The Fly
thefly.com
Editor-written, real-time feed of short market-moving stock stories, from analyst rating changes and hot stocks to earnings and filings, plus audio.
What it is
The Fly is a subscription news service that condenses what is moving US stocks into short, tagged stories. Editors publish breaking items across categories such as hot stocks, analyst recommendations (upgrades, downgrades and target changes), earnings, SEC filings, company press releases and more, and shade the most important stories red so they stand out in the feed. The value is speed and brevity: one or two lines on why a stock is moving, rather than long articles.
Around the feed sit tools for following your own names: news filtered by portfolio and ticker, alert settings, earnings and events calendars, a Street Research section, charting, a stock and ETF screener, and company KPIs gathered by hand from investor relations materials and updated within minutes of earnings releases. Fly Cast is an audio broadcast from 8 AM to 4:30 PM ET on trading days, with pre-market updates and break-ins during the session.
Access is web-based with monthly or annual subscriptions, and annual billing is 20% cheaper. A free sign-up and a 7-day free trial are offered. The pricing table was not readable when we checked, so compare current plan prices on the site before subscribing.
Key features
- Breaking news feed
- Short, editor-written stories on stock-moving events, tagged by category, with top stories shaded red.
- Analyst recommendations
- Upgrades, downgrades, initiations and price target changes as they are published.
- Portfolio filters and alerts
- Filter the feed by your portfolio or individual tickers and set alert preferences.
- Fly Cast audio
- Live audio from 8 AM to 4:30 PM ET on trading days, with pre-market updates and break-ins for news.
- Calendars
- Earnings and events calendars for tracking upcoming catalysts.
- KPIs
- Company key performance indicators gathered manually from investor relations materials and updated within minutes of earnings.
- Screener and charting
- A stock and ETF screener and charts within the same dashboard.
Pricing
We could not confirm current prices on The Fly's own site, so none are shown here.
Subscriptions are monthly or annual, with a 20% discount for annual billing, and a 7-day free trial is offered. The rates page did not display its prices when we read it, so no plan prices are listed here.
Free option: A free sign-up and a 7-day free trial of the paid service; full real-time access requires a subscription.
Checked September 25, 2026 on thefly.com. Prices change; confirm on the provider's site before you subscribe.
Strengths
- Short, scannable stories that explain why a stock is moving
- Analyst rating changes collected in one feed
- Audio cast lets you follow the news without watching the screen
- Portfolio and ticker filters cut the feed down to your own names
Limitations
- Full access requires a paid subscription after the trial
- Plan prices were not visible on the rates page without signing up
- Fly Cast audio runs only from 8 AM to 4:30 PM ET on trading days
- Web-based subscriptions; the pages we read do not mention a mobile app
Good fit for
- Active traders who want a fast, condensed news feed
- Traders who follow analyst upgrades and downgrades
- Investors tracking catalysts across a portfolio
Look elsewhere if
- Investors who want in-depth articles and long-form analysis
- Traders who need a real-time stock scanner as their main tool
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The Fly questions
Is The Fly free?
There is a free sign-up and a 7-day free trial, but full access to the real-time feed requires a paid subscription.
What does The Fly cover?
Breaking stock news in short form, including hot stocks, analyst recommendations, earnings, SEC filings and press releases.
What is Fly Cast?
An audio broadcast from 8 AM to 4:30 PM ET on trading days, with pre-market updates and break-ins when news hits.
Does The Fly offer annual billing?
Yes. Subscriptions are monthly or annual, and annual plans are 20% cheaper.
Written from The Fly's own website and documentation. All Trading Tools lists and compares tools; it does not recommend trades or give financial advice. Sources: thefly.com, thefly.com/rates.php, landing.thefly.com/faq.