Verdict: A respected, transparent, genuinely useful US-equity screener with an outstanding free tier; weak for forex specifically, with data delay and auto-renewal billing as the main cautions. We score it 7.4 / 10.
SpecificationsAll values cited from public sources
| Attribute | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Company & track record | Browser-based screening site online since at least 2007 per its own copyright (“© 2007-2026 Finviz.com”). The operating entity is unresolved: secondary aggregators such as Crunchbase and Tracxn name Juraj Duris as founder, which we treat as reported rather than verified. A Czech entity, FinVis s.r.o. (incorporated 2017), shares Finviz's registered Prague address, but its link to the operating site is not established and Duris is not listed on it, so we do not assert a single owner or jurisdiction. SimilarWeb estimates around 22 million monthly visits (third-party figure). | Finviz ↗ |
| Software status | A market data and screening tool, not a broker, adviser, or funded-trader program. It holds no financial licence, custodies no funds, and places no orders, which is normal and expected for a screener. No regulator warning naming Finviz was found. Its disclaimer states the information is “for informational purposes only and should not be considered financial advice.” | Finviz disclaimer ↗ |
| Pricing & plans | Freemium and subscription-only. A permanent free tier plus one paid plan, Finviz Elite, at $39.50/month or $299.50/year (roughly $24.96/month billed annually). There is no one-time or lifetime option. | Finviz Elite ↗ |
| Free tier & trial | The free tier includes the screener (50 presets, max 20 results per page), delayed quotes, three years of financials, 50 portfolios, news, insider-trading data, and basic charts, with ads. A 7-day Elite trial covers all Elite features but requires a credit card up front and auto-converts to a paid subscription unless cancelled before it ends. | Finviz Elite ↗ |
| Platform & compatibility | Browser-based web app only. It is mobile-responsive but has no official native mobile app; the Google Play listing under “com.finviz.finviz” is published by a third party (Bitrize Studio), not Finviz. It is not a Pine Script, MT4, MT5, cTrader, NinjaTrader, or ThinkorSwim study and does not install onto any charting platform. | Finviz ↗ |
| What it screens | US equities and ETFs only (~11,250 tickers). Verbatim FAQ: “Currently, Finviz has access to the following US markets: NYSE, Nasdaq and Amex.” Filter groups span Classification, Valuation, Growth, Profitability, Financial Health, Ownership, Technical, and Performance, plus chart-pattern signals, with Overview/Snapshot/Fundamental/Financial/Technical/Performance views. Forex (about ten major pairs), futures, and crypto exist only as informational data pages and cannot be screened. | Finviz FAQ ↗ |
| Data freshness (delay) | The screener's equivalent of “does it repaint” is data freshness. Verbatim FAQ: “stock quotes are delayed 15 minutes for Nasdaq and 20 minutes for NYSE and Amex. Futures data is delayed 20 minutes as well.” Elite upgrades stock quotes to real time, but futures stay delayed 20 minutes even on Elite, and the delay on forex and crypto data is not disclosed anywhere. The delay is disclosed plainly, to Finviz's credit. | Finviz FAQ ↗ |
| Performance claims & transparency | Finviz makes no win-rate, accuracy, or profit claim anywhere, which for a screener is a positive integrity signal rather than a gap. The methodology is transparent rules-based filtering, not a black box. The one caveat is that the underlying fundamental data has no independent audit; Finviz has cited Reuters and FactSet as sources, but only in a customer-service reply rather than published documentation. | Finviz ↗ |
Third-Party Review ScoresAggregated from external sources
Regulation & Risk: Terms QuoteVerbatim from the client agreement
“Refunds are issued during the initial 30-day period and upon a written request to support@finviz.com or through the contact form.”
Finviz Terms of Service, FAQ, Refunds, accessed June 2026 TOS ↗
Trading Cost$39.50/mo or $299.50/yr; free tier available
Finviz EliteFree tier, then $39.50/mo
Subscription (monthly or annual); no one-time or lifetime; 7-day card-required Elite trialBased on the Finviz Elite, billed annually at Finviz pricing ↗, accessed June 2026. Annual Elite at $299.50/yr equals roughly $24.96/mo; a free tier is available..
