Tradewink Signals: AI-Powered Trading Signals Explained
Everything you need to know about Tradewink Signals — currently enabled signal types, how they work, delivery channels, pricing plans, and how to act on AI-generated trade ideas.
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What Are Tradewink Signals?
Tradewink Signals is an AI-powered trading signal service that monitors markets continuously and delivers actionable trade ideas with full written analysis. Each signal tells you what to trade, when to enter, where to place your stop, your price target, risk:reward ratio, confidence score, and a detailed explanation of why the opportunity exists.
Signals are delivered via Discord (DM or server channel) and the dashboard. Email and HMAC webhooks are Starter and above; REST API access starts at Pro. The free sampler is delayed 15 minutes.
Signal Types
Tradewink defines many signal types; only currently enabled types are published. Six types are paused on every plan (momentum breakout, mean reversion, options flow, sector rotation, volatility play, and AI Conviction as a signal type). The list below explains the catalog — paused types are marked.
Momentum & Trend
- Momentum Breakout — (Paused — not published on any plan.) Stocks breaking above resistance on surging volume.
- Momentum Alert — Intraday momentum surges (2%+ moves with volume confirmation). For active day traders who want to catch fast moves as they happen.
Mean Reversion
- Mean Reversion — (Paused — not published on any plan.) Oversold stocks bouncing off statistical support levels.
Options & Volatility
- Options Flow — (Paused — not published on any plan.) Unusual institutional options activity such as sweeps and block trades.
- Volatility Play — (Paused — not published on any plan.) Implied-volatility rank extremes.
Fundamental & Filing
- Insider Activity — Significant insider buying or selling from SEC Form 4 filings. Cluster buys by multiple insiders are particularly powerful signals.
- SEC Filing — Real-time AI summaries of 8-K, 10-K, 10-Q, proxy statements, and activist filings. The AI reads the filing and extracts what matters for the stock price.
- Earnings Play — Pre-earnings IV expansion plays and post-earnings momentum trades. Combines earnings whisper data, options positioning, and historical earnings reactions.
Macro & Regime
- Macro Alert — VIX spikes, yield curve movements, Fear & Greed extremes, and other macro events that affect your entire portfolio.
- Regime Change — Hidden Markov Model detects market regime shifts (bull to bear, bear to range-bound). These signals help you adjust your overall positioning.
- Sector Rotation — (Paused — not published on any plan.) Money flowing between GICS sectors.
Advanced
- Pairs Trade — Cointegrated stock pairs that have diverged beyond normal bounds. Market-neutral strategy with built-in hedging — profit from the convergence regardless of market direction.
- AI Conviction — (Paused as a signal type — not published on any plan.) The day-trade pipeline still uses a separate conviction score as an additive, capped boost (not a 1.15× multiplier); that is not this paused signal product.
Informational
- Stock Suggestion — AI-generated buy ideas based on cross-watchlist analysis, sector strength, and fundamental screening.
- Market Outlook — Daily and weekly AI analysis synthesizing macro data, sector trends, technical levels, and sentiment into an actionable market view.
- Weekly Digest — End-of-week summary delivered every Friday with signal performance, market recap, and the outlook for the week ahead.
Anatomy of a Signal
Every signal includes:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Ticker | The stock or ETF symbol |
| Direction | Bullish or informational; bearish signals are not currently delivered |
| Signal type | Which catalog type generated this signal |
| Entry zone | Price range for entry (not a single price — gives you room to get filled) |
| Stop loss | Where to exit if the trade goes against you |
| Target price | Where to take profit |
| Risk:reward | Ratio of potential loss to potential gain (minimum varies by plan: 2.0:1 on Free, 1.8:1 on Starter, 1.5:1 on Pro, 1.2:1 on Elite) |
| Confidence | AI conviction score from 0-100 |
| Timeframe | Expected holding period (intraday, swing, position) |
| Analysis | Full written explanation of why this signal was generated |
| Catalysts | Tagged events driving the opportunity (earnings, insider buy, volume surge, etc.) |
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How Signals Are Generated
The AI pipeline runs continuously during market hours:
- Data ingestion — Real-time price feeds, options chains, SEC filings, news, insider transactions, dark pool prints, and macro indicators from Massive (formerly Polygon.io), Finnhub, FRED, EDGAR, Finviz, and more.
- Screening — A liquid default universe plus dynamic Finviz movers, scored on volume, volatility, gap, RSI, relative volume, 52-week proximity, and related factors (composite scale 0–150, not 0–100).
