Should you build your own TradingWizard?
Market-analysis bots that explain setups and test them with fake money
A personal version is a fair weekend build: watch a short list, calculate indicators, explain a setup, and journal simulated trades. Replacing the full service is different. Broad market coverage, current prices, filings and news, continuous bot jobs, stale-data guards, alerts, synced history, and a maintained proof trail are ongoing data and operations work.
ENOriginal research content in English. Original prompt preserved in English.
Build me a local personal market-analysis bot inspired by TradingWizard. Requirements:
- Node 22, TypeScript, Next.js App Router, better-sqlite3, technicalindicators,
and node-cron. Bind to localhost only.
- watchlist.json holds up to 10 stock or crypto symbols plus a 15m, 1h, or 1d
timeframe. Fetch candles from Twelve Data with the key in .env.local.
- Cache responses, respect provider limits, and show source plus last-updated time.
Stale or missing candles must block a new setup.
- Calculate EMA 20/50, RSI 14, ATR 14, recent support and resistance, and volume
change. Keep every setup rule in one documented rules.ts file.
- For each symbol return WAIT, LONG SETUP, or SHORT SETUP with entry zone, stop,
target, invalidation, confidence, and the exact rule hits behind the result.
- Use an OpenAI-compatible API only to turn the calculated facts into two plain
sentences. The model cannot change levels or invent facts. Work without it too.
- Add a paper journal. Confirm each simulated entry manually, size by a fixed risk
percentage, and update open trades from fresh candles. Never connect a broker.
- Dashboard: watchlist state, latest setup, stale-data warning, open paper trades,
closed results, and a per-symbol timeline. No profit promises.
- SQLite tables: candles, analyses, paper_trades, and scan_runs. Keep immutable scan
facts so every result can be explained later.
- Add npm run scan and a configurable cron. One failed symbol must not stop the rest.
- No accounts, cloud sync, telemetry, payments, live orders, or investment advice.
Do not scrape consumer websites.
- Include seeded fixtures and tests for stale-data blocking, rule calculations, risk
sizing, manual confirmation, and duplicate-scan idempotency.
- README with setup, API limits, backup/restore, cron examples, and the exact limits
of a personal build compared with a maintained multi-market service.The prompt opens pre-filled in your agent. Review it before running.
What would building your own look like?
Monitor a small watchlist, score transparent setups from current candles, explain the levels, and journal paper trades without connecting a broker.
What you will need
- Node 22
- Twelve Data API key
- OpenAI-compatible API key
- local SQLite database
- scheduled background process
You can vibe-code one useful personal bot. People pay to avoid maintaining the data feeds, background scans, stale-data checks, alerts, history, and evidence trail across many markets every day.
xmaintained coverage across thousands of markets and data providers
xalways-on bot scans, stale-data guards, and reliable alert delivery
xfilings, news, sentiment, research, and broker-context integrations
xsynced history, mobile access, chat controls, and account security
xthe maintained bot proof trail and production operations
Prefer something ready-made?
OpenBBOpen-source research terminal with real market-data integrations; analysis without the AI narrator or the paper-trade journal.Open source↗
FreqtradeCrypto-only bot with backtesting and dry-run paper trading; strategies are Python files, not chat.Open source↗License, setup, and limitations for each alternative.
How much does TradingWizard cost?
- Monthly billing
- $40/mo$40/mo
- Per year
- $480/yr$480/yr
- Annual billing
- $348/yr28% cheaper than paying monthly
- On a Brazilian card, with 3.5% IOF
- R$209/moR$1,819/yr
Saved to My list. You will see a notice on this site when the price changes.
You complete the purchase on TradingWizard’s site. Vibe Radar does not handle payments.
| Plan | Monthly | Annual (per month) | What is included |
|---|---|---|---|
| starter | $0 | $0 | 5 Wiz chats/day; 1 paper bot for 14 days; 3 price/indicator alerts; blurred signal previews; manual/on-open refresh |
| pro | $40≈ $40 | $29≈ $29 | 5 active bots; unlimited chat; 10 alerts; full signals; 8-second data refresh; 49 chat tools |
| ultimate | $99≈ $99 | - | Unlimited bots and alerts; 10 deep-research reports/month; 5-second refresh; deep thinking; position watch; priority support |
| team | custom | - | Ultimate seat for each desk member; one invoice; priority support |
Free tier5 AI chats/day; 1 paper-trading bot for 14 days; 3 alerts; blurred signal previews
Billing termsmonthly + annual toggle (annual exact prices not publicly exposed); Team custom
Additional costsTeam is quote-based per headcount. Annual discounts are advertised as up to 25%, but exact annual prices could not be verified without an interactive checkout.
Price historyPro, month-to-month: $39 → $40 (2026-10)
verified 2026-10-20 · source ↗
Is it cheaper to build or buy TradingWizard?
Adjust the numbers: hours to build, your hourly rate, running costs and the subscription price.
Over 24 months, subscribing is cheaper.
Starting hours estimated from the analysis (weekend for one personal bot, multi-day for a reliable hosted service). Does not price what you give up (support, integrations, security).
Can I rebuild TradingWizard?
Kinda. The core of TradingWizard is buildable in a weekend with the prompt on this page, but there are real gaps: maintained coverage across thousands of markets and data providers, always-on bot scans, stale-data guards, and reliable alert delivery. Read the honest list above before committing.
How much does TradingWizard cost?
TradingWizard costs about $40/mo (Pro, checked 10/20/2026), which is $348 per year.
What do I lose by replacing TradingWizard?
Honestly: maintained coverage across thousands of markets and data providers; always-on bot scans, stale-data guards, and reliable alert delivery; filings, news, sentiment, research, and broker-context integrations; synced history, mobile access, chat controls, and account security; the maintained bot proof trail and production operations. If any of those are load-bearing for you, keep paying.
Is there an open-source alternative to TradingWizard?
Yes: OpenBB (Open-source research terminal with real market-data integrations; analysis without the AI narrator or the paper-trade journal.) Freqtrade (Crypto-only bot with backtesting and dry-run paper trading; strategies are Python files, not chat.) The prompt is for when you want it exactly your way.