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Wednesday, December 10, 2025

Tool Comparison

Capitol Trades vs TradingView comparison

Compare pricing, supported platforms, categories, and standout capabilities to decide which tool fits your workflow.

Quick takeaways

Capitol Trades adds US Government Trades, Regulatory Filings Monitoring, and Newsletters coverage that TradingView skips.

TradingView includes Screeners, ETF Screeners, Data Visualizations, Options & Derivatives, Quant, Portfolio, Watchlist, Backtesting, Paper Trading, Advanced Order Types, News, Alerts, Calendar, Yield Curves, Housing & Construction, Inflation Rates, Financials, Valuation Models, Dividends, ETF Overview, ETF Performance, ETF Fundamentals, On-chain Analytics, DEX / DeFi, APIs & SDKs, Webhooks, Broker Connectors, Education, Videos, and Forums categories that Capitol Trades omits.

TradingView offers mobile access, which Capitol Trades skips.

In depth comparison

Capitol Trades

capitoltrades.com

Free, public dashboard tracking U.S. politicians’ trade disclosures under the STOCK Act. Near real‑time postings of newly published disclosures, with rich filters (chamber, party, committee, state, asset type, transaction type, trade size, sector, etc.). Asset coverage spans stocks, ETFs, mutual funds, bonds (incl. munis/USTs), options, and crypto. Operated by 2iQ Research.

Platforms

Web

Pricing

Free

Quick highlights

Near real‑time publication of newly disclosed trades and analytics.
Comprehensive filters: chamber (Senate/House), party, committee, state, asset type, transaction type, size, issuer country/sector and more.
Politician pages with bios, committee memberships, tweets, trading activity and preferred sectors; issuer pages with frequent‑trader stats.
Coverage includes bonds (e.g., municipal/UST) and crypto transactions, alongside equities and funds.
Weekly email newsletter; active X/Twitter feed with immediate updates.

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TradingView

tradingview.com

Editor’s pick Hands-on review

Multi‑asset charting, screening, portfolio tracking, options analytics, and social trading platform with connected brokers and a large retail trader community. Higher limits on server‑side alerts, historical data, charts per tab, portfolios, and other advanced tools (including options analytics and yield‑curve dashboards) are available on paid tiers, while core charting, screeners, and limited alerts remain available on the free Basic plan. Founded in 2011 and generally reported as US‑based (per public company profiles, not an official self‑description).

Platforms

WebMobileDesktop

Pricing

FreeSubscription

Quick highlights

Advanced multi‑asset charting with 20+ chart types, minute‑ and second‑level history, 400+ built‑in indicators, 100K+ community indicators, and 110+ smart drawing tools across web, desktop, and mobile.
Comprehensive technical toolset including volume profile and footprint, candlestick pattern recognition, auto chart patterns, Seasonals, and intraday charts based on custom spread formulas.
Cloud‑based alerts for prices, indicators, strategies, drawings, and watchlists, with multi‑condition logic, second‑based triggers, and delivery via browser pop‑ups, email, TradingView apps, and webhooks.
Global multi‑asset screeners (stocks, ETFs, bonds, crypto coins, CEX and DEX pairs) with 400+ filter fields, multiple timeframes, auto‑refresh, and data export for external analysis.
Deep fundamental and macro coverage including 100+ fundamental metrics, financial statements, valuation ratios, global economic data for 80+ countries, earnings and dividends calendars, and yield‑curve visualizations.

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Where they differ

Capitol Trades

Distinct strengths include:

US Government Trades Regulatory Filings Monitoring Newsletters

Near real‑time publication of newly disclosed trades and analytics.
Comprehensive filters: chamber (Senate/House), party, committee, state, asset type, transaction type, size, issuer country/sector and more.
Politician pages with bios, committee memberships, tweets, trading activity and preferred sectors; issuer pages with frequent‑trader stats.
Coverage includes bonds (e.g., municipal/UST) and crypto transactions, alongside equities and funds.

TradingView

Distinct strengths include:

Screeners ETF Screeners Data Visualizations Options & Derivatives Quant Portfolio Watchlist Backtesting

Advanced multi‑asset charting with 20+ chart types, minute‑ and second‑level history, 400+ built‑in indicators, 100K+ community indicators, and 110+ smart drawing tools across web, desktop, and mobile.
Comprehensive technical toolset including volume profile and footprint, candlestick pattern recognition, auto chart patterns, Seasonals, and intraday charts based on custom spread formulas.
Cloud‑based alerts for prices, indicators, strategies, drawings, and watchlists, with multi‑condition logic, second‑based triggers, and delivery via browser pop‑ups, email, TradingView apps, and webhooks.
Global multi‑asset screeners (stocks, ETFs, bonds, crypto coins, CEX and DEX pairs) with 400+ filter fields, multiple timeframes, auto‑refresh, and data export for external analysis.

