TradeClever publishes this comparison and makes one of the two products compared. Every fact below was checked on the product’s own pages; plans and prices change, so confirm them before you decide.
Side by side
Only the points both products document are compared, each in the products’ own terms as checked on the date shown in the sources.
| Topic | TradeClever | Trade Ideas |
|---|---|---|
| Markets covered | US stocks, researched in a browser workspace. | Scans NYSE, AMEX and NASDAQ by default and can also scan OTC, Pink Sheets, BATS and The Small Exchange. |
| Screening | Stock Screener with manual filters or CleverScan rules, selectable result columns and sorting, saved scans and share links; Scan as of runs a rule for an earlier session. | Standard and Premium: customizable scans and screeners built from 500+ alert and filter data points, with real-time data, price alerts and real-time paper trading. |
| Custom rules or formulas | CleverScan rules with AND, OR, NOT, parentheses, comparisons, arithmetic, in lists, ranges and magnitude suffixes, plus a fixed set of functions such as SMA, EMA, RSI and ATR. | A Formula Editor combines data points with arithmetic into custom filters, such as volume relative to float. |
| Charts | Daily candlestick charts with up to three SMA overlays, an EMA, Bollinger Bands, separate RSI and MACD panes and volume; no drawing tools or intraday bars. | Standard and Premium: up to 10 charts on screen with customizable layouts. |
| Alerts | Saved-scan and market or sector alerts on published session observations, delivered to a browser inbox as one-time triggers; no email. | Streaming alert windows report events as they trigger, and a scan can be turned into an audible price alert. |
| Backtesting | An event study: selects a rule's matches on a past session and reports each one's return to an end date with an equal-weight average; no position sizing, costs or exits. | Premium: OddsMaker event-based backtests of scans and alerts across the market or a watchlist, with measures such as profit factor and maximum drawdown. |
| Data timing | Daily data from published sessions. | Real-time data is included in Standard and Premium. |
| Access | Stock analysis works without an account, and the screener and heatmap offer a preview without one; running your own scans and saving research need an account. TradeClever does not place trades and is not a broker. | Full features run in a Windows desktop app; a browser version for Mac and mobile users omits Market Explorer, Brokerage Plus and external linking and loads 5 charts at a time. |
Daily session conditions or real-time event monitoring?
TradeClever evaluates manual filters and readable CleverScan rules on published daily sessions. Trade Ideas monitors US stock events in real time through configurable alert windows and top lists.
Try the same research question in each tool
For a daily trend or participation question, record the CleverScan definition and session and inspect the linked chart. For an intraday occurrence, configure the Trade Ideas event and qualifying filters and review the alert sequence. A state at the close and an event during the session are different research observations.
- Write the universe, observation window and thresholds before opening either product.
- Use the same securities and distinguish completed bars from live observations.
- Review matched and rejected examples and record why their definitions differ.
- Time the complete scan-to-chart-to-research-note process on the intended subscription tier.
Which requirement changes the decision?
TradeClever's Backtest Scan is a historical event study: it follows a rule's matches from a start date to an end date and reports their equal-weight price return; it does not model positions, exits or trading costs. Trade Ideas Premium's OddsMaker has its own strategy-testing framework. Compare assumptions, not just a return statistic, and test the actual Windows or browser environment.
Compare the selected tier and billing term
Read the documented access and pricing rows with the source date. Separate monthly billing, an annual equivalent, introductory offers, renewal totals, market-data add-ons and optional services. The cheapest first invoice may not be the lowest cost over your intended research period.
- Identify the tier that supplies the required filters, timeframe and saved-work limits.
- Check the amount charged at signup and the amount and date of renewal.
- Test export, alert and chart limits using an ordinary research session.
- Read cancellation and trial terms on the current vendor checkout before subscribing.
Keep a decision record
Choose based on the task you can complete consistently. Record the rule, product tier, operating environment, observation date and remaining question. A feature table helps identify differences; it does not establish expected returns or a universal winner.
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Sources
- TradeClever: tradeclever.ai/platform (checked October 1, 2026)
- TradeClever: tradeclever.ai/docs/cleverscan (checked October 1, 2026)
- Trade Ideas: www.trade-ideas.com/guide/chapter/9_2_5/9.2.5Exchanges_Tab.html (checked October 1, 2026)
- Trade Ideas: www.trade-ideas.com/pricing/ (checked October 1, 2026)
- Trade Ideas: www.trade-ideas.com/features/formula-editor/ (checked October 1, 2026)
- Trade Ideas: www.trade-ideas.com/features/ (checked October 1, 2026)
- Trade Ideas: www.trade-ideas.com/features/backtesting/ (checked October 1, 2026)
- Trade Ideas: www.trade-ideas.com/guide/chapter/30/30Web_Version.html (checked October 1, 2026)