Invitation-Only Launch
Every tool a serious trader needs, in one chart.
Backtest, optimize, walk-forward, draw, scan, journal, and trade options — without leaving the chart. Browser-based. Built for equities, futures, options, FX, and crypto.
Active TickSurfers indicator subscribers receive an invitation — included with any monthly or yearly bundle.
The platform is currently invitation-only. General availability and standalone pricing announced soon — request an invitation to get access.
Strategy Research, Done Right
Every strategy framework on TickSurfers shares one runner — built-in studies, your own JavaScript, your own WebAssembly. Same trade log, same equity curve, same metrics.
Backtest
- Built-in, custom, and private (server-side) strategies
- Equity, futures, and multi-leg options entries/exits
- Profit factor, win rate, drawdown, expectancy, sharpe
- Synthetic option pricing or real option chains
- Per-trade markers and equity pane on the chart
Optimization
- Grid-search inputs, symbols, and timeframes
- Built-in fitness presets (return, sharpe, expectancy, drawdown-adjusted)
- Custom fitness scripts in JavaScript with full trade access
- Sortable result table; one-click apply to chart
- Self-optimization per chart and per watchlist row
Walk-Forward
- Bar-window in-sample optimize + out-of-sample validate
- Configurable IS bars, OOS bars, step bars, bars-to-load
- Per-fold result table with apply-to-chart actions
- Detect curve-fit before risking real capital
- Strategy load/remove and in-run cancel
A Chart That Behaves Like a Workbench
Canvas-based rendering, vertical and horizontal panes, multi-chart layouts, drawings, replay — designed so research, validation, and execution share the same view.
Multi-chart layouts
Open one chart, two charts with a resizable splitter, or a grid of N charts side by side. Bind backtest, optimization, walk-forward, options chain, and options builder to specific panes via colored slots.
Vertical panes & ratios
Price, volume, indicator, and strategy panes stack with resizable height ratios. Strategy plots can request a dedicated pane. Y-axis adapts to visible candles, indicator series, and option-marker strikes.
Drawing tools
Trendlines, horizontal lines, vertical lines, rectangles, circles, triangles, and text. Drawings persist with the workspace and are addressable per-symbol.
Bar replay
Scrub bar-by-bar to re-experience setups. Set a target bar by date or index, autoplay at 500 ms / 1 s / 3 s / 5 s, exit and resume live with one click. Replay also drives option moneyness and P/L overlays.
Personalization
Theme (dark/light), candle/wick colors, crosshair, last-price line, watermark, empty bars right, zoom/scroll sensitivity, backtest colors — all saved with the workspace.
Workspaces
Save and restore named workspaces — symbols, timeframes, indicators, strategies, drawings, options panels, watchlists, and journal lists.
Options From Chain to P/L
A complete options workflow: browse the chain, build multi-leg strategies, see P/L vs underlying, and project breakevens directly onto the chart.
Options Chain
Calls / strike / puts grid for any expiration. Toggle Greeks, IV, last, and volume columns. Select contracts to build legs for analysis, with optional live streaming where supported.
Options Builder
Templates for long calls, vertical spreads, iron condors, butterflies, calendars, and a Custom builder for arbitrary multi-leg setups. Strikes step through the live chain.
Interactive P/L canvas
Drag through underlying prices to read P/L at expiry; lock the net debit/credit while editing legs; switch mark-to-model time without remounting.
Breakeven markers on chart
Linked-pane integration projects breakevens, leg strikes, and call/put markers onto the price chart, with the Y-axis automatically extended so markers stay visible.
Code Your Own Edge
Built-in studies cover the basics. When you need something proprietary — write it. JavaScript for fast iteration, WebAssembly when you need raw speed.
JavaScript indicators & strategies
Sublime-style in-browser code editor with template scripts and syntax highlighting. Full TA helper library (sma, ema, rsi, macd, atr, psar, Williams %R & A/D, true range). Drawing primitives (draw.label, draw.line) for chart overlays.
WebAssembly (WASM / WAT)
Compile WAT to WASM in the browser via WABT. Cached instances. Same indicator/strategy contract — drop in for performance-critical compute.
Custom fitness scripts
Define your own optimization metric. Receive aggregated stats and the merged trade list — score whatever your edge demands.
Strategy API
Buy / sell / short / cover, profit targets, stop loss, trailing stop. Strategy compute can return plots and levels — they render like indicators in overlay or a dedicated pane.
View built-in source
Every built-in indicator and strategy ships with viewable source. Read, copy, fork, and customize.
Private indicators
Build your own indicator and share it with other traders while keeping the source code private — execution stays server-side, fetched with each viewer's TickSurfers session. Distribute proprietary logic without ever shipping the implementation to the client.
Track What Matters, Learn From Every Trade
Multiple watchlists with custom columns and alerts. A built-in trade journal that auto-computes the stats you actually use.
Watchlist
- Multiple named watchlists with per-row symbol and timeframe
- Custom number, string, and formula columns
- Price alerts (above, below, cross with threshold)
- Strategy scan: per-row backtest metrics
- Self-optimize per symbol with stored best params
- After-hours / pre-market price tracking
Trade Journal
- Multiple journal lists; symbol lookup uses the same backend as the chart
- Stocks, futures, multi-leg options, and other types
- Entry / exit dates and prices, stop loss, multiple profit targets
- Long or short side, free-form notes
- Auto-computed: win rate, avg win/loss ratio, biggest winner/loser, consecutive winners/losers
Indicators Built by the Pros
Beyond the basics, TickSurfers ships exclusive indicators created with — or recommended by — well-known traders.
Jake Bernstein
Moving Average Channel, 8 Open Close, Divergence Triggers (Momentum, MACD, CCI, DPO), Daily Sentiment Index.
Jake Bernstein indicators →Futures Premium (Backwardation)
Backwardation / Futures Premium — recommended by Larry Williams for spotting bullish setups.
Backwardation →Expansion Contraction Indicator
Brian Latta's concurrent, dual-perspective system built on Jake Bernstein's methods — 30+ tradable conditions in one indicator.
Expansion Contraction →Market Internals
ADD, Cumulative TICK, VOLD, RVOL, AVOL, Volume Z-Score — the same studies used by prop desks.
Day Trader bundle →Seasonality
Plots seasonally bullish and bearish windows up to a year forward — for any symbol.
Seasonality →Full Indicator Catalog
Browse the entire library — momentum, breadth, internals, volume, futures, divergence triggers, and Jake Bernstein systems.
All indicators →Real-Time Data Across Every Asset Class
Live ticks, deep history, and extended-hours pricing are wired into every chart, watchlist, and backtest. The active data feed is managed by TickSurfers — you focus on the trade, not the plumbing.
All Asset Classes
Equities, futures (continuous and dated contracts), options chains, FX, and crypto — all on one chart with consistent symbology and bar normalization.
Live Streaming
Real-time tick stream relayed through the TickSurfers backend — same socket drives the chart, watchlist quote columns, and live option chains.
Extended Hours & Sessions
Pre-market, after-hours, and overnight prints are classified by exchange wall-clock and tracked across the chart and watchlist with proper session coloring.
AI Chat (Premium)
A sidebar AI chat keyed by symbol, with optional chart-image and indicator/strategy context. Available with eligible subscriptions.
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