Before you pay
Is Stocks and Options Alerts worth it?
“Is it worth it?” is the right question to ask about any paid alert service. We can't answer it for you, and anyone who says an alert app will pay for itself is guessing. What we can do is lay out exactly what Stocks and Options Alerts does, what it costs, where it falls short, and how to check the record before you spend anything.
What Stocks and Options Alerts does
Stocks and Options Alerts is an app for iPhone and Android that sends real-time stock and options alerts as push notifications.
- A complete plan on every alert. Options alerts name the ticker, call or put, strike and expiration. Every alert includes an entry reference price, a stop and one or more targets. See how to read an options alert.
- Tracking to a close. Each alert updates as a target or the stop is reached, then moves to the Closed tab with its exit price, result and the reason it closed.
- Filters. You choose which alert types reach your phone: calls, puts or stocks.
- No brokerage connection. The app never places trades and never asks for brokerage logins. You decide whether to act, with which broker and in what size.
What it does not do
- It does not guarantee profits. Alerts lose, sometimes several in a row, and options can lose their full value.
- It does not give personal advice. Alerts are the same for every user and don't know your account, goals or risk tolerance.
- It cannot promise delivery timing. Push notifications usually arrive within seconds, but they depend on Apple's and Google's push services, your phone settings and your connection. Every alert also appears in the app feed.
- Its results are not your results. Alert outcomes are hypothetical, based on alert prices, and leave out commissions, fees, slippage and bid/ask spreads.
Check the record yourself: wins and losses
The most useful thing you can do before paying for any alert service is look at its full record, not its highlights. Our public Results page lists the last 200 closed alerts in full: wins, losses and break-even results, with the entry, exit, outcome and exit reason for each. Each alert appears there at least 3 days after it closes, so the record is public without giving away live alerts. Inside the app, subscribers see results as they happen.
The Results page also shows a “Peak after alert” column. That's the best price recorded during regular trading hours after the alert time, compared with the entry. It is not a realized result: few traders exit at the exact peak. The page explains how results are counted.
A few things to look for while you browse: how often alerts stop out, how large typical losses are compared with typical wins, and whether the exit reasons make sense. Judge the whole list, not any single trade.
What it costs
New users get 30 days of full access free, one trial per device, with no payment needed to start. After the trial, you can choose a plan in the app:
- Monthly: $14.99 per month
- Yearly: $99.99 per year
- Lifetime: $199.99 one-time
Those are the U.S. App Store prices. The App Store or Google Play shows the exact price in your currency before you confirm, and subscriptions are managed and cancelled in your store settings. Many paid options tools charge roughly $40 to $100 a month, though they often do different jobs. Our alerts vs options flow guide explains the difference. Full details are on the free trial page.
Who it suits, and who it doesn't
It may suit you if you want specific, trackable stock and options alerts on your phone instead of in a busy chat, you like seeing the entry, stop and targets before anything happens, and you want to learn by following how each alert ends.
It probably isn't for you if you want someone to manage money or trade for you, you want personalized recommendations, or you are not prepared for the risk of losing money on options. If you're new, start with our beginner guides and options risk basics.
How to decide during the 30-day trial
- Turn on notifications and pick the alert types you care about.
- Read each alert when it arrives, without trading it, and note the entry, stop and targets.
- Follow every alert to its close, including the ones that stop out.
- Compare what you saw with the public Results page.
- If it doesn't fit how you trade, don't subscribe. The trial doesn't bill you.
That's the most honest answer to “is it worth it”: watch it in real market conditions, then decide for yourself.
Judge it yourself, free for 30 days.
See the last 200 closed alerts, read how it works or the FAQ.
Free for 30 days with no payment to start. Then $14.99/month if you choose to subscribe.