Trading Workflows
Follow the publicly taught routines of the stock trading educators you watch, from premarket scans to trade review. Compare the tools behind each task with lower-cost alternatives and AI options that can reduce repetitive work. Choose your trading style and budget, then see which tools fit, what they cost, and how to put them together.
Channel figures from YouTube, research and prices checked 2026.
One trading day, as taught
SourcedSort the leading gainers through five filters.
Market regime, calendar, and day and swing lists done.
Wait out the first five-minute range, then size at 1% risk.
Clip the day's trades and collect charts for study.
Times come from each educator's public lessons. Copy the order, then set times that fit your own day.
The Educators You Already Watch
Meet the YouTube trading educators millions of traders learn from. We broke down what's actually on their screens: the scanners, the screeners, the setups, even the monitors. Then we found AI alternatives that do the same job, usually for less.
Day Trading
Ross trades fast-moving small-cap stocks, mostly in the premarket session, and teaches a strict five-filter stock selection process. Here is the stack behind that routine, and the tools that can do the same jobs.
2.1M subscribers · 2026
Watch on YouTube
Day Trading / Swing Trading
Humbled Trader day-trades premarket gappers and swing-trades daily-chart pullbacks, scanning in Trade Ideas and executing through Interactive Brokers. In 2026 she started building her own AI scanner and trade dashboard with Claude and Codex. Here is her full stack, what it costs, and the cheaper tools that do the same jobs.
1.5M subscribers · 2026
Watch on YouTube
Day Trading
SMB Capital's traders teach several distinct playbooks, from opening momentum and intraday mean reversion to multi-day relative-strength breakouts and systematic strategy testing. Here is the stack each trader shows publicly, and the tools that can do the same jobs.
767K subscribers · 2026
Watch on YouTube
Day Trading
Doug and Silvia
Doug and Silvia trade intraday price action and reversals inside a higher-timeframe trend, and Silvia also teaches Sunday and overnight index futures sessions. Here are their two distinct chart methods, the stack behind them, and the tools that can do the same jobs for stock and futures traders.
452K subscribers · 2026
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William J. O'Neil (1933 to 2023), IBD founder. He does not present the current videos referenced on this page.
CAN SLIM Growth Investing
Since 1984IBD teaches CAN SLIM, a growth-stock process that pairs earnings and sales research with relative strength, chart bases, and a market-direction check before any buy. Here is the research stack its presenters use, and the tools that can do parts of the same jobs.
184K subscribers · 2026
Watch on YouTube
AI-Assisted Research / Systematic Trading
Rising educatorBrendan builds trading research systems with AI and shows the plumbing: data, backtests, alerts, and trade audits, with the honest caveat that asking an AI for a profitable strategy does not produce one. Here is the stack behind those workflows, what each piece needs to run (code, an API key, or a server), and the tools that can do the same jobs.
81K subscribers · 2026
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Rule-Based Swing Systems
Rayner teaches rule-based systems: momentum, mean reversion, and Bollinger Band pullbacks, each with entry, exit, and allocation rules he tests on years of data and walks through on TradingView. His channel covers several markets; this page keeps the stock lessons. Here is the stack behind those systems, and the tools that can do the same jobs.
2.2M subscribers · 2026
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Swing Patterns and Market Plays
Ricky teaches beginners how to start trading stocks, the chart patterns he watches for swing trades, and his plan for the day's market, with a big library of market-reaction videos. His tutorials walk through thinkorswim, and one series shows a full live trade on Webull. Here is the stack behind that routine, and the tools that can do the same jobs.
1.2M subscribers · 2026
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Stock Selection, Value, and Breakouts
Adam teaches how to pick and value stocks, size positions from account risk and stop distance, and trade breakouts without chasing extended moves. He separates a trade from a long-term investment in nearly every lesson. Here is the stack behind that process, and the tools that can do the same jobs.
1.1M subscribers · 2026
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Beginner Swing Trading
ZipTrader is Charlie Plattus's channel. His most-watched lessons teach beginner swing trading: three swing patterns, waiting for confirmation before buying, planning the sale before the buy, and setting up the Webull app. Here is the stack behind that routine, and the tools that can do the same jobs.
