CEO Watcher adds Newsletters, Scores, and Regulatory Filings Monitoring coverage that Unusual Whales skips.
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Sunday, October 19, 2025
Head-to-head
CEO Watcher vs Unusual Whales comparison
Compare pricing, supported platforms, categories, and standout capabilities to decide which tool fits your workflow.
Quick takeaways
Unusual Whales includes Screeners, Options & Derivatives, Portfolio, Paper Trading, Dark Pool & Off-Exchange, US Government Trades, 13F, APIs & SDKs, Data APIs, Education, Calendar, and Dividends categories that CEO Watcher omits.
CEO Watcher highlights: Calculates each insider’s historical forward returns after their trades to rank signal quality., Daily pre‑market email with top insider buys/sells (proprietary ranking), largest buys/sells, and companies with most insider activity., and Running feed of high‑signal insider trades; real‑time notifications for new filings via Discord for paying users..
Unusual Whales is known for: Live options flow across all US options exchanges, with a status indicator so you know the feed is healthy., Dark-pool tape plus ‘Dark Pool Levels’ to surface recent prints and ticker-specific liquidity zones., and Options and stock screeners with filters for premium, volume, open interest, IV rank, and common technicals..
Unusual Whales offers mobile access, which CEO Watcher skips.
CEO Watcher
ceowatcher.com
US‑insider trade discovery & ranking tool. CEO Watcher calculates historical forward returns after insiders’ trades (e.g., 1m/3m/6m/1y) and uses this to rank which insiders are worth following. Premium offers a pre‑market daily email of top buys/sells, largest trades, and unusual activity; a 30‑day free trial is advertised. Real‑time notifications are available via the community/Discord channel for paying users. No public API is documented.
Platforms
Web
Pricing
Free
Subscription
Quick highlights
- Calculates each insider’s historical forward returns after their trades to rank signal quality.
- Daily pre‑market email with top insider buys/sells (proprietary ranking), largest buys/sells, and companies with most insider activity.
- Running feed of high‑signal insider trades; real‑time notifications for new filings via Discord for paying users.
- Focus on U.S. SEC Form 4 activity; supports case‑study write‑ups and pattern archetypes (e.g., momentum buys).
- 30‑day free Premium trial (no credit card) frequently promoted.
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Unusual Whales
unusualwhales.com
Editor’s pick Hands-on review
Real-time options flow and dark-pool analytics built for active traders. Free plans view delayed data; paid tiers stream live flow, with annual plans unlocking data downloads. The public API is sold separately, and “Periscope” (market-wide SPX exposure) is available as an add-on.
Categories
Platforms
Web
Mobile
API
Pricing
Free
Subscription
Quick highlights
- Live options flow across all US options exchanges, with a status indicator so you know the feed is healthy.
- Dark-pool tape plus ‘Dark Pool Levels’ to surface recent prints and ticker-specific liquidity zones.
- Options and stock screeners with filters for premium, volume, open interest, IV rank, and common technicals.
- Options Profit Calculator to model multi-leg strategies, Greeks, and payoff P/L.
- Paper trading for both stocks and options to test ideas without risk.
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Overlap
Shared focus areas
3 overlapsMutual strengths include Insider Data, Alerts, and News.
Where they differ
CEO Watcher
Distinct strengths include:
- Calculates each insider’s historical forward returns after their trades to rank signal quality.
- Daily pre‑market email with top insider buys/sells (proprietary ranking), largest buys/sells, and companies with most insider activity.
- Running feed of high‑signal insider trades; real‑time notifications for new filings via Discord for paying users.
- Focus on U.S. SEC Form 4 activity; supports case‑study write‑ups and pattern archetypes (e.g., momentum buys).
Unusual Whales
Distinct strengths include:
Screeners
Options & Derivatives
Portfolio
Paper Trading
Dark Pool & Off-Exchange
US Government Trades
13F
APIs & SDKs
- Live options flow across all US options exchanges, with a status indicator so you know the feed is healthy.
- Dark-pool tape plus ‘Dark Pool Levels’ to surface recent prints and ticker-specific liquidity zones.
- Options and stock screeners with filters for premium, volume, open interest, IV rank, and common technicals.
- Options Profit Calculator to model multi-leg strategies, Greeks, and payoff P/L.
Feature-by-feature breakdown
| Attribute | CEO Watcher | Unusual Whales |
|---|---|---|
Categories Which research workflows each platform targets | Shared: Insider Data, Alerts, News Unique: Newsletters, Scores, Regulatory Filings Monitoring | Shared: Insider Data, Alerts, News Unique: Screeners, Options & Derivatives, Portfolio, Paper Trading, Dark Pool & Off-Exchange, US Government Trades, 13F, APIs & SDKs, Data APIs, Education, Calendar, Dividends |
Asset types Supported asset classes and universes | Stocks | Stocks, ETFs, Options |
Experience levels Who each product is built for | Intermediate, Advanced | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced |
Platforms Where you can access the product | Web | Web, Mobile, API |
Pricing High-level pricing models | Free, Subscription | Free, Subscription |
Key features Core capabilities called out by each vendor | Unique
| Unique
|
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 CEO Watcher and Unusual Whales both support?
Both platforms cover Insider Data, Alerts, and News workflows, so you can research those use cases in either tool before digging into the feature differences below.
Do CEO Watcher and Unusual Whales require subscriptions?
Both CEO Watcher and Unusual Whales keep freemium access with optional paid upgrades, so you can trial each platform before committing.
Which tool has mobile access?
Unusual Whales ships a dedicated mobile experience, while CEO Watcher focuses on web or desktop access.
What unique strengths set the two platforms apart?
CEO Watcher differentiates itself with Calculates each insider’s historical forward returns after their trades to rank signal quality., Daily pre‑market email with top insider buys/sells (proprietary ranking), largest buys/sells, and companies with most insider activity., and Running feed of high‑signal insider trades; real‑time notifications for new filings via Discord for paying users., whereas Unusual Whales stands out for Live options flow across all US options exchanges, with a status indicator so you know the feed is healthy., Dark-pool tape plus ‘Dark Pool Levels’ to surface recent prints and ticker-specific liquidity zones., and Options and stock screeners with filters for premium, volume, open interest, IV rank, and common technicals..
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Curation & Accuracy
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