Feature-by-feature breakdown

Attribute	Capitol Trades	TradingView
Categories Which research workflows each platform targets	Shared: Blogs Unique: US Government Trades, Regulatory Filings Monitoring, Newsletters	Shared: Blogs Unique: Screeners, ETF Screeners, Data Visualizations, Options & Derivatives, Quant, Portfolio, Watchlist, Backtesting, Paper Trading, Advanced Order Types, News, Alerts, Calendar, Yield Curves, Housing & Construction, Inflation Rates, Financials, Valuation Models, Dividends, ETF Overview, ETF Performance, ETF Fundamentals, On-chain Analytics, DEX / DeFi, APIs & SDKs, Webhooks, Broker Connectors, Education, Videos, Forums
Asset types Supported asset classes and universes	Stocks, ETFs, Mutual Funds, Bonds, Options, Cryptos	Stocks, ETFs, Bonds, Commodities, Currencies, Cryptos, Futures, Options, Funds
Experience levels Who each product is built for	Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced	Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
Platforms Where you can access the product	Web	Web, Mobile, Desktop
Pricing High-level pricing models	Free	Free, Subscription
Key features Core capabilities called out by each vendor	Unique Near real‑time publication of newly disclosed trades and analytics. Comprehensive filters: chamber (Senate/House), party, committee, state, asset type, transaction type, size, issuer country/sector and more. Politician pages with bios, committee memberships, tweets, trading activity and preferred sectors; issuer pages with frequent‑trader stats. Coverage includes bonds (e.g., municipal/UST) and crypto transactions, alongside equities and funds. Weekly email newsletter; active X/Twitter feed with immediate updates. Site shows up to 3 years of history (full archive available via 2iQ enterprise products).	Unique Advanced multi‑asset charting with 20+ chart types, minute‑ and second‑level history, 400+ built‑in indicators, 100K+ community indicators, and 110+ smart drawing tools across web, desktop, and mobile. Comprehensive technical toolset including volume profile and footprint, candlestick pattern recognition, auto chart patterns, Seasonals, and intraday charts based on custom spread formulas. Cloud‑based alerts for prices, indicators, strategies, drawings, and watchlists, with multi‑condition logic, second‑based triggers, and delivery via browser pop‑ups, email, TradingView apps, and webhooks. Global multi‑asset screeners (stocks, ETFs, bonds, crypto coins, CEX and DEX pairs) with 400+ filter fields, multiple timeframes, auto‑refresh, and data export for external analysis. Deep fundamental and macro coverage including 100+ fundamental metrics, financial statements, valuation ratios, global economic data for 80+ countries, earnings and dividends calendars, and yield‑curve visualizations. Portfolios module for tracking holdings, transactions, P&L, and dividends across multiple portfolios with holdings‑level risk and performance metrics, manual entry, CSV import, and workflows that build portfolios from watchlists or exported trading history.
Tested Verified by hands-on testing inside Find My Moat	Not yet	Yes
Editor pick Featured inside curated shortlists	Standard listing	Highlighted

Frequently Asked Questions

Which workflows do Capitol Trades and TradingView both support?

Both platforms cover Blogs workflows, so you can research those use cases in either tool before digging into the feature differences below.

Do Capitol Trades and TradingView require subscriptions?

Both Capitol Trades and TradingView keep freemium access with optional paid upgrades, so you can trial each platform before committing.

Which tool has mobile access?

TradingView ships a dedicated mobile experience, while Capitol Trades focuses on web or desktop access.

What unique strengths set the two platforms apart?

Capitol Trades differentiates itself with Near real‑time publication of newly disclosed trades and analytics., Comprehensive filters: chamber (Senate/House), party, committee, state, asset type, transaction type, size, issuer country/sector and more., and Politician pages with bios, committee memberships, tweets, trading activity and preferred sectors; issuer pages with frequent‑trader stats., whereas TradingView stands out for Advanced multi‑asset charting with 20+ chart types, minute‑ and second‑level history, 400+ built‑in indicators, 100K+ community indicators, and 110+ smart drawing tools across web, desktop, and mobile., Comprehensive technical toolset including volume profile and footprint, candlestick pattern recognition, auto chart patterns, Seasonals, and intraday charts based on custom spread formulas., and Cloud‑based alerts for prices, indicators, strategies, drawings, and watchlists, with multi‑condition logic, second‑based triggers, and delivery via browser pop‑ups, email, TradingView apps, and webhooks..

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