the AI gave us multiple opportunities—but $UGRO clearly stole the…

What Makes This Trade Great: RBNE’s Second-Chance Opportunity

March 24, 2026

By Barrie Einarson It’s been a choppy market lately—no question about it. But even in these conditions, the AI continues…

When the Market Won’t Sit Still: Why Today Was So Tough to Trade

March 23, 2026

By Barrie Einarson If you felt like today’s market was unusually difficult to trade, you weren’t imagining it. This wasn’t…