Stock Charting Software That Finds the Trade

Most charting tools give you a beautiful chart and wait. Trade Ideas charts come with buy and sell signals, support and resistance drawn for you, the levels where volume traded, two timeframes at once and an AI that explains what you're looking at. And a scanner that puts the right stock on the chart in the first place.

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A live Trade Ideas chart: TI Wave, support and resistance, POC, VWAP and trend lines, one click each.

See every chart through a sharper lens

Key point

A chart is only as good as the stock on it. Trade Ideas charting is wired to a scanner that watches every US stock live, so the chart you open is the stock that just moved, with the alert that caught it painted right on the chart. Then the tools below tell you where it may go next.

Every charting tool, in one place

ToolWhat it does for you
TI WaveBuy and sell signals on any stock and timeframe: AI-adapted EMA bands and a clear B or S on the chart
Automatic support and resistanceLevels worked out from where each stock really traded, drawn and labeled for you; alerts when price breaks them
POC and value areaThe price where most of the day traded, and the range that holds 70% of the volume, one click
VWAP and trend linesThe day's volume-weighted average price and the trend's direction, one click each
PiP: two timeframes in one chartThe daily trend inside your 5 or 15-minute chart, no window flipping
Alerts on the chartEvery alert that fired, marked on the bar where it happened: a play-by-play a plain chart can't show
Chart AIAsk what's happening on the chart you have open: key levels, alerts and patterns, in plain English
Chart pattern recognitionDouble tops, wedges, head and shoulders, flags and channels found as they form, across the market
Idea SurfingThe top stocks from your Top Lists rotate onto your charts about every 7 seconds
Key stats above the chartFloat, short float, relative volume, options volume, days to cover and position in range, at a glance
The standard studiesMoving averages, RSI, MACD, Bollinger Bands and more, on 1-minute to daily charts
Trade from the chartTrade ticket on the chart, plus one-click Flatten, Half, Double and Reverse, with supported brokers or the simulator

TI Wave: a buy and sell signal on every chart

Open any stock, pick any timeframe, and TI Wave draws EMA bands tuned to that stock by real-time AI. When the trend turns, a clear B or S marks the bar. Scalp on the 1-minute or swing on the daily; the bands adapt either way.

A Trade Ideas daily chart with TI Wave bands and B and S signals.
TI Wave on a daily chart: the bands follow the stock, and B and S mark the turns.

The levels that matter, drawn for you

You don't draw lines and hope. Trade Ideas works out support and resistance from where each stock really traded and labels them on the chart. POC and value area show where most of the day's volume changed hands, and VWAP shows the average price buyers and sellers paid. When a stock makes a new high, its alert even names the next resistance level ahead.

Two timeframes, one chart

With PiP charting, a second timeframe sits inside every chart: see the 15-minute trigger and the daily trend together, so you never trade against the bigger picture by accident.

An AI that reads the chart with you

Click AI on the chart and ask what's going on. The AI Assistant tells you the key levels, the alerts that fired and the patterns forming, in plain English, while you stay on the symbol. It runs on the same live market data as the scanner. It comes with TI Standard and TI Premium in TI Pro.

Charts that come to you

Every alert is painted on the chart where it fired, so you see the story of the move, not just the bars. Turn on Idea Surfing and the leaders from your Top Lists rotate onto your charts on their own.

A Trade Ideas chart of SMCI with key stats above it, an alert marked on the chart and a daily chart inside the 5-minute chart.
Key stats on top, the alert that fired marked on the chart, and the daily chart inside.

Chart-first apps vs Trade Ideas

Chart-first apps start with the chart and add a screener. Trade Ideas started in 2002 with a live scanner on every US stock and built the charts around it: signals, levels and AI on the chart, and the scanner deciding which chart deserves your attention.

Where it runs and what it costs

  • Free: the Web Dashboard in your browser, on delayed data. Just an email.
  • TI Standard, $127 a month or $1,068 a year: live charts, TI Wave, the scanner, the screener and the AI Assistant in TI Pro.
  • TI Premium, $254 a month or $2,136 a year: everything in Standard, plus Holly AI signals and OddsMaker backtesting.

TI Pro is our desktop app for Windows; on a Mac, use the Web Dashboard or TI Pro through Parallels. See plans & pricing

Stock charting software: questions

What is the best stock charting software for day trading?

The best one shows you what to do, not just what happened. Trade Ideas charts add TI Wave buy and sell signals, automatic support and resistance, POC, VWAP, alerts on the chart and Chart AI, and they are connected to a live scanner of every US stock.

Does Trade Ideas draw support and resistance automatically?

Yes. Trade Ideas works out support and resistance from where each stock traded, labels the levels on the chart and alerts you when price breaks one.

Can I see two timeframes in one chart?

Yes. PiP charting puts a second timeframe, such as the daily, inside your intraday chart.

Does Trade Ideas have AI chart analysis?

Yes. The AI Assistant explains what is happening on the chart you have open, including key levels, alerts and patterns, in plain English. It comes with TI Standard and TI Premium in TI Pro.

Can I trade from the chart?

Yes. Trade Ideas has a trade ticket on the chart and one-click Flatten, Half, Double and Reverse, with supported brokers or the built-in simulator.

Can I try Trade Ideas charts for free?

Yes. A free account, just an email and no card, opens the Web Dashboard on delayed data. Live charts come with TI Standard.

Go deeper

Charts that show you the trade. On the stock that's moving.

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