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Tools and data

The free screens, charts, calendars and datasets worth bookmarking. Each one lists the module that shows how to use it.

The routineWhat to open, and when.
After the close
Aftermarket Report by Zerodha
Zerodha's evening wrap of the Indian session.
NewsletterEach morning
The Daily Brief by Zerodha
Three or four stories explained in depth.
NewsletterEach morning
Finshots
One Indian business story in three minutes.
NewsletterUS evening
Money Stuff (Matt Levine)
The best-written column on how finance really works.
Bloomberg · NewsletterEach weekday
Abnormal Returns daily links
A curated list of the day's best investing links.
NewsletterBefore the open
Economic calendar
The week's scheduled data releases by impact.
Forex Factory · ToolBefore the open
Economic calendar
A second calendar with consensus forecasts.
TradingView · ToolWeekly
Capitol Trades: US Congress trading
What members of the US Congress are buying and selling.
Data
ToolsScreens, charts and calculators.
Tool
GoCharting: NSE and MCX order flow charting
GoCharting
The tool to use for NSE and MCX. Footprint, delta and profile on Indian instruments.
Reading the tape: ladder, footprint, delta and profile
Tool
Tool
Sierra Chart
Sierra Chart
The professional's choice for US futures. Steep learning curve.
Reading the tape: ladder, footprint, delta and profile
Tool
TradingView charts
TradingView
Volume profile and a basic ladder. Enough to start.
Reading the tape: ladder, footprint, delta and profile
Tool
Unusual Options Activity
Barchart
A free daily list of contracts with volume far above open interest.
Options flow: reading what others are doing
Tool
Unusual Whales: options flow and dark pool data
Unusual Whales
A paid flow service. Useful for learning how prints cluster.
Options flow: reading what others are doing
Tool
Tool
Sensibull Open Interest vs Strike
Sensibull
Open interest by strike, drawn clearly. The fastest way to see walls.
Indian F&O: the chain, open interest, expiry and the loss studies
Tool
Tool
Opstra Options Analytics
Definedge
Volatility charts, skew and backtests for Indian options.
Indian F&O: the chain, open interest, expiry and the loss studies
Tool
Screener.in: Indian company financials and screens
Screener
Ten years of financials for every listed Indian company, with custom screens.
Reading filings and catching bad accounting
Tool
Tool
Trendlyne: screeners and analytics
Trendlyne
Screeners, shareholding changes and broker estimates.
Investing in India: sectors, data and where to look
Tool
Tool
Tool
CME FedWatch: market-implied Fed path
CME Group
The probability of each Fed decision implied by futures. Check it before every meeting.
Rates, the yield curve and what bonds are saying
Tool
Tool
Tool
Chartink technical screener
Chartink
Write and run your own scans on Indian stocks for free.
Screens and scans: finding stocks worth your time
Tool
TradingView: Indian stocks
TradingView
Charts and a screener for Indian markets.
Screens and scans: finding stocks worth your time
Tool
StockEdge
StockEdge
Daily scans, delivery data and shareholding.
Screens and scans: finding stocks worth your time
DataPrimary datasets and dashboards.
Data
RWA.xyz: analytics on tokenized real-world assets
RWA.xyz
The live dashboard for tokenised Treasuries, credit and funds. Check the totals before believing a headline.
Real-world assets on chain: Treasuries, funds and equities
Data
Data
Damodaran Online: data, spreadsheets and lecture notes
NYU Stern
Free data on costs of capital, margins and multiples by industry and country, India included. Bookmark it.
Valuation and what the price already expects
Data
Shiller PE ratio history
Multpl
A century of the cyclically adjusted price to earnings ratio for the US.
Valuation and what the price already expects
Data
NSE Index Factsheets, factor indices included
NSE Indices
Factsheets for Indian momentum, quality, value and low-volatility indices. See how each has done.
Factors: value, momentum, quality and low risk
Data
Kenneth French Data Library: factor returns
Dartmouth Tuck
The raw factor return data used by every researcher.
Factors: value, momentum, quality and low risk
Data
BSE Corporate Announcements
BSE
Official corporate announcements as they are filed.
Reading filings and catching bad accounting
Data
SEC EDGAR full-text search
US SEC
Full-text search across US company filings.
Reading filings and catching bad accounting
Data
Dataroma: superinvestor 13F portfolios
Dataroma
What well-known investors hold, from their quarterly filings.
Learning from the best: letters, memos and cycles
Data
FRED economic data
St. Louis Fed
The data source behind most macro charts. Free.
