Stop overthinking what stocks to buy and sell.
VectorVest analyzes 16,000 stocks every day and tells you three things in plain English: when to buy, what to buy, and when to sell. No spreadsheets. No chart theory. No sitting there at 9:30 wondering what to do.
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Three answers. Every day. In real-time.
Most tools hand you data and wish you luck. VectorVest answers the only three questions that decide whether a trade works, and it has the answers ready when you sit down.
When to buy
A great stock in a falling market is still a losing trade. VectorVest reads the whole market every day and tells you which of four states you are in, in words: Safe to Buy, Get Ready, Hold, or Be Defensive. You always know whether today is a green light.
Market Timing Gauge
What to buy
Every stock is scored on 30 metrics and reduced to one number: VST. The market gets sorted by it overnight, so the strongest candidates are already sitting at the top of your list. You choose from a ranked shortlist, never a blank screen.
VST™ rating & ranked lists
When to sell
The hardest one, and the one that costs people the most. Your trading plan sets the stop before you ever enter, then the platform watches it and tells you the day the rating turns. The decision gets made while you are calm, not while you are down.
Trading plans & trailing stopsVectorVest called the exits. On the record. With dates.
Anybody can tell you what to buy. The money is made and lost on knowing when to step aside. Here is where VectorVest told subscribers to move, and when.
Exit signal issued at the top. Outperformed buy-and-hold by 226% through the collapse.
Moved subscribers to cash more than a year early, then generated 19% gains during 2008.
Advised taking profits before the drop, then issued the buy signal on March 25, near the bottom.
Called for a cash position ahead of the decline, with 93% potential gains from shorting strategies.
Twenty years of following the signal.
The VectorVest system versus buying and holding the index, over the same two decades.
VectorVest published figures. Average annual return of 15% and cumulative return of +1,071% reflect the period shown. Past performance does not predict or guarantee future results. Individual results vary..
One number instead of an afternoon.
Analysts read filings, model cash flow, weigh risk, then argue about it. VectorVest runs 30 metrics across the entire market overnight and hands you the conclusion as a single number, with the three scores behind it so you can see exactly why.
You never have to interpret it. Powered by NASDAQ data, refreshed daily.
What $1,000 turned into.
High risk, high reward never sat right with us. So we built the opposite: a method for finding high-quality companies with predictable earnings growth, and buying them while the market is rising. Simple in theory. Brutal to do by hand. That is the part VectorVest does for you.
$1,000 became $851,820
| Stock | Return | Return on $1,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Monster Beverage (MNST) |
85,082%
|
$851,820 |
| Apple (AAPL) |
65,813%
|
$659,130 |
| NVIDIA (NVDA) |
51,702%
|
$518,020 |
| Netflix (NFLX) |
25,419%
|
$255,190 |
| Amazon (AMZN) |
13,545%
|
$136,450 |
| AutoZone (AZO) |
8,160%
|
$82,600 |
| Sherwin Williams (SHW) |
4,329%
|
$44,290 |
VectorVest published figures for the period 2000-2020. These are selected examples and are not representative of all stocks rated by VectorVest or of any subscriber’s actual results. Past performance does not predict or guarantee future results.
Real subscriber reviews.
“If I'd had this, I probably would have retired 10 years earlier.. easily!”
“I beat the S&P 500, NASDAQ, and the DOW.”
“When you're getting returns of over 20%, it's very very easy to plan to take 10% a year to live off.”
Testimonials reflect the experience of individual subscribers and are not representative of all users. They are not a guarantee of future performance. Individual results vary.
The VectorVest Composite
The index on TV is not the market you own.
The S&P 500 is weighted by company size, so a handful of giants can carry it green on a day when most stocks are red. That is why the headline number feels fine while your account does not. So we built our own.
What everyone watches
The S&P 500
- What is in it
- 500 large U.S. companies
- How it is weighted
- By company size, so the biggest names move it most
- What that costs you
- A few giants can hold it green while the rest of the market falls
What we watch
The VectorVest Composite VVC
- What is in it
- All 16,000+ stocks in the VectorVest database
- How it is weighted
- By price, so no single company can dominate the reading
- What that gives you
- A number that moves with the average stock, which is the market you are actually invested in
The Composite runs
Every stock in the database rolls up into one number for the whole market.
