Trade Ideas platform workflow
9/10$127/mo Basic · within budget
- • Custom real-time scans
- • Alert windows and charts
- • Simulated trading
Platform workflow vs Premium signal layer
Trade Ideas is the full scanning and trading workspace; Holly is its Premium-only, non-customizable AI signal feed. This comparison shows which workflow fits your trading habits before you pay for the upgrade.
Custom scans
AI candidates
Same ecosystem, different decision workflow.
Live workflow comparator
Scores workflow fit from your inputs. They do not predict returns.
$127/mo Basic · within budget
$254/mo Premium · over budget
Comparator verdict
Choose the Trade Ideas platform workflow: your inputs favor custom scans, alert windows, and active research.
Your budget is below the Premium monthly price required for Holly. Do not increase trading risk to justify a signal subscription.
| Workflow | Example input | Output | Main risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| Custom scanner | Gap > 4%, RVOL > 2 | Broad live candidate list | Too many alerts |
| Holly AI | Pre-selected algorithms | Entry, stop, target candidates | Blind-following signals |
The phrase “Trade Ideas vs Holly AI scanner” sounds like two products, but that framing causes bad purchase decisions. Trade Ideas is the platform. Holly is one Premium feature inside it. Basic subscribers can build real-time scanners, alert windows, charts, and simulated trades. Premium subscribers add Holly’s AI-selected candidates, backtesting, and other advanced features.
The choice is therefore about control. A custom Trade Ideas scan starts with your rules and returns stocks that match them. Holly starts with the vendor’s algorithms and returns a smaller list with suggested entry, stop, and target levels. Trade Ideas says Holly usually produces 5-25 trades per day, is intraday-focused, and does not allow users to customize its algorithms.
| Decision factor | Trade Ideas platform workflow | Holly AI scanner workflow |
|---|---|---|
| Access | Basic or Premium | Premium only |
| Current monthly list price | $127 Basic | $254 Premium |
| Starting point | Your filters and alerts | Vendor-selected algorithms |
| Customization | High | Holly algorithms are not customizable |
| Typical output | Potentially broad live scan results | Usually 5-25 intraday trade candidates |
| Third-party review context | G2 currently shows only 3 reviews, too sparse for a confident score | No separate Holly listing on G2 or Capterra |
Pricing checked against the Trade Ideas pricing page and its 2026 promotional pages on June 7, 2026. Promotions change. G2 and Capterra review counts are sparse, so this page does not present their ratings as proof of trading performance.
Write down the exact scan filters, entry timing, maximum spread, stop method, and position size before tracking outcomes.
Record rejected signals too. Tracking only attractive winners creates a false picture of the workflow.
Use fills you could realistically obtain after spread and slippage, not the most favorable point on the chart.
This is the information gain missing from most Trade Ideas vs Holly AI scanner pages: the product comparison matters less than whether you can run a clean, repeatable test. For more detail on the signal engine itself, read our Trade Ideas Holly AI signal review. For alternatives outside the ecosystem, use the seven-tool AI stock screener comparison.
At current list prices, the gap between Basic and Premium is about $127 per month. That does not mean Holly must generate $127 of paper profit. It must improve your real, risk-adjusted process by more than the upgrade cost after spreads, slippage, taxes, and mistakes. For a small account, the subscription gap can pressure a trader into oversizing positions, which is a strong reason not to upgrade.
Premium is easier to justify for an active US-equities day trader who already has a written playbook and wants a second source of candidates. Basic is usually the more rational starting point for someone still learning how to build scans. Our AI trading tools research hub explains how signal tools differ from automated execution systems.
No. Holly is the AI signal layer inside the Trade Ideas Premium subscription. The useful comparison is between building your own workflow with Trade Ideas scanners and using Holly’s pre-selected intraday trade candidates.
No. Trade Ideas lists Holly AI signals as a Premium feature. Basic provides the scanner, charts, alerts, simulated trading, and customizable layouts without Holly’s AI trade feed.
Trade Ideas says Holly usually produces between 5 and 25 trades per day. The number varies with market conditions, and each candidate still needs risk and liquidity checks.
No. Trade Ideas states that Holly trades its own algorithms and they are not customizable. Traders can customize the wider Trade Ideas scanner and alert workflow instead.
Holly is primarily an intraday system and normally exits by the end of the day. Trade Ideas also provides a long-term AI strategy window, but swing traders should test whether those candidates fit their own holding rules.
No. A signal with an entry, stop, and target is still exposed to slippage, spreads, liquidity, regime changes, and execution mistakes. Treat Holly as a candidate generator, not a guarantee.
Trade Ideas is the full platform for scanning, alerting, charting, simulation, and workflow design. Holly AI scanner is a Premium-only feed of non-customizable AI-selected trade candidates within that platform.
Educational comparison only, not financial advice. Product features and prices can change. Verify current terms with Trade Ideas before purchasing.