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…

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…

The Hidden Genius of Idea Surfing

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

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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"

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

January 20, 2026

By Barrie Einarson, Trade Ideas In today’s What Makes This Trade Great, I want to highlight a textbook example of…

What Makes This Trade Great: Let the AI Re-Entry Do the Work

January 16, 2026

By Barrie Einarson In today’s What Makes This Trade Great, I want to highlight an important concept that often gets…

What Made This Trade Great: IBRX and the Power of Re-Entry

January 15, 2026

One of the biggest advantages traders have when using AI-driven alerts is context—and today’s IBRX trade is a perfect example…

What Makes This Trade Great: Using AI the Right Way with ALTS

January 14, 2026

By Barrie Einarson One of the most common questions I get lately is: “Barrie, how are you using the Trade…

What Makes This Trade Great: XAIR and the Power of Re-Entries

January 13, 2026

One of the decisions I’ve made recently with our AI strategy is to focus exclusively on re-entries—and today’s trade in…

What Makes This Trade Great: The Power of the Re-Entry 🎯

January 12, 2026

Hello everyone,Barrie Einarson here from Trade Ideas, with another edition of What Makes This Trade Great. Today’s example comes straight…

What Makes This Trade Great: PCRX Short 🔽

January 9, 2026

One of the biggest challenges traders face isn’t finding the trade — it’s staying in it long enough. Today’s example,…

What Makes This Trade Great: ERAS

January 8, 2026

This morning, ERAS caught my attention straight out of the gap scanner, and it’s shaping up to be a really…

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

January 7, 2026

By Barrie Einarson One of the biggest mistakes traders make is assuming that the first alert is the only opportunity.…

What Makes This Trade Great?

January 6, 2026

$TIL and the Power of the Trading Room Good morning everyone,Barrie Einarson here from Trade Ideas with today’s edition of…