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How Trade Ideas Dominates Momentum Trading: Beating the Competition for Active Investors

By Dan Mirkin Momentum trading is the holy grail for active investors. It’s the art of riding price waves—buying stocks…

The Seasonal Surge: How Spring Break Impacts Markets and Spending

By: Katie Gomez  As one of the most anticipated events for college students, spring break is just around the corner—and…

4 Key Market Conditions and How to Adjust Your Trading Strategy

By: Shane Neagle In the nature of trading, market conditions may change rapidly with hardly any notice, and traders ought…

How Trade Ideas and X Are on Parallel Paths to Revolutionize Their Worlds

By Dan Mirkin A Tale of Two Disruptors What do a microblogging platform and a stock-trading tool have in common?…

5 Tips for Traders: How to Avoid Becoming Another Market Casualty

By: Katie Gomez The trading world exerts a powerful gravitational pull on newcomers, offering the tantalizing promise of financial freedom,…

Bull vs. Bear Market – Overview, Differences, and Factors

Markets charge like bulls and prowl like bears, driven by economic growth, investor sentiment, and shifting government policies. Are you…

Understanding Stock Market Fluctuation and Opportunities

We know the market rises and falls, but is it possible to turn those fluctuations to your advantage? Yes, and…

The Future of NYSE: 24-Hour Trading – Revolution or Disruption? 

By: Katie Gomez There has been an ongoing debate about the potential extension of NYSE trading hours, with some advocating…

Is 2025 St. Patrick’s Day Going to Be a Lucky One for Traders?

By: Katie Gomez As St. Patrick’s Day 2025 approaches, traders and investors might wonder if the “luck of the Irish”…

How Trade Ideas’ PiP Charting and Idea Surfing Tap Into Your Trading Instincts

Written by: Dan Mirkin If you’ve ever read Malcolm Gladwell’s Blink, you know the power of split-second decisions. That gut…

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"

Chasing the Next Runner: The AIOS Setup

May 1, 2026

By Barrie Einarson Hello everyone, Let’s talk about a real interesting one from today—AIOS—because this wasn’t your typical trade driven…

What Makes This Trade Great: Wayfair Earnings Short

April 30, 2026

This is Barrie Einarson with today’s edition of What Makes This Trade Great. The market was higher today, with the…

What Makes This Trade Great: AKAN’s Independent Run

April 29, 2026

By Barrie Einarson AKAN is a perfect example of a stock that starts with a sector catalyst… and then completely…

What Makes This Trade Great: ERAS and the Power of the Re-Entry

April 28, 2026

By Barrie Einarson One of the most overlooked edges in trading isn’t just identifying a setup—it’s knowing when to re-enter.…

What Makes This Trade Great: SGMT and the Re-Entry Advantage

April 27, 2026

Let’s take a look at SGMT, because this is another fantastic example of why you should never overlook the re-entry…

What Makes This Trade Great: MXL and the Power of the Re-Entry

April 24, 2026

I know I talk about this quite a bit, but today gave us another excellent example of why the re-entry…

What Makes This Trade Great: TRT’s Low-Float Explosion

April 23, 2026

Today’s standout trade? TRT—and this is a textbook example of why momentum traders pay close attention to volume and float.…

What Makes This Trade Great: FGI Short Opportunity

April 22, 2026

In today’s session, we saw something that newer traders often question—and that’s the presence of short opportunities even when the…

What Makes This Trade Bad, Not Good: The Hidden Risk Behind a Perfect Breakout

April 21, 2026

Barrie Einarson here from Trade Ideas, and I want to walk through a trade that looked good on the surface…

The Power of the Re-Entry: Catching the Real Move After the Shakeout in VNCE

April 20, 2026

Barrie Einarson here with today’s edition of What Makes This Trade Great, and I want to take a closer look…