VOL. XCIV, NO. 247

★ FINANCIAL TOOLS & SERVICES DIRECTORY ★

PRICE: 5 CENTS

Friday, October 31, 2025

Tool Comparison

ChartMill vs Insider Monitor comparison

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

Quick takeaways

ChartMill adds Screeners, Stock Ideas, Watchlist, News, Alerts, Calendar, Data Visualizations, Scores, Financials, Analyst Recommendations, Analyst Price Targets, Analyst Forecasts, and Position Sizing coverage that Insider Monitor skips.

Insider Monitor includes Regulatory Filings Monitoring categories that ChartMill omits.

In depth comparison

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ChartMill

chartmill.com

Hands-on review

A web-based research suite combining stock/ETF screeners, charts, ratings, watchlists, and trading ideas. ChartMill supports server-side email alerts, custom screeners with advanced filters, and both technical and fundamental data. Analyst estimates and some premium data require a paid subscription. U.S. pre-market and after-hours coverage includes NYSE, NASDAQ, and AMEX.

Platforms

Web

Pricing

FreeSubscription

Quick highlights

  • Technical and fundamental screener for stocks and ETFs, with interactive charts, ratings, watchlists, and trading ideas.
  • Pre-market and after-hours movers screener for U.S. markets (NYSE, NASDAQ, AMEX).
  • Ability to create custom expressions and filters in the screener for advanced screening logic.
  • Historical screener mode allows users to run any screen as of a past date.
  • Server-side email alerts for price moves, setups, earnings, news, insider activity, fundamentals, analyst ratings, and saved screens (alerts are delayed, not real-time).

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Insider Monitor

insider-monitor.com

Free, U.S.-focused insider‑trading tracker centered on SEC Forms 3/4/5. Provides near‑real‑time (‘minutes or seconds’ after filing) feeds of insider purchases/sales, weekly/monthly Top‑10 lists, and “officer cluster buys” over the past two weeks. Includes company and trader pages with CIK cross‑references and direct links to the SEC for each transaction. No login, alerts, or API are advertised; this is a lightweight, public reference site.

Platforms

Web

Pricing

Free

Quick highlights

  • Real‑time insider tape: lists purchases (or buys & sales) with filing time stamps and SEC links; updated live throughout the day.
  • Officer Cluster Buys: highlights tickers bought by multiple corporate officers in the last two weeks.
  • Top‑10 lists: weekly and monthly leaderboards of the largest insider purchases.
  • Industry lens: aggregates Form 4 filing counts by high‑level industry divisions since 2020.
  • Company & trader dossiers: symbol/issuer pages and insider pages with year/month summaries and per‑trade details, including CIK references and SEC source links.

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Where they differ

ChartMill

Distinct strengths include:

  • Technical and fundamental screener for stocks and ETFs, with interactive charts, ratings, watchlists, and trading ideas.
  • Pre-market and after-hours movers screener for U.S. markets (NYSE, NASDAQ, AMEX).
  • Ability to create custom expressions and filters in the screener for advanced screening logic.
  • Historical screener mode allows users to run any screen as of a past date.

Insider Monitor

Distinct strengths include:

  • Real‑time insider tape: lists purchases (or buys & sales) with filing time stamps and SEC links; updated live throughout the day.
  • Officer Cluster Buys: highlights tickers bought by multiple corporate officers in the last two weeks.
  • Top‑10 lists: weekly and monthly leaderboards of the largest insider purchases.
  • Industry lens: aggregates Form 4 filing counts by high‑level industry divisions since 2020.

Feature-by-feature breakdown

AttributeChartMillInsider Monitor
Categories

Which research workflows each platform targets

Shared: Insider Data

Unique: Screeners, Stock Ideas, Watchlist, News, Alerts, Calendar, Data Visualizations, Scores, Financials, Analyst Recommendations, Analyst Price Targets, Analyst Forecasts, Position Sizing

Shared: Insider Data

Unique: Regulatory Filings Monitoring

Asset types

Supported asset classes and universes

Stocks, ETFs

Stocks, Closed-End Funds

Experience levels

Who each product is built for

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Platforms

Where you can access the product

Web

Web

Pricing

High-level pricing models

Free, Subscription

Free

Key features

Core capabilities called out by each vendor

Unique

  • Technical and fundamental screener for stocks and ETFs, with interactive charts, ratings, watchlists, and trading ideas.
  • Pre-market and after-hours movers screener for U.S. markets (NYSE, NASDAQ, AMEX).
  • Ability to create custom expressions and filters in the screener for advanced screening logic.
  • Historical screener mode allows users to run any screen as of a past date.
  • Server-side email alerts for price moves, setups, earnings, news, insider activity, fundamentals, analyst ratings, and saved screens (alerts are delayed, not real-time).
  • Interactive stock charts with multiple indicators (RSI, MACD, etc.), saved chart configurations, and multi-symbol view.

Unique

  • Real‑time insider tape: lists purchases (or buys & sales) with filing time stamps and SEC links; updated live throughout the day.
  • Officer Cluster Buys: highlights tickers bought by multiple corporate officers in the last two weeks.
  • Top‑10 lists: weekly and monthly leaderboards of the largest insider purchases.
  • Industry lens: aggregates Form 4 filing counts by high‑level industry divisions since 2020.
  • Company & trader dossiers: symbol/issuer pages and insider pages with year/month summaries and per‑trade details, including CIK references and SEC source links.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which workflows do ChartMill and Insider Monitor both support?

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

Do ChartMill and Insider Monitor require subscriptions?

Both ChartMill and Insider Monitor keep freemium access with optional paid upgrades, so you can trial each platform before committing.

How can you access ChartMill and Insider Monitor?

Both ChartMill and Insider Monitor prioritize web or desktop access. Investors wanting a mobile-first workflow may need to rely on responsive web views.

What unique strengths set the two platforms apart?

ChartMill differentiates itself with Technical and fundamental screener for stocks and ETFs, with interactive charts, ratings, watchlists, and trading ideas., Pre-market and after-hours movers screener for U.S. markets (NYSE, NASDAQ, AMEX)., and Ability to create custom expressions and filters in the screener for advanced screening logic., whereas Insider Monitor stands out for Real‑time insider tape: lists purchases (or buys & sales) with filing time stamps and SEC links; updated live throughout the day., Officer Cluster Buys: highlights tickers bought by multiple corporate officers in the last two weeks., and Top‑10 lists: weekly and monthly leaderboards of the largest insider purchases..

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