Top 10 Best Free Stock Charting Software Review-[NEW 2018]

Free Stock Charts – We All Want It – But Who Has The Best Charts

290 Comparisons – 10 Services- 2 WINNERS. Save Time & Money with our In-Depth Head to Head Review & Comparison of Free Stock Charting Services.

If you are relatively new to stock market investing, you are probably looking around for a no-cost stock charting solution.  

This is a wise move, but when you develop your skills and become a power user of Stock Market Software you will probably choose a premium provider to best meet your needs.

But for now, we have your top 10 Free Packages.

The definitive review of the Best Free Stock Charting Software

Through detailed research of the most popular Free Stock Charting Tools on the web, Liberated Stock Trader has compiled the definitive review of FREE Stock charting tools.

We selected the biggest hitters of the Stock Charting Community and pitted them head to head to make your life easier and save you the work.

Liberated Stock Trader has tested 20 vendors and 10 of them made our top 10.

Each service was rated against 29 different factors.

Those tools that offer the most in flexibility, usability, functionality and most of all being cost-free made the top 10.

Login / Cost	TradingView	Free Stock Charts	Stock Charts	Reuters	Yahoo	CNN Money	Google Finance	MSN Money	AOL Finance	finviz
Result	Winner	Winner
Login Required	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Cost	Free	Free	Free	Free	Free	Free	Free	Free	Free	Free
Charts
Interactive Charts	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Upgrade
Price Windows (Logarithmic)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No
Draw Trend Lines	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Size (large)	Yes	Yes	Medium	Medium	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Medium	No
Bars	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	–	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Candlesticks	Yes	Yes	Yes (Red Green)	Yes (Red Green)	Yes	Yes	–	Yes	–	No
OHLC	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	–	–	Yes	–	No
Streaming	Yes	Yes	Require Logon	–	–	–	Yes	Require Logon	–	No
Extended hours	Yes	no	–	–	–	–	Yes	–	–	No
Intraday	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Indicators
Lower Panels (e.g. Volume)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Volume	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
MACD	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	–	Yes	–	No
RSI	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	–	Yes	Yes	No
Index Compare e.g. SP-500	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	–	Yes	No
SMA / EMA	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	–	–	Yes	No
Show Earnings	Yes	No	–	Yes	–	Yes	–	–	Yes	No
On Balance Volume	Yes	Yes	Yes	–	–	Yes	–	–	–	No
Stochastics	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	–	Yes	–	No
Money Flow	Yes	Yes	Yes	–	Yes	Yes	–	Yes	–	No
Rolling EPS	No	No	–	–	–	Yes	–	–	–	No
Rolling Dividend	No	No	–	–	–	Yes	–	–	–	No
News & Portfolio Integration
News Overlay On Price	Yes	Yes	–	Yes	–	–	Yes	–	–	No
News sources	Yes	Yes	–	Excellent	Yes	Yes	Excellent	Yes	Yes	No
Portfolio Tracking	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Total Points	25	25	18	17	17	15	13	13	9	3

Free Stock Chart Packages Review

The Best Free Stock Charting Software – Detailed Reviews

This year we have 2 review winner.s, 2 highly recommended and 2 recommended, they are clear leaders.  The top 6 are worth an individual test to see which interface you like the most and what features match what you are looking for.  If you have limited time, you cannot go wrong with FreeStockCharts.com and TradingView.com the best of the best.

 

TradingView –  Winner 25 Points

Recommended for Long-Term U.S.A. & International Investors who value a great price (free), insanely good Fundamental & Technical Analysis with great streaming news engines and the best ease of use.

There is no doubt about it, TradingView has stormed into the Review Winners section in its first try. I spent 2 days playing with this software, and it is seriously making me think about leaving my beloved wife TC2000.  It is a close run competition and I am genuinely shocked at how good it is.

Pricing & Software

You can have TradingView for free, it is also the winnner of our Premium Subscription Software Review & the prices are reasonable and unlock a lot of extra functionality.

If you like TradingView you can upgrade to PRO for only $10 per month the benefits are extensive including Priority Customer Support and unlimited everything.

TradingView runs on PC, Mac, Tablets and Smartphones and requires Zero Installation, it simply works.

The Market data is huge, covering nearly all Stock Markets and it includes Stocks, ETF’s Futures, Foreign Exchange & Bonds, all at no extra price, which means outstanding value for money combined with excellent support options.

Also, a huge benefit is that the Data Speed and Coverage are mind-blowing, covering literally every stock market on the planet and not just stocks but ETF’s, Mutual Funds, Futures, FOREX, Bonds & CryptoCurrencies AT NO EXTRA COST.