Community SentimentOne representative positive, one critical
“The free stock screener is incredibly powerful and helps me quickly identify potential opportunities.”
Ajay, ToolBricks (5-star, verified review), Oct 2023 source ↗
“They renewed it for another 1 year even without giving notification like many other service providers that it will be renewed. When I asked to cancel and refund on the day of the renewal - they told me tough luck - you missed the cancellation by 6 hours - now you are stuck paying for another 1 year.”
Community sentiment, Trustpilot (auto-renewal complaint; reviewer/date not independently verified, page 403-blocked), 2026 source ↗
Pros
- Deep and genuinely usable free tier, rare in this category
- Fast sub-second screening over roughly 11,250 US tickers
- Best-in-class sector heatmap and market map
- Free insider-trading data linking directly to SEC Form 4 filings
- Transparent rules-based methodology with no win-rate or accuracy hype
- Honest, plainly disclosed data-delay policy in the FAQ
- Consistent brand online since around 2007, with no scam or rebrand evidence
Cons
- US equities/ETFs only; forex, futures, and crypto are data pages, not screenable (decisive for forex traders)
- Free-tier quotes delayed 15-20 minutes, and futures stay delayed even on Elite
- No official native mobile app (the Google Play listing is third-party)
- Auto-renewal billing with a narrow cancellation window and refunds only within 30 days
- Dated UI and sparse documentation; basic charting versus TradingView
Verdict: GoCharting is an honest, capable order-flow charting terminal that is excellent value for futures and crypto traders, but a weaker fit for forex-only traders given its undisclosed FX data source and lack of MT4/MT5 support. We score it 7.0 / 10.
SpecificationsAll values cited from public sources
| Attribute | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Company & track record | Operated by Procharting Private Limited, an Indian company (CIN U72900AS2021PTC020960) incorporated 2021-02-03 in Assam, with an operational office in Chennai; the gocharting.com domain itself dates to 2016. A US “GoCharting Inc” Delaware address is a registered-agent/mail-forwarding address, not an operating HQ, and the entity also appears as “GoCharting LLC” in some directories. Named principals include Sushanta Deb (CEO/co-founder) and Ramaswamy Ramakrishnan. The company is bootstrapped and unfunded with a small team (around seven) and an estimated revenue near USD 1M, which we treat as an estimate. Its “3M+ traders” and “World's first Multi-Asset Orderflow Platform” lines are unaudited marketing claims. | GoCharting ↗ |
| Software status | A charting and screening terminal, not a broker, adviser, or funded-trader program. It is unregulated software, which is normal and expected for this category; it custodies no funds and executes no orders as a fiduciary. It does connect to live brokers using user-supplied API credentials. No regulator or consumer warning naming GoCharting was found. | GoCharting ↗ |
| Pricing & plans | Subscription-only, with no one-time or lifetime option. Crypto/Forex Premium is $20/month, with an annual option the site says “saves 16%” (deriving to roughly a $16.80/month equivalent; no annual dollar total is displayed). US Stocks Premium is $35/month (Level 1 NBBO; Level 2/3 DOM at $49) and CME Futures is $35/month (around $40 with the NYMEX/COMEX/CBOT bundle). India plans run on rupee pricing (Lite ₹599, Premium ₹1,499). USDC is accepted. | GoCharting Pricing ↗ |
| Free tier & trial | The free tier is $0/month, forever, with no credit card: real-time charts, Market and Volume Profile, an options chain (32 strikes) with strategy builder, multi-broker integration, one-click trading, and free Bar Replay. Limits are 2 charts per tab, 4 concurrent charts, 5 watchlists, 1 device, and 30 workspaces, with footprint and order-flow tools locked to Premium. A 7-day self-serve trial is available on the pricing page (with an option to skip the trial and pay now); whether a card is required for the trial is not disclosed. | GoCharting Pricing ↗ |
| Platform & compatibility | Browser-based web app (primary), with shipped iOS (App Store id1666068250) and Android apps (1M+ installs). Premium allows up to three devices. There is no Pine Script support, no MT4/MT5 indicator format, and no external embed or charting API; it is a self-contained terminal. It connects to brokers for execution (including XChief MT4/5 and Pepperstone UK on the FX side, Bybit for crypto, plus Indian and US futures brokers), but charting and analysis happen inside GoCharting. | GoCharting ↗ |
