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The research terminal that does the digging for you.

Arcanan pairs an AI copilot with automated pattern detection, a full-market screener, live charts, and alerts — and it asks before it acts. You keep the final call.

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The Arcanan terminal on a MacBook: a watchlist, a candlestick chart, and the research copilot answering a question
Desktop for macOS, Windows and Linux · web at app.arcanan.com
One-minute demo · recorded in the app
Capabilities

Everything a research desk does, on one screen.

01

AI Research Copilot

Ask in plain English. The copilot runs the analysis, cites what it found, and proposes actions — nothing executes without your approval.

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  • Reads charts, screener, fundamentals, filings
  • Every action waits for approval
The Arcanan copilot answering a question about NVDA: the headlines and quote it pulled, a collapsed reasoning trace, and a short cited answer
02

Pattern Detection

Automated sweeps flag triangles, wedges, channels, and head-and-shoulders across the whole market on the paid plans, each scored with tiered confidence. Free detects the same patterns on demand over your own candles.

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  • Triangles · wedges · channels · head-and-shoulders
  • Tiered confidence per detection
The Arcanan chart on NVDA daily with a detected ascending triangle drawn over the candles and its confidence score
03

Securities Screener

Slice 38,000+ securities by fundamentals and technicals. Results tighten live as you stack filters.

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  • 38,000+ securities
  • Filters stack live
Illustration of the Arcanan screener with stacked fundamental and technical filters and the matching securities beneath them
04

Live Charts & Alerts

Streaming candlesticks and a watchlist that breathes with the tape. Get pinged the moment a level breaks or a setup completes — while the app is open on free, around the clock on the paid plans.

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  • Streaming candles
  • Price and pattern alerts
The Arcanan chart on NVDA daily with two price alerts drawn as dashed lines above and below the current price
Ask the agent

Ask in a sentence. Approve what comes back.

You ask

“Set up a workspace for XOM”

What happens

The agent proposes a workspace of five panels on XOM: chart, company news, financials, analysts and ownership, and alt-data signals. Approve it and it opens as its own tab, laid out and loaded.

An Arcanan workspace on Exxon Mobil: a daily XOM chart with indicators, XOM news headlines, the income statement, analyst recommendations by month, and congressional trading in XOM
Workspace · 5 panels

You ask

“Set up one news alert for supply news on XOM or CVX: OPEC+ output, SPR releases, Hormuz shipping”

What happens

The agent expands that into keyword phrases, limits them to XOM and CVX news, and proposes a news alert. Once you approve it, matching headlines notify you in the app, and on Telegram if you’ve linked it.

An Arcanan research reply proposing a news alert named Oil supply — XOM/CVX, awaiting approval, with the keywords OPEC+ output, OPEC+ production, production cut, output increase, SPR release, SPR releases, Strategic Petroleum Reserve, Strait of Hormuz, Hormuz shipping and Hormuz, only in news on XOM and CVX
News alert · keyword phrases

You ask

“Plan an INTC long from $90: Intel takes foundry share from TSMC. Watch for an 18A customer; exit below the 50-day or at -20%”

What happens

The agent proposes the plan: a $72 stop at −20%, a $120 target, your thesis and the exit rule, with a catalyst checklist of an 18A foundry customer, packaging deals over $1B and gross margin back above 40%. Approve it, then tick each catalyst as it hits or misses.

An Arcanan INTC trade plan with a stop of $72.00, a target of $120.00 and 1/3 catalysts hit. Its catalyst list shows “18A lands a major external foundry customer” ticked, “Advanced packaging deals top $1B” missed and “Gross margin back above 40%” pending, with the exit “Exit if INTC closes below its 50-day MA, or at -20% from entry”
Trade plan · thesis and catalysts

You ask

“How did my watchlist do on Friday? Just the numbers.”

What happens

The answer leads with the figures: each name’s close and its move on the day. Above them sit the work line, “Worked for 32s · 2 steps”, and the Watchlist and Quotes steps it ran.

An Arcanan research reply listing the Friday, October 16 close for each watchlist name, such as AAPL at 343.46, up 0.43%, beneath a line reading Worked for 32s · 2 steps and step rows for Watchlist and Quotes
Answer · figures first

Nothing changes until you approve it. Proposals are on the paid plans; the free plan runs the agent with read-only tools. How the copilot works →

38,000+

securities screenable

24/7

pattern sweeps on paid plans

<1s

live quote refresh

100%

of copilot actions human-approved

Platforms

Runs where you research.

Free tier · start here

Desktop

The full terminal as a native app for macOS, Windows, and Linux. Your data stays on your machine, and it is where IBKR and Futu connect — their gateways run locally, and their quotes can feed your charts with no vendor key at all.

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Free tier

Web Terminal

The same terminal at app.arcanan.com with nothing to install — copilot, screener, charts, and alerts. Everything except broker connectivity, which needs the desktop app.

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Paid plans · in development

Mobile

Watchlists, charts, and push alerts in your pocket. iOS and Android, arriving on Pro and Ultimate.

Pricing

Plans that start free.

Free
Free

no credit card required

The whole terminal, running on two keys you bring yourself.

