Free trading resources
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A short list of the sites we keep open while following the market. Most have a free tier; check each provider for current limits.
Charting and screening
- TradingView — web charts, alerts and community ideas. See our alternatives guide.
- TakeProfit — community-driven charting with Python-style indicator scripting.
- Finviz — screener, maps and quick charts.
- Trade-Ideas — real-time scanning for active traders.
- Barchart — market data, movers and technical opinions.
- Stock Fetcher — text-based stock screening.
- MarketInOut — screeners and historical market tools.
- Lucid Trend — trend-following analysis and market scans.
Research and ratings
- Financhill — stock ratings, seasonality charts, covered-call and dividend screeners.
- StockInvest.us — automated technical-analysis summaries.
- Fintel — institutional ownership and analyst rating data.
Journaling
- StockTrader Trade Journal — a place to log trades and review what you did and why.
Whatever tool you use, the habit matters most: record the setup, the reason, the result, and one lesson.
Blogs and research
- Stockbee — momentum trading and market breadth.
- Bulkowski's Pattern Site — statistical research on chart patterns.
- Adam Grimes — trading research and education.
- Bespoke Investment Group — market statistics and commentary.
- Dragonfly Capital — trading commentary.
Books
See our ten-book reading list, or browse stock trading books on eBay.
Not investment advice. We list resources for education only. Do your own due diligence.