| What it outputs | A charting and scanning terminal: 15+ chart types (candlestick, Heikin-Ashi, Renko, Kagi, Range, Line Break, Footprint/Cluster, Point & Figure, Tick, Volume), a claimed 200+ technical indicators, and order-flow tools (footprint/imbalance charts, delta bars, CVD, Market/Volume Profile, DOM) on Premium. The screener is the Power Trades Scanner, a real-time large-block-trade detector with configurable volume threshold and time interval, described as “a realtime scanner and not a historical scanner.” Watchlist scanning sorts by %change, volume, CVD, open interest, or custom indicators. There is no proprietary buy/sell-arrow system. Lipi (LipiScript) is a proprietary scripting language with a community script library; alerts deliver via push, email, or webhook POST. | GoCharting Docs ↗ |
| Markets & data | Forex (50+ major/minor/exotic pairs) is listed, but the FX data vendor is undisclosed and forex order flow/footprint is not advertised. The order-flow identity is built around CME futures (100+ contracts; CME/CBOT/NYMEX/COMEX) and crypto (1000+ instruments via Binance/Bybit/Coinbase). India NSE/BSE/MCX is covered, and US equities NYSE/NASDAQ real-time is listed “Coming Soon” (EOD free). GoCharting states it is a licensed CME data provider, which we report as a vendor claim rather than an independently confirmed fact. | GoCharting ↗ |
| Repainting & transparency | GoCharting ships no proprietary signals and makes no win-rate, accuracy, or ROI claim anywhere, which is a positive integrity signal. Its own docs are candid on repainting, stating that “it's estimated that over 95% of existing indicators exhibit some form of repainting behavior,” that “you cannot have both real-time accuracy in signals and the elimination of repainting at the same time,” and that “Not all repainting behavior is inherently problematic or misleading.” It does not claim any tool is non-repainting, and the methodology is transparent rather than a black box. | GoCharting Docs ↗ |
Third-Party Review ScoresAggregated from external sources
Regulation & Risk: Terms QuoteVerbatim from the client agreement
“No Refunds. Payments are non-refundable and there are no refunds or credits for partially used periods.”
GoCharting Terms of Service, Terms of Service, Cancellation and Termination, accessed June 2026 TOS ↗
Trading CostFree + $20/mo Premium · subscription · 7-day trial · no refunds
Starting price:Free + $20/mo Premium
Subscription only; no lifetime/one-time; 7-day trial; no refundsBased on the Crypto/Forex Premium, billed monthly or annually at GoCharting pricing ↗, accessed June 2026. Lowest paid plan; free tier and 7-day trial noted; exchange data fees may add to the plan price..
Community SentimentOne representative positive, one critical
“Across third-party aggregators, users describe the charting as comparable to TradingView at a fraction of the cost, praising the order-flow tooling and the unusually generous free tier.”
Community sentiment, Aggregated (Google Play, Chrome-Stats, Techjockey; Trustpilot 403-blocked, no single verbatim quote independently confirmed), 2026 source ↗
“first of all for simple user its slow, constantly running out of memory and crashes in browser”
Simas, Techjockey (1.5-star review), Nov 2025 source ↗
Pros
- Unusually deep free tier (real-time charts, profiles, options chain, Bar Replay) with no card required
- Ships no buy/sell signals and makes no win-rate or accuracy claim
- Candid, documented stance on repainting instead of false non-repainting marketing
- Professional order-flow suite (footprint, CVD, Market/Volume Profile, DOM) at $20/month
- Genuine multi-asset coverage with cloud-saved customizable layouts
- Lipi scripting plus price, indicator, and webhook alerts
- Subscription-only with a real 7-day trial and no lifetime gimmick
Cons
- Recurring performance complaints: slowness, browser crashes, memory issues, and data lag
- Strict no-refund policy with cancel-only-in-app terms
- 2018 privacy policy silent on encryption and broker-credential handling despite 20+ integrations
- Forex is secondary: FX data vendor undisclosed and no forex order flow/footprint
- No Pine Script, MT4/MT5, or external API; smaller script community than TradingView
Verdict: Market Cipher delivers a clean TradingView experience and honest one-time pricing, but with no audited record, an unresolved repaint question, and free clones of the same logic widely available, it is hard to justify at $600 or more. We score it 3.8 / 10.
