Market Data Sources

TrendSpider supports more than 61,000 assets belonging to different classes including ETFs, Stocks, Indices, Pinksheets, Futures & Commodities, Digital Assets, and Currencies. The market data for these asset classes are collected from various sources.

In this documentation, we will explore the supported Exchanges, Markets & Assets on TrendSpider and their data sources.

For an up-to-date list of all data sources and types, please visit https://trendspider.com/marketdata/.

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Stocks, Equities, & ETFs

TrendSpider supports real-time market data for all U.S. Stocks, Equities, and ETFs in the United States region. The data is sourced from exchanges like NASDAQ, NYSE, AMEX, NBBO, OTC/Pinksheets, IEX, and other sources. This includes 8,000 real-time stocks and 3,300 real-time ETFs.

Digital Assets (Cryptocurrency)

TrendSpider supports real-time data for all digital assets traded on more than 10 cryptocurrency exchanges and 28,000 Crypto Pairs. The data is sourced from over 170 individual integrations as well as certain third-party aggregators.

You can refer to this Market Data page to check the list of all the supported cryptocurrency exchanges.

Note: All crypto symbols start with a "^", for example, ^BTCUSD.

Forex & Currencies

TrendSpider supports real-time data for 3200+ currency pairs, based on combinations of several base currencies. The data is sourced from over two dozen international currency trading institutions.

You can refer to this Market Data page to check the list of all the supported Data Source institutions.

Note: All currency pairs start with a "^", for example, ^USDGBP.

Futures

TrendSpider supports real-time market data for certain U.S. futures markets in the United States region on certain plans of over 140,000 contracts. The data is sourced from CME, NYMEX, COMEX, and CBOT futures contracts.

All "continuous" futures contracts use unique symbology. For example, the E-mini S&P 500 Contract is "ES1!". The Micro E-mini S&P 500 Contract is "MES1!". For a detailed list of all available futures contracts, click here.

All "monthly expiry" futures contracts also use unique symbology. For example, the E-mini S&P 500 futures contract with a March expiration for the year 2024 is "ESH24." You will need to include the Symbol, Month Code, and Settlement Year. Remember, futures symbols will vary from platform to platform. Consider the contract that has the most Open Interest (OI) for the best liquidity.

Contract Month & Codes
January - F
February - G
March - H
April - J
May - K
June - M
July - N
August - Q
September - U
October - V
November - X
December - Z

Note: CME futures are available on all plans, but please be aware that you have to pay $7.50 on a monthly plan, $22.50 on a quarterly plan or $90 on a yearly plan. Professional users are exempt from futures data at this time due to extremely high fees associated with the data package. If you want more information, please contact support.

Crypto futures contracts are included in all plans that support cryptocurrency data and are provided in real-time. Crypto futures are available from various exchanges, including BBX, BITMEX, Huobi DM, OKEx, ByBit, and more.

Indices (CBOE & Nasdaq Global)

TrendSpider supports CBOE Indexes (200+ symbols)  as well as Nasdaq Global Indices (47,000+ symbols).

  • CBOE Main (delayed 15min) - includes symbols such as $SPX & $SRO 
  • CBOE FTSE (delayed 15min) - includes symbols such as $TNX & $TYX 
  • CBOE CGI (end of day data) - includes symbols such as $RLS & $RUT
  • Nasdaq Global (real time) - includes symbols such as $NDX & $COMP

Note: All indices start with a $, e.g., $SPX.

Extended Hours Data

TrendSpider offers support for extended hours data in price alerts of various types. For example, you can create alerts, run scans, and backtests during the extended market session. The extended hour's support does not apply to assets that are tradeable 24/7 and do not have a fixed trading session window, such as cryptocurrencies or forex.

Note: Data for the extended market session is included with your account for no additional charge.

Other Data

Data Type Source Depth Update Frequency
Analyst Ratings Data Benzinga and other sources 8,000 Stocks Daily
Crypto Fear and Greed Alternative Me N/A Real-Time
Crypto Market News Crypto Industry News N/A Real-Time
Earnings, Dividends, and Splits Benzinga, Polygon, and other sources N/A 30 Minutes
Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED) Federal Reserve 3,000 Data Sets Real-Time
Government Trading Data, House & Senate Member Trading Quiver Quant 8,000 Stocks Daily
Insider Trading Benzinga, Intrinio, and SEC EDGAR 8,000 Stocks Daily
Market Breadth Data TrendSpider 1,200 Metrics Daily
Instituional Holdings 13F Filings with the SEC, Intrinio, and other sources 8,000 Stocks Real-Time
Real Trading Activity NASDAQ 8,000 Stocks Real-Time
Short Volume, Short Interest Data (Reg SHO), Dark Pool ATS Volume FINRA 8,000 Stocks Daily
Social Sentiment Data (Smart Lists) NASDAQ, Quiver Quant, Benzinga, and other sources 8,000 Stocks Real-Time
Stock Market News, Corporate Press Releases, Corporate Fundamentals & Financials, Unusual Options, Corporate Events Benzinga N/A Real-Time
StockTwits (Smart Lists) StockTwits All Symbols Daily
Seasonality Tabulated internally via proprietary methods N/A Real-Time
Your Custom Data Anywhere N/A Updated By User. Learn more here.

Caveat: Please note that market data is provided as-is and without warranty.

Aug 22, 2025

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