Trade Ideas Blog

The Holiday Crossroads – When Discipline Meets Temptation

By: Katie Gomez Thanksgiving week serves as the ultimate psychological stress test, separating traders who practice gratitude and capital preservation…

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Black Friday Earnings: How to Trade Retail’s Make-or-Break Season

By: Katie Gomez Black Friday and Cyber Monday represent retail’s Super Bowl—the critical shopping period in which November and December…

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The Hidden Genius of Idea Surfing

How Trade Ideas Accidentally Built the Perfect Tool for “Blink” + “Flow” — and Why Almost Nobody Realizes It Written…

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California’s Prop 50 Passes: What Redistricting Politics Mean for Stock Traders

By: Katie Gomez  California voters approved Proposition 50 on November 4, 2025, authorizing a controversial redrawing of congressional district maps…

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Mastering Simulated Trading with Trade-Ideas: From Practice to Performance

By: Shane Neagle When it comes to trading, practice is not optional; it is essential. Markets move quickly, and the…

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Return of the Memestock? Gamestop’s Latest Rally Reignites Volatility

By: Katie Gomez GameStop (GME) is back in the headlines, not because of another Reddit rally, but thanks to a…

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Don’t Let These Market Monsters Scare You Out of Good Trades

By: Katie Goemz  October brought more than just Halloween decorations and costume parties—it marked the market’s most psychologically haunted season,…

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AI-Powered Options Trading: How ChatGPT and Grok Are Revolutionizing Data Analysis for Traders

   By: Katie Gomez Picture this: you’re staring at a screen displaying thousands of options contracts across multiple expirations, while simultaneously…

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Trump’s Education Pivot: Market Opportunities in the Skills Revolution

By: Katie Gomez  The Trump administration has launched an unprecedented transformation of America’s workforce development landscape through the April 2025…

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How to Use AI for Day Trading (8 Best Ways Included)

You know that feeling when you’ve spent hours watching chart patterns, convinced you’ve finally “cracked” the pattern… only for the…

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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"

🚀 VRCA: A Great Example of Why the Re-Entry Matters

November 26, 2025

By Barrie Einarson VRCA gave us a really nice reminder today that the first entry isn’t always the best one.…

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Retail Ignites: KSS, ANF, and a Rare Surge in XRT

November 25, 2025

By Barrie Einarson When you trade long enough, you get used to powerful moves — but every so often, the…

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INHD – A Great Example of Why You Stick With the Process

November 24, 2025

By Barrie Einarson Some trades jump out at you right off the bat. Others take a little patience. INHD was…

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What Makes This Trade Great: QDEL’s All-Day Power Move

November 21, 2025

By Barrie Einarson Every so often, a setup shows up on the scanners that has that unmistakable “look” — clean…

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When Market Strength Turns into Relentless Selling

November 20, 2025

This is where things took a turn — a sharp one. Around 10:45, the market didn’t just cool off. It…

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📈 What Makes This Trade Great — A Clean Look at SGBX

November 19, 2025

By Barrie Einarson Some trades just feel good the moment you start watching them develop. Today’s example from the Trade…

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ARVN: The Trade That Bucked a Weak Market

November 18, 2025

Hey everyone, Barrie Einarson from Trade Ideas here with today’s edition of What Makes This Trade Great. This morning wasn’t…

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A Quick Breakdown of a Clean Momentum Move

November 17, 2025

By Barrie Einarson Some days you open the platform, start scanning around, and one ticker just refuses to hide. That…

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SPY Gap-Down Reversal: A Perfect Lesson in Market Psychology

November 14, 2025

By Barrie Einarson If you were watching the market this morning, you probably felt the same thing I did —…

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What Makes This Trade Great: EGAN’s Earnings Breakdown Provides a Clean Short

November 13, 2025

By Barrie Einarson — Trade Ideas Sometimes the best trades come on days when the market just isn’t behaving the…

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