About StockScanLive

StockScanLive is a day trading platform that combines a complete trading education, a candle-by-candle practice simulator, and a real-time stock scanner in one subscription.

It was built on a frustration every new trader knows: this industry makes learning to trade harder and more expensive than it needs to be.

The education is scattered — a book here, a YouTube video there, a $1,500 course that's mostly a guy pointing at old charts. The teaching is sold separately from the practice. And the price tags assume you've already made it: thousands for day trading courses, all before you've taken your first real trade.

We built StockScanLive to be the one place that teaches all of it — for less than the cost of a single losing trade.

What's included

The Day Trading Academy

A complete technical analysis education under one roof. 27 interactive lessons take you from your first bull flag to expert-level order flow, covering chart patterns, relative volume (RVOL), VWAP, moving averages, support and resistance, and risk management. Real lessons and quizzes that prove you actually learned it — Sunday morning, Tuesday midnight, whenever you have time. No market hours required.

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The Trading Simulator

Practice the moment, not a picture of one. Our day trading simulator replays real chart patterns candle by candle, so you make entry and exit decisions live. It builds the instincts that static screenshots never can — in a place where mistakes cost you nothing instead of real money.

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The Real-Time Stock Scanner

A live momentum scanner that surfaces the stocks actually moving today — top gainers, pre-market gappers, low-float runners, and unusual volume — with the news catalyst behind each move. Filter by relative volume, RSI, MACD, and VWAP to find setups that match what you learned in the Academy.

Open the live scanner

The Trading Glossary

41 plain-English definitions of the day trading terms nobody explains to beginners — float, short interest, halts, gaps, spreads, and the rest. Written so a complete beginner can follow a live trading conversation without stopping to Google every third word.

Read the glossary

One subscription. The whole education. No $2,000 course upsell. No guru in a rented Lamborghini. The lessons and the practice, together, at a price built for people who are starting — not people who've already made it.

Our goal is to close the gap between "I read about trading" and "I can trade." The barriers to entry just dropped for a new generation of traders. Most will lose money learning lessons the expensive way. We want you to make your mistakes here first — where mistakes are free.

We won't pick your trades and we won't promise you riches. We teach patterns and we tell you the truth about risk — including when the truth is "don't take this trade."

Frequently asked questions

Is StockScanLive free?
Yes — you can start for free. The real-time stock scanner, the trading glossary, and the first lessons of the Academy are free to use, no credit card required. A paid membership unlocks the full Academy, the trading simulator, and the members chat room.
What is a stock scanner, and why do day traders use one?
A stock scanner continuously filters the entire market to surface only the stocks meeting your criteria — big percentage gainers, unusual volume, pre-market gaps, or a price crossing VWAP. Day traders use one because opportunity is time-sensitive: instead of manually checking thousands of tickers, a scanner shows you the handful of stocks actually in play right now.
Can I learn day trading with no experience?
Yes. The Academy assumes zero background knowledge and starts with how to read a candlestick chart. The 27 lessons are ordered as a guided path, so each concept builds on the last, and every term is defined in plain English in our glossary.
Can I practice day trading without risking real money?
That is exactly what the simulator is for. It replays real historical price action candle by candle so you place entries and exits under live conditions, without any money at risk. It is the safest way to build pattern-recognition instincts before you trade a real account.
How long does it take to learn day trading?
Learning the concepts takes weeks; developing consistent execution takes considerably longer and varies by person. Rather than promise a timeline, we structure the Academy so you can measure real progress — lessons, quizzes, and simulator reps that show whether a concept has genuinely stuck.
Does StockScanLive give stock picks or trading signals?
No. We do not sell alerts, signals, or stock picks, and we are not financial advisors. StockScanLive is an education and analysis platform: we teach you to identify setups and manage risk so you can make your own decisions. Trading involves substantial risk of loss.

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