Trade Ideas FAQ hub¶

This is a navigation page for the questions people actually ask when learning Trade Ideas. Each answer links to the most relevant tutorial (with screenshots and steps).

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Setup + first steps¶

• “What do I click first?” → First time in Trade Ideas
• “What plan do I need?” → Plans
• “Is there a free version?” → Pricing

Scanners (Top Lists)¶

• “How do I build a good gap list?” → Top List Window
• “How do I find stocks in play?” → Stocks in play
• “Which columns should I use?” → Columns that matter

Filters (lanes)¶

• “What filters actually matter?” → Filters that matter
• “How do liquidity filters work?” → Liquidity filters
• “What does Relative Volume mean?” → Relative Volume
• “Should I filter by float?” → Float and short float
• “How do I restrict by session?” → Time of Day filter

Alerts (signals)¶

• “How do I build an Alert Window?” → Alert Window tutorial
• “How do I stop noisy alerts?” → Alert Window tips
• “How do I stop repeats/spam?” → Alert hygiene
• “I’m getting no alerts / too many alerts” → Troubleshooting

Reuse + share (Cloud / Collaboration)¶

• “How do I save and load layouts?” → Trade Ideas Cloud
• “Why didn’t my cloud link load?” → Cloud troubleshooting
• “How do I copy filters between windows?” → Collaboration

Automation (OddsMaker / Brokerage+)¶

• “How do I backtest this alert?” → OddsMaker
• “How do I automate safely?” → Brokerage+ safety

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