Show HN: US Stock Screener

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Post by iShrimp » Wed, Oct 25, 2017, 4:02 PM UTC

Show HN: US Stock Screener
stockrow.com

Re: Show HN: US Stock Screener

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Post by eggie5 » Wed, Oct 25, 2017, 5:02 PM UTC

source code?

Re: Show HN: US Stock Screener

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Post by karl11 » Wed, Oct 25, 2017, 5:08 PM UTC

This is a very competitive field, with dozens of options. I have done extensive research myself in the past looking for screeners that provide enough functionality for my needs. I'm curious what problem you're attempting to solve vs. all the current entrants in this space? FWIW, I really like your UI + speed.

Things that I have had trouble finding executed well elsewhere (besides the super expensive tools like Factset, Bloomberg, etc) are: a) ability to program your own metrics or criteria w/ formulas and b) ability to leverage historical data beyond current and one previous fiscal year for very select data points.

By the way, I currently use Stock Rover, which has the most functionality I could find at a reasonable price. I do not like the interface but it works. Have tried many others.

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Post by sova » Wed, Oct 25, 2017, 5:19 PM UTC

Very nice, fast, well laid out. Real-time updating would be the next best feature to implement, but it works really well friend. Hidden Gems is great. Advanced Search also very nice. Thanks a lot for making/sharing this

Re: Show HN: US Stock Screener

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Post by iShrimp » Wed, Oct 25, 2017, 5:21 PM UTC

eggie5 wrote: post #2

source code?

Sorry it is not open sourced and we do not plan to disclose our source code in near future.

Re: Show HN: US Stock Screener

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Post by firefoxd » Wed, Oct 25, 2017, 5:22 PM UTC

Quick note on the UI. When looking at a ticker, the news hugs the edge of the screen. Maybe a little padding there could help.

Re: Show HN: US Stock Screener

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Post by numbers » Wed, Oct 25, 2017, 5:24 PM UTC

It's nice, to the point and I really like the use of the monospaced font to make reading easier, especially any of the numbers.

Any plans to allow making user accounts? I would like to keep some stocks tracked and I am looking for a new tool.

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Post by stollercyrus » Wed, Oct 25, 2017, 5:25 PM UTC

Cool interface. Well done.

Where are you guys getting your data from? How fresh is your data?

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Post by pashabitz » Wed, Oct 25, 2017, 5:29 PM UTC

What are people using for portfolio tracking? Google Finance is shutting down portfolios so I'm looking for an alternative.

Re: Show HN: US Stock Screener

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Post by iShrimp » Wed, Oct 25, 2017, 5:31 PM UTC

karl11 wrote: post #3

This is a very competitive field, with dozens of options. I have done extensive research myself in the past looking for screeners that provide enough functionality for my needs. I'm curious what problem you're attempting to solve vs. all the current entrants in this space? FWIW, I really like your UI + speed. Things that I have had trouble finding executed well elsewhere (besides the super expensive tools like Factse…

That was a scratch your own itch project; just so you understand we (folks behind stockrow) are hobby investors who do not plan to pay for services like bloomberg and ycharts yet require tools and access to data in simplest possible form.

For us problem is that all screeners (and tools) that are available are either slow, dumb, lack flexibility, are really hard to use or expensive (or all of the above combined). So what we did with two friends of mine — we've created our dream product: simple and fast with all data freely available. It is still in it's infancy but we keep adding things that we need and improve it so it suits us.

Sorry to say but we do not plan custom metrics at this point as this is beyond our capabilities as investors at this points (frankly speaking we do not need them, but if voices are loud enough we might consider that options) but we do plan to introduce backtesting at some point.

I know about StockRover but for me UI is really complex; I need a screener where I can get results almost instantly without much thinking or clicking around.