Market Opportunity
Automated stock screener to replace costly monthly advisories targets a $4.8B = 8M active retail traders worldwide x $600 ACV total addressable market with medium saturation and a year-over-year growth rate of 10-18% - growth in retail trading volumes and subscription adoption.
Key trends driving demand: Retail trading growth -- more individual investors trade frequently, increasing demand for automated screening and alerts; API and exchange data access -- cheaper, more reliable market data APIs lower the barrier to build real-time screeners; Cloud compute and backtesting -- low-cost cloud resources enable on-demand backtests of screening rules without heavy infra; Subscription monetization -- users are already accustomed to monthly trading tools and advisory subscriptions, easing acquisition.
Key competitors include TradingView, TrendSpider, Finviz, QuantConnect / Lean, Advisory services and boutique newsletters (workaround).