Comparison

WickSpeak vs TrendSpider: automation or understanding?

WickSpeak suits traders who want to understand each set-up, not just find it: every one of its 134 indicators writes a plain-English reading on the live candle, with how to trade it and what proves it wrong, and every planned trade is scored out of 100 with measured target odds. TrendSpider is built for scanning and automation, with a 14-day trial from $19. WickSpeak starts with 7 days free and your own cTrader broker's prices.

No card for the live chart7 days freeCancel any time

7 days free, not a paid trial

Seven days free, plus a 30 minute live chart with no account and no card.

Every indicator explained

134 plain-English readings on the live candle, each with how to trade it and what proves it wrong.

18 harmonic patterns named

146 patterns in all, marked on the candles that made them: candlestick, price action, chart and harmonic.

Your broker's own prices

Link cTrader and read gold, US30, NAS100 and forex exactly as your broker quotes them.

WickSpeak vs TrendSpider, side by side

WickSpeakCurrent offer $59 a month
TrendSpider
Try it
7 days free, plus a 30 minute live chart with no card
14-day paid trial, from $19 on Standard to $49 on Advanced
Indicators explained
Every indicator writes a plain-English reading on the live candle
Over 200 built-in indicators, shown as lines and values
How to trade it, and what proves it wrong
Each reading says how to trade it and what proves it wrong
Sidekick AI assistant, 25 messages a month
A second pair of eyes
Mentor reads the candle in front of you, four questions every time
AI assistant you ask, within a monthly message limit
Trade score before you enter
Every planned trade scored out of 100, with reasons for and against
Not listed among its plan features
Measured target odds
Shows how often 1R, 2R and 3R targets were hit before the stop
Not listed among its plan features
Your own trading edge
Reads your real broker trades and shows what works for you
Not listed among its plan features
Pattern recognition
146 patterns named on the candles: 70 candlestick, 30 chart, 18 harmonic
Automated chart patterns, trendlines and Fibonacci levels
Gold, indices and forex at your broker's prices
Link cTrader once: every instrument at your own broker's prices
US equities, global forex and crypto; futures data as add-ons
Build a strategy
Build a play from plain steps, no code, up to 12 conditions
Backtesting, forward testing and no-code bots
Checks a strategy change really held up
Mentor's Tune keeps only changes that held up across history and slippage
Multi-symbol tests with slippage and cost adjustments
Act when your strategy fires
Alert, drawn plan, paper trade or live trade inside your guardrails
Bots send orders to 30+ brokerages via SignalStack
Runs in a browser
Any web browser, nothing to download or install
Web for Chrome and Firefox, plus desktop and mobile apps

Checked 5 November 2026 against TrendSpider's own website. Prices and features change, so check their site before deciding.

Why traders choose WickSpeak

1

Understanding, on every candle

Every indicator explains what it is doing, how to trade it and what proves it wrong, automatically.

2

A score before every trade

Drag from entry to target for a score out of 100, the reasons for and against, and fixes such as moving the target in front of a level.

3

Odds from this chart's history

See how often 1R, 2R and 3R targets were reached before the stop at that distance, and which paid best.

4

Your real trades, reviewed

Coach and Your Edge read your broker trades and show your own edge: what works for you and what does not.

5

Built for gold, indices and forex

Link a cTrader broker and every instrument appears at its own prices, with crypto charts available with no broker connected.

6

Free to try properly

Seven days free, and a 30 minute live chart with no account and no card, so you can judge it on your own markets first.

What TrendSpider is known for

TrendSpider is known for automation: agentic scanners, automatic trendline and Fibonacci drawing, and no-code bots that can send orders to 30+ brokerages.

It lists over 200 indicators, forward testing, multi-symbol backtests and strong US stock and ETF coverage.

Using both

A trader could scan for set-ups on TrendSpider, then open WickSpeak to read the instrument at their own broker's prices and score the trade before placing it on the broker's platform.

TrendSpider is a strong tool for scanning and automating, especially in US stocks. For a gold, index or forex trader who wants every indicator explained, every trade scored with measured odds and their own edge measured, WickSpeak is the better choice, and it costs nothing to try for 7 days.

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Questions traders ask

Is there a free trial of TrendSpider?

TrendSpider offers a 14-day paid trial, from $19 on Standard to $49 on Advanced. WickSpeak offers 7 days free, plus a 30 minute live chart with no account and no card.

Does WickSpeak have automated pattern recognition like TrendSpider?

Yes. WickSpeak names 146 patterns on the candles that made them: 70 candlestick, 28 price action, 30 chart and 18 harmonic. TrendSpider recognises chart patterns and also draws trendlines and Fibonacci levels automatically.

How much does WickSpeak cost?

Current offer: $59 a month (usually $119), $599 a year (usually $1,199), 7 days free. You can cancel whenever you like. TrendSpider sells Standard, Premium, Enhanced and Advanced plans, with current rates on its pricing page.

Can WickSpeak trade automatically?

Yes, from Playbook. When a play fires it can alert you, draw a trade plan, take a paper trade or place a live trade on your linked cTrader account inside guardrails you set, only on plays where you switched live trading on. TrendSpider's bots send orders through SignalStack.

See why traders choose WickSpeak over TrendSpider

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