Ticker Notes adds Notes & Highlights coverage that TradingView skips.
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Tool Comparison
Ticker Notes vs TradingView comparison
Compare pricing, supported platforms, categories, and standout capabilities to decide which tool fits your workflow.
Quick takeaways
TradingView includes Stock Ideas, Screeners, ETF Screeners, Data Visualizations, Options & Derivatives, Quant, Money Flow, Portfolio, Watchlist, Backtesting, Paper Trading, Advanced Order Types, Copy/Social Trading, News, Alerts, Calendar, Market Sentiment, Dividends, Splits, Yield Curves, Order Book / Level II, Financials, Valuation Models, ETF Overview, ETF Performance, ETF Holdings, ETF Fundamentals, ETF Valuation, APIs & SDKs, Webhooks, Broker Connectors, Education, Videos, and Blogs categories that Ticker Notes omits.
TradingView offers mobile access, which Ticker Notes skips.
In depth comparison
Ticker Notes
ticker-notes.com
Login‑gated, ticker‑centric social note‑taking network for investors—positioned as a cleaner, discovery‑friendly alternative to ‘Fintwit’. The landing page emphasizes taking notes, finding people by niche interests, and a less engagement‑hacked experience. Public docs are sparse; based on founder chatter, the feed is organized by tickers and includes quality‑of‑life composer features. Treat as early product/beta with evolving features. Pricing isn’t published; assuming free signup until official plans appear.
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Pricing
Quick highlights
- Ticker‑centric social feed for finance; ‘Like Twitter. But not like Twitter at all.’
- Built for note‑taking on companies and discovery of people by niche interests.
- Lightweight composition with character limits to focus writing.
- Algorithmic feed based on tickers; community reporting/quality controls (per founder posts).
- External link‑outs to research tools (e.g., Koyfin) mentioned by the team.
Community votes (overall)
TradingView
tradingview.com
Multi-asset charting, screening, alerts, automation, and portfolio tracking platform with a built-in social network for traders and investors. Covers global stocks, ETFs, futures, FX, crypto, bonds, and macro data across 100+ exchanges and millions of instruments, with optional real-time data subscriptions. Supports Pine Script for custom indicators and strategies, a full-featured strategy tester, options analytics, and flexible alerts including webhook integrations for external bots and automation. Not a broker itself, but connects to dozens of partner brokers and exchanges so users can trade directly from charts or the depth-of-market panel, alongside a dedicated paper trading account.
Categories
Platforms
Pricing
Quick highlights
- Advanced multi-asset charting (“Supercharts”) with second-based intervals, custom timeframes, multiple layouts (up to 16 charts per tab on top tiers), and 100+ built-in indicators plus 100k+ community scripts.
- Pine Script® language for creating custom indicators, strategies, screeners, and alerts, backed by an integrated strategy tester for historical performance and walk-forward style analysis.
- Cross-asset screeners for stocks, ETFs, bonds, and crypto (including CEX/DEX pairs) with 400+ technical and fundamental filters, presets, multi-timeframe conditions, and Pine-powered custom columns.
- Rich fundamentals: full financial statements (income, balance sheet, cash flow), ratios (P/E, debt-to-equity, etc.), fundamental graphs, ETF screeners, and ETF pages with AUM, flows, NAV returns, and risk stats.
- Derivatives and microstructure tools: options chains with Greeks and multi-leg strategies, futures markets across asset classes, depth-of-market (Level II) where available, spreads, and yield-curve products.
Community votes (overall)
Where they differ
Ticker Notes
Distinct strengths include:
- Ticker‑centric social feed for finance; ‘Like Twitter. But not like Twitter at all.’
- Built for note‑taking on companies and discovery of people by niche interests.
- Lightweight composition with character limits to focus writing.
- Algorithmic feed based on tickers; community reporting/quality controls (per founder posts).
TradingView
Distinct strengths include:
- Advanced multi-asset charting (“Supercharts”) with second-based intervals, custom timeframes, multiple layouts (up to 16 charts per tab on top tiers), and 100+ built-in indicators plus 100k+ community scripts.
- Pine Script® language for creating custom indicators, strategies, screeners, and alerts, backed by an integrated strategy tester for historical performance and walk-forward style analysis.
- Cross-asset screeners for stocks, ETFs, bonds, and crypto (including CEX/DEX pairs) with 400+ technical and fundamental filters, presets, multi-timeframe conditions, and Pine-powered custom columns.
- Rich fundamentals: full financial statements (income, balance sheet, cash flow), ratios (P/E, debt-to-equity, etc.), fundamental graphs, ETF screeners, and ETF pages with AUM, flows, NAV returns, and risk stats.
Feature-by-feature breakdown
| Attribute | Ticker Notes | TradingView |
|---|---|---|
Categories Which research workflows each platform targets | Shared: Forums Unique: Notes & Highlights | Shared: Forums Unique: Stock Ideas, Screeners, ETF Screeners, Data Visualizations, Options & Derivatives, Quant, Money Flow, Portfolio, Watchlist, Backtesting, Paper Trading, Advanced Order Types, Copy/Social Trading, News, Alerts, Calendar, Market Sentiment, Dividends, Splits, Yield Curves, Order Book / Level II, Financials, Valuation Models, ETF Overview, ETF Performance, ETF Holdings, ETF Fundamentals, ETF Valuation, APIs & SDKs, Webhooks, Broker Connectors, Education, Videos, Blogs |
Asset types Supported asset classes and universes | Stocks | Stocks, ETFs, Bonds, Commodities, Currencies, Cryptos, Mutual Funds, Options, Futures, Funds |
Experience levels Who each product is built for | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced |
Platforms Where you can access the product | Web | Web, Mobile, Desktop |
Pricing High-level pricing models | Free | Free, Subscription |
Key features Core capabilities called out by each vendor | Unique
| Unique
|
Tested Verified by hands-on testing inside Find My Moat | Not yet | Yes |
Editor pick Featured inside curated shortlists | Standard listing | Highlighted |
Frequently Asked Questions
Which workflows do Ticker Notes and TradingView both support?
Both platforms cover Forums workflows, so you can research those use cases in either tool before digging into the feature differences below.
Do Ticker Notes and TradingView require subscriptions?
Both Ticker Notes and TradingView keep freemium access with optional paid upgrades, so you can trial each platform before committing.
Which tool has mobile access?
TradingView ships a dedicated mobile experience, while Ticker Notes focuses on web or desktop access.
What unique strengths set the two platforms apart?
Ticker Notes differentiates itself with Ticker‑centric social feed for finance; ‘Like Twitter. But not like Twitter at all.’, Built for note‑taking on companies and discovery of people by niche interests., and Lightweight composition with character limits to focus writing., whereas TradingView stands out for Advanced multi-asset charting (“Supercharts”) with second-based intervals, custom timeframes, multiple layouts (up to 16 charts per tab on top tiers), and 100+ built-in indicators plus 100k+ community scripts., Pine Script® language for creating custom indicators, strategies, screeners, and alerts, backed by an integrated strategy tester for historical performance and walk-forward style analysis., and Cross-asset screeners for stocks, ETFs, bonds, and crypto (including CEX/DEX pairs) with 400+ technical and fundamental filters, presets, multi-timeframe conditions, and Pine-powered custom columns..
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Curation & Accuracy
This directory blends AI‑assisted discovery with human curation. Entries are reviewed, edited, and organized with the goal of expanding coverage and sharpening quality over time. Your feedback helps steer improvements (because no single human can capture everything all at once).
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