An independent guide to Trend Analytics
The trading day starts at 4 AM. You don't have to start it alone.
Trend Analytics is the trading community founded by PlayBookTrades. Members get real-time trade alerts, a live trading session every morning, end-of-day recaps and a Discord full of traders working the same market. This guide covers what's inside, what it costs and what to know before you join.
Free tier available. Paid plans start at $58.99 a month on annual billing.
- 25,700+
- members, according to Trend Analytics
- 13+
- analysts and educators on the team
- 4 AM to 8 PM
- Eastern Time alert window, Monday to Friday
- $0
- to start on the free tier, with no time limit
A day inside VIP
From pre-market to after-hours, someone is at the desk.
Trend Analytics runs on the full US trading day. These are the times it publishes, all in Eastern Time.
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4:00 AM
Alerts open
Pre-market trading begins, and the first trade alerts of the day can go out.
VIP Signals -
6:50 to 8:00 AM
Live morning trading
The founders and educators trade live on Discord and talk through the stocks they are watching for the day.
VIP Chatrooms -
9:30 AM
Opening bell
Alerts continue through the regular session while news, momentum and options-flow bots feed the chatrooms.
VIP Signals VIP Chatrooms -
4:00 PM
Close, then the recap
After the bell, a live end-of-day Zoom class reviews the trades the team took.
VIP Signals -
8:00 PM
Alerts close
After-hours trading ends. Swing trades and longer-term ideas carry into the next session.
What's inside
Seven things a VIP membership puts in front of you.
VIP is sold as two halves, Signals and Chatrooms, or together as All Access. Each item below is marked with the half it belongs to.
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Real-time trade alerts
The team's own trades, sent as they happen: small-cap day trades, mid and large-cap swings, options day and swing trades, earnings plays, and long-term investment ideas with research write-ups.
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Live morning trading
A daily Discord session from 6:50 to 8:00 AM ET where the educators share what is on their watchlist and trade in front of members.
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End-of-day live recaps
A live Zoom class after the close that goes back through the day's trades, so you see the reasoning and not only the result.
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Scanners and info bots
Real-time news alerts, momentum scanners and options-flow feeds delivered straight into Discord.
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Private VIP chatrooms
Members-only rooms shared with the educators and other VIP traders, plus priority support.
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Small-account challenge
A challenge account traded in front of members. Trend Analytics reports growing it from $60 to more than $110,000 in 23 months and says broker statements are shared inside. That is their reported result. I have not verified it, and it is not a typical outcome.
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In-house psychologist
Mindset support from a psychologist on the team. One-on-one psychology consultations are listed as coming soon.
Signals in VIP Signals Chatrooms in VIP Chatrooms VIP All Access includes both. See the plans
Anatomy of an alert
Every alert comes with a plan.
Trend Analytics says each alert includes an entry, a stop loss and price targets, followed by updates as the team scales out or exits. This is how that reads.
$XYZ took some at 3.10, stop under 2.85. Looking for 3.40 / 3.55 / 3.70+
Updates follow in the thread as the team scales out or exits.
- Target 33.70+
- Target 23.55
- Target 13.40
- Entry3.10
- Stop loss2.85
$XYZ is a made-up ticker with made-up prices. This shows the format only. It is not a real alert or a recommendation.
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Entry
The price where the analyst got in, so you know what the trade was built on.
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Stop loss
The level where the idea is wrong. The risk is defined before the trade plays out.
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Targets
Where the analyst plans to take profit. Several targets means selling in steps.
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Updates
Follow-up messages as the team scales out of the position or closes it.
Why it stands out
It teaches you how to trade, not only what to trade.
Plenty of services send tickers. These are the things that set this one apart, going by what Trend Analytics publishes about itself.
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You see the work, not just the call
Mornings are traded live and the day ends with a recap class. You get to watch how decisions are made and then reviewed, which is where most of the learning happens.
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The stated goal is independence
Trend Analytics describes its mission as giving retail traders the knowledge and tools to trade on their own. The courses, the recaps and the psychologist all point the same way.
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It covers more than one style
Small-cap day trades move fast. Swing trades, options and long-term ideas run on slower clocks, which Trend Analytics says makes them easier to follow alongside a full-time job.
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The bench is deep
According to Trend Analytics, its community includes former hedge fund managers, previously licensed financial advisors, ex-bank traders and veteran retail traders, with dedicated educators for small caps, options and macro investing.
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You can start for nothing
The free tier has beginner videos, an archive of trade recap recordings and a community chat. You can look around before paying for anything.
Before you join
Five things worth knowing first.
A recommendation is only useful if it is honest. None of this is hidden, but it is easy to miss.
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All sales are final
The terms of service say there are no refunds, including on renewals. If you are unsure, start on the free tier or a monthly plan before committing to a year.
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There is no free trial of VIP
Trend Analytics does not offer trial weeks. The free tier and the monthly plan are the low-commitment ways in.
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Courses are billed separately
Trend Analytics University courses and private 1-on-1 classes are not part of any VIP plan.
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It is education, not advice
Trend Analytics states that it is not a registered investment advisor, broker-dealer or financial institution. Alerts show what its analysts are doing. Your trades are your own decisions.
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Trading can lose money
Small caps and options are volatile, and you can lose everything you put in. Nobody's past results, the team's included, predict yours.
“At Trend Analytics, you'll never face the markets alone.”
From the founders' letter on trendanalytics.com
Founded by PlayBookTrades
Dion, known online as PlayBookTrades, started trading in 2020 after six years in the military. Self-taught, he focused on momentum trades, breakouts, market trends and trader psychology, then founded Trend Analytics so other retail traders would not have to learn by themselves.
He runs it with co-founders Tyrone, Franky and JY and a group of educators covering small caps, options and macro investing.
Ready when you are
Pull up a chair before the bell.
Look around on the free tier or go straight to VIP. Either way, you sign up on Trend Analytics' own site.
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