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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…

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

June 26, 2026

When a Company Buys Something Nobody Wanted: The SYNA Short By Barrie Einarson — Trade Ideas Hey everyone — Barrie…

What Made This Trade Great: My Daily Reversal Scan Delivered Big

June 25, 2026

By Barrie Einarson | Trade Ideas Hey everyone, Barrie here from Trade Ideas, and I want to talk about a…

DFTX Is Breaking Into All-Time High Territory — Here’s Why I’m Watching It Closely

June 24, 2026

Sometimes a trade just lines up cleanly — and this morning, DFTX was one of those moments. Hey traders! Our…

What Makes This Trade Great: ARQQ and the Power of Sector Catalysts

June 23, 2026

By Barrie Einarson | Trade Ideas Hey everyone, Barrie Einarson here from Trade Ideas, and today I want to walk…

What Makes This Trade Great: HQ’s AI Alert That Called It Before the Rip

June 22, 2026

By Barrie Einarson | Trade Ideas Hey everyone, Barrie Einarson here from Trade Ideas, and today I want to talk…

This Trade Great: CRVO and the Power of the Halfway

June 18, 2026

Hey everyone, Barrie Einarson here from Trade Ideas with today’s edition of What Makes This Trade Great. Now, full disclosure…

SpaceX IPO Day: Buy the Rumor, Sell the News — And the Collateral Damage

June 12, 2026

SpaceX finally went public. The hype stocks? Not so much. Hey traders! Well, this isn’t your typical “What Makes This…

XOS: Why Waiting for the Reentry Made All the Difference

June 11, 2026

The AI alert was right. The first entry? Not so much. Here’s what smart traders did instead. Hey traders! Today’s…

You don’t need a rocket ship. You need a great trade.

June 10, 2026

By Barrie Einarson · Trade Ideas — What Makes This Trade Great “Is this a rocket ship — one of…

Don’t Write Off a Stock Just Because It’s Already Up 1,000%

June 9, 2026

By Barrie Einarson · Trade Ideas “How can you trade something that’s already up 200%? Now it’s up 300%. Now…