The Color Guard calls it
The market's key indicators each turn green, yellow or red, with a plain-language verdict sitting on top. No chart reading required.
A coach talks you through it
Every trading day at the close, a coach goes through what the data is saying. Plain enough that anybody watching knows what it means for their own portfolio.
That daily read is the Color Guard, and it comes with your subscription
Built by an engineer, not a brokerage.
Dr. Bart DiLiddo had a PhD in engineering and thirty years at BF Goodrich behind him. He wanted to know three things about any stock: what it is worth, how safe it is, and when to buy, hold or sell. So he built VectorVest to answer them. You stop guessing at what to buy and sell, and start reading the picture the data paints.
You get the top tier of the app. Not the starter one.
Stock Advisory is how the same three answers reach you when you are away from your desk. Same VST™ engine, same Buy, Sell and Hold calls, same market timing. Every VectorVest 7 plan includes Premium+, the highest tier, not the entry version.
- Stock Pick Ideas · your next candidate is a tap away
- Unlimited custom WatchLists
- All four Market Timing Systems
- Free education courses, on your phone
Analyze any stock, anytime, anywhere.
iOS and Android · rated 4.7 stars from 15,000+ reviews
The long game
Wealth is built over decades. Not afternoons.
Nobody gets rich off one good Tuesday. The money shows up when you own the right stocks, sell them before they hand it back, and let that repeat for years. VectorVest has been running that same system since 1988.
Compounding does the heavy lifting
The market hands you ordinary years and a few great ones. What separates the accounts that actually grow is not picking the one perfect stock. It is avoiding the damage in bad markets, so the good years compound on a bigger base.
A system that has already seen everything
Built in 1988 and refined through the dot com bust, 2008, the 2020 crash and the 2022 bear market. Same three numbers the whole way through. Value, Safety, Timing.
Built so anybody can run it
No finance degree. No spreadsheets at midnight. Every stock gets a rating and a plain word next to it: Buy, Sell or Hold. If you can read three numbers, you can run the system.
After you subscribe
VectorVest does not hand you a login and wish you luck.
The software is the easy part. Knowing what to do on a red Monday is the hard part. That is where the coaches come in, every single trading day.
Less help desk, more like having someone in the family who has done this for thirty years and will tell you straight.
- The Color Guard, every trading day. Minutes after the close, a VectorVest coach records the day's market analysis for subscribers. They walk the Color Guard, the color-coded read on where the market actually stands, then tell you what they are doing with their own portfolios and why. What you do with that is still your call. You are just not making it blind.
- Onboarding led by a coach, not a PDF. You get walked from your first login to your first buy list by someone who runs this system themselves.
- Coaches showing you how they actually use VectorVest. A library of short videos on their own favorite screens, searches and routines. Not a manual written by a tech writer. Someone who runs this system showing you their own workflow.
- Real people when you get stuck. Support you can actually reach, from people who know the software and the strategy behind it.
The Color Guard, the onboarding and the lessons come with your subscription. Dedicated coaching groups are there when you want to go deeper.
One platform.
Two ways to run it.
VectorVest 7 comes in two tiers, Enhanced and Premium. Both run the same VST™ engine. Both include the Stock Advisory Premium+ app and Market Launchpad at no extra cost. The only question is how fast and how automated you want to trade.
30-day trial, $9.95. Free U.S.-based phone support on every plan.
Same engine. Different gear.
Every plan answers the same three questions: what to buy, when to buy it, and when to get out. All you are choosing here is how fast those answers reach you, and how much runs while you are away. Both come with a 30-day trial for $9.95.
For investors who decide daily or weekly, and want the full toolkit across all four markets.
Or $83/month, billed annually at $995/year
- Stock Advisory Premium+ app
- Market Launchpad, browser & iOS
- Free U.S.-based phone support
- 16,000+ stocks across the U.S., Canada, Australia and Europe
- 15-minute delayed data stream, U.S. and Canada
- Multiple trading plans to meet your goals
- Advanced trading stop
- Custom watchlist & screener builder
- Advanced charting & graphs for technical analysis
- TradeNow brokerage integration
- Full Market Climate Analysis
- Free education courses & Successful Investing Quick Start course
Europe and Australia are End-of-Day data. Cancel anytime.
