Common questions about what is included at no charge versus Pro, platform capabilities, and billing.
TickSurfers is a web-based charting platform for equities, futures, options, FX, and crypto, with a free plan (email-only signup, no card required) and an optional Pro subscription.
It combines interactive charts with strategy backtest, parameter optimization, walk-forward analysis, multi-chart layouts, an options chain and multi-leg builder with interactive P/L, watchlists with alerts, drawing tools, bar replay, a trade journal, and custom indicators/strategies in pure JavaScript (optional WASM/WAT). Official Jake Bernstein indicators are available as a separate add-on. See the platform features overview, pricing, or launch the chart.
No. The core product is the TickSurfers Charting Platform — a full research and charting workspace.
Specialized studies (including Jake Bernstein indicators) are optional add-ons that run on that platform. Browse the indicator catalog or read the feature list.
A free account is required to open the chart. Pro ($30/month or $300/year; you save $60 on the annual plan) adds backtesting, walk-forward analysis, options tools, and private indicators.
The free plan includes the chart at no charge: multi-chart layouts, drawings, bar replay, built-in studies, watchlists, and pure JavaScript coding (optional WASM/WAT). Create a free account to open the chart. Pro ($30/month or $300/year; you save $60 on the annual plan) adds strategy backtesting, optimization, walk-forward analysis, the options chain and builder, private and shared indicators, watchlist alerts and self-optimization, and a trade journal. See pricing.
Choose Free or Pro on the pricing page and complete Stripe checkout, then sign in and launch the chart.
Pro is $30/month or $300/year (you save $60 on the annual plan). Create a free account to use the chart before you buy Pro. Compare plans at pricing, then launch the chart after you sign in.
Yes. TickSurfers Chart is web-based — it runs on desktop and mobile with no desktop install required.
Custom indicators and strategies are written in pure JavaScript with the built-in technical-analysis helpers; performance-critical studies can optionally use WebAssembly (WASM/WAT).
Official Jake Bernstein indicators are a $750 one-time add-on and require TickSurfers Pro.
Jake Bernstein has traded for more than 50 years and developed rules-based mechanical systems designed to reduce discretionary guesswork. The add-on is $750 one-time on the Jake Bernstein page and requires an active Pro subscription.
Yes. Create a free account to use the chart before you buy Pro.
A free account is required to open the chart. It includes your workspace, watchlists, and drawings at no charge. Pro adds the research tools. Compare plans on pricing, or contact support.
No. We do not issue full or partial refunds; all sales are final.
See our Terms and Conditions for the full policy.