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MarketWatch vs ORTEX comparison

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

MarketWatch

marketwatch.com

PricingFree, Subscription

PlatformsWeb, Mobile

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ORTEX

public.ortex.com

PricingFree, Subscription

PlatformsWeb, Mobile, API

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Comparison highlights

Tool score: the chart below shows community vote sentiment over the last 8 weeks. Use it as a signal, not a verdict.
Overlap: both cover News, Calendar, and Screeners and 5 other categories.
Coverage tilt: MarketWatch has 10 categories you won't get in ORTEX; ORTEX has 8 unique categories.
Platforms: MarketWatch runs on Web, Mobile; ORTEX runs on Web, Mobile, API.

Category leaders

Screeners: not enough category votes yet to call a leader.
Watchlist: MarketWatch is tagged for this workflow; ORTEX has no category votes yet.
News: not enough category votes yet to call a leader.
Data Visualizations: not enough category votes yet to call a leader.

Vote sentiment comparison

Cumulative positive vote share. Loading fresh totals...

MarketWatchORTEX

Side-by-side metrics

Attribute	MarketWatch	ORTEX
Asset types Supported asset classes and universes	Stocks, ETFs, Mutual Funds, Options, Futures, Commodities, Currencies, Cryptos, Bonds	Stocks, ETFs, Options
Experience levels Who each product is built for	Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced	Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
Platforms Where you can access the product	Web, Mobile	Web, Mobile, API
Pricing High-level pricing models	Free, Subscription	Free, Subscription
Tested Verified by hands-on testing inside Find My Moat	Yes	Yes
Editor pick Featured inside curated shortlists	Standard listing	Standard listing

Coverage overlap

Shared categories

Categories where both tools offer overlapping coverage.

News Calendar Screeners Data Visualizations Options Analyst Price Targets Insider Data Short Interest

MarketWatch strengths

Categories covered by MarketWatch but not ORTEX.

Alerts Watchlist Paper Trading Financials ETF Overview ETF Holdings Interest Rates Yield Curves IPO Newsletters

ORTEX strengths

Categories covered by ORTEX but not MarketWatch.

Quant Index Rebalancing Money Flow Options & Derivatives Analyst Recommendations Data APIs US Government Trades Blogs

Frequently Asked Questions

Which workflows do MarketWatch and ORTEX both support?

Both platforms cover News, Calendar, Screeners, Data Visualizations, Options, Analyst Price Targets, Insider Data, and Short Interest workflows, so you can research those use cases in either tool before digging into the feature differences below.

Do MarketWatch and ORTEX require subscriptions?

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

How can you access MarketWatch and ORTEX?

Both MarketWatch and ORTEX support web and mobile access, making it easy to keep tabs on research away from the desk.

What unique strengths set the two platforms apart?

MarketWatch differentiates itself with Market data hub with stock and market screeners, mutual fund research, fund comparison, and multi-quote lookup tools., Personal watchlists available free with an account; syncs across web and mobile apps with customizable price and news alerts., and Comprehensive event calendars, including U.S. economic releases, corporate earnings, IPO schedules, and options-expiration dates., whereas ORTEX stands out for Short interest and lending analytics including utilization, cost to borrow, shares on loan, and percentage of free float on loan, with intraday and real-time estimates from a large pool of lenders and brokers., Official U.S. exchange-reported short interest (bi-monthly) and European flagged shorts, alongside lending-based estimates., and Options coverage with unusual activity and flow detection; OPRA-sourced data gated by user agreement to OPRA terms..

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