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Unusual Whales
No Trustpilot reviews
Real-time options flow, dark pools and US politicians' trades
Reliability No data
Ease of use No data
Features No data
Support No data
Cost vs value No data
Transparency and reputation No data
Not enough reviews to score it
- Type
- News & market data
- Price
- Free · from $50 /mo
- Free plan
- Yes
- Markets
- Stocks
- Data checked
- 9 October 2026
Unusual Whales: information and detailed review
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Features
What it gives you
Options flow, Live headlines, Scanner, Market data
Markets covered
Stocks
Real time
Paid plans only; the free plan has a 2-day delay on options flow
Where it runs
Web, Mobile
Alerts
Yes
Useful for prop firms
No practical use: it is for US options and stocks
Plans and pricing
Free
$0 /mo
- Includes
- The whole site, but delayed
- Data delay
- Flow 2 days, news 15 min, alerts 30 min
Retail Basic
$50 /mo
$42 a month paying upfront
You save $96 a year
- Includes
- Full options flow, gamma heatmap, 25 alerts and Discord
- Data delay
- Real time
Retail Pro
$75 /mo
$63 a month paying upfront
You save $144 a year
- Includes
- The same, with twice the usage and unlimited alerts
- Data delay
- Real time
Retail Max
$120 /mo
$102 a month paying upfront
You save $216 a year
- Includes
- Everything, with triple the usage and per-minute GEX
- Data delay
- Real time
Unusual Whales review
Unusual Whales is known for its real-time options flow: it shows every options trade on US exchanges and flags the unusual ones, for example a huge bet that a stock will fall. It also tracks US politicians' trades, dark pools (large trades off the exchange) and news.
We read its pricing page and FAQ. It has no Trustpilot page, so there are no reviews to analyse.
What it offers
- Options flow from every US exchange, with unusual activity indicators and custom alerts.
- A gamma (GEX) heatmap for every US stock.
- Dark pools, news and insider and fund data.
- Politicians' trades, its best-known product.
- Screeners, charts and an options profit calculator.
- A Discord community and mobile app.
- A separate API for developers, which does not include the website.
Prices
| Plan | Monthly | Yearly (per month) | Main features |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | Free | Everything, but delayed |
| Retail Basic | $50 | $42 | Real time and 25 alerts |
| Retail Pro | $75 | $63 | Twice the usage and unlimited alerts |
| Retail Max | $120 | $102 | Triple the usage and per-minute GEX |
Source: Unusual Whales pricing page, checked on 9 October 2026.
- The free plan shows options flow 2 days late, news 15 minutes late and alerts 30 minutes late.
- No refunds. If you pick the wrong product, within 7 days they swap it for another.
- You can cancel in two clicks from your account.
For prop firms
Unusual Whales covers US options and stocks, which almost no prop firm offers. For a forex or futures prop firm trader it has no practical use.
Verdict
Unusual Whales is a reference for US options traders who want to see where big money is moving, with reasonable paid plans and a free plan to explore. But it has no refunds or public reviews, and beyond options it adds little.
Who it is for: US options and stock traders.
Who it is not for: forex, index or futures prop firm traders.
Alternatives
- Barchart: options tools on its cheaper Premier plan.
- Benzinga Pro: live news for US stocks.
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