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Trade Ideas charts, recorded.
Holly AI Signals hunt unusual behavior and large gainers, not quick in-and-out trades, and some of her picks keep running for weeks or months. OddsMaker tests multi-day holds with a future close or open exit (both TI Premium), and Top Lists (Screeners) refresh every 15 seconds. Swing or day trade comes down to how long you hold, and OddsMaker lets you test that against risk. For daily-chart scans with EasyScan, TC2000 is a strong option.
Written by Daniel Mirkin, CEO of Trade Ideas, which makes one of the tools compared here.
Our picks
Best swing trading scanners, by what you need
Our swing trading pick:Trade Ideas. Holly AI Signals look for large gainers, and OddsMaker tests multi-day holds.
Swing or day trade? It depends on how long you hold
Key point
Day trade vs swing trade isn't about when a trade starts. Every trade starts during the trading day. The question is how long you hold, and that comes down to returns and risk management.
Holly finds the large gainers. Holly AI Signals hunt unusual behavior and large gainers, not quick in-and-out trades, and some of her picks keep running for weeks or months.
OddsMaker tests how long to hold. Compare timed exits, future close or future open holds, and stops, and weigh the returns against the risk before you choose (TI Premium).
Past results, including backtests, don't guarantee future results.
The job
What a swing trader needs from a scanner
Key point
A swing trade lasts from a couple of days to a few weeks, so the scanner's job is different from day trading. Speed matters less at the open and more at the moment your setup triggers.
Daily filters. Position in the 52-week range, 20-day range, average volume and distance from long moving averages.
A trigger. An alert that tells you when a stock on your list breaks out, so you are not watching charts all day.
A test of the hold. Whether your setup has worked better as a same-day trade or as a hold of several days.
Cost that fits how often you trade. If you place a few swing trades a month, a lower-cost chart tool may be enough.
Competitor prices and features checked October 12, 2026.
"Not listed" means the company's own pages did not show it. The tool may still be able to do it.
The list
The 7 best stock scanners for swing trading
1. Trade Ideas
Key point
Trade Ideas is our pick for swing trading. Holly's AI algorithms look for large gainers and unusual behavior, not quick day trades. Some of those moves happen fast, but many of her picks are bigger runners that can last weeks or months. Top Lists (Screeners) and Streaming Alerts (Scanner) help you time the entry, and OddsMaker tests how long to hold.
Streaming Alerts report events such as a new high as they print, so a setup you found on the daily chart can tell you when it triggers. 308 alerts and 249 filters in all.
Testing holds
OddsMaker (TI Premium) can exit a test at a future close or a future open several days out, so you can compare a same-day exit with a multi-day hold on Trade Ideas history.
AI
Holly AI Signals (TI Premium) arrive with an entry and a stop to manage risk. Holly watches all session for unusual behavior, and you choose whether to exit the same day or hold. Every TI Pro plan includes the AI Assistant.
Runs on
Windows runs TI Pro natively; a Mac runs it through Parallels. The Web Dashboard runs in any browser with Top Lists, Races, TreeMaps and charts.
Price
TI Standard $89/mo billed annually ($1,068/yr) or $127 monthly; TI Premium $178/mo billed annually ($2,136/yr) or $254 monthly.
Worth knowing: Trade Ideas covers U.S.-listed stocks and is built for the trading day. If you only look at charts on the weekend, a chart-first tool below may cost less.
Best for: Swing traders who want AI that looks for bigger runners, plus a way to test multi-day holds before trading them. Top Lists are on TI Standard; Holly AI Signals and OddsMaker are on TI Premium.
2. TC2000
Key point
TC2000 is chart-first software with scanning built in, and a strong option for daily-chart swing scans with EasyScan.
Data
Real-time U.S. stocks from Nasdaq Basic come with Basic.
Scanning
Premium adds real-time scanning and sorting, the EasyScan wizard, Personal Criteria Formulas and History Columns that show where a stock ranked last night or at the start of the year. Up to 5 streaming scans run at once.
TradingView is the charting site many swing traders already use, with screeners across stocks, ETFs and crypto.
Screener
500+ fundamental and technical fields on 150+ exchanges in 50+ countries. On paid plans, the screener auto-refreshes every 10 seconds or once a minute.
Alerts
Price alerts on every plan (3 on Basic); technical alerts on paid plans.
Holly's AI algorithms look for large gainers and unusual behavior, not quick day trades.
Some of those moves happen fast, but many of her picks are bigger runners that can last weeks or months.
She watches all session for unusual behavior, and OddsMaker lets you test multi-day holds with a future close or future open exit (TI Premium).
Key point
Holly AI Signals are part of TI Premium. Top Lists, the stock screener, are on TI Standard too. More on how Holly works: AI buy and sell signals for stocks.
Past results, including backtests, don't guarantee future results.
In practice
A swing routine in Trade Ideas
OddsMaker tests a strategy on past days first.
Build the list. In a Top List (Screener), combine Position in Range (1 year) near the top of the range with a minimum Average Daily Volume (5 day) and a price above the 200 Day SMA.
Set the trigger. Add a Streaming Alert, such as a new high, filtered to the same stocks, so the break tells you instead of the chart.
Test the hold. In OddsMaker (TI Premium), run the same setup with a same-day exit and with an exit at a future close a few days out. Compare the results before you choose a hold.
Check it away from your desk. The Web Dashboard shows your Top Lists, TreeMaps and charts in any browser.
Past results, including backtests, don't guarantee future results.
Method
How we checked
Vendor pages only. Every competitor fact and price comes from that company's own pricing or product page, read on October 9, 2026.
Order. Trade Ideas is first because it is our swing pick, and we make it, so test it yourself. The quick picks say which tool fits which job.
No cherry-picked trades. We describe what Holly looks for. We do not quote individual trades, returns or holding times as results.
Our pick is Trade Ideas. Holly AI Signals look for large gainers rather than quick day trades, and OddsMaker tests multi-day holds (both TI Premium). We make it, so try it yourself. For daily-chart scans with EasyScan, TC2000 is a strong option.
Can I backtest a swing trade hold in Trade Ideas?
Yes. OddsMaker, part of TI Premium, can exit a test at a future close or a future open several days out, so you can compare a same-day exit with a multi-day hold. Past results, including backtests, don't guarantee future results.
Is Holly only for day trading?
No. Every trade starts during the trading day, and Holly's are no different, but she's hunting large gainers, not quick in-and-out trades. Some of her picks keep running for weeks or months. Whether a trade is a day trade or a swing depends on how long you hold, and OddsMaker (TI Premium) lets you test hold times, future close or open exits and stops against risk. Past results, including backtests, don't guarantee future results.
Which filters do swing traders use in a stock screener?
Common ones are position in the 52-week range, 20-day range, average daily volume and distance from the 200-day moving average. Trade Ideas has all four among its 249 filters.
Do I need real-time data for swing trading?
Not every time. If you plan trades in the evening, delayed data can be enough. Real-time data helps when you want to act at the moment a setup triggers.
How much does Trade Ideas cost?
There are two paid plans. Billed annually, TI Standard runs $89 a month ($1,068 a year); billed monthly, it is $127. Billed annually, TI Premium runs $178 a month ($2,136 a year); billed monthly, it is $254. Holly AI Signals, OddsMaker, Money Machine, Smart Risk Levels and RBI/GBI windows come with Premium; the AI Assistant comes with every TI Pro plan. A free account lets you try it. Prices checked October 2026 on trade-ideas.com/pricing.
