StockCharts.com

Stock Screener — Freemium

Web charting platform with SCTR relative strength rankings and custom technical scans

SCTR relative strength ranking applied across the whole market

Overview

StockCharts.com is a stock screener and charting platform built around the SCTR score, a relative strength ranking that sorts market leaders from laggards at a glance. It suits swing traders and long-term investors who want to build and run their own technical scans rather than follow someone else's picks. This StockCharts.com review covers what the scanning tools do well and where the pricing structure gets in the way.

The SCTR relative strength ranking is the standout feature, applied across the whole market so traders can rank stocks by momentum instead of guessing. Members build scheduled scans and technical alerts on top of that ranking, so conditions get checked automatically instead of requiring someone to sit and watch charts all day. Scans and alerts run on that schedule automatically, but a trader still decides when to act on what they flag, keeping the process semi-automated rather than hands-free. New users can test all of it through a free one-month trial that requires no software install, just a browser.

The tradeoffs show up at the edges of the pricing model. Real-time data costs $9.95 per month extra per exchange, so active traders who need live quotes will pay more than the headline price suggests. The Basic tier also allows only one custom scan, which is thin for anyone who wants to run several strategies side by side; running more scans means stepping up a tier.

Coverage includes US stocks along with Canada, the UK, and India, and the platform fits swing trading and long-term investing better than fast intraday work. There is no API access, so traders who want to pull SCTR data into their own systems cannot, and there is no dedicated mobile app either. Pricing starts at $19.95/mo, with a free trial available to try the scans before committing. Skip StockCharts.com if you need real-time data without add-on fees or want scanning from your phone; it fits intermediate traders comfortable working from a desktop browser.

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