Money, the Fed and liquidity plumbing
Data
National Financial Conditions Index
Chicago Fed
One weekly number for US financial conditions. Below zero is loose.
Money, the Fed and liquidity plumbing
Data
Markets Data Dashboard: repo, reserves, SOFR
New York Fed
Reserves, repo rates and facility usage, direct from the source.
Money, the Fed and liquidity plumbing
Data
Data
World Government Bonds: yields and curves by country
World Government Bonds
Yield curves for every country, India included.
Rates, the yield curve and what bonds are saying
Data
GDPNow: real-time US growth estimate
Atlanta Fed
A running estimate of current-quarter US growth.
Rates, the yield curve and what bonds are saying
Data
India economic indicators
Trading Economics
Every Indian indicator with history and forecasts.
India macro: the RBI, the rupee, crude and external balances
Data
Data
Data
Geopolitical Risk (GPR) Index
Caldara and Iacoviello
A daily index of geopolitical risk built from news text, with a century of history.
Measuring geopolitical risk and how it prices
Data
Geopolitical Risk Dashboard
BlackRock Investment Institute
A ranked list of current risks with a market attention score for each.
Measuring geopolitical risk and how it prices
Data
Economic Policy Uncertainty Index
Baker, Bloom and Davis
The uncertainty index data, by country.
Measuring geopolitical risk and how it prices
Data
Global Conflict Tracker
Council on Foreign Relations
A map of active conflicts and their status.
Measuring geopolitical risk and how it prices
Data
CrisisWatch monthly conflict tracker
International Crisis Group
A monthly bulletin on where conflicts are worsening or easing.
Measuring geopolitical risk and how it prices
Data
Data
Data
Data
NSE live index watch
NSE India
Live values, constituents and valuation ratios for every NSE index.
Sessions, settlement, indices and taxes
Data
NIFTY Indices: methodology and reports
NSE Indices
Methodology documents and factsheets for each index.
Sessions, settlement, indices and taxes
Data
FII/FPI and DII trading activity
NSE India
The official provisional figures, published every evening.
Who is buying: foreign, domestic and retail flows
Data
Data
Regulators and filingsWhere the rules and disclosures live.
Regulator
Regulator
Regulator
Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA)
ESMA
The European rulebook. The reference point for how regulation is likely to look elsewhere.
Where it breaks: stability risks and retail losses
Newsletters and sitesWriters who explain rather than predict.
Site
Newsletter
Party at the Moontower (Kris Abdelmessih on options thinking)
Moontower
A former options market maker writing about how to think in volatility.
Volatility: implied, realised, skew and term structure
Site
Gamma Exposure (GEX): How to Read a GEX Chart
SpotGamma
How to read a gamma exposure chart, from the firm that popularised it.
Dealer positioning: gamma, vanna, charm and pinning
Site
Site
Project Agora: tokenised cross-border payments
BIS Innovation Hub
Seven central banks testing tokenised cross-border payments.
The plumbing: settlement, collateral, deposits and stablecoins
Site
Project Guardian
Monetary Authority of Singapore
Singapore's programme for tokenised funds, bonds and foreign exchange.
The plumbing: settlement, collateral, deposits and stablecoins
Site
Newsletter
Ledger Insights: enterprise blockchain and tokenisation news
Ledger Insights
The trade press for institutional tokenisation. Good for separating launches from pilots.
Real-world assets on chain: Treasuries, funds and equities
Site
Newsletter
Marcellus research blog
Marcellus
Ongoing notes on quality investing in India.
Quality, moats and the capital cycle
Newsletter
Newsletter
Newsletter
Liberty Street Economics
New York Fed
Research notes from the New York Fed.
Money, the Fed and liquidity plumbing
Newsletter
Newsletter
Yardeni Research charts
Yardeni Research
A large chart library on earnings, valuation and rates.
Rates, the yield curve and what bonds are saying
Newsletter
China Financial Markets (Michael Pettis)
Carnegie Endowment
Detailed essays on China's growth model and global imbalances.
Cycles, debt and manias
Site
Observer Research Foundation
ORF
India's leading foreign policy think tank. Read the short expert commentaries.
India's position: neighbours, energy security and trade
Site
Newsletter
TraderFeed (Brett Steenbarger)
TraderFeed
A long-running blog on performance psychology.
Psychology, journaling and review
Newsletter
Newsletter
Newsletter
Newsletter
Finshots
Finshots
Newsletter