How to Use the Trend Tab on AliExpress — Product Momentum and Sales History

Order count alone lies. A product with 50,000 orders and declining weekly velocity is a worse bet than one with 3,000 orders and climbing momentum — yet most sellers still sort by total orders and wonder why they keep landing on dying trends.

The Trend tab in the free AliShopping Tools Chrome extension fixes that. It turns raw order data into a phase classification, a momentum score, and a visual curve so you can tell "winning tomorrow" from "peaked last quarter" at a glance.

This tutorial walks through how to open it on any AliExpress product page and how to actually read the signals.

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Trend phase reference

What the Trend tab does

The Trend tab analyzes the order velocity curve for a product and classifies it into one of four phases: Emerging, Growing, Peak, or Declining. It also assigns a momentum score from 0 to 100 that tells you how fast orders are accelerating (or decelerating) right now.

Under the hood, the extension pulls public order data from the AliExpress product page and sends a request through the AliShopping Tools backend, which fits the time series against a momentum model. The result is the same methodology for every product, so you can compare apples to apples across categories.

The tab exists because total orders are a lagging indicator. A lamp that went viral in 2024 and accumulated 80,000 orders looks impressive until you realize weekly sales are down to 20 a week. Meanwhile a magnetic phone mount with 2,500 orders and 78% momentum is quietly pulling in 400 orders a week on an upward curve. The Trend tab makes that difference visible.

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How to access it

Step 1 — Install the extension. Get AliShopping Tools from the Chrome Web Store. Extension ID agiaehdeifaihlndhnhcmopjpjijnfap. It is free, no sign-up required.

Step 2 — Open any AliExpress product URL. The extension auto-injects its sidebar panel on *.aliexpress.com/item/* pages within a second of load.

Step 3 — Click the Trend tab. It is the second tab in the panel, right after Verdict. The phase label and momentum score render immediately; the full curve appears once the backend request completes (usually under two seconds).

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What each signal means

• Phase label: one of Emerging, Growing, Peak, Declining.
  • Emerging — low order base but steep positive slope. High upside, higher uncertainty.
  • Growing — healthy order volume and positive slope. The best risk/reward window for most sellers.
  • Peak — high orders, flat or slightly negative slope. Demand is saturated; margins compressed.
  • Declining — negative slope. Orders shrinking. Avoid unless you have a specific seasonal angle.
• Momentum score (0-100): rate of change in order velocity. Above 60 is strong, 40-60 is neutral, below 40 is weak or reversing.
• Velocity curve: the visual history. Look for consistent upward movement, not spikes. A single-week spike followed by a flat line usually means a viral TikTok video that did not translate into sustained demand.
• Order count + review count: baseline size. Useful to weight the momentum signal — a 90 momentum on a product with 200 orders is noisier than the same 90 on a product with 5,000 orders.

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Real-world workflow

You are deciding between two kitchen gadgets. Both are in the same price range. Both have 4.6 stars.

Product A — Trend tab shows Peak, momentum 38, 42,000 orders, flat curve for the last 8 weeks. This is a product that had its moment. Sellers who jumped in six months ago are probably still selling, but new entrants will fight for scraps on an already-saturated market.

Product B — Trend tab shows Growing, momentum 74, 3,800 orders, curve sloping steadily upward for 10 weeks. Smaller order base, but the math is working in your favor: demand is still climbing, the category is not yet flooded, and you have time to build an ad account and creative before the peak hits.

You pick Product B. Six weeks later it crosses 9,000 orders and you are on the front of the wave. That is the trade the Trend tab is built for.

Cross-check: open the Competition tab to confirm saturation is still low on Product B before you commit.

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Common mistakes

• Chasing Peak products because "everyone is buying." Everyone selling, too. Peak is the worst entry point for a new seller.
• Ignoring Declining products for seasonal lines. A Christmas item in February will always look Declining. Think about the calendar, not just the curve.
• Trusting momentum on tiny order bases. A 90 momentum on a product with 60 total orders is noise. Wait for at least 500 orders before treating momentum as signal.
• Confusing the curve with a stock chart. This is weekly order velocity, not daily. A flat-ish line for 2-3 weeks is normal; do not overreact to short gaps.

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FAQ

How often is the trend data updated? The extension pulls fresh data on every product page load, so opening the tab gives you the latest snapshot. Historical curves include several months of weekly data points where available.

Why does momentum sometimes disagree with phase? Phase is a classification over the whole curve shape. Momentum is a rate over the most recent window. A product can be in Growing phase with momentum 52 (still rising, but cooling). That is not a bug — it is the two numbers telling you momentum is easing even though the phase has not flipped yet.

What counts as "Emerging" versus "Growing"? Emerging = positive slope with a small order base (roughly under 1,000 orders). Growing = positive slope with a larger base. The distinction matters because Emerging products carry more upside but also more uncertainty.

Can I use the Trend tab for Shopify stores too? No. The Trend tab is specific to AliExpress product pages. For Shopify stores, the extension shows a different set of signals focused on store-level metrics.

Does the Trend tab work on mobile? The extension is desktop Chrome only (MV3). For mobile research, use the shared signals shown in the extension popup when you sync from a desktop session.

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Pair it with the other tabs

Trend tells you when. The Verdict tab tells you whether to dig deeper at all, the Profit calculator tells you whether the margin survives your ad costs, and the Competition tab tells you whether there is room left for another seller.

Install AliShopping Tools — Free on Chrome Web Store

Stop sorting by total orders. Start sorting by where the curve is going.