SpecificationsAll values cited from public sources
| Attribute | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Company & track record | Sold by CF Strategies LLC (footer “©2026 CF Strategies LLC”), registered in Scottsdale, Arizona. The creator is the anonymous masked persona “Crypto Face”; secondary sources attribute the unconfirmed pseudonym “Jeff Centrella,” and a January 2026 vendor press release credits “Nick Cipher and his brother” with a 2019 launch. These identities do not reconcile and we treat them as reported, not verified. The press release also claims Nick Cipher made nearly $100,000 as a “top breakout prop trader,” but it is a paid, vendor-issued wire release, unaudited, so we treat it as PR rather than fact. | Market Cipher ↗ |
| Software status | A set of TradingView indicators, not a broker, adviser, or funded-trader program. It holds no financial licence and is not financially regulated, which is normal and expected for a charting tool. No FTC, SEC, CFTC, or state warning naming Market Cipher was found (the FCA “Cipher Trade Markets” warning is a different entity). Its own disclaimer states the company and its principals “are not registered brokers, analysis, or investment advisors.” | Market Cipher disclaimer ↗ |
| Pricing & plans | One-time purchases despite “subscription” wording, with no auto-renewal. Professional / 1-Year is $1,000 reduced to $600 for twelve months; Lifetime is $3,000 reduced to $1,500 (“No expiration,” marketed as “the plan 81% of members choose”); a 5-Month plan is $500 reduced to $400 but currently out of stock; a $1,500 Lifetime Upgrade exists for current members; Enterprise/Custom is contact-only. Payment is by Bitcoin or credit card. | Market Cipher pricing ↗ |
| Free tier & trial | None. There is no free tier and no free trial, so a buyer commits payment before seeing the indicators work on their own charts. All paid tiers include the same four indicators (MC A, B, SR, DBSI), 24-hour support, the Discord community, and automatic affiliate status. “Lifetime” has no contractual definition and depends on both CF Strategies LLC and TradingView continuing to operate. | Market Cipher pricing ↗ |
| Platform & compatibility | Runs exclusively on TradingView as invite-only Pine scripts, delivered to an invite-only folder within about 15 minutes of purchase. A free TradingView account works (within its 3-indicator limit); a paid TradingView plan is optional. There is no MT4, MT5, cTrader, NinjaTrader, or ThinkorSwim version, and none is live or promised. | Market Cipher ↗ |
| What it outputs | Four indicators. MC A is a trend overlay built on an 8-EMA ribbon with signal dots (Blue Triangle, Green Dot, Yellow/Red Diamonds, Red X, Yellow X). MC B is an “all-in-one oscillator” combining WaveTrend, a money-flow histogram, VWAP, RSI, and Stochastic RSI, printing green/red dots on convergence. MC SR is a support/resistance plus VWAP day-trading tool for lower timeframes. MC DBSI is a “Dual Band Strength Index” aggregating 36 momentum indicators. The FAQ states plainly: “We do not provide trade signals,” positioning the suite as discretionary. | Market Cipher ↗ |
| Repainting & performance claims | Repainting is unresolved. The official site never uses the word “repaint,” so there is no vendor disclosure either way; the one independent source (QuantZee) classifies Market Cipher as “can repaint – static logic” and reports signals confirming only after candle close or shifting across timeframes, but no recorded teardown settles it. On performance, the homepage promises “accurate signs of price action BEFORE they happen” and calls the tool a “scientific crystal ball,” yet no Myfxbook, FX Blue, or third-party audited record backs any claim, and the vendor’s own disclaimer says it “does not guarantee profitable results.” | Market Cipher ↗ |
Third-Party Review ScoresAggregated from external sources
| Platform | Score | Sample | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trustpilot | ~3–3.8 / 5 | ~7 reviews (low-volume, bimodal, unconfirmed by direct fetch) | Source ↗ |
| Independent reviews (aggregate) | Negative | RushRadar “not recommended,” Fundevity “nothing special,” QuantZee “overpriced repackaging” | Source ↗ |
| Aggregate | ~3–3.8 / 5 | ~7 Trustpilot reviews (low-volume, statistically insignificant) | Normalized by TheFXGeek |
Regulation & Risk: Terms QuoteVerbatim from the client agreement
“Customers have 14 days from the date of receiving the product to request a full refund. Refunds will only be granted if the request is made within this 14-day period.”