For active traders who need the answer the moment it changes, and want the platform working while they are not at the screen.
Or $125/month, billed annually at $1,495/year
- Stock Advisory Premium+ app
- Market Launchpad, browser & iOS
- Free U.S.-based phone support
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Real-time U.S. data, Canada on a 15-minute delay. These update as the market moves:
- Value, Safety & Timing stock analysis
- Buy, sell, hold ratings
- Auto-ranked pre-set screeners
- Daily & long-term market trend analysis
- Advanced trading stop
- Full Market Climate Analysis
- Trading Plan Automation
- Live coaching with the Successful Investing Coaching Group
- ProTrader · Technical Charting Breakout Finder for technical analysis searches
- WatchDog · Technical Alert System for real-time custom alerts
- Required base plan for RealTime Derby
Europe and Australia are End-of-Day data. Cancel anytime.
Bolt on specialized power.
Each one plugs into the same VST™ engine your ratings already come from. No second system to learn, no separate universe of data to reconcile.
Options Launchpad
The power of options. Without the complexity.
- Scroll an options chain and guess the strike
- Find out your real risk after you are in
- Miss the earnings date sitting inside the trade
- Three comparable strategies, already scored
- P&L and risk modeled before you commit
- Earnings and liquidity flagged on the setup
The OptionsPlay Score is an analytical comparison tool, not a guarantee or recommendation.
“VectorVest flagged a stock as a Buy on Monday morning. Instead of just buying shares, I sent it to Options Launchpad and put three ways to play it side by side. I could see what each one cost and what each one risked before I committed. Went with the call vertical because I wanted defined risk going into earnings. The whole thing took about four minutes.”
Ron Wheeler · VectorVest
RoboTrader
Take emotion out of trading with rules-based automation, connected directly to your broker.
- Watch the screen, or miss the signal
- Talk yourself out of your own rules
- Enter every order by hand, one at a time
- Alerts sent to you when it is time to trade
- Eliminate emotions, your rules execute exactly as written
- Quickly review and approve pre-filled trades
RoboTrader monitors your rules and alerts you. You review and approve. Only then does it place the trade with your broker.
“RoboTrader keeps my trading plans on track—even while I’m working a full-time job. It monitors five different systems for me, keeps their individual rules straight, and alerts me when action is needed. I simply review the signal and execute the trade directly through my brokerage account. It saves me time, keeps me organized, and helps take emotion out of my decisions. I just follow the rules—it’s like magic.”
Steve Chappell · VectorVest
RealTime Derby
A revolutionary, all-new approach to real-time trading.
- Test one strategy, wait, then test the next
- See the results after the move is over
- Guess which approach suits this market
- 100+ long and 30+ short scans running at once
- Ranked live, while it is still happening
- The board shows what is working today
“Instead of picking a strategy and hoping it suits the market, I open the Derby and look at what is actually at the top of the board that day. When the same few growth strategies keep leading, that tells me where the market is paying right now. It stopped me running last year’s playbook into this year’s market.”
Jerry D'Ambrosio · VectorVest
Three things actually change.
Everything else is identical. If none of these three matter to how you trade, Enhanced is the right call.
Data speed
Enhanced runs on a 15-minute delayed U.S. stream. Premium runs U.S. data in real time. If you enter and exit inside the same session, that gap is the whole ballgame. RealTime Derby requires Premium.
Automation
Both tiers give you trading plans. Premium adds Trading Plan Automation, plus the Technical Alert System and the Breakout Finder, so the platform watches the list while you are doing something else.
Coaching & alerts
Premium includes the Successful Investing Coaching Group and the ProTrader and WatchDog alert tools. Enhanced still includes the free education courses and U.S.-based phone support.
Pick a tier. Keep everything else.
Both tiers, both apps, one engine. Try VectorVest 7 for 30 days for $9.95.
Why VectorVest exists
Built by an engineer. Not a brokerage.
Dr. Bart DiLiddo had a PhD in chemical engineering and thirty years at BF Goodrich behind him. He wanted to know three things about any stock: what it is worth, how safe it is, and when to buy, hold or sell. So he built the formulas himself.
That was 1988. It is the same three questions today.
Thirty days. $9.95. Cancel anytime.
Full access, plus the coach video library. How they use the platform, and their market read at every close.