▮ GLOBAL MARKETS
source: TradingView (free widgets)Left: indices, futures, bonds and FX in one panel. Right: S&P 500 heatmap — where the money flowed today. Same look-through a Bloomberg <WEI> / <IMAP> screen gives you, for free.
▮ ADVANCED CHART
source: TradingView (free widget)Full symbol search top-left (stocks, futures, FX, crypto, yields — type TNX for 10-yr yield, ES1! for S&P futures). Add indicators with the ƒ button. This is the free version of a Bloomberg <GP> chart.
▮ SCREENER
source: TradingView + Finviz (free tiers)⚡ Finviz one-click screens finviz.com ↗
Use the TradingView screener above for live filtering, Finviz for the fastest pre-built screens, Koyfin for fundamentals comps. Cross-check every scan against the in-house scanners in the Scanner Hub.
▮ MACRO DASHBOARD
source: FRED, St. Louis Fed (free, live images)Charts load live from FRED every time you open this page — click any chart to open the full interactive series. This is your inflation / yields / credit / liquidity context before every trade idea.
▮ ECONOMIC CALENDAR
source: TradingView (free widget) + Investing.com + primary sources🗓 More calendars
Rule of thumb: know every red-flag event (CPI, NFP, FOMC, big auctions) before the open. The event-gate in the Morning Brief uses the same logic.
▮ SEC EDGAR — PRIMARY SOURCE FILINGS
source: sec.gov (free, official)🔎 Filing launcher
Opens sec.gov in a new tab. 10-K = annual report, 10-Q = quarterly, 8-K = material events, Form 4 = insider buys/sells, 13F = what big funds hold. Always read the risk factors and the cash-flow statement before trusting a story.
🔍 Full-text search
Search every filing since 2001 for any phrase — contracts, guidance language, risk factors.
🏦 Fails & short data
SEC fails-to-deliver + FINRA short volume, straight from the source.
▮ FUTURES — OFFICIAL CONTRACT SPECS
source: CME Group + ICE (free, official terms)| Symbol | Contract | Exchange | Official page |
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Always confirm tick size, multiplier, margin and expiry from the exchange itself — never from a screenshot. Remember the 60/40 tax rule advantage on futures covered in the Academy modules.
▮ RATES · TREASURY · FED
source: U.S. Treasury + Federal Reserve (free, primary)🏦 U.S. Treasury
Weak auctions = yields up = pressure on growth stocks. Watch the bid-to-cover.
🦅 Federal Reserve
Policy details straight from the source — no journalist in between.
📈 NY Fed reference rates
The plumbing of the money market. When SOFR spikes, liquidity is tight.
▮ THE STACK — BUILD-YOUR-OWN BLOOMBERG
a real Bloomberg terminal: ~$2,500/mo · this stack: $0/mo| # | Tool | Job in this terminal | Cost | Open |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TradingView | Charting, pairs, correlations, calendar, alerts — powers F1/F2/F3/F5 here | FREE (paid ~$15–60/mo optional) | ↗ |
| 2 | FRED | Clean macro & rates data — inflation, yields, credit, liquidity (F4, F8) | FREE | ↗ |
| 3 | Investing.com | Historical dataset downloads + economic calendar pulls (F5) | FREE | ↗ |
| 4 | Koyfin / Finviz | Screening, comps, cross-checks (F3) | FREE TIER (paid ~$25–90/mo optional) | ↗ |
| 5 | SEC EDGAR | Primary-source filings — 10-K / 10-Q disclosures (F6) | FREE | ↗ |
| 6 | CME / ICE | Contract specs, margin, expiry, official terms (F7) | FREE | ↗ |
| 7 | Treasury & Fed | Auction schedules, policy details, primary sources (F8) | FREE | ↗ |
| 8 | Scanner Hub | Our in-house 18-scanner engine — the edge Bloomberg doesn't have | FREE | ↗ |
Workflow: F4 macro context → F5 what's on the tape today → F1 where money is flowing → F3 screen candidates → F6 read the filings → F7/F8 confirm the instrument terms → then take the idea to the Scanner Hub and size it with the 1% rule.