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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…

Why the Housing Market Is About to Change and What It Means for Your Portfolio

By Katie Gomez For the past two years, the housing market has been frozen. High interest rates locked in sellers…

Backtest Your Trading Strategy Before You Risk a Dollar

Trade Ideas’ built-in backtesting tool, OddsMaker, lets you test any strategy against historical market data; no coding required. Right-click an…

Self-Driving Cars Are Coming — And They’re Already Moving the Market

By: Katie Gomez Distracted driving is at an all-time high. People are texting, watching videos, and multitasking behind the wheel…

You Can Now Talk to Trade Ideas — And It Will Build Your Scanner For You

 By: Katie Gomez Trade Ideas has always been one of the most powerful real-time scanning platforms available to active traders.…

Summer Earnings Season Preview: The Setups to Watch Heading Into Q2 Reports

By: Katie Gomez Every July, the stock market goes through one of its most powerful and most overlooked transitions of…

Halftime Is Here: What Smart Traders Do With Their Portfolio Before Q3

By: Katie Gomez Every great team stops at halftime—not to quit or panic, but to assess, adjust, and return sharper.…

How to Build a Watchlist When You Have No Time: A Scanner-First Approach

By: Katie Gomez It’s 8:45 AM. The market opens in 45 minutes. You don’t know what to trade. Sound familiar?…

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…

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FRVO: Why the AI Can Be More Than an Entry Signal

September 2, 2026

Hello, Barrie Einarson from Trade Ideas with today’s edition of What Makes This Trade Great! To Subscribe to Trade Ideas:…

What Makes This Trade Great: Another Strong Re-Entry From Our AI

September 1, 2026

By Barrie Einarson | Trade Ideas Today’s edition of “What Makes This Trade Great” looks at another AI trade —…

What Makes This Trade Great: WFF Stands Out on an Otherwise Quiet Day

August 31, 2026

By Barrie Einarson | Trade Ideas Today’s edition of “What Makes This Trade Great” looks at WFF — the one…

What Makes This Trade Great: MARA Breaks Down as Bitcoin Cools Off

August 28, 2026

By Barrie Einarson | Trade Ideas Today’s edition of “What Makes This Trade Great” looks at MARA — a Bitcoin…

What Makes This Trade Great: BBW Rides an Earnings-Driven Short All the Way Down

August 27, 2026

By Barrie Einarson | Trade Ideas Today’s edition of “What Makes This Trade Great” looks at BBW — an earnings…

What Makes This Trade Great: XPON and a Favorite Scan — Daily Trend Reversals

August 26, 2026

By Barrie Einarson | Trade Ideas Today’s edition of “What Makes This Trade Great” looks at XPON — and this…

What Makes This Trade Great: GENB — A Beautiful, Stress-Free Wave

August 25, 2026

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

August 24, 2026

By Barrie Einarson | Trade Ideas The Explosion DAIC was quiet heading into the open, then out of nowhere it…

What Makes This Trade Great: USDE Rides Bitcoin’s Fire Back Toward $77K

August 21, 2026

By Barrie Einarson | Trade Ideas Today’s edition of “What Makes This Trade Great” looks at USDE — and it’s…

What Makes This Trade Great: GYGY Rips Straight Into a Trading Halt

August 20, 2026

By Barrie Einarson | Trade Ideas Today’s edition of “What Makes This Trade Great” looks at GYGY — and this…