I started using Unusual Whales back in 2024, when a lot of their features were free and open to the public. At that time, they didn’t have an options screener yet, and the layout was much simpler. Periscope wasn’t available either.
However, after opening the website today, it seems they have finally put most features behind a paywall. The options screener and many other tools that used to be free are now subscription-only.
I’m just here to say it’s a sad day for Unusual Whales. I really liked using their website to watch the markets and track whale activity, but now they’re charging $60 a month. I still have to place my own trades, with no guarantee of success even with the information their service provides.
Change to unsual whales software
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Posted by Dazzling-Wear312
4 Comments
was using Unusual Whales but switched to WireAlpha. same options flow, dark pool data, and Congress trades, $0/mo https://wirealpha.com
Why isn’t the 60$ worth it to you? It’s helping you make money, clearly they are top of class, don’t they deserve it?
They went from power to the people to power to the subscribers.
Yeah that’s kind of the cycle with most tools, start open, build a user base, then lock the useful stuff behind a paywall.
The bigger thing though is whale flow isn’t really a standalone edge anyway. You can see a big order hit, but without context it could be a hedge, a spread, or part of a bigger position you don’t see.
I used to watch that stuff a lot, but it didn’t really fix entries or timing. Still had the same issues with chasing or getting in late.
Do you actually base trades off the flow, or just use it as confirmation?