899K subscribers · 2026
Watch on YouTube
Trading Floor Day Trading
Shawn Catena and Neal Roberts and Brendan Wickens
TraderTV Live runs a live trading floor show built around stock day trading: a short premarket list, scanner settings that cut the noise, waiting out the first five minutes, a 1% risk rule, and Level 2. Here is the stack behind that routine, and the tools that can do the same jobs.
590K subscribers · 2026
Watch on YouTube
Pattern Day Trading and Planning
Jared Wesley
Live Traders is a group of traders whose most-watched lessons come from Jared Wesley: the 3 Bar Play, the premarket play, a written trading plan, and a trade-tracking spreadsheet, demonstrated on TradeStation. Here is the stack behind that process, and the tools that can do the same jobs.
380K subscribers · 2026
Watch on YouTube
Channel logo. Financial Wisdom is a channel, not a single personal brand.
Weekly Breakout Swing Trading
Financial Wisdom is a channel that studies how famous traders trade, from Minervini to Darvas and O'Neil, and teaches a weekly breakout system built on those lessons: a tight weekly box, a stop inside the pattern, a smaller position when the box is wide, and a few minutes of work a week. Here is the stack behind that system, and the tools that can do the same jobs.
319K subscribers · 2026
Watch on YouTube02 / Style
Filters the educator grid and the featured workflow. Some educators teach more than one style. Read the full style guide
03 / Tasks
04 / Routine
Every step comes from a named educator's public lesson, with the tools they document and a link to the source. Flip a card for cheaper tools that do the same job.
STEP 01
Premarket
As taught by Ross Cameron
Showing the routine for Premarket
STEP 02
Market Open
As taught by TraderTV Live · Source
Showing the routine for Market Open
STEP 03
Midday
As taught by Humbled Trader · Source
Showing the routine for Midday
STEP 04
Close
As taught by Jared Wesley, Live Traders · Source
Showing the routine for Close
STEP 05
Review
As taught by Brett Steenbarger, SMB Capital · Source
Showing the routine for Review
05 / Alternatives
Save up to $157.50/mo
The AI option
Claude Pro + TradingView alertsAI
$20/mo + chart plan
Runs your written filters on a schedule and pings you; you review every alert. Humbled Trader tested this in 2026.
Save up to $124.96/mo
The AI option
$20/mo
Ranks an exported screen against your written criteria and flags what fails them. It cannot see live charts.
Save up to $37/mo
The AI option
Metered, about $0.04 per million input tokens
Sorts headlines, earnings, and filings into typed categories. AI Pathways uses it.
Save up to about $130/mo
Cheaper, same job
$0 platform; data from $4.50/mo
You give up: Denser screens and a learning curve
The AI option
None. Order entry stays in your hands. None of the 13 channels hands the order button to AI in the videos we reviewed.
Save up to $29.95/mo
The AI option
$19.99/mo
Imports broker trades and its AI coach shows which setups and times of day pay you.
Save up to $44.95/mo
Cheaper, same job
Stock Market Today (IBD video)
$0
You give up: No IBD 50 or stock lists
The AI option
$20/mo
Reads your research emails at a set time and writes the morning rundown. SMB Capital demonstrated it in 2026.
Lowest listed plan for each tool, software only. Savings compare the popular pick with the cheaper tool. Prices checked 2026. Outbound links may be affiliate links. Prices are subject to change fast, like AI technology.
Full comparisons live on each task page, starting with premarket scanners.
05.2 / Finders
FINDER
Day Trading Tool Finder
Find the right tools for day trading
FINDER
Swing Trading Tool Finder
Find the right tools for swing trading
FINDER
AI Stock Screener Finder
Find the right AI stock screener for your trading style
Every finder category
05.5 / Reddit
r/Daytrading
5 points · a trader on Reddit
“I use Trade Ideas. It alerts me as soon as a stock starts moving up and they have external linking so as soon as it alerts me, i click the ticker and it fills my chart platform and trading platform with that ticker and im ready to trade straight away”
r/Daytrading
9 points · a trader on Reddit
“I just use thinkorswim with top daily % gainers and a relative volume filter, it's free and works fine never had a prob”
r/Daytrading
1 point · a trader on Reddit
“TC2000 has a great Scanner. I've been using it for a few years. It's similar to Trades ideas, but it's a $100 cheaper.”
r/Daytrading
29 points · a trader on Reddit
“I'm a huge fan of Bookmap (I use it through ThinkOrSwim's desktop app). ... I don't understand why more people don't use it, it's amazing.”
r/Daytrading
2 points · a trader on Reddit
“I've used both and prefer Tradingview, but I wouldn't say Trendspider is bad... just overpriced and Tradingview is a little easier to use.”
r/Daytrading
2 points · a trader on Reddit
“What upped my game was deleting all the tools and just drawing support and resistance. ... 90% of the indicators are B's and are just extra noise.”
