Helious vs Trade The News

A Trade The News alternative that covers more than the headlines

Trade The News is an institutional headline stream with an audio squawk on its higher tiers, and it tells you what crossed. It does not measure the surprise, read the auction or show you what the market did about it.

The short answer

Trade The News sells headlines, in text on the standard tiers and audio on the Pro ones. Helious covers the same ground and then what comes after it. Every US release is scored on print in standard deviation surprise terms, every Treasury auction is read within seconds with the tail and bidder split, and there is full indicator history, the yield curve, Fed speaker tracking and the market reaction beside the headline. That is $39.99 a month against roughly $185 to $350 for the audio tiers.

Side by side

	Helious	Trade The News
Monthly price	$39.99 / month	About $185 for macro and FX audio, about $350 for equity
Cost per year	About $480	About $2,220 to $4,200
Free tier	Yes, no card required	Free trial, then paid
Live audio squawk	Yes, on Pro	Yes, on the Pro audio tiers
Written news feed	Yes, every item scored as it lands	Yes, headline stream
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 covered
Full indicator history and downloads	Yes, per-series CSV and JSON	Not offered
Yield curve and spread board	Yes, 2s, 5s, 10s, 30s, 2s10s and curve regime	Not offered
Fed speaker tracking with a hawk or dove read	Yes, flagged as they speak	Not offered
Market reaction beside the headline	Yes, price and yields on the same screen	Not shown
Economic calendar	Yes, forecast, prior and the live result	Yes

What each one is for

What Trade The News is good for

The equity and macro headline coverage is institutional, across a wider tape than a US rates and equities product runs.
There is a live research desk you can put questions to, which is a different product from anything automated.

Where Helious wins

Every US release is scored on print in standard deviation surprise terms, so the size of the surprise is measured rather than described.
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 want to check something yourself.
There is a live yield curve and spread board, with the curve regime and where the move is being led from.
The market reaction sits beside the headline, so you can see whether the tape agreed with the number.
It is about $480 a year against roughly $2,220 to $4,200 for the tiers that carry audio.

Which should you choose

Go with Trade The News if you want an institutional headline stream across equities and macro, and access to a research desk, on a budget that supports it.

Go with Helious if you trade around US data and rates, and you want the release scored, the auction read and the reaction visible without assembling it yourself.

FAQ

What is the best Trade The News alternative?

For a straight audio squawk, Newsquawk and Live Squawk are the institutional equivalents at roughly $199 to $399 and $350 a month. If you want the squawk plus scored releases, Treasury auctions, indicator history, the yield curve and the market reaction in one place, Helious is $39.99 a month with a free tier so you can look first.

How much does Trade The News cost?

Trade The News does not publish pricing publicly. Third-party reviews report roughly $85 a month for the standard macro and FX text tier and about $185 for the Pro macro and FX audio tier, with equity tiers around $150 text and $350 for the Pro squawk, as of August 2026. Contact the vendor for current pricing.

What does Helious add over a headline stream?

A headline tells you a number printed. Helious tells you how far it missed consensus in standard deviation terms, what the Treasury auction did, what the curve is doing, and how price reacted, all on the same screen.

Is there a free way to try Helious?

Yes. There is a free tier with no card required, covering the news feed and its filters, the economic calendar, market data and the yield curve, so you can judge it before paying for anything.

Try the free tier →

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.