VOL. XCIV, NO. 247

★ FINANCIAL TOOLS & SERVICES DIRECTORY ★

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Sunday, October 5, 2025

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ChartMill vs Value Investors Club (VIC) comparison

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

Quick takeaways

ChartMill adds Screeners, Watchlist, News, Alerts, Calendar, Data Visualizations, Scores, Financials, Insider Data, Analyst Recommendations, Analyst Price Targets, Analyst Forecasts, and Position Sizing coverage that Value Investors Club (VIC) skips.

Value Investors Club (VIC) includes Forums categories that ChartMill omits.

ChartMill 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)., and Ability to create custom expressions and filters in the screener for advanced screening logic..

Value Investors Club (VIC) is known for: Highly selective membership: applicants must submit a current idea to be considered; only a few hundred active members at any time., Members are required to post at least two ideas per year (up to six) and rate 20 ideas annually to maintain access., and Each idea has its own discussion thread, with members able to mark certain comments as private (visible to members only)..

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ChartMill

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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

Free
Subscription

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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Value Investors Club (VIC)

valueinvestorsclub.com

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A legendary forum for deep-dive investment write-ups, founded in 1999 by Joel Greenblatt and John Petry. Membership is free but extremely selective, with obligations to contribute original ideas to stay active. Guests can read older ideas on a delayed basis, while full members have real-time access and can join discussions. Twice a month, the best write-up earns a $5,000 prize. The site carries no ads and no paid subscriptions, emphasizing community quality over monetization.

Platforms

Web

Pricing

Free

Quick highlights

  • Highly selective membership: applicants must submit a current idea to be considered; only a few hundred active members at any time.
  • Members are required to post at least two ideas per year (up to six) and rate 20 ideas annually to maintain access.
  • Each idea has its own discussion thread, with members able to mark certain comments as private (visible to members only).
  • Guest users can browse delayed content: free signup grants access to 45-day-old ideas, while non-logged visitors see ideas after 90 days.
  • Robust search and filters for idea discovery, including long/short orientation, performance, ratings, and geography.

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Overlap

Shared focus areas

1 overlap

Both tools cover this research theme.

Where they differ

ChartMill

Distinct strengths include:

Screeners
Watchlist
News
Alerts
Calendar
Data Visualizations
Scores
Financials
  • 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.

Value Investors Club (VIC)

Distinct strengths include:

Forums
  • Highly selective membership: applicants must submit a current idea to be considered; only a few hundred active members at any time.
  • Members are required to post at least two ideas per year (up to six) and rate 20 ideas annually to maintain access.
  • Each idea has its own discussion thread, with members able to mark certain comments as private (visible to members only).
  • Guest users can browse delayed content: free signup grants access to 45-day-old ideas, while non-logged visitors see ideas after 90 days.

Feature-by-feature breakdown

AttributeChartMillValue Investors Club (VIC)
Categories

Which research workflows each platform targets

Shared: Stock Ideas

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

Shared: Stock Ideas

Unique: Forums

Asset types

Supported asset classes and universes

Stocks, ETFs

Stocks, Bonds

Experience levels

Who each product is built for

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

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

  • Highly selective membership: applicants must submit a current idea to be considered; only a few hundred active members at any time.
  • Members are required to post at least two ideas per year (up to six) and rate 20 ideas annually to maintain access.
  • Each idea has its own discussion thread, with members able to mark certain comments as private (visible to members only).
  • Guest users can browse delayed content: free signup grants access to 45-day-old ideas, while non-logged visitors see ideas after 90 days.
  • Robust search and filters for idea discovery, including long/short orientation, performance, ratings, and geography.
  • Bi-monthly $5,000 “Best Idea” prize for the top member submission.
Tested

Verified by hands-on testing inside Find My Moat

Yes

Yes

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which workflows do ChartMill and Value Investors Club (VIC) both support?

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

Do ChartMill and Value Investors Club (VIC) require subscriptions?

Both ChartMill and Value Investors Club (VIC) keep freemium access with optional paid upgrades, so you can trial each platform before committing.

How can you access ChartMill and Value Investors Club (VIC)?

Both ChartMill and Value Investors Club (VIC) 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 Value Investors Club (VIC) stands out for Highly selective membership: applicants must submit a current idea to be considered; only a few hundred active members at any time., Members are required to post at least two ideas per year (up to six) and rate 20 ideas annually to maintain access., and Each idea has its own discussion thread, with members able to mark certain comments as private (visible to members only)..

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