Trade Ideas Blog
The Index Is Lying to You: The Hidden Carnage Happening Beneath the Surface of the Market
By: Katie Gomez You pull up the S&P 500. Green. You check the Nasdaq. Holding up. Financial media is talking…
The Citadel Game: How the World’s Most Powerful Market Maker Bought the AI Bottom
By: Katie Gomez In two years, Leopold Aschenbrenner built the fastest growing fund in the history of asset management —…
What Causes Market Volatility? Key Trends Every Active Trader Should Watch
A quiet market can turn fast. A stock gaps on earnings, an inflation report changes rate expectations, or breaking news…
Buy the Rumor, Sell the News: The Market Phenomenon Every Trader Needs to Understand
By: Katie Gomez A company reports blowout earnings. Revenue beat, profit beat, guidance raised — the news is undeniably great…
Don’t Let August Catch You Off Guard: What the Market’s Quietest Month Can Do to Your Portfolio
By: Katie Gomez August looks like the easy month. Volume is thin, institutional desks are quiet, earnings have wrapped, and…
When Does Earnings Season Start? A Q3 Guide for Active Traders
Earnings season can turn a normal watchlist into dozens of stocks moving before the opening bell. For active traders, the…
How to Use the Gap and Go Strategy in Summer’s Low-Volume Markets
Summer markets can make Gap and Go trading more challenging. Lower trading volume often means weaker momentum, more false breakouts,…
The Psychology of a Losing Streak: How to Reset, Recover, and Come Back Stronger
By: Katie Gomez It started with one bad trade. Then another. Then a third that looked perfect on paper and…
Be Careful What You Wish For: The PDT Rule Is Gone, and the Market Topped the Same Day
By: Katie Gomez The moment the PDT rule removal was announced, retail trading communities erupted. Twitter, Reddit, Discord servers —…
The AI Energy Crisis: Why Data Centers Are Creating the Biggest Utility Stock Opportunity in Decades
By: Katie Gomez Everyone is talking about AI — the chips, the models, the software, the robots. But almost nobody…
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What Makes This Trade Great: GENB — A Beautiful, Stress-Free Wave
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
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What Makes This Trade Great: USDE Rides Bitcoin’s Fire Back Toward $77K
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What Makes This Trade Great: GYGY Rips Straight Into a Trading Halt
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What Makes This Trade Great: CRCL Rides the Crypto Wave on a Wild Sector Day
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What Makes This Trade Great: CDTG Strikes Again — and Why Trade Management Matters
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
By Barrie Einarson | Trade Ideas Today’s edition of “What Makes This Trade Great” looks at CDTG — one of…
What Makes This Trade Great: LFS and a Textbook VWAP Play
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What Makes This Trade Great: FGI and the Reality of Trading Low Float Stocks
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What Makes This Trade Great: WEN Runs on Buyout Buzz — and Another Re-Entry Wins
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