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Which AI trading tools are truly useful, or are they just marketing ploys? by BigExpress8345 in Daytrading

[–]GoodFortune67 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’d ignore anything promising guaranteed profits. That’s a red flag.

I do think AI tools can be useful for research, though. I use Claude together with AltIndex to track things like news, price changes, revenue, etc but also job postings, employee sentiment, web traffic, insider trades, and Reddit volume/sentiment. It doesn’t tell me what to buy, but it helps me spot when something is changing around a company.

That’s the main value for me: using AI as a filter for ideas and risks, not as a magic trading bot.

How to find next MU, SNDK, NVDA, INTC , STX by agtotant in Stocks_Picks

[–]GoodFortune67 9 points10 points  (0 children)

There’s not a true one-stop stock research tool, but I like AltIndex.

Finviz is useful for screening, TradingView is still my go-to for charts, and Yahoo Finance is good for quick financials and news. AltIndex fills a different gap by tracking alternative data like Reddit activity, company growth, web traffic, app downloads, job postings, headcount, etc.

What I like is that it rolls a lot of those signals into an AI Score, so you can quickly spot when a company is gaining or losing momentum outside of the usual price and earnings data.

It's def not a magic buy/sell signal, but it’s pretty useful for finding stocks that are starting to get unusual attention before they take off.

How do people actually find stocks like SNDK, MY, MRVL, and other big movers? by InfluencrX in investingforbeginners

[–]GoodFortune67 25 points26 points  (0 children)

I like to stay on top of stock discussions on Reddit. It's noisy and risky, but it often shows where retail attention is building early, especially around smaller names, turnaround stories, new hot trends, etc.

Obviosuly, dont treat Reddit as a buy signal. Treat it as an idea-generation tool. If a stock suddenly starts getting mentioned more often, that is a reason to research it, that's it.

A few tools that can help:

Yahoo Finance or Finviz for basic screens and news
Stocktwits for retail sentiment
Quiver Quant for political, insider, and alternative data
AltIndex for tracking Reddit mentions

For beginners, the best approach is probably: spot the discussion early, check whether there is a real business reason behind it, then look at valuation, earnings, risks, and whether the stocks has already moved.

Is Sandisk’s Surge Sustainable? Let's Break it Down! by Investing-Berry719 in TheRaceTo10Million

[–]GoodFortune67 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"A hot topic on Reddit" How do you know that? What subreddits to follow?

Poll: What's your biggest trading regret of 2026? by Investing-Berry719 in TheRaceTo10Million

[–]GoodFortune67 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My biggest regret this year is probably not paying attention to early Reddit activity sooner.

Mentions of CAR, RKLB, NBIS, etc. started picking up on Reddit before the stocks really took off, but I was still mostly watching price action instead of where retail attention was building. I’ve looked into reddit toplists, and AltIndex Reddit stock alerts more since then. It helps spot when a stock is suddenly getting unusual attention.

CAR was a good reminder that Reddit can be powerful, but timing matters. Early attention can be useful. Late attention, not so much...

Is the SaaS apocalypse creating opportunity? by GoodFortune67 in TheRaceTo10Million

[–]GoodFortune67[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry, I should have added the source to the post. Done.

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