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Self-Directed 401(k) Trading: Understanding Your Options and Limitations

By: Katie Gomez  As market volatility creates new sector-specific opportunities and policy changes reshape entire industries, many investors find themselves…

Why Size Matters: How to Profit from Small Headline-Driven Stocks

By: Katie Gomez While traders obsess over fractional moves in Amazon, Disney, and Apple, smart money is hunting in the…

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Mastering Market Story, Hyper Filtering, and Real-Time Market Analytics While most traders rely on basic stock screeners that provide limited…

Swing Trading vs. Day Trading: Understanding the Differences and Benefits

In the world of trading, where all is lost and gained in a split second, risk management is a key…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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"

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…

What Makes This Trade Great: Low-Priced China Stocks Are Back in the Spotlight

June 8, 2026

By Barrie Einarson | Trade Ideas Today’s featured trade on “What Makes This Trade Great” centers on INHD — and…

When Good Earnings Don’t Matter — How Our AI Caught a Short on a Down Market Day

June 5, 2026

By Barrie Einarson · Trade Ideas Today was one of those days. The SPY was down 11 points while I…

Don’t Sleep on Stocks That Are Already Up 200–300%

June 4, 2026

By Barrie Einarson · Trade Ideas “How can you possibly trade a stock that’s already up 200 or 300%?” To…

The Power of the Re-Entry: How AI Turned a Shaky Short Into a Winning Trade

June 3, 2026

By Barrie Einarson Trade Ideas Sometimes the first signal isn’t the best entry — but the re-entry can be everything. Here’s…

ABVX and CELC: Two biotech shorts that remind us why news still matters

June 2, 2026

By Barrie Einarson | Trade Ideas | What Makes This Trade Great Hey everyone — Barrie here with another edition…

ELMT and the Value of the Re-Entry

June 1, 2026

By Barrie Einarson One of the most important lessons traders can learn is that missing the first entry doesn’t mean…

What Makes This Trade Great: Sometimes the Best Trade Is the Easiest One

May 29, 2026

Hello everyone, Barrie Einarson here from Trade Ideas with another edition of What Makes This Trade Great. To Subscribe to…