StockFetcher

Stock Screener — Freemium

An affordable custom screener that lets traders write plain-English filters to scan thousands of stocks for precise setups.

Custom filter language

Overview

StockFetcher is a long-running stock screener that lets traders build custom scans using plain-English filters instead of learning a rigid query language. This StockFetcher review covers a tool built for cost-conscious, intermediate day traders who want deep custom filtering without paying premium prices for it. It fits traders who already know what setup they are hunting for and want to write the rule themselves, a tool built well before modern point-and-click screeners existed and still valued today for that same flexibility.

The core strength is StockFetcher's custom filter language, writing scans like price above a moving average or unusual volume in plain English rather than fighting complicated screener syntax. Because the filter language reads like plain instructions rather than code, traders can adjust a scan on the fly mid-session instead of relearning a syntax every time they want to change one condition. It supports complex multi-condition screens, stacking several criteria into one scan, plus basic backtesting to check whether a filter would have worked historically. Daily and intraday scanning helps day traders surface candidates matching exact criteria in real time, and the whole platform stays very affordable compared to most flexible custom screeners.

The honest limitations are cosmetic and practical, not functional. The interface is dated, StockFetcher has been around long enough that it shows, and traders used to modern, polished dashboards will notice quickly. Traders coming from a modern, mobile-first screener will feel that age immediately, even though the underlying scanning logic still works as intended. There is also no mobile app, so this stays strictly a desktop tool; scans cannot be checked or adjusted from a phone during the trading day.

StockFetcher covers US stocks for day trading, running on manual automation with no API access. Pricing runs Free / $9/mo, keeping it one of the cheaper flexible screeners available. That combination of low cost and real flexibility is why StockFetcher has kept a loyal following despite newer competitors. Traders who want a modern interface, mobile access, or automated execution should skip StockFetcher for a more current platform.

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