Market Cipher Terms of Service, Refund Policy, accessed June 2026 TOS ↗
Trading CostLowest paid plan (no free tier or trial offered)
Starting price:From $600/yr or $1,500 lifetime (no free tier or trial)
One-time purchase, no auto-renewal (BTC or card)Based on the the Lifetime plan at $1,500 (the tier 81% of members reportedly choose) at Market Cipher pricing ↗, accessed June 2026. Sale prices live June 2026; access removed when the term lapses..
Community SentimentOne representative positive, one critical
“I've now become a life time member of Market Cipher... This platform is worth every single penny.”
zulutango999, Vendor testimonial (marketcipher.trade), Mar 2022 source ↗
“Dam, thats a big price tag for the market cipher packages. I don't think there is lot of learning from this as to make you capable of analysing the market in no time.”
so98nn, BitcoinTalk, Nov 2020 source ↗
Pros
- Clean, fast delivery of four indicators within about 15 minutes of purchase
- Works on a free TradingView account (within the 3-indicator limit)
- Methodology inputs partly disclosed (WaveTrend, MFI, VWAP, RSI, StochRSI for B)
- Covers any TradingView market: crypto, forex, stocks, gold, futures, metals
- One-time purchase with no auto-renewal and clear lapse reminders
- 24-hour support and an active Discord community
- DBSI strength tool praised by some users for spotting tops and bottoms
Cons
- No verifiable track record; “crystal ball / before they happen” marketing is unbacked
- Repaint status unresolved; the only independent source leans “can repaint,” vendor makes no disclosure
- High price ($600/yr, $1,500 lifetime) against free clones replicating the same core logic
- TradingView-only; no MT4, MT5, cTrader, NinjaTrader, or ThinkorSwim, and none promised
- Anonymous creator; “prop trader” credentials come from a paid vendor press release only
What to look for in an indicator or screener
Treat Every Win-Rate Claim as Unproven
The biggest red flag in this category is a headline accuracy or win-rate number with nothing behind it. A claim only means something if an independent, audited record (such as Myfxbook or FX Blue) backs it; a screenshot or a marketing banner does not. Favour tools that are transparent about their methodology and make no performance promise at all over ones that lead with a too-good-to-be-true success rate.
Check Repainting and Data Freshness
For an indicator, confirm whether it repaints: a repainting tool rewrites its own past signals, so its backtest looks far better than its live behaviour. For a screener, the equivalent question is data freshness, since free tiers often serve quotes delayed by 15 to 20 minutes, which can be a dealbreaker for intraday decisions. Know exactly how current the data is before you rely on it.
Confirm Platform Support and Real Coverage
An indicator is only useful if it runs on the platform you actually trade on, so verify it ships for MT4, MT5, TradingView, or your charting tool today rather than on a coming-soon roadmap. For screeners, confirm which markets are genuinely screenable, since some tools cover only US equities and treat forex, futures, or crypto as informational data pages you cannot filter.
Pricing, Free Tiers, and Auto-Renewal
Indicators and screeners are sold as subscriptions, one-time purchases, or “lifetime” deals, each with different risks. Check what any free tier or trial actually includes, and read the refund and auto-renewal terms carefully: card-required trials that auto-convert to paid plans, narrow cancellation windows, and short refund periods are the most common source of billing complaints in this category.
Forex Trading Glossary
Quick definitions for terms used throughout this guide, spreads, pips, leverage, and margin, and how they shape what trading with a given broker actually costs.
