Posts Tagged ‘trade ideas’
The $12.5 Billion Fraud Crisis: How AI and Social Media Are Fueling Financial Crime
By: Katie Gomez American consumers lost $12.5 billion to fraud in 2024-2025, a 25% increase signaling a rapid escalation in financial crime fueled by AI, social media, and fast payment systems. As 60% of financial institutions face rising attacks, traditional defenses cannot keep pace with AI-driven threats and the vast reach of social media. Meta’s…
Read MoreTrade Like a Card Counter: Why the Best Traders Know When to Walk Away
By: Katie Gomez It’s not uncommon for people to associate trading with gambling, and while they’re fundamentally different pursuits, there’s one powerful lesson traders can steal directly from the poker table: card counting. The casino card counter analogy is perfect for trading because both require the same fundamental discipline – waiting patiently for favorable conditions,…
Read More5 Signs You’re Overtrading & How to Stop Using Trade Ideas
By: Katie Gomez Overtrading is the silent account killer that ruins more trading careers than bad analysis or lack of capital. In today’s world of overstimulation and overconsumption, most traders are unaware it exists, believing constant activity means productivity and equating busyness with professionalism. This addiction to market action arises from FOMO, social media pressures,…
Read MoreHow to Profit from Activist Investor Campaigns: The Elliott/LSEG Playbook
By: Katie Gomez When news broke that Elliott Investment Management had built a stake in London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG), shares jumped 8% in early trading. This is a textbook example of how activist investor campaigns create immediate, predictable, and highly tradable market reactions. Elliott’s involvement isn’t random: the legendary activist fund has forced strategic…
Read MoreWhat are XRP and XLM tokens, and why do you want to own them?
By: Katie Gomez If you’ve spent any time around crypto, you’ve probably heard XRP and XLM mentioned in the same breath. That’s not by accident. Both were designed to make moving money faster and cheaper than traditional systems, but they go about it in different ways, for different audiences. This guide breaks down what XRP…
Read MoreCrossed Above Resistance vs False Breakouts: How to Find the Difference
One of the most common moments in trading happens when the price finally pushes above resistance. Alerts fire, momentum looks strong, and traders rush in, only to watch the move stall or reverse. This is where the difference between a crossed above resistance move and a false breakout matters. While both start the same way,…
Read MoreGameStop Earnings Date: What Traders Watch Before, During, and After the Report
Earnings season is one of the most emotionally charged periods in the market, and few stocks attract as much attention as GameStop. With GME’s next earnings estimated between March 24 and March 31, 2026, traders expect sharp price swings, high volatility, and intense market reactions. For traders, the real opportunity and risk are not just…
Read MoreThe Trump Accounts: How $6.25 Billion in Forced Market Inflows Could Reshape American Investing
By: Katie Gomez In what could be the most significant philanthropic market event in history, Michael and Susan Dell have pledged $6.25 billion to seed “Trump Accounts”—tax-deferred investment vehicles for up to 25 million American children from lower-income families. Launching July 4, 2026, these accounts combine government seed money with corporate matches. For traders, the…
Read MoreThe Super Bowl Indicator: Should Traders Actually Care?
By: Katie Gomez With another Super Bowl around the corner, traders should be mindful of what the results might mean for the market—or at least, what Wall Street folklore claims they should. Every year, as millions gather for wings, commercials, and the big game, a peculiar group watches with a different agenda: they’re predicting the…
Read MoreSmall Caps Lead the Charge: Why IWM and Russell 2000 Are Dominating 2026
By: Katie Gomez Wall Street’s biggest surprise of 2026 isn’t coming from the Magnificent 7 tech giants; it’s the explosive outperformance of small-cap stocks that has caught even seasoned analysts off guard. While the mega-cap-heavy Nasdaq and S&P 500 grind through modest single-digit gains, the Russell 2000 and its flagship ETF, IWM, are charging ahead…
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