Day trading software FAQ for active traders

DayTradingSoftware is day trading software for active US stock traders. It combines a real-time scanner, alerts, watchlists, a trading journal with CSV import, performance analytics, simple intraday backtests and an AI review of your trading day in one web app.

No. It is a tool. The scanner lists stocks that match the filters you choose, and the journal and reviews describe your own trades. Nothing in the product tells you to buy or sell a stock.

Price, float, volume, gap %, relative volume, change %, ATR and sector, plus ready scans for premarket gappers, top gainers, relative volume, new highs, halts and momentum change over 1 or 5 minutes. Read more on the stock scanner page.

You can set an alert on a new scan match, a price level, a relative volume threshold or a VWAP cross. Alerts arrive in the browser, by email and as push notifications. Details are on trading alerts.

No. DayTradingSoftware runs in the browser on desktop and mobile. Push alerts work once you add the app to your home screen or allow browser notifications.

Paid plans use licensed real-time US market data for the scanner and alerts. The scan you can run on this site uses a sample session that is delayed and is not live market data.

US listed stocks, in premarket from 4:00 ET, regular hours from 9:30 to 16:00 ET and, on Pro and Desk, after hours to 20:00 ET. Options, futures, forex and crypto are not part of the scanner.

Feeds can differ by a few cents or a few seconds, and brokers count premarket volume in different ways. Always confirm price and size in your order ticket before you trade.

No. You download the execution CSV from your broker and upload it. The journal only reads the files you upload and never connects to your brokerage account.

The importer reads the execution export format of popular US brokers. If your broker's file is not recognized, you can log trades by hand in the entry card, with the same R-multiple and tags.

R-multiple, net P&L after commissions, hold time and position size against the risk you set. Each trade also stores the scan state at entry, such as gap, relative volume, float and time, so you can see which scan conditions pay for you. More on the trading journal.

Tags you add to a trade, such as a moved stop or a position above your risk. Some are flagged by fixed rules, for example when the stop changed after entry. Reports then show how much each mistake cost you.

Simple intraday rules. You set an entry such as a gap %, relative volume, a break of the premarket high or a VWAP cross, then a stop, a target and a time exit, and run it on historical intraday data. See backtesting software.

No. A backtest shows how a rule behaved on past data, without your real fills and slippage. Past performance and backtests do not guarantee future results.

After the session it reads your own journal and writes a short summary of the day and repeating mistakes, for example that three of four losses came after moving the stop. It never predicts the market. More on AI day trading software.

There is no free plan. You can run one sample scan with three visible rows and one journal entry without an account, so you can see how the product works.

Starter is $49 per month, Pro $149 and Desk $499 for up to 10 seats. Yearly billing halves the monthly price to $24, $74 and $249. Full details are on day trading software pricing.

Cancel in the dashboard at any time. Your plan stays active to the end of the period you paid for and does not renew after that.

Payments are final. We correct a double charge, an unauthorized charge and a complete failure of the service, as set out in the refund policy.

No. Backtests and AI day reviews are counted as usage in your billing period, so deleting one does not free the limit. The allowance resets with your next billing period.

Under the FINRA rule, a trader who makes four or more day trades within five business days in a margin account, when those trades are more than 6% of the account's trades in that period, is treated as a pattern day trader. Such an account must hold at least $25,000 in equity on any day it day trades. FINRA has proposed changes to this rule, so check the current requirements with your broker.

No. It never connects to your brokerage account and never sends orders. You trade at your broker, and the journal reads the execution file you upload.

Yes. Day trading involves substantial risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone. Read the full risk disclosure before you trade.

Yes. A funded trader working alone can use Starter or Pro. The journal and analytics help you track how close each day came to your daily loss limit.

Roles for owner, risk manager and trader, SSO, an audit log, daily loss limits per trader, shared scans and watchlists, a team view of journals and invoice billing. Read more on prop trading desk software.