WealthChartsReviews of wealthcharts.com

I've been a founding member of WealthCharts for about six years. This is the Lamborghini/Bugatti of charting platforms, at a Cadillac/Lincoln price. Yes, there is a learning curve (show me the trading/charting platform that doesn't have one!) but that's on us users. You *must* take the time to familiarize yourself with the basic things you need to feel comfortable BEFORE trading. (I know we all get impatient to jump in and make money--but trading is a business, and if you treat it like a hobby, you'll lose money just like a hobby. Take the time now and avoid the pain later.) NO other platform with which I'm familiar has as many features, scanners, indicators, customization options, video education (both on the platform as well as training and specific areas), nor does anyone else in the industry have the support system WC does. Support is available during market hours (and until 5pm CT I believe) through email, phone or the live chat room. No one is as responsive or helpful! While it would be wonderful if support was expanded further in the day, but I suspect it would involve outsourcing, which WC has *never* done! Everyone is based at their WI, US headquarters, so you get a native English-speaking rep every time. (If only my banks and streaming services were *half* as good!) [If you read any of the 1-star reviews that criticize support, they are either mistaken, had technical issues with their requests or making things up. Because I can verify that *every* request is addressed within 24 hours, often within *minutes.* I have even had reps call me after emailing them! Who does that?] Whether you are a day trader, swing trader, investor or prop trader, WC definitely has what you need and want--but you have to take the time to find it, or at least ask for it. Do not expect to just log in for the first time and become comfy-cozy with it. (If you've used Photoshop, Illustrator, Quark XPress or other such software, you'll know what I mean.) I must be balanced and fair, however. I did remove a star for mostly minor issues. While the team is constantly improving and adding features and capability both to the desktop and mobile apps, I value consistency more than bells and whistles. I have had some basic technical issues persist for longer than needed because new features were being added (despite having a small army of Devs, they can only handle so much work). I would like more focus on keeping things working consistently and staying "idiot-proof"--especially for tech-idiots like myself. The other thing is to add some *very* basic symbols, metrics and functions that are available on most other platforms: I've waited years for the $SPX and $NDX, especially since I like to trade 0dte options in them. Sure, I can substitute futures, but the levels are always changing and many strategies I and others I follow are based on the major (cash) indices. I shouldn't have to use a surrogate and calculate the differences. Other missing things are intraday $VIX charts (even the daily was relatively new, despite being paramount to many traders), as well as charts/data for VVIX, VIX 30 and 90 day, Advance/Decline levels for the NYSE and each index, SKEW, the MOVE index, NAAIM, and especially IV and RV/HV. As an options trader, I would love to have a real-time IV chart display under my regular chart to view when options are "cheap" and "expensive." But so far I need other platforms to do so. As the founder of WealthCharts Rob Hoffman (world's greatest competition trader with over 35 wins--heck, might be up to 50 by the time you read this!) has said from day one, "We're just getting started!" So I have every confidence that these vital symbols, indicators, charts and metrics will eventually be added. But for me it can't happen soon enough. I should add that for those planning to join for a year, you can sometimes get a deal by waiting for one of their quarterly Wealth365 events (not guaranteed, but worth it; the week-long events are crammed useful info and training by some of the industry's best.) All that said, WC is a solid 4-4.5-star platform for traders and investors of all kinds. Highly recommended!!