Last updated: November 11, 2026  |  By: altFINS Research Team  |  Reading time: 10 min  |  Level: Beginner to intermediate

altFINS started as a crypto analytics platform. It now covers three markets: crypto, US stocks and forex. The tools you already know work the same way in each of them. This guide walks you through what is new and shows you, screen by screen, how to use stocks and forex in the Market Screener, the Signals Summary and the Signals Feed. Read this stocks and forex screener guide.

What Is New in November 2026: Three Markets, One Platform

Until now, altFINS users who also traded stocks or currencies needed a second tool for those markets. That is no longer the case. Here is what each market covers.

The key point for existing users: you do not need to learn anything new. The trend ratings, the preset scans and the alert logic are identical. Only the list of assets changes.

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The Market Switch: Crypto, Stocks, Forex

Look at the top left of the app. You will see three buttons: Crypto, Stocks and Forex. This is the market switch, and it works on every analytics page.

• In the Market Screener, click a button to open the screener for that market.
• In the Signals Summary and Signals Feed, click a market to show or hide it. You can combine all three or focus on one.
• The active markets are shown in green. Hidden markets are shown in white.

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Stock Screener: Find Stock Setups in 4 Steps

The altFINS Stock Screener covers 500 large US-listed stocks and ADRs. It is a technical screener: it filters by price behaviour, trend, moving averages, momentum and volume, not by valuation ratios. You get 150+ indicators and 160+ preset scans.

Step 1: Select Stocks

Open Analytics > Market Screener and click Stocks in the market switch. The table lists every stock with price, price change, volume, market cap and trend ratings. The tabs above the table (Overview, Charts, Performance, Trend, Momentum, Patterns, Revenue) change the columns you see.

Step 2: Open Pre-set Filters and pick a scan

Click the green Pre-set Filters button, then hover over Strategy Blocks. You will see ready-made scans grouped by strategy. Good starting points:

• Approaching Support: stocks pulling back to a level where buyers stepped in before.
• Resistance Breakout in Uptrend: stocks breaking to new highs with the trend behind them.
• Pullback (1D) in Uptrend: a short dip inside a longer uptrend.
• Oversold in UpTrend: uptrend plus a low RSI, a classic buy-the-dip setup.
• Strong UpTrend: the strongest names for momentum and trend following.

Other groups in the same menu include Trend and Momentum, Leading Indicators (Oscillators), Divergence Signal and Fundamentals. See the complete guide to preset filters for what each scan looks for.

Step 3: Check the charts

After you pick a scan, switch to the Charts tab. Every matching stock is shown as a chart with Support and Resistance lines already drawn. In seconds you can see which setups look clean and which you can skip.

Step 4: Plan the trade and set an alert

Click Trade Setup on a chart to get an AI trade plan with entry, targets and stop-loss (see AI Trade Setup below). Then save the scan as an alert or add the stock to a watchlist, so the next setup comes to you.

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Forex Screener: 25 Currency Pairs at a Glance

Forex trades 24 hours a day, five days a week. Nobody can watch every chart. The altFINS Forex Screener checks 25 currency pairs against your rules and leaves you with a short list.

Step 1: Select Forex

In the Market Screener, click Forex in the market switch. The Overview tab lists all 25 pairs with the last price, daily change and the AI Trade Setup button. Volume and market cap stay empty for forex, because currencies have no central exchange volume or market cap.

Step 2: Read the Trend tab

Click the Trend tab. Each pair gets a short-term and medium-term trend rating with a score from 0 to 10, from Strong Down (0/10) to Strong Up (10/10). This is the fastest way to see where the trends are.

Step 3: Run a preset scan

Pre-set Filters work on forex exactly as they do on stocks. These four approaches cover most trading styles:

• Trend following: pairs in a Strong Uptrend or Downtrend, or with a fresh EMA 12/50 crossover.
• Pullbacks: Oversold in Uptrend, a daily uptrend with a short-term RSI dip.
• Momentum turns: early MACD histogram inflections.
• Key levels: Approaching Support or Resistance Breakout.

Step 4: Count your exposure, then set an alert

Three bullish US dollar pairs may be one single bet on the dollar. Count your exposure by currency before you size positions. Then confirm the setup on the chart and save the scan as an alert. For swing trades use the 4h or daily interval. For intraday trades use 1h.

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Signals Summary: Which Assets Fit a Setup Now

The Screener answers the question “show me assets that match my filter”. The Market Signals Summary turns it around: it runs the preset scans for you and shows how many assets fit each setup right now.

Open Analytics > Signals Summary. Each row is a strategy. The green columns count bullish setups and the red columns count bearish setups, on four time intervals: 1h, 4h, 12h and 1d.

How to use it

1. Choose your markets. Click Crypto, Stocks or Forex in the market switch to show or hide a market.
2. Pick a strategy row, for example Support / Resistance – Approaching or Oversold in Uptrend / Overbought in Downtrend.
3. Pick a time interval that matches your holding period. Use 1d for swing trades.
4. Click the number. You get the list of assets that match, ready to review on the chart.

What the numbers tell you

• Market breadth. If Strong Up Trend counts are far higher than Strong Down Trend counts, most assets are trending up. That is a favourable backdrop for long setups.
• Where a strategy is working. The same Oversold in Uptrend scan can surface a coin, a stock and a currency pair on the same day.
• A live list. An asset appears in a scan while it meets the rules and drops out when it no longer does. The list always reflects the market as it is.

Scans include Strong Uptrend and Downtrend, Momentum with trend, early MACD histogram inflections, EMA 12/50 crossovers, RSI extremes, pullbacks in an uptrend and assets close to their all-time high. Crypto scans add AI chart pattern setups. Stocks and forex use indicator-based scans.

