The 60-second explanation
Imagine if your charting platform could draw every trendline, support/resistance level and Fibonacci zone for you — automatically, in real time. Then imagine you could describe a trading strategy in English ("buy when RSI crosses above 30 and price closes above the 50-day SMA") and have it backtested in seconds. That's TrendSpider.
It replaces three or four separate tools — your charting platform, your scanner, your backtester, and your alert system — in one $40-60/mo subscription.
Who built TrendSpider and when?
TrendSpider was founded in 2016 by Dan Ushman and Ruslan Lagashkin. It's headquartered in the United States and serves more than 100,000 traders worldwide. The platform has been actively developed for nearly a decade and has matured into one of the most feature-complete charting tools in the retail space.
What TrendSpider actually does
- Smart Charts: Auto-drawn trendlines, support/resistance, and Fibonacci levels updated live as new bars print.
- Multi-timeframe scanner: Scan thousands of tickers across multiple timeframes simultaneously.
- Strategy Tester: Backtest any rule-based idea with realistic slippage and commission modelling.
- AI Strategy Lab: Describe a strategy in plain English; TrendSpider builds and backtests it.
- Trading bots: Turn strategies into live, broker-connected automated trading bots.
- Custom alerts: Sophisticated multi-condition alerts, fired via email, SMS or webhook.
- Mobile app: Best-in-class iOS and Android apps for trading on the go.
Who is TrendSpider for?
TrendSpider is built for active traders who use technical analysis: swing traders, day traders, futures traders and active options traders. It's especially valuable if you currently spend time manually drawing chart levels, building scanners, or backtesting strategies.
It's not the right tool for buy-and-hold investors focused on fundamentals, or for traders who only need basic candlestick charts. See our honest verdict on whether TrendSpider is worth it.
How much does TrendSpider cost?
Three plans: Essential ($39/mo monthly, $33/mo annual), Elite ($65/mo, $54/mo annual), and Advanced ($97/mo, $81/mo annual). With our coupon code SET25, annual prices drop another 25%:
- Essential: $24.75/mo with SET25 (saves $171/yr)
- Elite: $40.50/mo with SET25 (saves $294/yr)
- Advanced: $60.75/mo with SET25 (saves $436/yr)
Full breakdown on our TrendSpider pricing page.
How TrendSpider compares to other platforms
The most-asked comparisons: TrendSpider vs TradingView, vs Trade Ideas, vs thinkorswim, vs Finviz, and vs StockCharts. The short version: TrendSpider with SET25 is materially cheaper than TradingView Premium and roughly one-third the cost of Trade Ideas Premium.
Free trial?
Yes — TrendSpider offers a 7-day free trial with full Elite-plan access and no credit card required. Apply SET25 at upgrade for 25% off any annual plan. Start the free trial here.
TL;DR: TrendSpider is the all-in-one charting, scanning, backtesting and AI-strategy platform for active retail traders. With code SET25it's ~$40/mo for the Elite plan — among the best values in the category.