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Saturday, January 17, 2026
Unusual Whales Review, Pricing, and Features
Options-order-flow and market-activity platform focused on US equities/options: real-time options flow + dark pool/off-exchange feeds, alerts (free vs premium speed), screeners, news, congressional trading, mobile apps, and a developer API. Pricing FAQ lists one subscription tier at $48/mo or $528/yr; API WebSocket streaming is gated to the API Advanced plan.
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Key features
- Options flow tool: tracks options trades (docs: “every options trade placed across the entire US stock exchange”) and displays trade details across options exchanges; includes filters, configurable columns, sorting, and saved trades.
- Multi-leg tagging in the flow feed; multileg icon can open a pop-up that preloads the Options Profit Calculator with a P/L profile for the trade.
- Mobile apps (iOS/Android) provide abridged access to Alerts, Flow (incl. Events feed for trading halts/unhalts + IPOs), Stocks (volume deviation alerts), News, and Dark Pools.
- Alerts are available via website, mobile app, and Discord; docs describe free alerts as delayed vs premium (premium users receive all alerts with zero delay; free users receive only free alerts with ~5–12 minute delay).
- Dark pool feed is available (app includes ticker search for dark pool trades); website also has a dedicated dark pool flow page.
- Congress Trading feed provides a chronological view of disclosed congressional trades (app links to website for fuller functionality).
- Stock screener for US stocks (filters include options-activity metrics plus items like unusual volume and insider activity per screener page).
- Options screener to find active option contracts and filter by metrics such as premium, volume, open interest, IV and greeks (per screener page).
- Developer API with OpenAPI-described REST + WebSocket access, including endpoints for stock OHLC candles (1m–1d), options chains & greeks, insider buys/sells datasets, and congressional disclosure endpoints; WebSocket streams cover option trades and news.
- Plan gating: subscription FAQ lists one tier at $48/month or $528/year; API WebSocket streaming requires the API Advanced plan.
FAQ
Is Unusual Whales free?
Not entirely. Unusual Whales includes a free tier, but its paid subscription options unlock more capacity. Visit the vendor site for current limits and pricing.
Who is Unusual Whales best for?
Unusual Whales is built for Retail Traders, Pro Retail, Day Traders, Swing Traders, and Algo Traders. It suits intermediate and advanced users.
What platforms and connections does Unusual Whales support?
You can use Unusual Whales on Web and Mobile. Unusual Whales offers an API (REST and WebSocket) with APIKey authentication. Integrations include Discord and X (Twitter).
Which markets does Unusual Whales cover?
Unusual Whales covers North America. Examples include US. It tracks Stocks, ETFs, Options, and Cryptos. Identifiers include Ticker.
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