Investar is a desktop based application for Technical Analysis. It comes pre-loaded with backfill data depending on the subscription you have purchased. Also, it has hundreds of technical indicators with an Alert and screener feature. You can choose different timeframes as low as 1-min for charting.
Pros:
- The charts load smoothly with practically no time lag.
- There is enough backfill data available out of the box and no need to purchase any data separately.
- Interface is very smooth and intuitive.
- Learning curve is very smooth for Investar, and many online tutorials and webinars are available.
- Screener feature is quite robust and clean.
- Himanshu Patil, the founder of Investar India conducts free Technical analysis sessions for Annual Subscribers. These sessions are quite informative.
- Its offers fundamental analysis features too.
- Multi Timeframe analysis feature is helpful for advanced traders.
Cons:
- There is no backtesting feature. One cannot code and test strategies.
- Customer support is poor, email response is delayed most of the times.
- It’s little expensive as compared to other tools available in the market. At the time of writing this article, yearly subscription with all the features cost around 25K.
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