TraderXL Pro

All-in-one investment solution for Microsoft Excel: 161 technical analysis functions, historical data downloads, real-time quotes, neural network-based prediction and classification, strategy backtesting, portfolio tracking, options chain downloads.

Pros: This is a bouquet of a set of products that help in analyzing stock market trends and help user take meaningful decisions in buy-sell of stocks. The products in the package include AnalyzerXL, DownloaderXL, BulkquotesXL, RTQuotesXL, OptionsXL, PortfolioXL, BacktestingXL, PredictorXL and ClassifierXL.

AnalyzerXL provides access to more than 161 technical analysis functions, indicators and experts. A wizard simplifies the process of deriving meaning out of all this through building of charts and macros and an overall trading system. DownloaderXL downloads free historical stock, index and mutual fund data into Microsoft Excel spreadsheets. One-click data update and one is able to review performance over several important stock exchanges. BulkquotesXL downloads free historical end-of-day data for stocks, indexes and mutual funds as well as end of day data on financial futures, commodity futures and indexes. RTQuotesXL downloads real-time stock, index, future, option and fund quotes into spreadsheets as well as real-time charting and technical analysis. OptionsXL is an option chains and LEAPS series down loader. PortfolioXL adds portfolio-tracking functionality. BacktestingXL enables testing of trading strategies over historical data.

Aided by two other neural network functions this package assembles a wide range of tools that prove to be helpful in the stock market. PredictorXL helps in predicting several numerical aspects of a stock including stock prices. ClassifierXL helps classify data such as buy/sell classes mined from historical data.

Cons: Efficacy of such programs can only be determined over the long-term based on the performance of stocks as predicted by this package. Data available of its performance in the past would be a good indicator of how valuable this really is. Effectiveness would also depend on how well a user is able to use these sophisticated tools.

Overall a very powerful set of functionality is built into this package. Operating in a familiar environment of the spreadsheet this is definitely good for a 4 star rating.

All-in-one investment solution for Microsoft Excel. TraderXL Package includes the following products: AnalyzerXL, DownloaderXL, BulkquotesXL, RTQuotesXL, OptionsXL, PortfolioXL, BacktestingXL, PredictorXL and ClassifierXL.
AnalyzerXL is a library of 165 technical analysis functions, indicators and experts. You can automatically build charts for functions with numeric outputs, create and manage macros. Wizard greatly simplifies the procedure of calculation and improves the speed of building trading systems.
DownloaderXL downloads free historical stock, index and mutual fund data into Microsoft Excel spreadsheets from Yahoo Finance. Historical data goes back at least 15 years and is available for exchanges of USA, Canada, UK, Germany, France, Italy, Australia, New Zealand and more countries. DownloaderXL easily builds charts.
BulkQuotesXL downloads free historical end-of-day data for stocks, indexes and mutual funds from Yahoo Finance and free historical end-of-day data for financial futures, commodity futures and indexes from Pifin. It enables you to quickly construct and manage powerful, multi-tickered analytical projects. You can choose several templates to download data and export it to the world-known formats, build charts and execute your own macros. Technical analysis functions can be automatically calculated.
RTQuotesXL downloads free 15-minutes delayed and fee-based real-time quotes for stocks, indexes, options, mutual funds and other securities from Yahoo Finance. RTQuotesXL can be used for real-time charting, real-time technical analysis and monitoring current market situation.
OptionsXL is an option chains and LEAPS series downloader.
PortfolioXL is a portfolio tracking add-in.
BacktestingXL enables you to test and evaluate end-of-day trading strategies using historical data.
PredictorXL is a neural network forecasting add-in.
ClassifierXL is a neural network add-in for classifying data in Microsoft Excel.