Quoted word for word, typos included. Usernames left off. Threads checked live Oct 11, 2026. Opinions are the posters' own, not FullStack Alpha's.
06 / Stack
Free Start
$0/mo
No subscriptions
Screen, chart, and journal for $0. Learn the process before you pay for speed.
From Financial Wisdom's page: Free Start
Load this stackAI Prep
OUR PICK$20/mo
$200/yr with annual plans where offered
The free stack plus one AI subscription that writes the premarket plan and checks your risk rule.
From TraderTV Live's page: AI Prep
Load this stackFull Desk
$340.99/mo
$2,972.88/yr with annual plans where offered
The most complete software stack on the site. Speed you pay for, not edge you buy.
From Ross Cameron's page: AI Full Stack
Load this stack06.5 / Numbers
Ross Cameron2.1MHumbled Trader1.5MSMB Capital767KThe Rumers452KIBD CAN SLIM184KAI Pathways81KRayner Teo2.2MRicky Gutierrez1.2MAdam Khoo1.1MZipTrader899KTraderTV Live590KLive Traders380KFinancial Wisdom319KAvg views per video is total channel views divided by public video count, the channel average. All figures 2026.
07 / Checklist
Eight jobs every trading routine needs. For each one you get what to check before you pay, the tools the 13 educators actually use with prices and links, and a line to write down your own pick. Print it or save it as a PDF.
08 / FAQ
Across the 13 channels we broke down, the same few platforms keep showing up. thinkorswim appears in The Rumers', Ricky Gutierrez's, and ZipTrader's lessons. TradingView appears with The Rumers, AI Pathways, and Rayner Teo.
Interactive Brokers runs Humbled Trader's execution. Dedicated scanners are rarer and cost more: Day Trade Dash at $197/mo for Ross Cameron and Trade Ideas from $127/mo for Humbled Trader. The tool matters less than the routine around it.
The one that matches what you trade. Ross Cameron sorts small-cap gappers in Day Trade Dash ($197/mo). Humbled Trader runs separate large-cap and small-cap gap scans in Trade Ideas (Standard $127/mo or $1,068/yr).
If you are starting out, Finviz Elite ($39.50/mo) covers real-time gap and relative volume screens, and thinkorswim's Stock Hacker is $0 for eligible Schwab clients. You give up speed and Level 2, not the idea.
Screen first, chart second, and cut the list hard. Financial Wisdom runs a weekly scan for tight consolidations. IBD's David Ryan inspects market and industry groups, then prunes to a ranked watchlist instead of forcing buys.
Adam Khoo runs quality and cash flow filters before he looks at a chart. A free start: Finviz Free for the screen, TradingView Basic for the weekly chart, and a written stop before every entry.
Five stations. Premarket: sort the gainers and check each catalyst. Open: wait for the first five-minute range and risk a fixed 1% (TraderTV Live's rule). Midday: scan for setups instead of forcing trades.
Close: update your trade log while it is fresh. Review: grade the idea, the execution, and your self-management separately, the way SMB Capital's Brett Steenbarger teaches it.
The repetitive parts, yes. The judgment, no. Humbled Trader tested an AI scanner that runs her filters at 8:30 a.m. and every 30 minutes until 2:00 p.m., with alerts she reviews by hand. SMB Capital showed a scheduled Claude task writing the morning rundown from research emails.
AI Pathways sends computed trade metrics to Claude for review. In every example we reviewed, a human checks the output before any order.
From $0 to about $341 a month in software. The bundles on the 13 educator pages run $0 to $239.97 a month, and 11 of the 13 channels have a $0 starting stack built from free tools. Adding one AI subscription, such as Claude Pro at $20 a month, covers the premarket plan and the review.
The most complete stack on the site, Ross Cameron's AI Full Stack, runs $340.99 a month. Commissions, exchange data, and hardware are extra, so price your own build in the Stack Builder.
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