Trade Ideas
AI-generated directional setups with levels you can track
What Trade Ideas are
Trade Ideas are machine-generated theses on a single stock: a direction (bullish, bearish, or neutral), a strategy label (for example a long call or a spread), and concrete price levels—typically an entry reference, a target where the thesis would be validated, and a stop where you might consider the idea invalidated for risk purposes. When available, an explanation summarizes why that symbol and structure were highlighted, and a confidence score (0–100%) gives a relative sense of conviction—not a guarantee of outcome.
They exist to compress what is happening across flow, sentiment, and related context into one scannable card. You still decide whether to act, how much size to use, and how the idea fits your own rules.
Availability: Theta and Vega plans
Ideas are not personalized investment advice. They are starting points for research, journaling, and risk management—not instructions to trade.
Where to find them
- Web: Open Trade Ideas. Use the date control to review a specific session or stay on the live view. Use the filter menu to show All, or only Open, Bullish, Bearish, Neutral, Closed, or Expired—one filter applies at a time (you cannot combine “open” and “bullish” in separate controls).
- Mobile app: Use the Trade Ideas tab. The feed matches the web experience; pull to refresh. When the market is active and you are online, new ideas can appear at the top without reloading the whole page.
During regular market hours, the product may surface new ideas as conditions change. Outside market hours, you may see no new items, or only historical ideas for dates you select—behavior depends on session and data availability.
How to read status and performance
Each idea moves through a simple lifecycle:
- Open — The thesis is still active within its window (subject to expiry if one applies).
- Closed — The idea was resolved against the tape; the platform may record whether the target or stop level was hit first (when that information is available).
- Expired — The idea aged out without a closed outcome in the same way.
On the card you will often see performance hints: price change versus entry, and sometimes a peak favorable move (“best excursion”) so you can see both the current picture and how far price favored the thesis intraday. These metrics are informational; they do not replace your own trade log or broker fills.
What each card shows
| Field | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Symbol | Underlying ticker the thesis is about |
| Direction | Bullish (expects upside), bearish (expects downside), or neutral (structure- or range-dependent) |
| Strategy | Short label for the expressed view (e.g. buy call, bull call spread)—interpret alongside your own playbook |
| Entry / Target / Stop | Reference levels for the narrative; use them as a framework, not as execution orders from Optionomics |
| Confidence | Relative model confidence (0–100% when shown)—higher means stronger internal scoring, not a promise of profit |
| P/L indicators | Live move vs entry and best favorable excursion (peak) for quick scanning |
If something is missing on a given card (for example no confidence), treat the idea as still useful for context—the symbol and levels may still align with what you see on flow and charts.
Detail page
Opening a trade idea takes you to a detail experience focused on that symbol and moment in time:
- Intraday context — Chart and timing context around when the idea was generated so you can relate levels to the session.
- Community — Vote up or down on whether you find the thesis compelling (feedback for you and others, not a poll of market correctness). Comments let subscribers discuss the setup when that feature is enabled for your account.
- Same-symbol history — Related ideas for that ticker help you see whether similar theses repeated or conflicted over recent sessions.
Use the detail page when a card catches your eye and you want one more layer before you open the full stock tools (options flow, daily analytics, etc.).
Alerts on new trade ideas
You do not have to watch the feed manually. Alerts Management can notify you when a brand-new trade idea matches rules you define—symbol (or all symbols), direction, strategy text, and minimum confidence, for example. Deliveries use the same channels as option-flow alerts: email, SMS, Slack, Discord, mobile push, webhook, and optional in-app rows on Notifications.
→ Step-by-step field reference: Trade idea alert criteria
Related
- Market Commentary — market-wide AI commentary
- Alerts Management — option flow, trade ideas, and commentary sources
- Notifications — in-app history of what fired
Remember: Past performance of generated levels does not guarantee future results. Always size positions and use stops according to your own plan.
