Trading Floor Day Trading
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.
TraderTV Live broadcasts from a trading floor with several hosts. Each lesson below names its presenters where the video does. The hosts do not all use identical workspaces.
Lessons without a named presenter are tagged TRADERTV.
Subscribers
590K subscribers · 2026
Public statement, not verified
Promotional material describes a professional trading floor; individual years of trading are not stated.
Entity
organization, Shawn Catena and Neal Roberts and Brendan Wickens
Channel joined 2019
Subscribers
590K
Channel views
115.2M
Videos
7,930
On YouTube since
2019
Avg views per video
about 14,500
Stack range
$0 to $167.99/mo
Did you know?
7,930 videos since 2019, the biggest library of the 13 educators here, built mostly from live floor broadcasts.
Avg views per video is total channel views divided by public video count, the channel average. Stack range runs from the Free Start bundle to the priciest bundle. All figures 2026.
Market focus
Holding period
Preferred conditions
Catalysts, gaps, chart levels, and relative volume build the list.
More sources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ET0Vw9p8-VA&t=74s · https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ET0Vw9p8-VA&t=104s
Filter by relative volume, price, and ATR first.
Numeric thresholds were not stated in the clip. More sources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fR5xsgJf8w&t=102s · https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fR5xsgJf8w&t=218s
Wait for the first five-minute range to form instead of trading the first print.
More sources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCRAu3nJxRc&t=123s · https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCRAu3nJxRc&t=150s
Risk 1% of the account on any single trade.
Their stated guideline, not a guarantee. More sources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-kn5vrph3A&t=240s
STEP 01
Premarket · SHAWN + NEAL
Build the list from catalysts, gaps, chart levels, and relative volume.
As taught by TraderTV Live · Source
STEP 02
Before 9:30 · SHAWN + NEAL
Narrow the list to a few names for the open.
As taught by TraderTV Live · Source
STEP 03
9:30 to 9:35
Wait for the first five-minute range instead of trading the first print.
As taught by TraderTV Live · Source
STEP 04
Entry
Confirm volume, set the entry, and check the risk to reward.
As taught by TraderTV Live · Source
STEP 05
Every trade · NEAL + SHAWN
Risk 1% of the account and size from it.
As taught by TraderTV Live · Source
STEP 06
Review
No fixed journal routine found in the videos we reviewed.
As taught by TraderTV Live
The Full Stack
Their pick on the left. Same job, different tool on the right. Prices sit side by side so you can do the math.
Scanner recipe
How the hosts cut the scanner down to a short list and trade the open, with the timestamp for each step.
Exact numeric scanner thresholds were not stated in the reviewed clips. The 1% rule is their stated guideline, not a guarantee of results.▶ 1:42
Load this recipe into
Their pick
Product not named in the videos we reviewed.
Why they use it. Their scanner settings lesson filters by relative volume, price, ATR, structure, and news.
Same job, different tool
$127/mo or $1,068/yr
Replaces. Live scans on relative volume, price, ATR, and gaps
What you give up. Windows desktop app (a web version exists); learning curve on custom filters
Affiliate link
Same job, different tool
$0 platform for eligible Schwab clients
Replaces. Custom scans on the same filters inside a free platform
What you give up. Slower refresh than a dedicated scanner
Affiliate link
Same job, different tool
$39.50/mo or $299.50/yr
Replaces. Real-time gap and relative volume screens
What you give up. No Level 2 or order entry
Affiliate link
Their pick
Product not named in the videos we reviewed.
Why they use it. Their screen walkthrough shows a dedicated news screen beside charts and execution.
Same job, different tool
$37/mo or $367/yr
Replaces. A live newsfeed for premarket catalysts
What you give up. No squawk on the Basic plan
Affiliate link
Same job, different tool
$0
Replaces. The primary source behind a catalyst
What you give up. Manual reading; no alerts
Affiliate link
Their pick
Product not named in the videos we reviewed.
Why they use it. A full lesson teaches reading bids, asks, displayed size, trading speed, and routing.
Same job, different tool
$16.50/mo + tapes A/B/C $4.50/mo
Replaces. Nasdaq depth and the tape in Trader Workstation
What you give up. Nasdaq book only; IBKR data subscriptions generally need $500 in equity
Affiliate link
Same job, different tool
$12.98/mo
Replaces. Depth and time and sales in a simpler app
What you give up. Nasdaq book only; fewer routing choices
Affiliate link
Their pick
Broker and platform not named
Why they use it. Each host keeps a separate execution screen next to charts and the focus list.
Same job, different tool
$0 platform; data from $4.50/mo
Replaces. Hotkeys, routing, and Level 2 in one platform
What you give up. Dense interface with a learning curve
Affiliate link
Same job, different tool
$0 platform for eligible Schwab clients
Replaces. Charts, Level 2, and orders together
What you give up. Fewer direct-routing choices
Affiliate link
Their pick
Same job, different tool
$19.99/mo or $179/yr
Replaces. Automatic stats by setup and time of day
What you give up. Check your broker import first
What the AI actually does. The AI coach checks whether each trade kept to the 1% rule.
Affiliate link
Same job, different tool
$0
Replaces. A manual record of risk and result per trade
What you give up. Everything typed by hand
Affiliate link
Their pick
Same job, different tool
$20/mo or $200/yr
Replaces. The written premarket plan
What you give up. No live data or order book
What the AI actually does. Drafts the premarket list notes from your catalysts and levels, then checks each planned trade against the 1% risk rule.
Affiliate link
Prices are subject to change fast, like AI technology.
Separate screens for charts, execution, the focus list, and news, per host
Exact computer and monitor models were not named in the screen walkthrough.
