Changelog

What’s new in Bear Trap, week by week.

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  • This changelog: a weekly list of what's new, so you can see how Bear Trap is improving without hunting for it.
  • A refreshed preview card when you share a Bear Trap link, so friends can see what it is before they click.

  • The sample Premium email on the FAQ is now the real email instead of a screenshot, so you can read it clearly on any screen before deciding to upgrade.

  • Premium is live: your morning brief built around your own watchlist of up to 15 tickers, so the first thing you read is how your stocks are moving before the open.
  • Premium adds an earnings and economic calendar for the week ahead, so you know which reports could move your stocks before they land.
  • Premium adds SEC filing alerts (8-K, insider trades, 13D) for your watchlist, so you hear about important filings without checking EDGAR yourself.
  • Premium can show the latest headlines for each ticker on your watchlist, so you see why a stock is moving, not just that it is. Turn them on in Preferences.
  • Pay for Premium monthly or yearly, with a 14-day free trial and cancel-anytime from your account, so you can try it with no commitment (US customers only for now).
  • New Premium subscribers get a guided setup with one-tap popular tickers, so your very first Premium brief is already useful.
  • Premium codes can be redeemed from a single link, so a gifted code takes one click to use.
  • A full sample Premium email on the FAQ and the pricing card, so you can see exactly what you'd get before paying.
  • A confirmation pops up when you save a change in Preferences, so you know your settings took.
  • Turning off the email while on Premium now reminds you the subscription is still active, with a link to manage it, so you're never billed by surprise.
  • Signing up with an email that's already subscribed now tells you so and shows your next step, instead of leaving you guessing.
  • Sign-in and account screens now follow your light or dark theme, so nothing flashes bright at you in dark mode.
  • A new candlestick paw logo on the site and in the daily email, so Bear Trap is easier to spot in your inbox and browser tabs.
  • Archive pages now have the site's usual navigation and footer, so you can get from a past brief to the rest of the site.
  • New Privacy Policy and Terms of Service pages, so you know how your data is handled and what you're agreeing to.
  • The homepage now loads in its final layout, so nothing jumps around while you're reading or tapping.
  • A simpler homepage signup with a green label once you're signed in or subscribed, so you can tell at a glance you're all set.
  • Buttons now show a pressed state and no longer stay highlighted on phones, so taps feel responsive.
  • Clearer FAQ answers on pricing and unsubscribing, so you get answers without having to email us.

  • Top Stories now come from a wider range of major outlets, no more than two from any one, so you get a more balanced read on the morning's news.
  • The signup form now also appears below the plan cards on the homepage, so you can subscribe without scrolling back up.

  • A redesigned homepage that says up front what the email is, so you know what you're signing up for in seconds.
  • The Momentum section adds VIX, Bitcoin and oil, so you can see fear, crypto and energy trends next to the indices.
  • Your welcome email now says exactly when your first brief will arrive, instead of sending you an out-of-date one.
  • Dark mode is now a softer neutral grey, so it's easier on the eyes first thing in the morning.
  • On phones the site's navigation now folds into a menu, so links are easier to tap.

  • Subscribe on the homepage with just your email, with no account or password, so signing up takes seconds.
  • One-click unsubscribe in every email with no login needed, so leaving is never a hassle.
  • The brief now arrives at 7:30am ET every market day, all year round, so it's waiting for you well before the open.
  • The pre-market section now covers S&P 500, Nasdaq-100 and Russell 2000 futures plus the 10-year yield, VIX, Bitcoin and oil, so one glance gives you the whole overnight picture.
  • Pre-market moves are now measured from the previous market close, so the numbers include everything that happened overnight.
  • A heads-up when a major economic report (CPI, jobs, GDP) comes out after the email but before the open, so a sudden move doesn't catch you off guard.
  • Trending stocks are now ranked by unusual trading volume, so you see what's actually in play instead of the same big names every day.
  • The homepage now shows a compact strip of the latest futures and their momentum, so you can check the market at a glance.
  • The Archive of past briefs is now in the site navigation, so you can catch up on any day you missed.
  • A cleaner daily email with easier-to-read text and moves colored green or red, so you can scan it faster.

  • A brand-new Bear Trap website, with the daily brief and its Free and Premium plans laid out on the homepage, so it's clear what you get before you sign up.
  • Create a free account, sign in, and manage your email address and password from your account, so your subscription is yours to control.
  • A new Preferences page where you choose which sections appear in your daily brief, so the email only shows what you care about.
  • Pause or restart the daily email with one switch in Preferences, linked from every email's footer, so you can take a break without losing your settings.
  • Start signing up right on the homepage by typing your email, so you never land on an empty form.
  • A new FAQ page, linked from the top of every page, so questions about timing, cost and unsubscribing have quick answers.
  • Every daily brief is now published on the web in the Archive, so you can read past briefs or share one with a link.
  • Top Stories now picks the five most market-relevant headlines from across business, tech, politics and world news, so you see what matters beyond the business page.
  • The daily email moved to a clean light design with numbers in a fixed-width font, so columns of figures line up and are easier to compare.
  • A light theme for the site with a sun and moon toggle in the nav, so you can read in whichever mode suits you.
  • The site now follows your device's light or dark setting by default, so it matches the rest of your screen with no setup.
  • Links to Bear Trap shared in X, Slack or iMessage now show a proper preview with a title, description and image, so people know what they're clicking.

  • Top Stories arrives: the morning's top business headlines right in the email, so you get the news behind the numbers without opening another app.
  • Every email now has an unsubscribe link, so you can stop the brief whenever you like.
  • The homepage now says Bear Trap is in beta and gives an address for bugs and feedback, so you can tell us directly what's broken or missing.

  • Sign up with just your email in a simple form on the homepage, so anyone can start getting the brief in seconds.
  • A tidier signup page with a smaller logo and form, so it fits comfortably on a phone screen.
  • A clearer note under the Momentum section explaining the arrows (leftmost is 10 days ago, rightmost is yesterday), so you can read the streak correctly.

  • A redesigned email with a cleaner green layout, so the numbers are easier to scan first thing in the morning.
  • Momentum now shows an up or down arrow for each of the last 10 sessions of the S&P 500, Nasdaq and Dow, so you can see each index's recent streak at a glance.

  • Moves in the email now use pre-market prices whenever they're available, so the numbers reflect what's happening before the open rather than yesterday's session.

  • A new Momentum section showing whether the S&P 500 finished up or down on each of the last 10 days, so you can see the trend, not just today's move.

  • Trending stocks now list each ticker's symbol, company name and move separately, so the list is quicker to scan.
  • A refreshed Bear Trap logo on the homepage, so the site looks sharp on any screen.

  • A new Trending section with the five most-talked-about stocks on Stocktwits and how they're moving, so you see what other investors are watching before the open.

  • Bear Trap launches: a morning email with pre-market moves for S&P 500, Nasdaq and Dow futures plus the VIX, so you know where the market is heading before the opening bell.
  • A homepage with a simple signup form, so you can subscribe in seconds.
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