Finviz is one of the most widely used stock screeners on the web. Its free screener covers dozens of fundamental and technical filters, and its heat maps and charts give a fast overview of the market. Many swing traders start there. This page explains where it fits and where a method-specific scanner does something different.
The short version
Finviz is a broad screener you configure yourself. SwingTradeScanner runs a fixed set of established momentum methods for you, scores every result, and shows the news and filings behind each move.
Where Finviz is strong
- A large free screener with many fundamental, technical and descriptive filters.
- Market heat maps that show sector and stock performance at a glance.
- Quick chart, news and insider-trading views for any ticker.
- A paid tier with real-time data, alerts and backtesting.
What SwingTradeScanner does differently
- Method scans, not filters. Momentum Breakouts, Episodic Pivots, Minervini SEPA, O’Neil CANSLIM, Sector Rotation and Parabolic Short and Long implement published rules, including measurements a filter list cannot express, such as base width, contraction depth and volume dry-up.
- Scored and explained. Each match gets a 0–100 score, a tier and, for breakouts, a 2LYNCH grade, with a plain-language reason it qualifies.
- Why it moved. Catalysts, the latest SEC filing and dilution warnings beside every episodic pivot.
- The market first. A regime gauge and breadth panel rebuilt every weekday at 7:00 ET.
Who each one suits
- Choose Finviz for a free, flexible screener and a fast market overview, if you are happy to build your own filters.
- Choose SwingTradeScanner if you trade named momentum setups and want them found, ranked and explained each morning.
- Use both if you like Finviz’s heat maps and news and want a ready-made list of method setups to start from.
See today’s matches on the free daily results page or the full comparison with Finviz and MarketSurge.
Finviz details are summarised from its public website and may change; check its site for current features and pricing.