FullStack Alpha suggestion. Two monitors cover charts on one and scanner, Level 2, and execution on the other.▶ 0:26
Lenovo LOQ 15.6", Ryzen 7 250, RTX 5060, 16GB, 512GB
$1,000 to $2,000
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Dell 27 Plus QHD S2725DSM (x2)
$100 to $250
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HUANUO FlowLift Dual
Under $100
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Elgato Stream Deck MK.2
$100 to $250
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CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD
$100 to $250
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Ready-made stacks
The AI Full Stack
One-time. Day Trader Core desk $700 to $800 + computer $1,000 to $2,000. Check current prices on Amazon. Gear Lab
Trade Ideas PremiumAI signals and live scans$254/mo
Benzinga Pro BasicLive catalyst news$37/mo
TradesViz ProAI trade review$19.99/mo
Claude ProAI premarket plan and risk check$20/mo$330.99/mo month to month
$2,882/yr
Broker, Level 2 data, and commissions are separate. Keep your broker.
Built by FullStack Alpha from TraderTV Live's public lessons. This exact stack is not theirs and is not endorsed by them.
$2,882/yr ($240.17/mo equivalent): Trade Ideas Premium $2,136 + Benzinga Pro Basic $367 + TradesViz Pro $179 + Claude Pro $200.
$0/mo
thinkorswim$0
SEC EDGAR$0
LibreOffice Calc$0Stays manual. Building the scan, reading news, sizing, every journal entry
thinkorswim is free for eligible Schwab clients.
$20/mo
Or $200/yr ($16.67/mo equivalent) $200/yr ($16.67/mo equivalent)
thinkorswim$0SEC EDGAR$0LibreOffice Calc$0Claude Pro$20Stays manual. Live entries and exits; AI writes the premarket plan
$167.99/mo
$1,499/yr ($124.92/mo equivalent): $252 data + $1,068 scanner annual + $179 journal annual $1,499/yr ($124.92/mo equivalent)
Interactive Brokers TWS$0IBKR U.S. consolidated L1 (tapes A/B/C)$4.50IBKR Nasdaq TotalView$16.50Trade Ideas Standard$127TradesViz Pro$19.99Stays manual. Reading the tape and executing
Closest to their floor setup: a live scanner, depth, and execution.
Totals cover software and selected data only. Commissions, exchange fees, hardware, and taxes are not included. Prices checked 2026.
In the public videos we reviewed, TraderTV Live trade with Execution screen (demonstrated in 2022; Broker and platform not named). Each host keeps a separate execution screen next to charts and the focus list. Same job, different tool: Interactive Brokers TWS at $0 platform; data from $4.50/mo.
For scanning, TraderTV Live use Day trading scanner (demonstrated in 2026; Product not named in the videos we reviewed). Their scanner settings lesson filters by relative volume, price, ATR, structure, and news. Same job, different tool: Trade Ideas Standard at $127/mo or $1,068/yr.
The software stacks on this page run $0 to $167.99/mo. The cheapest, Free Start, is thinkorswim $0 + SEC EDGAR $0 + LibreOffice Calc log $0. Our pick, AI Prep, is Free Start + Claude Pro $20. Commissions, exchange fees, and hardware are separate. Prices checked 2026.
No AI tool appears in TraderTV Live's public videos that we reviewed. The AI Full Stack on this page is FullStack Alpha's rebuild of the same routine, not TraderTV Live's own setup.
5:15 · 2026
TraderTV presenters teach waiting for the first five-minute range to form at the open instead of trading the first print. Check volume, set the entry off that range, and define the risk to reward before you click.
Watch on YouTube4:44 · 2026
Shawn Catena and Neal Roberts build a premarket watchlist from catalysts, gaps, chart levels, and relative volume. The step that matters is cutting that list down to a few names before the 9:30 open.
Watch on YouTube4:42 · 2026
This TraderTV lesson sets scanner filters in order: relative volume, price, and ATR first, then structure, news, and mapped levels. Exact numeric thresholds are not given in the clip, so expect to set your own cutoffs.
Watch on YouTube4:49 · 2026
Neal Roberts and Shawn Catena lay out their core rule: risk 1% of the account on any single trade. Position size comes from that 1% and the stop distance, and it is their stated guideline, not a promise of results.
Watch on YouTube8:25 · 2022
Neal Roberts, Shawn Catena, and Brendan Wickens walk through a trading-floor setup with separate screens for charts, execution, the focus list, and news for each host. Exact computer and monitor models are not named, so copy the layout, not the hardware.
Watch on YouTube12:52 · 2021
Neal Roberts and a TraderTV host teach beginners to read Level 2 and time and sales: bids, asks, displayed size, trading speed, and routing. The habit to build is reading that tape before you click, not after.
Watch on YouTubeDollar figures in video titles are the creator's own.
Watch the foundation lesson
Start with "The Ultimate Level 2 Guide For Complete Beginners" before the advanced material. Open on YouTube
Write the setups down
Copy the 4 setup cards on this page into your own words: conditions, entry, exit, risk.
Build the Free Start stack
thinkorswim $0 + SEC EDGAR $0 + LibreOffice Calc log $0. Learn the process before you pay for speed. Load it in the Stack Builder
Log 20 trades or paper trades
Journal every one, including the bad ones. Your journal, not a video, decides what works for you.
Upgrade to AI Prep
Free Start + Claude Pro $20. Add paid tools one layer at a time, starting with the job your journal says costs you most. Load it in the Stack Builder
A FullStack Alpha study order built from TraderTV Live's public lessons. Process beats prediction: master one layer before you pay for the next.
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