Free Trading Tools and Resources

Everything we build for swing traders in one place: free stock scanners, a trading journal, calculators and the tools I actually use to chart, trade and research.

Financial Tech Wiz / Free resources

Build a clearer picture of your trading.

Start with the free trading journal template. Keep your trades organized, review your results, and build a consistent review routine.

  • Free Google Sheets and Excel trading journal template
  • Indicators, watchlists, and scanners
  • Access to the free trading community

Ready for automatic trade tracking? Explore the Financial Tech Wiz Trading Journal.

Free resources + trading emails. Unsubscribe anytime.

Start with the free scanners

Every scanner on the site in one hub, from breakouts and VCPs to trend templates and RSI. Each one shows recent matches with charts, free.

Free tools

No signup needed for most of these.

Free stock scanners

Daily Pivot, VCP, Minervini, Stage 2, CAN SLIM, RSI and more. Matches update after each close, with charts.

Browse all scanners

Free trading journal template

Google Sheets and Excel. Logs trades, charts performance against a benchmark.

Get the template

Trading calculators

Position size, risk to reward, options profit, average down, compounding and more.

Open calculators

Sector performance

See which sectors are leading and lagging the market.

View sectors

Stock pages

Charts and scanner signals for individual stocks.

Look up a stock

Free trading Discord

Ask questions and trade alongside other swing traders.

Join the Discord

Get the free trading toolkit

Enter your email and we send every free tool in one place:

  • Free trading journal template (Google Sheets)
  • Free stock scanners hub, updated after every close
  • My live swing watchlist (open positions)
  • Free trading Discord invite
  • Daily Pivot Breakout Pro indicator and scanner for TrendSpider (the original free indicator is still on TradingView and TrendSpider, no longer updated)
  • Automated DCF template
  • Candlestick patterns cheat sheet (PDF)
  • Extra: Ichimoku indicator code for TradingView

When you want more

Paid tools, each with a free trial.

Daily Pivot Breakout Pro

Our Daily Pivot Breakout Pro indicator and scanner for TrendSpider.

See the tools

FTW Trading Journal app

When the spreadsheet stops being enough: Broker Auto Sync, AI trade review and every scanner signal in one place.

Try it free for 7 days

Tools I use and recommend

Some links below are affiliate links, and I may be compensated if you sign up through them. It never changes the price you pay.

Charting

TradingView

My top pick for charts across stocks, crypto, futures and forex. Most features are free.

Free trial and discount

TrendSpider

Automated technical analysis and volume by price. Code FTW25 for 25% off.

Get 25% off

thinkorswim

Powerful charting, free with a Schwab account.

Learn more

Brokers

Schwab

Large, established, includes thinkorswim and banking.

Visit Schwab

tastytrade

Built for active and options traders, with a strong mobile app.

Sign up bonus

Robinhood

Simple to use, with interest on cash for Gold members.

Get a free stock

Research and backtesting

Option Omega

The best options backtester I have used: 1-minute data, 10+ years.

Get 50% off

Finviz

Fast free snapshot of any company’s fundamentals.

Visit Finviz

MarketWatch economic calendar

Upcoming economic events at a glance.

View calendar

Brokers the FTW Trading Journal syncs with

Broker Auto Sync works with 25+ brokers, including Schwab, Fidelity, Robinhood, tastytrade, Interactive Brokers, E*Trade, Webull, TradeStation, Public, Tradier, Alpaca, Coinbase, Questrade, Wealthsimple, Trading212. CSV import covers the rest.