Trade Ideas Blog

MLK Day and the Stock Market: What Traders Need to Know

By: Katie Gomez  Every third Monday in January, U.S. financial markets close to observe Martin Luther King Jr. Day. For…

Protect Yourself: How Scammers Impersonate Trade Ideas (And What We’ll NEVER Do)

Like many companies in the trading technology space, Trade Ideas faces an ongoing battle with impersonators who prey on our…

Trump Media’s Crypto Power Play: How DJT Stock Plans to Expose Naked Short Sellers

By: Katie Gomez Trump Media & Technology Group (DJT) just made a move that has short sellers panicking and retail…

The January Effect 2026: Why Small Caps Explode Every New Year (And How to Profit)

By: Katie Gomez Every January, the same predictable pattern unfolds like clockwork—small cap stocks explode 5-15% in the first few…

Dan Mirkin and the Making of Trade Ideas

By: Kyle Vallans Editor’s Note: This article was originally published by SaveOnTrading and is republished here with permission. The interview…

Best Stock Screeners and Scanners

Most trading days start the same way: too many stocks, too little time, and no clear shortlist. When you try…

How a 13-Year-Old Turned $5K into $13K: The LFS Trade That Proves Discipline Beats Experience

  By: Katie Gomez Meet Ian: 13 years old, son of Trade Ideas founder Dan Mirkin and now an unlikely…

Trump’s Tariff Timeline: The 7 Stocks That Will Explode (or Implode) in January 2026

By: Katie Gomez Donald Trump’s return to the White House on January 20, 2026, isn’t just a political event—it’s a…

While You’re Returning Gifts, Traders Make Their Moves: Why the Week After Christmas Determines Your Q1 2026 Returns

By: Katie Gomez While you’re standing in return lines at Target debating whether to exchange that sweater for store credit,…

AI Stocks’ Reckoning: Why the 2025 Bubble is Bursting (And What’s Next)

By: Katie Gomez  The AI revolution promised to change everything—and for a while, it changed stock portfolios into lottery tickets.…

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: 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…

What Makes This Trade Great: Watching Energy After the News

January 5, 2026

By Barrie Einarson | Trade Ideas Today’s What Makes This Trade Great isn’t about a single entry or exit—it’s about…