VOL. XCIV, NO. 247

★ FINANCIAL TOOLS & SERVICES DIRECTORY ★

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Tuesday, October 28, 2025

Tool Comparison

ORTEX vs StockAlert.pro comparison

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

Quick takeaways

ORTEX adds Short Interest, Insider Data, Quant, Index Rebalancing, Money Flow, Options & Derivatives, Options, Analyst Recommendations, Analyst Price Targets, News, and US Government Trades coverage that StockAlert.pro skips.

StockAlert.pro includes Alerts, Dividends, Stock Ideas, Watchlist, APIs & SDKs, Webhooks, and Playbooks & Case Studies categories that ORTEX omits.

ORTEX ships a mobile app. StockAlert.pro is web/desktop only.

In depth comparison

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ORTEX

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Hands-on review

Analytics platform focused on short interest and securities lending, with additional coverage of options flow, insider trades, analyst views, and index rebalances. Offers a free tier with limited features, plus paid plans (Basic $39/mo, Advanced $129/mo). Options data is sourced from OPRA and requires agreeing to OPRA terms. API access is available with key-based authentication, and an Excel Add-in (beta) supports short interest data.

Platforms

WebMobileAPI

Pricing

FreeSubscription

Quick highlights

  • 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.
  • Options coverage with unusual activity and flow detection; OPRA-sourced data gated by user agreement to OPRA terms.
  • Alpha trading signals across themes like Short Squeeze, EPS, RSI, MACD, and Company Events, each with back-tested stats and intraday updates.
  • Configurable stock screener including short-interest columns; results can be exported.

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StockAlert.pro

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Alert‑first platform for stocks & ETFs with 21 configurable alert types (price/technical/volume/fundamental/dividends/time), a daily AI watchlist assistant, and an API with webhooks/SDKs. Free tier supports up to 50 alerts; Premium adds unlimited alerts and SMS. Coverage spans major U.S./European exchanges; market data may be up to ~15‑min delayed per terms.

Platforms

WebAPI

Pricing

FreeSubscription

Quick highlights

  • 21 alert types across price, technical (MA crosses, RSI), volume, fundamentals (P/E & forward P/E), dividends (ex‑date/payment), and time‑based reminders.
  • Minute‑by‑minute monitoring during regular, pre‑market, and after‑hours sessions; notifications within seconds when conditions are met.
  • AI analysis that generates long‑form equity write‑ups and suggests 2–5 ‘smart alerts’ you can one‑click activate.
  • Intelligent watchlist that runs daily AI screens on tracked symbols and refreshes alert signals automatically.
  • Stocks & ETFs database plus a free ‘Undervalued (P/E)’ screener and a Dividend Calendar.

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Where they differ

ORTEX

Distinct strengths include:

  • 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.
  • Options coverage with unusual activity and flow detection; OPRA-sourced data gated by user agreement to OPRA terms.
  • Alpha trading signals across themes like Short Squeeze, EPS, RSI, MACD, and Company Events, each with back-tested stats and intraday updates.

StockAlert.pro

Distinct strengths include:

  • 21 alert types across price, technical (MA crosses, RSI), volume, fundamentals (P/E & forward P/E), dividends (ex‑date/payment), and time‑based reminders.
  • Minute‑by‑minute monitoring during regular, pre‑market, and after‑hours sessions; notifications within seconds when conditions are met.
  • AI analysis that generates long‑form equity write‑ups and suggests 2–5 ‘smart alerts’ you can one‑click activate.
  • Intelligent watchlist that runs daily AI screens on tracked symbols and refreshes alert signals automatically.

Feature-by-feature breakdown

AttributeORTEXStockAlert.pro
Categories

Which research workflows each platform targets

Shared: Data Visualizations, Calendar, Data APIs, Screeners, Blogs

Unique: Short Interest, Insider Data, Quant, Index Rebalancing, Money Flow, Options & Derivatives, Options, Analyst Recommendations, Analyst Price Targets, News, US Government Trades

Shared: Data Visualizations, Calendar, Data APIs, Screeners, Blogs

Unique: Alerts, Dividends, Stock Ideas, Watchlist, APIs & SDKs, Webhooks, Playbooks & Case Studies

Asset types

Supported asset classes and universes

Stocks, ETFs, Options

Stocks, ETFs

Experience levels

Who each product is built for

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Platforms

Where you can access the product

Web, Mobile, API

Web, API

Pricing

High-level pricing models

Free, Subscription

Free, Subscription

Key features

Core capabilities called out by each vendor

Unique

  • 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.
  • Options coverage with unusual activity and flow detection; OPRA-sourced data gated by user agreement to OPRA terms.
  • Alpha trading signals across themes like Short Squeeze, EPS, RSI, MACD, and Company Events, each with back-tested stats and intraday updates.
  • Configurable stock screener including short-interest columns; results can be exported.
  • Live intraday charts with last price and bid/ask displayed.

Unique

  • 21 alert types across price, technical (MA crosses, RSI), volume, fundamentals (P/E & forward P/E), dividends (ex‑date/payment), and time‑based reminders.
  • Minute‑by‑minute monitoring during regular, pre‑market, and after‑hours sessions; notifications within seconds when conditions are met.
  • AI analysis that generates long‑form equity write‑ups and suggests 2–5 ‘smart alerts’ you can one‑click activate.
  • Intelligent watchlist that runs daily AI screens on tracked symbols and refreshes alert signals automatically.
  • Stocks & ETFs database plus a free ‘Undervalued (P/E)’ screener and a Dividend Calendar.
  • Developer API: REST + real‑time webhooks, API key auth, official SDKs (TS/JS, Python), Slack app, and n8n node; published endpoints for alerts, watchlists, and webhooks.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which workflows do ORTEX and StockAlert.pro both support?

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

Do ORTEX and StockAlert.pro require subscriptions?

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

Which tool has mobile access?

ORTEX ships a dedicated mobile experience, while StockAlert.pro focuses on web or desktop access.

What unique strengths set the two platforms apart?

ORTEX differentiates itself with 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., whereas StockAlert.pro stands out for 21 alert types across price, technical (MA crosses, RSI), volume, fundamentals (P/E & forward P/E), dividends (ex‑date/payment), and time‑based reminders., Minute‑by‑minute monitoring during regular, pre‑market, and after‑hours sessions; notifications within seconds when conditions are met., and AI analysis that generates long‑form equity write‑ups and suggests 2–5 ‘smart alerts’ you can one‑click activate..

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