  • Desktop and web apps
  • Charts and quotes from your own market-data key
  • Research agent on your own LLM key (25 turns a day)
  • Filings and financials from EDGAR, and FRED economic data
  • Watchlists, screeners, and the trade journal
  • Alerts evaluated while the app is open
  • On-demand pattern detection over your own candles
Start free
ProRecommended
$49.99/mo

billed annually: $499.90/yr save 17%

Everything runs on us — no keys, no setup.

  • Licensed market data hosted by us
  • Hosted AI with a monthly allowance
  • Agent write actions that you still approve
  • Always-on server alerts
  • Mobile app (in development)
  • Live trading
Get Pro
Ultimate
$149.99/mo

billed annually: $1,499.90/yr save 17%

An analyst that works while you sleep.

  • Our highest hosted AI allowance
  • Scheduled research and the Telegram agent, on by default
  • Congressional trading data
  • Priority support
Get Ultimate

Every account starts on Free and upgrades from inside the app. Free runs on two keys you bring — one market-data provider, one LLM — or on your broker's feed through the desktop app, and evaluates alerts while the app is open; always-on alerts, hosted data and AI, and the mobile app are paid. See what each plan includes →

Broker connections

Research here. Execute where you already trade.

Interactive BrokersTWS or IB Gateway on your machine — paper and live orders, positions, and the broker's own quotes feeding your charts.Available
Futu / moomooOpenD on your machine — HK and US markets, paper and live orders, positions, and broker-fed quotes.Available
More brokersTell us which broker to prioritize →On the roadmap

Both connect through the desktop app, so your broker logins never leave your computer and every order executes locally. Paper trading works on every plan; real-money trading is on Pro and Ultimate, enabled per account after review. Read the setup guide →

Questions
What is Arcanan?
Arcanan is an AI research terminal for traders and investors. It pairs a research copilot with automated chart-pattern detection, a screener covering 38,000+ securities, live charts, watchlists, and price and pattern alerts. The copilot proposes actions and cites its evidence, but nothing runs until you approve it.
Is Arcanan available to sign up for?
Yes. Sign-up is self-serve and free at app.arcanan.com — no invite and no card. Every account starts on the free plan, which runs on two API keys you bring yourself: one market-data provider key and one LLM key. Paid plans are upgraded to from inside the app.
How much does Arcanan cost?
Arcanan has three plans. Free is $0/month with desktop and web apps, charts and quotes from your own market-data key, research agent on your own LLM key (25 turns a day), filings and financials from EDGAR, and FRED economic data, watchlists, screeners, and the trade journal, alerts evaluated while the app is open, on-demand pattern detection over your own candles. Pro is $49.99/month ($499.90/year) with licensed market data hosted by us, hosted AI with a monthly allowance, agent write actions that you still approve, always-on server alerts, mobile app (in development), live trading. Ultimate is $149.99/month ($1,499.90/year) with our highest hosted AI allowance, scheduled research and the Telegram agent, on by default, congressional trading data, priority support.
What does the free plan include?
The full desktop and web app on your own keys: charts and quotes from your market-data provider or, on the desktop app, from your broker's gateway; the research agent on your LLM key with read-only tools and 25 turns a day; SEC filings and as-reported financials from EDGAR; FRED economic data; and watchlists, alerts, screeners, paper trading, and the trade journal. Alerts are evaluated while the app is open, pattern detection runs on demand over your own candles, and the mobile app is on the paid plans.
Does the AI copilot place trades on my behalf?
No. The copilot researches, runs analysis, and proposes actions, but every action requires your explicit approval before it executes. You keep the final call on every decision.
Which brokers does Arcanan connect to?
Interactive Brokers, through TWS or IB Gateway, and Futu/moomoo, through OpenD — both available today, with more brokers planned. Broker connections run through the desktop app on your own machine: your broker logins never leave your computer, orders execute locally, and Arcanan never holds your broker credentials. The desktop app can also serve charts and quotes straight from your broker's gateway, so no vendor market-data key is needed. Everyone can paper trade; real-money trading is on the paid plans and enabled per account after review.
What platforms does Arcanan run on?
The desktop app for macOS, Windows, and Linux is the recommended way to run Arcanan on the free plan: it keeps your data on your own machine and is where Interactive Brokers and Futu connect. Download it from arcanan.com/download; on Arch it installs from the AUR as arcanan-desktop-bin. The same terminal also runs in the browser at app.arcanan.com, minus broker connectivity. Mobile apps for iOS and Android are in development and will ship on the paid plans.
What can the screener filter on?
The screener slices 38,000+ securities by fundamentals and technicals — sector, valuation ratios such as P/E, momentum indicators such as RSI, and moving-average relationships. Filters stack, and the result set narrows live as you add them.
How does Arcanan detect chart patterns?
On the paid plans, automated sweeps run continuously across the whole market and flag triangles, wedges, channels, and head-and-shoulders formations; on the free plan the same detector runs on demand over the candles your own market-data key serves. Each detection carries a tiered confidence score so you can tell a textbook setup from a marginal one, and pattern completions can trigger alerts.
Is Arcanan financial advice?
No. Arcanan is a research and analysis tool, not a registered investment adviser or broker-dealer. Nothing it produces is financial advice, you make your own decisions, and markets involve risk.

Start your next trade with evidence, not vibes.

The free plan runs on your own market-data and LLM keys — or on your broker's feed through the desktop app. No card, no invite.

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