Tradytics vs Trade Ideas
By Faizan Ahmad. Updated .
Choose Trade Ideas if you day trade stocks and want a real-time scanner with streaming alerts, Holly AI buy and sell signals, OddsMaker backtesting and auto trading through your broker. Choose Tradytics if you trade options, or want to see options flow, dark pool prints and dealer gamma, none of which Trade Ideas lists. As of October 2026, Tradytics Live is $39 a month and TI Standard is $127 a month. Tradytics' scanner updates after the close, so it doesn't replace an intraday stock scanner.
Tradytics vs Trade Ideas at a glance
| Tradytics | Trade Ideas | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | One app for options and stock data: flow, dark pools, gamma, research, scanner, AI analyst | A real-time stock scanner and AI signal platform |
| Monthly price | Free $0, Live $39, Pro $69 | TI Standard $127, TI Premium $254 |
| Yearly price | Live $299, Pro $499 | Standard $1,068 ($89 a month), Premium $2,136 ($178 a month) |
| Free option | Free plan forever (yesterday's session), no card | Free account (email, no card) opens the Web Dashboard with live access for a limited time; no formal trial |
| Stock scanner | 120 signals on every US stock and ETF; updates after the close (4:05, 6:05 and 8:10 PM ET) | Core product: real-time, with more than 500 alerts and filters, Channel Bar and Top Lists, and real-time streaming alerts |
| AI | AI analyst on every plan; AI options trade ideas tracked until they close | AI Assistant (plain-English scan builder) on both plans; Holly AI buy and sell signals on Premium |
| Trading and automation | Broker link is read only (tracking, not trading) | In-app trading through brokerage integrations, paper trading; auto trading and OddsMaker backtesting on Premium |
| Options flow | Every US options trade from OPRA, live to the second on Live and Pro | Not listed (stock-focused) |
| Dark pool prints | Within about 15 minutes, with 10-session levels | Not listed |
| Dealer gamma (GEX) | Per strike, with call wall, put wall and gamma flip | Not listed |
| Options strategy builder | Yes, on the live chain, with payoff, breakevens and chance of profit | Not listed |
| Charts | Live charts, up to four at once | Up to 10 charts |
| Portfolio | Broker link on every plan; factors and versus on Live and Pro | Through its brokerage integrations |
| Where it runs | Web app in the browser on desktop and phone | TI Pro desktop app (Windows) and a Web Dashboard in any browser |
| Education and community | Discord ($199 a month, includes Pro), YouTube tutorials | Learning center, live trading room, user guide |
| API and MCP | Pro: JSON API and MCP server, 50,000 calls a day | Not listed |
Prices checked October 31, 2026. "Not listed" means we didn't find it on the vendor's own pages.
What can options flow show that a stock scanner can't?
A stock scanner watches price and volume. Options flow watches the bets placed on top of them. On October 30, 2026, Citi (C) fell 2.6%, the kind of move any stock scanner flags. The options tape showed something else: at 3:18 PM ET, 5,350 of the December 18 $75 calls were bought at the ask for $24.82M, against open interest of just 2,675, and in the same minute 4,270 of the $72.5 calls were bought at the ask for $20.86M against open interest of 2,133.
Size bigger than open interest means most of it was likely new positions, which is what the Opening tag marks. By the close, Citi was the market's most bullish name by net premium, $93.80M, on a red day. That doesn't mean the stock goes up next: big call buying can be one leg of a larger trade or a hedge against a short. It is information a price-and-volume scanner never sees. How to tell opening from closing trades and what unusual options activity is cover how to read prints like these.
Where Trade Ideas wins
- Real-time intraday stock scanning. It has been doing this since 2002: more than 500 alerts and filters, the Channel Bar, Top Lists and real-time streaming alerts. Tradytics' scanner runs after the close, so for catching a stock as it breaks out mid-session, Trade Ideas is the tool.
- Holly AI with backtesting. Premium adds Holly AI buy and sell signals and OddsMaker, which backtests alerts as trading systems.
- Execution and automation. Trade through brokerage integrations, practice with paper trading, and on Premium let auto trading place orders. Tradytics links brokers read only.
- A plain-English scan builder. The AI Assistant on both plans turns a sentence into a scan.
- More screens. Up to 10 charts, and a live trading room for learning alongside others.
Where Tradytics wins
- Options data. Every large US options print from OPRA, live to the second on Live and Pro, with side chips (Above ask down to Below bid), size, open interest, Vol/OI, type and tags. Dark pool prints with 10-session levels, and dealer gamma with call walls, put walls and the gamma flip. Trade Ideas doesn't list any of these.
- Price. Live is $39 a month and Pro, with the API and MCP server, is $69. TI Standard is $127 and Premium, where Holly AI lives, is $254, as of October 2026.
- AI trade ideas for options. The Tradytics AI desk posts options ideas, each explained in plain words with its charts, then tracked until it closes with its full record. Pro sees them as they open; Free and Live see them the next day. Details in how Tradytics AI trade ideas work.
- An AI analyst for questions. Ask what the flow says on a ticker and it pulls the data, shows its steps and says whether a big trade looks like a hedge, a spread or a fresh bet.
- Portfolio factors. On Live and Pro, see whether your returns come from skill or just the market: excess return, market sensitivity, a factor breakdown and a stress test through six past crashes.
- A free plan with no time limit, showing every page on yesterday's session.
Who should choose which
Choose Trade Ideas if
- You day trade stocks and need alerts the moment a setup forms.
- You want AI signals you can backtest and automate.
- You want to send orders from the same screen.
Choose Tradytics if
- You trade options and want the flow, dark pool levels and gamma behind a stock.
- You swing trade and are happy to scan after the close for the next session. See how the Tradytics scanner works.
- You want AI help for a fraction of a TI Premium subscription.
Use both if
You day trade stocks and also trade options. TI Standard ($127) plus Tradytics Live ($39) is $166 a month as of October 2026, still less than TI Premium alone. For more stock-first tools, compare Tradytics vs TrendSpider.
Common questions
Does Trade Ideas have options flow?
It doesn't list options flow, dark pool prints or gamma. Trade Ideas is built around real-time stock data and stock scanning.
Is the Tradytics scanner real time?
No. It updates after the close, at 4:05, 6:05 and 8:10 PM ET, and is meant for finding setups for the next session. Options flow on Live and Pro is live to the second.
How do Holly AI and Tradytics trade ideas differ?
Holly AI gives stock buy and sell signals on TI Premium ($254 a month as of October 2026), with OddsMaker backtesting. Tradytics ideas are options trades, each explained in plain words and tracked until it closes with its full record.
Does Trade Ideas have a free trial?
There's no formal trial. A free account, with just an email, opens the Web Dashboard with live access for a limited time. Tradytics has no trial either; its Free plan is free forever on yesterday's session.
Can I place trades from Tradytics?
No. The broker link is read only: it tracks your holdings, trades and P&L on the portfolio page, but it can't send orders.
Sources
- Trade Ideas pricing page: TI Standard and TI Premium monthly and yearly prices, what each plan includes (AI Assistant, Holly AI, OddsMaker, auto trading, charts, alerts) and the free account terms.
- OPRA: the registered processor that disseminates consolidated last sale and quote information from the US options exchanges, the source of Tradytics' options flow.