Help & Features Guide

Everything GenZTrade does, in plain English. Use this as a reference any time you're not sure what a tab or feature does.

New to the platform? Start with the Quick Start below.

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What is GenZTrade?

GenZTrade is a real-time trading intelligence platform for active traders. We surface high-probability technical setups across stocks and ETFs by running market data through six independent signal detectors, then push alerts to your browser the moment a setup fires.

What you get:

⚠️ GenZTrade is NOT a financial advisor. We provide probability-based technical signals, not investment advice. Trading involves substantial risk of loss. You are solely responsible for your trading decisions. See the full Terms of Service and disclaimer below.

Plans at a glance

Free $0

No card required
  • Market briefing
  • Earnings calendar (14 days)
  • Pricing & FAQ
  • Watch the product

Trader $49/mo

14-day free trial - no card required
  • Cockpit dashboard
  • Scalp Alerts (6 detectors)
  • Live SSE push alerts
  • Chart modal w/ overlays
  • Trade Journal + position tracker
  • Trade Director (AI)
  • Buy-the-Dip scanner
  • Macro Calendar & Morning Briefing

Pro $99/mo

Everything in Trader plus:
  • Crash Bottom detector
  • Hedge Engine
  • Multi-timeframe RSI (5m / 15m / 1h / daily)
  • Options flow (unusual activity)
  • Sympathy plays
  • Insider buying signals

Elite $159/mo

Everything in Pro plus:
  • Battle Plan AI (daily portfolio review)
  • Options chain recommender
  • Custom watchlist (50 tickers)
  • Priority email support
  • Early access to new detectors

See full pricing details →

🚀 Quick Start (5 minutes)

  1. Sign up at /signup. Your 14-day Pro trial activates automatically.
  2. Acknowledge the risk disclaimer on first load (one-time, click "I Understand & Accept").
  3. Open the Cockpit at /cockpit. This is your home base — live signals, tracked trades, P&L all in one view.
  4. Wait for alerts during market hours (9:30 AM – 4 PM ET). The "⚡ 1-MIN SCALP ALERTS" panel populates within 60s of the first detector firing.
  5. Click any alert chip → opens a chart modal with candles, VWAP, and Bollinger Bands. Decide whether to take the trade.
  6. Click "📍 TRACK" on the popup → adds the position to your tracker. The Quick Exit Engine watches your stops/targets automatically.
  7. (Optional) Set up Polygon.io real-time feed for sub-second alert latency — see below.

Pages explained

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Cockpit Trader+

Your live dashboard. Six panels in one view: Market Context banner (trend, VIX, breadth), Stacked Conviction (multi-strategy agreement chips), Scalp Alerts (1-min triggers), Tracked Trades (your open positions + automatic stop/target monitoring), Buy The Dip (relative-strength opportunities when SPY is red), and Hedges (suggested protective trades during macro events).

Auto-refreshes every 30 seconds during market hours. Alerts also push instantly via Server-Sent Events when they fire — no need to wait for the next poll.

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Scanner Trader+

The multi-strategy scanner. Four tabs:

Each ticker gets a 0–100 score; you can filter to high-quality setups only.

1-Min Scalp Alerts Trader+

The purple panel in the Cockpit. Six independent detectors run on 1-minute bars for the top 50 high-liquidity tickers, looking for setups that historically resolve in 5–30 minutes. When any detector scores ≥ 75, you get a centered popup banner with sound, plus the alert lands in the side feed.

Click any alert chip to open the chart modal. Click "📍 TRACK" on the popup to start monitoring the position with automatic stop/target alerts.

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The 6 Detectors Trader+

What each detector looks for:

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Chart Modal Trader+

Click any scalp alert chip → centered modal opens with TradingView Lightweight Charts. Shows the last ~200 1-min candles with VWAP overlay (yellow), Bollinger Bands (BB(20,2), blue), and the BB midline. Resizable, responsive, ESC to close. Use this to confirm the setup before clicking TRACK.

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Trade Director Pro+

AI-driven trade idea generator. Feeds your watchlist + open positions + market context into an LLM and asks "what's the best trade right now?" Returns structured ideas: ticker, direction, entry/target/stop, position size, hold horizon, win-rate estimate. Pro plan includes 5 calls/day; Elite includes 25.

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Battle Plan AI Elite

Daily portfolio review by AI. Reads your tracked positions, P&L, recent trades, and the day's market context. Produces a written game plan: what to hold, what to cut, what to add, sizing adjustments. Best run Sunday evening for weekly planning, or daily at the open for tactical review.

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Discovery Trader+

Finds stocks that aren't on your watchlist but are moving big. Filtered to >$50B market cap (no microcap noise). Run this when the morning news isn't enough — discovery catches the names institutional flow is moving without warning.

