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Helious vs Live Squawk

A Live Squawk alternative that covers more than the audio

Live Squawk is an audio squawk at about $350 a month, and it reads you the headline. You are still assembling the written feed, the calendar, the data and the market reaction yourself.

The short answer

A squawk answers one question, which is what just crossed. Helious answers that one and the three that follow it: how big the surprise was, what the market did about it, and what is coming next. The live squawk, the scored feed, the calendar, full indicator history, Treasury auctions, Fed speaker tracking and the price reaction sit on one screen for $39.99 a month against about $350.

Side by side

Helious Live Squawk
Monthly price $39.99 / month About $350
Cost per year About $480 About $4,200
Free tier Yes, no card required Not offered
Live audio squawk Yes, on Pro Yes, this is the core product
Written news feed Yes, every item scored as it lands Audio only
Economic calendar included Yes, forecast, prior and live result Not included, you supply your own
Standard deviation surprise scoring Yes, every US release scored on print Not offered
Treasury auction results Yes, tail, bid to cover and bidder split in seconds Not included
Full indicator history and downloads Yes, per-series CSV and JSON Not included
Market reaction beside the headline Yes, price and yields on the same screen Not included
Fed speaker tracking with a hawk or dove read Yes, flagged as they speak Not offered
Custom alerts Yes, per symbol and threshold Not included

What each one is for

What Live Squawk is good for
  • A dedicated audio squawk running right through the session, which is exactly what some desks want and nothing more.
  • It is an established institutional service with the coverage hours to match.
Where Helious wins
  • It is about $480 a year against about $4,200, for a product that covers a lot more ground.
  • Every US release is scored on print in standard deviation surprise terms, so the size of the surprise reaches you as a number.
  • Treasury auctions are read within seconds, with the tail, the bid to cover, the bidder split and a verdict of strong, in line or weak.
  • The full indicator history is downloadable per series, so the context is there when you need it.
  • The market reaction sits beside the headline, so you can see whether the tape agreed with the number.
  • The squawk, the feed, the calendar, the data and the reaction sit on one screen, rather than audio plus four other tabs.

Which should you choose

Go with Live Squawk if you want a dedicated audio squawk and nothing else, and the subscription is a firm expense rather than a personal one.

Go with Helious if you want the headline and everything that makes it tradable, with the surprise scored, the auction read, the calendar ahead of you and the reaction in front of you.

FAQ

What is the best Live Squawk alternative?

For audio alone, Newsquawk is the closest institutional equivalent at roughly $199 to $399 a month, and Financial Juice is the free option. If you want the squawk plus the scored feed, the calendar, Treasury auctions, data history and the market reaction in one place, Helious is $39.99 a month and has a free tier so you can look first.

How much does Live Squawk cost?

Live Squawk is approximately $350 a month, about $4,200 a year, as of August 2026. Helious is $39.99 a month, about $480 a year, with a free tier. Check the vendor for current pricing.

What do you get for $39.99 that a $350 squawk does not cover?

A squawk is audio, so you still need a calendar, a written feed and somewhere to read the market reaction. Helious has all of that on one screen: the live squawk, the scored feed, the economic calendar, full indicator history, Treasury auction results with the tail and bidder split, Fed speaker tracking and the price reaction.

Is there a free alternative to Live Squawk?

Financial Juice offers a free squawk and calendar, on roughly a thirty second delay on the free plan. Helious has a free tier too, with no card required, so you can see the scored feed, the calendar and the auction results before paying for a squawk anywhere.

Can I run a squawk alongside Helious?

Yes, and some people do while they work out the overlap. Keep the audio you are used to and use Helious for the written feed, the scored releases, the auctions and the reaction. The free tier makes that easy to test before you change anything.
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There is a longer piece on what is the best financial news source if you want the whole category. Or go and look at the live news feed, the economic calendar and the Treasury auction results.

Competitor names are the trademarks of their respective owners. Prices shown are approximate list prices as of August 2026 and change without notice. Check each provider for current pricing. This is our own view of the market, offered as general information and not financial advice.