VOL. XCIV, NO. 247

★ FINANCIAL TOOLS & SERVICES DIRECTORY ★

PRICE: 5 CENTS

Thursday, December 4, 2025

Tool Comparison

TradingView vs Uncle Stock comparison

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

Quick takeaways

TradingView adds Stock Ideas, ETF Screeners, Data Visualizations, Options & Derivatives, Quant, Money Flow, Paper Trading, Advanced Order Types, Copy/Social Trading, News, Alerts, Calendar, Market Sentiment, Dividends, Splits, Yield Curves, Order Book / Level II, ETF Overview, ETF Performance, ETF Holdings, ETF Fundamentals, ETF Valuation, APIs & SDKs, Webhooks, Broker Connectors, Videos, Blogs, and Forums coverage that Uncle Stock skips.

Uncle Stock includes Data APIs, Scores, and Checklist categories that TradingView omits.

TradingView ships a mobile app. Uncle Stock is web/desktop only.

In depth comparison

TradingView

tradingview.com

Editor’s pick Hands-on review

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.

Platforms

WebMobileDesktop

Pricing

FreeSubscription

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.

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Uncle Stock

unclestock.com

Hands-on review

Global, fundamentals‑first stock screener with detailed metrics and built‑in backtesting. Covers 60k+ stocks across all continents with up to ~35 years of US history (20 years elsewhere). US fundamentals from Sharadar; non‑US fundamentals and price history from EOD Historical Data. Prices are delayed; Nasdaq shows prior‑day when market is open. API access (Gold) delivers CSV/JSON with explicit rate limits.

Platforms

WebAPI

Pricing

FreeSubscription

Quick highlights

Screening with ~4k searchable metrics, full‑text business/industry search, market/country/sector filters, and index‑constituent filters.
Backtesting with annual/half‑year/quarterly rebalance, look‑ahead avoidance (uses only data known at rebalance time), position sizing (equal/volatility/expectation‑weighted), early‑sell rules (profit targets, stop loss), and risk stats (Sharpe/Sortino).
Transparent composite scores (e.g., Uncle Stock score, Quality/Value/Financial‑Health) plus Piotroski, ERP5, Benish M, Montier and more—formulas publicly documented.
Benchmarking vs S&P 500/other indices; industry medians and long‑history fundamentals.
Lightweight portfolio: positions, limits & email notifications (Gold).

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Where they differ

TradingView

Distinct strengths include:

Stock Ideas ETF Screeners Data Visualizations Options & Derivatives Quant Money Flow Paper Trading Advanced Order Types

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.

Uncle Stock

Distinct strengths include:

Data APIs Scores Checklist

Screening with ~4k searchable metrics, full‑text business/industry search, market/country/sector filters, and index‑constituent filters.
Backtesting with annual/half‑year/quarterly rebalance, look‑ahead avoidance (uses only data known at rebalance time), position sizing (equal/volatility/expectation‑weighted), early‑sell rules (profit targets, stop loss), and risk stats (Sharpe/Sortino).
Transparent composite scores (e.g., Uncle Stock score, Quality/Value/Financial‑Health) plus Piotroski, ERP5, Benish M, Montier and more—formulas publicly documented.
Benchmarking vs S&P 500/other indices; industry medians and long‑history fundamentals.

Feature-by-feature breakdown

Attribute	TradingView	Uncle Stock
Categories Which research workflows each platform targets	Shared: Screeners, Portfolio, Watchlist, Backtesting, Financials, Valuation Models, Education Unique: Stock Ideas, ETF Screeners, Data Visualizations, Options & Derivatives, Quant, Money Flow, Paper Trading, Advanced Order Types, Copy/Social Trading, News, Alerts, Calendar, Market Sentiment, Dividends, Splits, Yield Curves, Order Book / Level II, ETF Overview, ETF Performance, ETF Holdings, ETF Fundamentals, ETF Valuation, APIs & SDKs, Webhooks, Broker Connectors, Videos, Blogs, Forums	Shared: Screeners, Portfolio, Watchlist, Backtesting, Financials, Valuation Models, Education Unique: Data APIs, Scores, Checklist
Asset types Supported asset classes and universes	Stocks, ETFs, Bonds, Commodities, Currencies, Cryptos, Mutual Funds, Options, Futures, Funds	Stocks, Cryptos
Experience levels Who each product is built for	Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced	Intermediate, Advanced
Platforms Where you can access the product	Web, Mobile, Desktop	Web, API
Pricing High-level pricing models	Free, Subscription	Free, Subscription
Key features Core capabilities called out by each vendor	Unique 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. Portfolio module to track holdings, cash flows, dividends, and performance versus a benchmark, with CSV-based transaction import/export and broker history import workflows.	Unique Screening with ~4k searchable metrics, full‑text business/industry search, market/country/sector filters, and index‑constituent filters. Backtesting with annual/half‑year/quarterly rebalance, look‑ahead avoidance (uses only data known at rebalance time), position sizing (equal/volatility/expectation‑weighted), early‑sell rules (profit targets, stop loss), and risk stats (Sharpe/Sortino). Transparent composite scores (e.g., Uncle Stock score, Quality/Value/Financial‑Health) plus Piotroski, ERP5, Benish M, Montier and more—formulas publicly documented. Benchmarking vs S&P 500/other indices; industry medians and long‑history fundamentals. Lightweight portfolio: positions, limits & email notifications (Gold). API (Gold): CSV/JSON endpoints for symbols, universes, indicators, saved queries, stock history; monthly cap 300 calls and 1 request/minute.
Tested Verified by hands-on testing inside Find My Moat	Yes	Yes
Editor pick Featured inside curated shortlists	Highlighted	Standard listing

Frequently Asked Questions

Which workflows do TradingView and Uncle Stock both support?

Both platforms cover Screeners, Portfolio, Watchlist, Backtesting, Financials, Valuation Models, and Education workflows, so you can research those use cases in either tool before digging into the feature differences below.

Do TradingView and Uncle Stock require subscriptions?

Both TradingView and Uncle Stock 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 Uncle Stock focuses on web or desktop access.

What unique strengths set the two platforms apart?

TradingView differentiates itself with 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., whereas Uncle Stock stands out for Screening with ~4k searchable metrics, full‑text business/industry search, market/country/sector filters, and index‑constituent filters., Backtesting with annual/half‑year/quarterly rebalance, look‑ahead avoidance (uses only data known at rebalance time), position sizing (equal/volatility/expectation‑weighted), early‑sell rules (profit targets, stop loss), and risk stats (Sharpe/Sortino)., and Transparent composite scores (e.g., Uncle Stock score, Quality/Value/Financial‑Health) plus Piotroski, ERP5, Benish M, Montier and more—formulas publicly documented..

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