Autochartist vs Unusual Whales comparison

Autochartist focuses on Screeners, Stock Ideas, and Alerts while Unusual Whales specializes in Options & Derivatives, Money Flow, and Screeners. They overlap in 4 categories, so choose based on your preferred workflow and pricing.

Good news—both Autochartist and Unusual Whales offer free plans. You can try each platform without commitment and only pay when you need premium features.

Yes, both platforms offer API access for developers and quants who want to build custom integrations or automate their workflows.

Choose Autochartist if you need Technical Analysis Market Scanner auto-detects chart patterns, key levels, Fibonacci patterns and horizontal support/resistance; supports “breakout” and “emerging” trade setups., and Market scanner coverage includes Stocks, Currencies, Indices, ETFs and Cryptocurrencies; the web component is updated every 15 minutes.. Go with Unusual Whales if 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., and 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. better fits how you invest.

Both cover Stocks, ETFs, and Cryptos. Autochartist also includes Currencies, Commodities, Futures, and Other. Unusual Whales adds coverage for Options.

Unusual Whales offers real-time data feeds, which is essential for active traders. Autochartist uses delayed or end-of-day data, which works fine for longer-term investors who don't need up-to-the-second quotes.

Both Autochartist and Unusual Whales include stock screeners. Try each to see which filtering options and interface you prefer.