- Strategy analysis — Multiple strategy engines (momentum, mean-reversion, breakout, VWAP, opening range breakout) independently evaluate each candidate.
- AI scoring — Task-specific models routed per subscription tier (not a fixed Claude roster) assign a conviction score. The AI Conviction signal type is paused.
- Risk filtering — Signals must pass risk checks: minimum risk:reward, maximum correlation to existing positions, regime compatibility, and confidence thresholds.
- Delivery — Qualifying signals are delivered to subscribers based on their plan tier and preferred channels.
Delivery Channels
- Discord DM — Direct message to your Discord account
- Discord server — Posted to a channel in your Discord server
- Email — Rich HTML email with the full signal breakdown
- Webhook — JSON payload to your endpoint (HMAC-signed on Starter+) for custom integrations
- Dashboard — Always available in your Tradewink dashboard with full history
Pricing Plans
| Plan | Price | Signals/Day | Signal Types | Delivery Delay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0/mo | Up to 3 | 2 sampler types from the currently enabled catalog | 15 min delay |
| Starter | $19/mo | Unlimited | Currently enabled types | Real-time |
| Pro | $79/mo | Unlimited | Currently enabled types + REST API | Real-time |
| Elite | $149/mo | Unlimited | Currently enabled types + expanded analysis capacity | Real-time |
Starter includes a 7-day trial that requires a payment method. The free sampler never expires and requires no credit card.
What Each Tier Adds
Starter unlocks real-time delivery of currently enabled types, email and webhook delivery, and 90-day signal history. Every public plan is paper trading only: Paper Autopilot can run signals in a simulator or a paper/sandbox account, and public plans do not include live order submission.
Pro adds REST API access and unlimited signal history, with deeper analysis routing than Starter.
Elite adds expanded analysis capacity and dedicated support. The AI Conviction signal type is paused on every plan, including Elite.
How to Act on a Signal
- Read the full analysis — Don't just look at the ticker and direction. The written analysis explains the thesis, catalysts, and what could go wrong.
- Check the risk:reward — A 2:1 risk:reward means you stand to gain twice what you risk. Higher is better. The minimum varies by plan (2.0:1 on Free down to 1.2:1 on Elite).
- Respect the stop loss — The stop is calculated based on ATR and key support/resistance levels. Moving it wider is how small losses become account-damaging ones.
- Size appropriately — Never risk more than 1-2% of your account on a single trade. The signal gives you entry and stop — use those to calculate your position size.
- Track outcomes — Your dashboard shows win rate, average P&L, and performance by signal type. Use this data to focus on the types that work best for your trading style.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the difference between free and paid Tradewink signal tiers?
The free sampler delivers up to 3 signals per day across 2 sampler signal types from the currently enabled catalog, with a 15-minute delay. Starter and above get real-time delivery of currently enabled types plus email and webhook. Options flow, momentum breakout, mean reversion, sector rotation, volatility play, and the AI Conviction signal type are paused on every plan. REST API access starts at Pro.
How is the AI conviction score calculated?
Each signal is scored 0–100 by task-specific models routed per plan (not a fixed Claude roster) using setup quality, volume, fundamentals, and regime context. The AI Conviction signal type is paused. Day-trade conviction is a separate additive boost with a default floor of 60 (below that, the candidate is rejected).
How do I know which entry price to use from a Tradewink signal?
Every signal includes an entry zone — a price range rather than a single price — to account for normal spread and liquidity. Enter anywhere inside the zone. If price has moved more than 1% beyond the top of the zone before you can act, skip the signal; chasing entries significantly degrades risk:reward.
Can Tradewink signals be auto-executed in my real broker account?
No. Tradewink's public offering is paper trading only on every plan. Paper Autopilot can run signals automatically in a simulator or a connected paper/sandbox account. Public subscriptions are paper-only; separately approved private beta accounts may submit live broker orders. For public-plan users, any real trade is your own decision, placed by you at your broker. Connecting a broker is not required to receive signals.
Should beginners paper-trade while learning tradewink Signals?
Yes. Paper trading lets beginners practice order entry, stops, sizing, and review without risking capital. Paper results measure execution practice; they do not prove profitability because simulated fills and hypothetical results can differ from live trading.
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How this guide is reviewed
Tradewink reviews educational content against its documented market-data sources, risk controls, and product methodology. See our data sources and evaluation methodology for the evidence and limitations behind the platform.