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Signals Feed: What Changed Today

The Market Signals Feed is one stream of every new technical signal across crypto, US stocks and forex. Signals run on the daily interval and are listed newest first.

Open Analytics > Signals Feed. Each row shows the time, the direction (green arrows for bullish, red arrows for bearish), the asset, the signal, the last price and the price change. Click inspect to open the chart.

Turn the feed into your own early-warning list

• Filter by market with the Crypto, Stocks and Forex buttons.
• Filter by direction with the Bullish and Bearish buttons.
• Filter by signal type in the Signal filters box: trend upgrades and downgrades, MACD momentum shifts, EMA 12/50 crossovers, Golden and Death Crosses, RSI extremes, new highs and lows.
• Filter by your own assets with My Data, to see only signals on your watchlist or portfolio.

Signals describe past price action, not future results. Real-time signal delivery depends on your plan. Chart pattern signals are crypto-only.

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AI Trade Setup and AI Copilot for Stocks and Forex

AI Trade Setup: from idea to plan in one click

Every stock and every currency pair has a purple Trade Setup button, in the Screener table and on each chart. Click it and AI Trade Setup reviews the trend on short, medium and long-term horizons, maps support and resistance, checks momentum with RSI and MACD, and returns:

• Entry price based on where the technical signals line up
• Profit targets at the next meaningful price levels
• Stop-loss at the point where the setup is proven wrong
• Risk-reward ratio, calculated automatically
• Confidence rating (Low, Medium or High) to help you size the position
• Rationale in plain language, so you know why the setup exists

You need to be signed in to open an AI Trade Setup. It supports your decision. Execution and position sizing are always yours.

AI Copilot: scan in plain language

You do not need to know which filters to combine. Click AI Copilot at the top right and type what you are looking for. Copilot builds the scan and returns the matching assets. Try these prompts:

• “Large US stocks that are oversold but still in a long-term uptrend”
• “Which stocks just printed a Golden Cross?”
• “Currency pairs in a strong uptrend”
• “Show me pairs where the US dollar is weakening”

Refine the result by rephrasing. Then save the scan, set an alert, export the data or turn it into a watchlist.

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Crypto vs Stocks vs Forex: What Changes for You

The charts and the tools are the same. The forces behind the price are not. Keep these differences in mind when you move from crypto to stocks or forex.

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A 10-Minute Daily Routine Across All Three Markets

1. Signals Summary (2 min). Compare bullish and bearish counts on the 1d interval. Is the market mostly trending up or down?
2. Signals Feed (2 min). Filter by your watchlist. What changed since yesterday?
3. Market Screener (3 min). Run one saved scan per market, for example Approaching Support on stocks and Strong UpTrend on forex. Open the Charts tab.
4. AI Trade Setup (2 min). Open it for your best 1 or 2 ideas. Check entry, stop-loss and risk-reward. Skip anything below 2:1.
5. Alerts (1 min). Set an alert at your entry level and close the app. Let the market come to you.

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FAQ

Which markets does altFINS cover now?

altFINS covers three markets: 2,000+ cryptocurrencies, 500 large US-listed stocks and ADRs, and 25 forex currency pairs. All three use the same Market Screener, Signals Summary, Signals Feed, watchlists and alerts.

How many stocks does the altFINS stock screener cover?

500 large US-listed stocks and American Depositary Receipts. That includes US mega-caps such as Apple, NVIDIA and Microsoft, and foreign leaders listed in the US such as ASML, TSMC and Toyota.

Which currency pairs does altFINS cover?

25 pairs: all 7 majors (for example EUR/USD, USD/JPY and GBP/USD), 9 popular crosses (for example EUR/JPY, GBP/JPY and EUR/GBP) and 9 exotic US dollar pairs (for example USD/MXN, USD/ZAR and USD/INR).

How do I switch between crypto, stocks and forex?

Use the Crypto, Stocks and Forex buttons at the top of the app. In the Market Screener they open the screener for that market. In Signals Summary and Signals Feed you click a market to show or hide it, so you can combine markets or look at one at a time.

What is the difference between Signals Summary and Signals Feed?

Signals Summary shows which assets fit a bullish or bearish setup right now, on four time intervals (1h, 4h, 12h and 1d). Signals Feed is a stream of new signals on the daily interval, newest first. Use the Summary to pick a strategy and the Feed to see what changed today.

Does altFINS detect chart patterns on stocks and forex?

Not for now. AI chart pattern detection is available for crypto, including tokenized stocks. Stocks and forex use indicator-based scans: trend ratings, moving averages, RSI, MACD and support and resistance levels.

Are AI Trade Setups available for stocks and forex?

Yes. AI Trade Setup works on every stock and currency pair on altFINS. It returns an entry price, profit targets, a stop-loss, the risk-reward ratio, a Low, Medium or High confidence rating and a plain-language rationale. You need to be signed in to open it.

What is the difference between stocks and tokenized stocks on altFINS?

The Stock Screener covers the listed shares, priced during US exchange hours. altFINS also tracks 200+ tokenized stocks and ETFs, such as AAPLx and NVDAx, inside the crypto screener. Tokenized stocks trade 24/7 on blockchains and include AI chart patterns.

Can I set alerts on stocks and currency pairs?

Yes. Watchlists and alerts work the same way as on crypto. Run a scan, confirm the setup on the chart, then save the scan as an alert so you are notified when a new stock or pair qualifies.

Disclaimer: This article is for educational purposes only and is not financial advice. Signals and AI Trade Setups describe past price action and technical conditions, not future results. Trading crypto, stocks and forex involves risk of loss. Always do your own research.