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Early Movers / Momentum Trader+

Live momentum scanner over your top-30 high-liquidity universe. Includes pre-market and after-hours sessions with adjusted thresholds. Useful for finding the day's leaders before they hit the major news.

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Long Growth Trader+

2–3 month large-cap investment ideas. Less frequent signals, longer hold horizons, focused on quality compounders with strong momentum + reasonable valuation. Run weekly, not daily.

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Pre-Market / AH Radar Trader+

Catches stocks moving in the pre-market (4 AM–9:30 AM ET) and after-hours (4 PM–8 PM ET) sessions. Earnings reactions, news catalysts, gap-up/gap-down setups. The earnings-reaction detector tags WHICH earnings just dropped and HOW the stock is responding.

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Trade Journal Trader+

Log every trade you take — entry, exit, P&L, notes, setup type. Build the habit of reviewing weekly. The Cockpit's "Tracked Trades" can auto-close into the journal when stops/targets hit.

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Portfolio Manager Trader+

Upload your Fidelity (or other broker) positions CSV to get a Recovery Manager view: P&L by position, percentage from cost basis, suggested next actions (hold/add/cut), earnings dates for each holding. Helpful when you've been hit and need to decide where to take action.

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Morning Briefing Free

Single-page dashboard run at 8 AM CT: pre-market futures, sector heatmap, top news headlines, today's earnings, macro events, top 5 catalysts to watch. Free for everyone — great pre-market read with your coffee.

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Macro Calendar Trader+

FOMC meetings, CPI/PPI releases, NFP, GDP, Fed speeches — everything that moves markets. Color-coded by impact (high/medium/low). The Cockpit's Macro Awareness ribbon also shows the next high-impact event so you don't get caught holding spreads through it.

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Refer & Earn

Share your referral link. When a friend signs up and stays past their trial, you both get $10 credit toward your next month. Stackable up to $50/month off.

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Account Settings

Change password, manage your plan (upgrade/downgrade), update notification preferences, configure WhatsApp/Telegram alert push, export your data (GDPR), delete account. Access via the avatar menu (top-right) → "Account settings."

Real-time data: Polygon.io (optional)

By default GenZTrade polls Yahoo Finance for 1-minute bars at 60-second intervals. Real-time WebSocket feed via Polygon.io reduces alert latency from ~60s to ~2s. Subscribe to Polygon's "Stocks Starter" plan ($199/mo), set POLYGON_API_KEY in your environment, run pip install websockets, and restart. The adapter is dormant by default — no code changes needed to activate.

Risk Disclaimer

GenZTrade is NOT a financial advisor, broker, or registered investment advisor. Nothing on this platform constitutes investment, legal, tax, or financial advice. We provide probability-based technical signals from market data and pattern detection — not recommendations to buy or sell.

Trading involves substantial risk of loss, including total loss of capital. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Historical win rates and back-test statistics are not guarantees.

You are solely responsible for your trading decisions, profits, and losses. Conduct your own due diligence on every trade. Consult a licensed financial advisor before making investment decisions.

Full Terms of Service and Privacy Policy apply.

Frequently Asked Questions

How accurate are the alerts?

Each detector includes a 0–100 score based on the strength of the setup (multiplier of volume vs average, distance from VWAP, slope strength, etc.). We push popup alerts only for score ≥ 75 to minimize noise. Backtests on the 6 detectors range from 58% to 72% win rate depending on the pattern; that doesn't mean any individual trade will win, only that over a large sample you'd expect those rates.

Why don't I see any alerts pre-market or on weekends?

Yahoo Finance only serves 1-minute bars during regular trading hours (9:30 AM–4 PM ET, weekdays). Outside RTH, the cache returns empty so detectors have nothing to run on. If you subscribe to Polygon, pre-market and after-hours alerts work too.

Can I add custom tickers to scan?

Yes — Account Settings → Watchlist (or via API). Trader plan: up to 50 tickers. Pro: up to 100. Elite: up to 200.

Is this real-time?

With Yahoo Finance polling (default): ~60-second latency from a bar closing to an alert. With Polygon.io WebSocket feed (optional, $199/mo): ~2-second latency.

How do I cancel my subscription?

Account Settings → Plans & Billing → "Manage Subscription" → opens Stripe Customer Portal where you can cancel any time. 14-day money-back guarantee.

Does GenZTrade send my data anywhere?

No. Your watchlist, tracked trades, and alert history are stored in our database and never sold or shared. We use Stripe for billing (they see your card, we don't) and Resend for email. See Privacy Policy.

Can I run GenZTrade for personal use without paying?

The single-user open-source mode is available on GitHub if you self-host. The hosted SaaS at genztrade.ai is the paid product.