VOL. XCIV, NO. 247

★ FINANCIAL TOOLS & SERVICES DIRECTORY ★

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Thursday, October 30, 2025

Tool Comparison

LuxAlgo vs MarineTraffic comparison

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

Quick takeaways

LuxAlgo adds Screeners, Backtesting, Money Flow, Education, Videos, Blogs, Compounding Calculator, and Position Sizing coverage that MarineTraffic skips.

MarineTraffic includes Data APIs, and Shipping & Trade categories that LuxAlgo omits.

MarineTraffic offers mobile access, which LuxAlgo skips.

In depth comparison

LuxAlgo logo

LuxAlgo

luxalgo.com

Technical-analysis suite that runs on TradingView: Price Action Concepts (order blocks, FVGs, market structure), Signals & Overlays (confirmation/contrarian signals, smart trail, TP/SL), and Oscillator Matrix (HyperWave, money‑flow & divergence). Adds multi‑ticker screeners, real‑time alerts (via TradingView), and an AI Backtesting Assistant (Ultimate plan). Not a broker; no portfolio accounting or fundamentals.

Platforms

Web

Pricing

FreeSubscription

Quick highlights

  • Price Action Concepts® toolkit: automatic order blocks, market structure, supply/demand, fair value gaps, liquidity sweeps, pattern/level displays (built‑in alerts).
  • Signals & Overlays®: confirmation/contrarian signal modes, smart trail, trend catcher/tracer, neo cloud, TP/SL presets, ML classifier & dashboard.
  • Oscillator Matrix®: HyperWave trend oscillator, money‑flow & confluence logic with alertable events.
  • Screeners for S&O, PAC, and OSC to monitor multiple tickers/timeframes from indicator features.
  • Backtesters for S&O plus an AI Backtesting Assistant to generate/optimize strategies and replicate to TradingView.

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MarineTraffic

marinetraffic.com

Global AIS vessel tracking platform with map views, alerts, voyage history, and data exports. Many features are plan-gated: CSV export quotas, Past Track history, detailed Route Forecasts, and the number of Custom Areas you can define. API access is available with an API key, and mobile apps provide push notifications.

Platforms

WebMobileAPI

Pricing

FreeSubscription

Quick highlights

  • Live Map with advanced filters, including ship type, capacity, status, and custom smart filters.
  • Notifications for port calls, area entries, vessel movements (speed, course changes, drifting), AIS data updates (ETA, destination, draught), proximity events (STS, tug, pilot, bunkering), and AIS-coverage changes, delivered via email, mobile push, or archive.
  • CSV exports from vessel and port databases, with monthly quotas depending on plan: Basic (5), Essential (300), Enterprise (10,000).
  • Past Track playback varies by plan: Free (1 day), Essential (7 days), Enterprise (up to 5 years, in 7-day playback windows).
  • Route Forecast tools: Basic shows path previews; Essential and Enterprise unlock ETA and speed details.

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Where they differ

LuxAlgo

Distinct strengths include:

  • Price Action Concepts® toolkit: automatic order blocks, market structure, supply/demand, fair value gaps, liquidity sweeps, pattern/level displays (built‑in alerts).
  • Signals & Overlays®: confirmation/contrarian signal modes, smart trail, trend catcher/tracer, neo cloud, TP/SL presets, ML classifier & dashboard.
  • Oscillator Matrix®: HyperWave trend oscillator, money‑flow & confluence logic with alertable events.
  • Screeners for S&O, PAC, and OSC to monitor multiple tickers/timeframes from indicator features.

MarineTraffic

Distinct strengths include:

  • Live Map with advanced filters, including ship type, capacity, status, and custom smart filters.
  • Notifications for port calls, area entries, vessel movements (speed, course changes, drifting), AIS data updates (ETA, destination, draught), proximity events (STS, tug, pilot, bunkering), and AIS-coverage changes, delivered via email, mobile push, or archive.
  • CSV exports from vessel and port databases, with monthly quotas depending on plan: Basic (5), Essential (300), Enterprise (10,000).
  • Past Track playback varies by plan: Free (1 day), Essential (7 days), Enterprise (up to 5 years, in 7-day playback windows).

Feature-by-feature breakdown

AttributeLuxAlgoMarineTraffic
Categories

Which research workflows each platform targets

Shared: Data Visualizations, Alerts

Unique: Screeners, Backtesting, Money Flow, Education, Videos, Blogs, Compounding Calculator, Position Sizing

Shared: Data Visualizations, Alerts

Unique: Data APIs, Shipping & Trade

Asset types

Supported asset classes and universes

Stocks, ETFs, Futures, Commodities, Currencies, Cryptos

Other

Experience levels

Who each product is built for

Beginner, 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

  • Price Action Concepts® toolkit: automatic order blocks, market structure, supply/demand, fair value gaps, liquidity sweeps, pattern/level displays (built‑in alerts).
  • Signals & Overlays®: confirmation/contrarian signal modes, smart trail, trend catcher/tracer, neo cloud, TP/SL presets, ML classifier & dashboard.
  • Oscillator Matrix®: HyperWave trend oscillator, money‑flow & confluence logic with alertable events.
  • Screeners for S&O, PAC, and OSC to monitor multiple tickers/timeframes from indicator features.
  • Backtesters for S&O plus an AI Backtesting Assistant to generate/optimize strategies and replicate to TradingView.
  • Large free indicator library; calculators for position sizing, risk‑to‑reward, pip/lot value, margin/leverage, CAGR, and more.

Unique

  • Live Map with advanced filters, including ship type, capacity, status, and custom smart filters.
  • Notifications for port calls, area entries, vessel movements (speed, course changes, drifting), AIS data updates (ETA, destination, draught), proximity events (STS, tug, pilot, bunkering), and AIS-coverage changes, delivered via email, mobile push, or archive.
  • CSV exports from vessel and port databases, with monthly quotas depending on plan: Basic (5), Essential (300), Enterprise (10,000).
  • Past Track playback varies by plan: Free (1 day), Essential (7 days), Enterprise (up to 5 years, in 7-day playback windows).
  • Route Forecast tools: Basic shows path previews; Essential and Enterprise unlock ETA and speed details.
  • Custom Areas can be created or imported (KMZ/KML/GEOJSON/WKT), with plan limits from 1 area (Essential) up to 2,000 (Enterprise).
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which workflows do LuxAlgo and MarineTraffic both support?

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

Do LuxAlgo and MarineTraffic require subscriptions?

Both LuxAlgo and MarineTraffic keep freemium access with optional paid upgrades, so you can trial each platform before committing.

Which tool has mobile access?

MarineTraffic ships a dedicated mobile experience, while LuxAlgo focuses on web or desktop access.

What unique strengths set the two platforms apart?

LuxAlgo differentiates itself with Price Action Concepts® toolkit: automatic order blocks, market structure, supply/demand, fair value gaps, liquidity sweeps, pattern/level displays (built‑in alerts)., Signals & Overlays®: confirmation/contrarian signal modes, smart trail, trend catcher/tracer, neo cloud, TP/SL presets, ML classifier & dashboard., and Oscillator Matrix®: HyperWave trend oscillator, money‑flow & confluence logic with alertable events., whereas MarineTraffic stands out for Live Map with advanced filters, including ship type, capacity, status, and custom smart filters., Notifications for port calls, area entries, vessel movements (speed, course changes, drifting), AIS data updates (ETA, destination, draught), proximity events (STS, tug, pilot, bunkering), and AIS-coverage changes, delivered via email, mobile push, or archive., and CSV exports from vessel and port databases, with monthly quotas depending on plan: Basic (5), Essential (300), Enterprise (10,000)..

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