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Idea of the month: the best trading idea on Swiftedge wins 6 months of Plus
◆ Swiftedge Community · Idea of the month
Read the real order flow.
Win 6 months of Plus.
Mark up what you see on the live order book, write your read and publish it. Each month the editors pick the clearest idea. Free, no sign-up, judged on the read, not on the result.
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What the winner gets
How it's judged
The order book, trades, liquidations or footprint, not just the candles.
The chart shows the walls, zones or prices the idea is about.
A strong read names the level or behavior that would cancel it.
Easy to follow for another trader. No links, no promises, no sales.
Picked by the Swiftedge editors. Not judged on whether price went your way.
Enter in 30 seconds
Go to Depth on any of our markets and find the setup you want to explain.
Draw the walls, zones and levels. Your chart becomes the picture of the idea.
Write your read in your own words and press Publish. You are in the running at once.
Wall of winners
Rules
- Open to everyone 18 or older. Free, nothing to buy.
- Every visible idea published on Swiftedge in the calendar month (UTC) takes part. Ideas must follow the community rules.
- One prize per person per quarter. The Swiftedge house account can't win.
- The prize is 6 months of Swiftedge Plus and can't be exchanged for money or transferred.
- The winner claims the prize on this page with the author key saved in the browser they publish from.
Questions
How do I enter Idea of the month?
Publish an idea on Swiftedge during the month: open Depth, mark up what you see on the live order book and press Publish idea. Every visible idea published in the calendar month (UTC) is in the running. It is free and there is nothing to buy.
How is the winner picked?
The Swiftedge editors pick the clearest read of the order flow: it uses the real order book, trades and liquidations, shows its levels on the chart, says what would prove it wrong and is written in the author's own words. It is not judged on whether price went the way the idea expected. Boosts help us shortlist, they don't decide.
What does the winner get?
Six months of Swiftedge Plus, the Idea of the month badge on the idea and on the author's profile, and a place on this page. The prize can't be exchanged for money.
When is the winner announced?
In the first days of the next month, on this page and in What's new.
How does the winner get the prize?
Open this page in the browser you publish from. Your author key is saved there, so the page recognizes you and asks for the e-mail address the Plus membership should go to.