Educational and non-advisory. Shishin publishes stock-signal research and is one of the two services compared here, we disclose that conflict openly and hold ourselves to the same tests. Nothing here is a recommendation to buy, sell, or subscribe to anything. Every Trade Ideas figure below is the company’s own published claim as of mid-2026, not an independently audited fact; verify it at the source.
This is the fairest fight in the field, because Trade Ideas and Shishin agree on the hardest part: both call themselves research, not advice. With the posture shared, the comparison reduces to two things, what the proof is made of, and what it costs. Here is the honest version.
The short version
Trade Ideas is a powerful real-time scanner whose Holly AI surfaces intraday setups, and if you trade actively at the screen it is a serious tool. The catch is the proof: Holly’s marketed performance leans on simulated “biggest hits,” which are hypothetical by construction. Shishin offers a live, attested, every-call record instead of a highlight reel, at a fraction of the price. Different jobs, very different evidence.
At a glance
| Dimension | Trade Ideas (Holly AI) | Shishin |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Real-time intraday AI scanner with trade ideas | A daily ranked board from a four-engine model |
| Posture | Research, not advice | Research, not advice (same line) |
| The proof | Largely simulated “biggest hits” (hypothetical) | A live, attested record of every call |
| Independently verifiable? | No external attestation of the record | Yes, OpenTimestamps commit-reveal at /verify |
| Are the misses shown? | Highlights emphasise the winners | Board equals the watchlist 1:1; nothing purged |
| Access | Premium, active-trader pricing (verify at source) | Free (delayed) board; paid from $20/mo |
| Best for | Active day traders at the screen | Rules-based swing traders who want an auditable board |
Where Trade Ideas genuinely wins
Give it full credit: Trade Ideas is a fast, deep, real-time scanner, Holly generates concrete intraday setups with entries, exits, and stops, and the backtesting tooling is powerful. For a day trader who is at the screen and will use it daily, that is a serious professional instrument. Shishin is not a real-time intraday scanner and does not try to be one.
Where they differ: the proof (and the price)
1. Simulated highlights vs a live, attested record
Because the non-advisory posture is shared, everything rides on the evidence. Holly’s marketed performance is drawn largely from simulatedtrading, and simulated results are hypothetical by construction, they show what a strategy would have done, not what a live account did. Shishin’s record is the reverse: live signals, every one, hashed and anchored to the Bitcoin blockchain via OpenTimestamps so an outsider can confirm they existed, unchanged, on their date. A hypothetical highlight and an attested live call are not the same evidence, see why simulated results flatter.
2. “Biggest hits” vs the whole distribution
A reel of best trades tells you the ceiling, not the expectancy. Shishin shows the full board, winners and losers, with nothing purged, so you can judge the distribution rather than the highlights, the difference between a curated memory and a record.
3. Professional pricing vs a free board
Trade Ideas is priced for professionals, and it is only worth that if you trade actively enough to use it. Shishin’s full board is free on a delay, with paid access from $20/mo. If you are not trading intraday at the screen, you are paying for scanning power you will not use.
How to judge a “research not advice” service
- Simulated or live? Ask whether the marketed results are hypothetical or from real, dated calls.
- Highlights or the whole record? Demand the losers, not the “biggest hits.”
- Attested or self-reported? Same posture as ours, so hold it to the same bar, learn how to vet a track record.
Which one fits you
- Choose Trade Ideas if you are an active day trader who will use a real-time scanner daily and wants Holly’s intraday setups.
- Choose Shishin if you want a rules-based board with a live, attested record instead of simulated highlights, free to watch, at a fraction of the cost.
- Our honest weakness: Shishin is new and is not a real-time intraday scanner. If fast, at-the-screen scanning is your edge, Trade Ideas does that and we do not.
We share Trade Ideas’ best instinct, calling this research rather than advice. Where we part company is the proof: an attested, full record beats a simulated highlight reel, and it should cost you less, not more.
Sources & further reading
- Trade Ideas, Holly AI, scanning, and performance materials, the company’s own published claims as of mid-2026. trade-ideas.com
- FINRA, “Know the Risks of Auto-Trading Services Offered by Unregistered Entities,” and SEC guidance on hypothetical and simulated performance. finra.org
- U.S. SEC, Office of Investor Education and Advocacy, Investor Alerts & Bulletins. investor.gov
- Shishin, the public attestation log. shishin.io/verify. See also the full field compared.