Trade Management

With TradingView you get full broker integration, you can place trades on charts and it will take care of Profit & Loss reporting and analysis for you.  the only thing it does not cover is Stock Options Trading.

Best Stock Screener & Fundamental Scanning

A perfect score for TradingView as they hit the mark on Real-time scanning and filtering, and fundamental watchlists also.

TradingView has a very slick system and they have put a huge amount of thought into how Fundamentals Integrate into the analytics system.

Watchlists have fundamentals broken into Performance, Valuation, Dividends, Margin, Income Statement and Balance Sheet.  You can set the watchlist and filters to refresh every minute if you wish.

What makes TradingView stand out is the huge selection of economic indicators you can map and compare on a chart. For example, you can compare the Civilian Unemployment Rate versus the growth in Company Profits for the U.S.A.  This is incredibly powerful.

Stock Market News & Social Community

TradingView is built with social at the forefront.  Fully integrated chat systems, chat forums and an excellent way to share your drawings and analysis with a single click to any group or forum.

This makes for an excellent way to generate ideas or learn from other traders.  You have to try it and see it in action to understand the power of the implementation.

They have also thoughtfully integrated a Kiplinger newsfeed, Stocktwits, and various FX newsfeeds.  With a social first development methodology, combined with powerful economy statistics and a solid newsfeed it is a great package.

The news feeds are fully integrated, including Kiplinger, DailyFX, Futures Magazine, FXStreet, and StockTwits.  Add that to the social network and you have a great solution.  The news service is only second to MetaStock with their Reuters Feeds.

Technical Analysis Stock Charting Score

With over 160 different indicators, and unique specialty charts such as LineBreak, Kagi, Heikin Ashi, Point & Figure and Renko, you have everything you will need as an advanced trader.

On the downside compared to its competition, it is a little weak on drawing tools, offering only Trend Lines, Pitchfork and XABCD Pattern.

So why does it score so highly and rank as a winner in this section?

TradingView – Insanely Beautiful Charts, with a massive selection of indicators. This Chart Feature Moon phase and Darvas BoxesDid I mention the charts are fast and beautiful?

Stock Market Apps Usability

Within 5 minutes I was using TradingView, no credit card, no installation, no configuring data feeds, it was literally just there.

TradingView is up and running with a single click.

Click on the TradingView logo on the left and it will be instantly running. 

It does not get easier than that.

Even better is the fact it is already configured for use.  All controls are intuitive and the charts look amazing.  It is quite a feat that it is so easy to use considering TradingView has so many data feeds and backend power.

TradingView is the outright winner for Free Stock Charts in 2018

For free there is a huge selection of indicators, drawing tools and it is fully interactive.

They also offer a premium service to rival the best software vendors out there.  Check it out at www.tradingview.com. The PRO plan is very cost effective starting at $9.95 per month and that gets you real-time charts and Advert free services, and SMS alerts

Watch this Video Overview of the Benefits of TradingView

Read the In-depth Award Winning Review of TradingView

FreeStockCharts.com Stock Charting Software Review

Free StockCharts.com is powered by Worden Brothers who are a review winner for our Premium Stock Market Software Review, so they have an excellent track record in delivering quality services.

Stock Charts, Indicators & Drawing Tools

This package has it all:

• a vast array of indicators
• candlesticks, OHLC.
• the ability to plot Trend lines not only on price but on all the indicators
• Fibonacci Lines / Fans / Arcs
• free mealtime streaming Price & Volume
• intra-day 1 minute – 1 year per bar
• integrated portfolio management,
• streaming News, this is invaluable
• Fantastic User Interface
• Watch-lists
• Also with the premium version, there is powerful Stock Scanning built in.

Overall there is an excellent array of technical indicators and drawing tools, all the big ones are there, from OBV, RSI and Bollinger Bands to Fibonacci Fans and Andrews Pitchfork.

With over 70 different indicators you will have plenty to play with.  They have also introduced live alerts which you can configure to email or pop up if an indicators or trend line is breached.  Very useful indeed.

Stock Market News & Social

Free StockCharts has built-in social and chat features for you to connect and share with friends.

Free is Great but the Paid Version is Better

The Liberated Stock Trader uses Telechart TC2000, to screen, sort, and find winning stocks, FreestockCharts will get you familiar with the interface and workflow until you are ready to upgrade to TC2000.  

Starting at $9.95 per month you will get a full suite of excellent feature and end of day data.  The powerful Fundamental & Technical Stock Screeners,

Watch this TC2000 Video to See A Live Demo

See the Full TC2000 Award Winning Review

 

StockCharts.com Review

Worthy of strong consideration are StockCharts.com, who also come with a solid recommendation.  Worth commending are the sharp charts, which are visually very impressive, and its array of exotic indicators may excite the more advanced investor.  One thing to mention this service offers excellent Point and Figure Charts, which to my knowledge no other free service offers.

