> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.sterlinglabs.co/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# What are Trade Ideas?

> Investment ideas Sterling tracks: long or short, with the thesis, the target and the performance so far, filterable by company, theme, sector, source and performance.

## What Trade Ideas show you

* **The stream** — ideas newest first, grouped by when they were published: **Last 24H**, **This week**, **This month**, **Older**.
* **Idea cards** — the company, long or short with the target, the thesis, the live price and published date, the upside or downside to target, and the performance since publication.
* **Filters** — company, **Themes**, **Sectors**, **Sources** and **Performance**. Sort by **Date**, **Performance** or **Upside**.
* **Read in analyst** — opens the idea in the Analyst with its full context.

## Where to find it

Select **Trade Ideas** in the left-hand navigation. On [the Terminal](/terminal/your-daily-market-view), **Trade Ideas** shows six ideas spread across themes. On a company's [Overview](/companies/company-overview), a **Trade Ideas** section beside the bullish and bearish arguments shows ideas for that company.

## Using Trade Ideas

### Browse the stream

Ideas load newest first, grouped by period. Keep scrolling to load more.

* **Sort**, at the top of the list. **Date** keeps the period groups. **Performance** and **Upside** rank every idea in one list.
* Hover a card for **Read in analyst**, and select it to open the idea in [the Analyst](/analyst/what-is-the-analyst).

### Idea cards

Each card gives the thesis, long or short with the price target and horizon, the upside or downside to it, and **Performance**: the idea's return since it was published, measured at the live price. The company, its live price and the published date sit in the card's header.

### Narrow it down

In the filter panel on the left:

* **Enter a company name** to focus on one company.
* **Themes**: pick tags. **Search themes** finds one in a long list, and **Show less** collapses it.
* **Sectors**: switch tags on or off.
* **Sources**: where the idea originated.
* **Performance**: **Big Upside**, **Moderate Gains** or **Stable / Neutral**.

Filters combine. Clear a tag to widen the stream again.

### Take an idea further

Open the idea in [the Analyst](/analyst/what-is-the-analyst) and ask what you'd ask a colleague: the bear case, what would change the view, how it fits with Sterling's price target. The Analyst has the idea, the company's research and live data. The company's **Overview**, **Research** and **Priced In** pages are one click away in the left-hand navigation.

## Frequently asked questions

### What does the Performance filter mean?

The Performance filter groups ideas by how they've done since publication: **Big Upside**, **Moderate Gains**, or **Stable / Neutral** for ideas that haven't moved much.

### Is a trade idea a recommendation to trade?

No. A trade idea is an investment idea Sterling tracks from a source it covers, published with its reasoning and its performance so far. Whether it fits your portfolio is your decision. The Analyst can help you think it through.

### Where did an idea go?

Ideas stay in the stream and move into **Older** as they age. Enter the company name in the filter panel to find it, or sort by **Date**.

### Nothing shows in the stream.

"No trade ideas found" means no ideas match your filters. Clear the tags, starting with **Performance**.

## Related articles

* [Following the market](/market/following-the-market)
* [What is the Analyst?](/analyst/what-is-the-analyst)
* [Your portfolio in Sterling](/portfolio/what-is-portfolio)


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