Stock news alerts · 2026
Real-time stock news alerts
A news alert is only useful if it arrives while the move is still happening and only for the names you trade. Free tools cover the basics by email or push. Paid tools add filtering, sound or squawk, and the price reaction next to the headline. Here are six ways to set them up, and what each one is good for.
Transparency: Senntric publishes this guide and is one of the options listed. Every other option’s alerts, delivery and price come from its own pricing or help page on November 7, 2026. No vendor publishes audited news latency, so we don’t rank by speed claims.
At a glance
6 ways to get stock news alerts.Side by side.
Confirm limits and prices on each vendor’s page before you subscribe.
SenntricHow it filtersYour watchlists and 16 categories (sectors, macro, geopolitical, FX...)
DeliveryIn-app pop-up
Sound or squawkRead aloud per alert type
Price$99/month, everything included
How it filtersAny search term, e.g. a company name
DeliveryEmail: as it happens, daily or weekly
Sound or squawkNo
PriceNo price stated
How it filtersPer stock
DeliveryPush
Sound or squawkIn-app sound
PriceNo alert fee stated
TradingViewHow it filtersNews Flow filter: tickers, watchlists, topics, providers
DeliveryNotification or pop-up
Sound or squawkSound
Price1 news alert free; up to 10 on paid plans
How it filtersTickers, portfolio, screener
DeliveryEmail, push
Sound or squawkNo
Price$39.50/mo or $299.50/yr
Benzinga ProHow it filtersSources, categories, sectors, watchlists, keywords
DeliveryDesktop notifications
Sound or squawkSquawk from $147/mo
Price$37, $147 or $197/mo
Platform by platform
Free alerts are fine.Fast, filtered ones cost money.
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Filtered + squawkSenntricBest for: Active traders who want news alerts only for what they trade, heard aloud, with the price reaction attached.
Senntric’s news alerts follow your watchlists and the categories you pick: sectors, macro, geopolitical, commodities, crypto and FX. Each alert pops up in the workspace and can be read aloud by the audio squawk in your choice of voice and speed. Stories that keep developing become Active Events threads, and the Situation Awareness Engine shows how price, options and flows react. Economic, earnings and price alerts work the same way. One plan, $99/month.
Strengths
- Headline, chart and reaction together
- Squawk per alert type
- Category and watchlist filters
Trade-offs
- No email, text or mobile push
- The workspace needs to be open
Sources: Senntric pricing
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Google Alerts
Free by emailBest for: Investors who want a heads-up on company news, not intraday traders.
Google Alerts emails you when new results match a search, such as a company name. You can choose “As-it-happens”, at most once a day or at most once a week, and limit sources to News, Blogs or Finance. It is web-search based, so it is broad and not built for speed.
Strengths
- No cost stated, no account beyond Google
- Any keyword
Trade-offs
- Email only
- Not built for real-time trading
Sources: Google Alerts help
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Webull
Free on your phoneBest for: Traders who want free per-stock news alerts by push.
Webull’s News alert covers press releases, quarterly earnings releases and executive announcements for a stock, delivered by push. Its other alert types (price, volume, technical, options) can also go by email, text or phone call.
Strengths
- Free with an account
- Push to your phone
Trade-offs
- Per-stock setup
- No category filters or squawk
Sources: Webull: using alerts
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News Flow alertsTradingViewBest for: Chartists who want news alerts built from the same filters as their news feed.
TradingView builds news alerts from a News Flow filter of tickers, watchlists, topics and providers. Free users get one active news alert and paid plans up to ten, delivered as a notification or pop-up.
Strengths
- Flexible filters
- Inside the charting app
Trade-offs
- One news alert on the free plan
- No audio squawk
Sources: TradingView news alerts
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Finviz Elite
Unlimited email + pushBest for: Swing traders who want news, ratings and filing alerts across a portfolio.
Finviz Elite ($39.50 a month, $299.50 a year) sends unlimited email alerts and push notifications for news, analyst ratings, insider trading, SEC filings and price moves on your tickers, portfolio and screens.
Strengths
- Unlimited alerts
- Ratings, insider and SEC filing alerts too
Trade-offs
- No alerts on free accounts
- Built for daily review more than intraday
Sources: Finviz Elite
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US-equity newsfeedBenzinga ProBest for: US stock day traders who want a dedicated newsfeed with desktop notifications.
Benzinga Pro’s newsfeed sends desktop notifications that follow your source, category, sector, watchlist and keyword filters. Basic ($37 a month) has the full newsfeed without advanced filtering; Streamlined ($147) adds technical filters (price, volume, float) and the equity squawk; Essential ($197) adds the scanner and events calendar.
Strengths
- Large US-equity headline volume
- Keyword and watchlist filters
Trade-offs
- Squawk and advanced filters from $147
- Desktop-first
Sources: Benzinga Pro pricing · Benzinga desktop notifications
In the product
The alert,and what it moved.
How a Senntric news alert sits next to the reaction. These panels show Senntric’s interface.
Notifications
6 alerts today
Which should you choose?
Pick by how fast you trade.
Investors can live with an email. Day traders need the alert, the filter and the reaction in seconds.
“I hold for months and want to know when a company is in the news.”
Google Alerts“I want free news alerts on my phone for a few stocks.”
Webull“I want news, ratings and SEC filing alerts across my portfolio.”
Finviz Elite“I day trade US stocks and want a dedicated newsfeed.”
Benzinga Pro“I want to hear the headline and see the reaction while I watch the chart.”
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Stock news alerts
Stock news alerts FAQ
How do I get real-time news alerts for stocks?
Pick a tool that filters to the stocks you trade and reaches you where you look. For free, Google Alerts emails you as news appears and Webull pushes per-stock news. For trading, Benzinga Pro sends filtered desktop notifications, and Senntric pops up and reads aloud watchlist and category news next to the chart for $99/month.
What is the best free app for stock news alerts?
Webull for push alerts on your phone, Google Alerts for email, and TradingView’s free plan for one News Flow alert.
Which stock news alerts are fastest?
No vendor publishes independently audited latency, so “fastest” claims are marketing. Test two services side by side through a scheduled release such as CPI or payrolls at 8:30 am ET and see which reaches you first. Best trading news platforms.
Can I hear stock news alerts instead of reading them?
Yes. Audio squawk reads news aloud. Benzinga Pro includes an equity squawk from $147 a month, and Senntric reads your own news, economic, earnings and price alerts aloud in its single plan. How audio squawk works.
News alerts
Hear the headline. See the reaction.
Watchlist and category news alerts, read aloud, next to the chart.
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