Missing trend lines, rolling EPS, and a weak news service do not do it justice. They do also offer, like the other service providers, a monthly Membership service with increased functionality.

Reuters: Stock Chart Review

With its powerful news reporting and RED Green Candlestick plotting Reuters does have a lot to offer, coming in Joint second with Yahoo. Missing a rolling EPS indicator combined with its lack of trend lines, takes it out of the reckoning for overall leadership.

What I really like is the ability to plot breaking news for a stock on the chart itself this is really what sets it apart from the other charting tools.

The Runners Up

Yahoo Finance: Stock Chart Review

Yahoo like Google offers no trend-lines, ut does offer 9 sub windows with a healthy array of indicators to plot in those windows.

Yahoo has updated its interactive charting experience, it is a clean experience and full screen, so now it is actually very good indeed.

Coming in higher than Google in our review, Yahoo it seems, can do at least one thing better than Google.

Other Contenders in our Top 10 Free Stock Charts Review

CNN Money: Stock Chart Review

CNN money fares well with all basic indicators available but suffers from only 1 sub window and no ability to draw trend lines.  Also, the chart is only static, and non-interactive format becomes highly annoying after a while, having to continually refresh the page to get new indicators plotted will make the experiences investor growl.

However, on the bright side, you can plot earnings (EPS) on the chart which is also a rare advantage amongst its competitors.

Google Finance: Stock Chart Review

Google finance suffers criminally in the weakness of its charting, scoring 13 out of 28 points, it is not all bad news.
Google is an excellent place to go for a single page of latest news, blog alerts, and the P&L & Balance Sheet of any stock, and if you only need a rapid view of the general stock this is still a good stop of point for a general look. The news reports can be overlaid on top of the stock price which is unique and valuable to the investor interested in how news plays out in the stock price.

MSN Money Central: Stock Chart Review

While the stock screener from MSN Money is in the opinion of the author the one of the best free screeners available, the charting software comes in poorly.  Lack of trend lines, Moving averages, OBV and index overlay mark it down heavily. However, with Membership you can get real-time stock quotes.

AOL Finance : Stock Chart Review

AOL finance, “nice try but no cigar”, more effort required to produce a good product.  They have upgraded the charting experience and now offer the ability to draw trend lines but the goodness stops there.

FINVIZ : Stock Chart Review

Finviz used to be an excellent free service, but now it is all behind a paywall.  To get access to anything good here in terms of an interactive free charting experience you will need to pay a handsome sum.

Summary

The market for Free Chart Services is competitive but there are some clear winners who offer a great free service and also additional add-ons for a fee.  Good luck on your journey to find the tools you need.

Key to the 31 Services Comparison Table.

1. Login Required – Is a login required to use the Free Charting Service”
2. Cost “Is the Charting Service really free of charge”
3. Chart Interactive “Interactive charts are easier to manipulate that static charts, making
4. the user experience better”
5. Price Windows (Logarithmic) “Logarithmic scaling is vital for good chart assessment”
6. Draw Trend Lines –  “As we know plotting trend lines, are a crucial part of stock analysis (3 points for a Yes)”
7. Size (large) “Large charts make it easier to see and read the patterns”
8. Bars “Does the service provide Bar Charts”
9. Candlesticks “Does the service provide Japanese Candlestick Charting”
10. OHLC “Does the service provide Open High Low Close Bar Charting”
11. Streaming “Free Real-time streaming charts”
12. Extended hours “Out of hours stock prices”
13. Intraday “Are hourly or 1-minute charts available”
14. Indicators
15. Number of Lower Windows (min 3) “3 windows provide additional insight for stock analysis”
16. Volume “Volume indicators available”
17. MACD “Moving Average Convergence / Divergence Indicator”
18. RSI “Relative Strenght index”
19. Index Compare e.g. SP-500 “Can we overlay the industry or Index on the price chart”
20. SMA / EMA “Simple moving Average / Exponential moving Average”
21. Show Earnings “Can we overlay earnign reports onto the chart”
22. On Balance Volume “On Balance Volume indicator”
23. Stocastics “Fast and Slow Stocastic Available”
24. Money Flow “Money Flow Indicator available”
25. Rolling EPS “Rolling EPS is very valuable to the WISE investor”
26. Rolling Dividend “interesting for those that like to see dividend, not so important for the
27. WISE investor”
28. Other Options
29. News Overlay On Price “interesting for comparison for people trading news, or wanting to understand how news affect price”
30. News sources “Quality of news feeds into the site”
31. Portfolio Tracking “ability to track stock for you.”

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