Trade Ideas (Holly AI)
#2 Tradingby Trade Ideas · Best for day-trading signals
Trade Ideas is a real-time stock scanning platform whose AI engine, Holly, backtests millions of scenarios overnight and delivers around 60 curated, statistically vetted trade ideas before the US market opens each day. It is built for active day and swing traders who want AI-generated entries, exits, and risk levels rather than a fully autonomous bot. Holly's signals live on the Premium plan; the platform is one of the more expensive retail trading tools.
Pricing
$89/mo
Subscription: Basic $89/mo; Holly AI signals require Premium at $178/mo; annual billing discounts available
Free tier: No · Open source: No
Strengths
- + Holly AI backtests millions of scenarios nightly for vetted signals
- + Real-time scanning across thousands of stocks with risk levels
- + Long track record with published Holly performance records
Limitations
- − Expensive — Holly AI signals require the $178/mo Premium plan
- − Steep learning curve, built for experienced active traders
Best for
How Trade Ideas (Holly AI) works
Trade Ideas pairs a real-time market scanner with an AI engine called Holly. Each night Holly backtests millions of trade scenarios against the prior session's data and, before the open, surfaces roughly 60 curated trade ideas it judges statistically favorable — complete with suggested entries, exits, and risk levels. Rather than executing autonomously, it hands active traders a vetted shortlist to act on.
The platform's value is speed and breadth of scanning: it monitors thousands of stocks in real time and alerts on patterns a human couldn't track manually, which is why it targets full-time day and swing traders making multiple trades a day. It also offers in-app and broker-linked trading, paper trading, and backtesting so users can validate a setup before risking capital.
Holly AI lives on the Premium plan at $178/month, with a cheaper Basic tier at $89/month that omits the AI signals; annual billing lowers the effective rate. That places Trade Ideas among the priciest retail trading tools, which is generally justified only for traders with larger accounts and high trade frequency.
What people use Trade Ideas (Holly AI) for
Pre-market trade planning
Start the day with ~60 AI-vetted ideas and their risk levels, so you walk into the open with a curated watchlist instead of a blank chart.
Real-time opportunity scanning
Let the scanner monitor thousands of tickers and alert you to breakouts and patterns the moment they form during the session.
Strategy backtesting
Validate a setup against historical data and Holly's records before committing real money to a recurring strategy.
Trade Ideas (Holly AI) pricing in context
At $89/mo, Trade Ideas (Holly AI) starts 271% above the $24/month median entry price for trading agents in this index. See the full AI agent pricing data for category medians and the verified pricing-change log.
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Trade Ideas (Holly AI) FAQ
What is Holly AI in Trade Ideas?
Holly is Trade Ideas' artificial-intelligence engine. It backtests millions of trade scenarios overnight and, before the US market opens, delivers around 60 curated trade ideas with entries, exits, and risk levels. Holly generates signals for you to act on rather than placing trades autonomously.
How much does Trade Ideas cost?
Trade Ideas Basic is $89/month and Premium — which includes Holly AI signals and backtesting — is $178/month, with discounts for annual billing. Because the AI features sit on the Premium tier, accessing Holly effectively costs $178/month.
Is Trade Ideas good for beginners?
Not really. Trade Ideas is built for experienced day and swing traders who make multiple trades a day and can interpret real-time scans and risk levels. Beginners usually find its pricing and learning curve steep, and are better served by simpler tools like Composer or Magnifi.
Does Trade Ideas place trades automatically?
Trade Ideas focuses on AI-generated signals and real-time scanning rather than fully autonomous execution, though it supports in-app and broker-linked order entry. You stay in control of each trade, using Holly's ideas and risk levels to inform your own decisions.