- Indicator
- A calculation plotted on a chart from price or volume data, used to gauge trend, momentum, or volatility and to generate trade signals or alerts.
- Screener
- A tool that filters a large universe of instruments against criteria you set — price action, technicals, or fundamentals — to surface candidates that match.
- Repainting
- When an indicator changes its past signals after the fact, recalculating on closed bars so its historical accuracy looks far better than it was in real time.
- Leading vs lagging
- Leading indicators try to anticipate price moves (e.g. oscillators like RSI); lagging indicators confirm a move already underway (e.g. moving averages).
- Oscillator
- A momentum indicator that moves within a bounded range, used to flag overbought or oversold conditions; RSI and Stochastic are common examples.
- RSI
- Relative Strength Index — a momentum oscillator from 0 to 100 that measures the speed and size of recent price changes, often read for overbought/oversold levels.
- MACD
- Moving Average Convergence Divergence — a trend-and-momentum indicator built from the difference between two moving averages and a signal line.
- Moving average
- The average price over a set number of periods, plotted as a line to smooth noise and reveal trend direction; simple (SMA) and exponential (EMA) are the common types.
- Signal
- An indicator's output that suggests a potential entry or exit — an arrow, alert, or line cross — which is a prompt to check, not a guarantee of direction.
- Backtest
- Running a strategy or indicator against historical data to estimate how it would have performed; results can be inflated by repainting or curve-fitting.
- Data delay
- The lag between live market prices and what a tool shows. Free screener tiers often serve quotes delayed 15–20 minutes, a problem for intraday decisions.
- Verified track record
- A performance history independently logged by a third party such as Myfxbook or FX Blue, as opposed to a self-reported win-rate banner that no one has audited.
How we rank
Every indicator or screener is scored from 1 to 10 across six weighted axes: signal quality and accuracy, platform compatibility, features and customization, cost and value, transparency and trust, and support and reputation. We confirm the pricing model and free tier against the vendor's own pages, verify which platforms the tool ships on, state repainting exactly as verified, and never restate an unaudited win-rate claim as measured fact. Scores are reviewed as pricing, platforms, and features change, and affiliate relationships never influence a ranking or a position in this list.
Frequently asked questions
An indicator is a script or tool that runs on a charting platform and outputs signals, overlays, or alerts; a screener is a tool that filters a universe of instruments against criteria you set, such as price action, fundamentals, or technicals. Both aim to surface trade ideas faster than scanning charts by hand. The rankings above score each tool on signal quality, the platforms it runs on, pricing, and how transparent it is about its methodology.
Some genuinely help you find or filter ideas; many are sold on inflated win-rate banners that no independent record backs up. We treat every accuracy or win-rate claim as an unverified vendor claim unless an audited Myfxbook or FX Blue record supports it, and we state plainly whether an indicator repaints. A tool that screens or visualises data transparently is easier to trust than one promising a fixed success rate.
Repainting is when an indicator changes its past signals after the fact, recalculating on closed bars so its historical accuracy looks far better than it was in real time. A repainting indicator can look almost perfect on a chart while being useless live. We confirm repainting status from independent sources where possible and never let a vendor's non-repaint claim stand unchallenged.
Often, yes. Several of the most widely used screeners offer genuinely deep free tiers, and many quality indicators are free or one-time purchases. The catch is usually data delay on free tiers, limited platform support, or a paid upgrade for real-time data and alerts. We confirm each tool's free tier and trial terms against its own pages so you know what you actually get for nothing.
Confirm the pricing model (subscription, one-time, or “lifetime”) and any free tier or trial, check the tool actually runs on your platform today rather than a coming-soon roadmap, look for whether it repaints, and treat any win-rate claim as unproven unless an audited record backs it. Also read the refund and auto-renewal terms, since card-required trials that auto-convert are a common source of billing complaints.
Our top pick
Finviz, score 7.4/10
One of the best free US-stock screeners available, fast and honest with no performance hype, but it does not screen forex, futures, or crypto and its free data is delayed. Open a demo to try it risk-free, then fund a live account when you're ready. Trading carries risk.
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