The markets are open to everyone. The tools to understand them aren’t.
The problem isn’t that people aren’t smart enough to trade. It’s that trading has been made more complicated and intimidating than it needs to be.
Clutter
Dozens of indicators, all on one chart. Beginners can’t tell which one matters right now.
Jargon
Greeks, gamma, IV rank. The knowledge exists, but it’s scattered across books, trading desks and courses.
Hype
Signal sellers promise wins with no proof. Traders act on emotion, size too big, and rarely sit out.
CATS reads the chart and gives one clear call.
Every dashboard opens with the same three answers, so you never stare at a dozen indicators arguing with each other.
A setup is live. Here’s the exact order, the stop, the size, and its grade (A, B or C).
Nothing yet. What to watch, and what has to happen before you act.
Get out, or sit this one out. Sometimes the best trade is no trade.
The same checks the pros run, done for you.Auto for beginners, fully customizable for pros.
Before every options trade, the dashboard asks the questions a seasoned options trader asks: Is the premium worth the risk compared with how much the stock really moves? What does one bad day do to this trade? Is time working for you?
One panel replaces a chart full of indicators.
- Quick read: should I trade now?
- The setup, its grade, and why
- Support, resistance and market context
- A step-by-step order, stop and size
- How to manage and exit the trade
A complete loop, from finding a trade to closing it.
Most tools stop at a signal. CATS covers the whole trade, and every dashboard follows the same routine. Learn one and you know them all.
- ScanScanners find today’s setups.
- ListA short watch list, not hundreds of tickers.
- ReadThe dashboard gives the call.
- ExecuteA step-by-step broker order, sized to your risk.
- ManageIn The Barrel tracks every exit.
- LearnCoach lines explain the why.
Plus a free daily Surf Report email that points you to the right sector, dashboard and panel section each morning.
More people are trading options and futures than ever, most without a coach.
US options volume hit a record 15.2 billion contracts in 2025, up 24% from 2024 (source: OCC). CATS is the coach on your chart, in plain words.
Nine dashboards, one language.
Each dashboard does one job well. Start with one, or stack a few. Chart Reader shows the nuts and bolts while the others call the trade.
Chart Reader
Every indicator on your chart, read for you and shown as simple red, yellow and green lights.
Session Coach
A trading mentor on your chart. It picks the play that fits today, grades it, and walks you through the trade.
Trend Rider Swing
Catch the dip in a strong trend after the close, set the order, and ride the wave for days or weeks.
Futures Scalper
Ten fast intraday plays on the index futures, with the full plan in contracts the moment one fires.
Options Dashboard
Turns a stock's option chain into one clear trade: which strategy, which strikes, how many contracts, and how to get out.
Futures Options Dashboard
The Options Dashboard's trade builder, tuned for short-dated options on the index futures.
GEX Filter
Most indicators read price. The GEX Filter reads whether the big options dealers' hedging will carry your trade or fight it.
In The Barrel
Once you're in the wave, In The Barrel tells you when to act and exactly how: take profit, roll, defend or get out.
We test the popular strategies honestly and show the grade.
- 1,000+ strategy test runs on stocks and futures
- Bull and bear years (2022–2026), after trading costs
- A futures play must hold up on both NQ and ES
- Every live setup shows its grade: A, B or C
- Setups that failed were cut from the suite
Simple on the surface. Deep underneath.
A live option-chain engine (gamma walls, implied volatility against real movement, the expected move), a VIX-based premium rank, and built-in risk rules: a daily loss limit, size from a percent of your account, and earnings checks.
There’s a little surfer in all of us.
A surfer stays calm and focused while the ocean rages. A trader does the same: ignore the noise and flow with what the market is telling you.
Trading has been sold as a world of suits and credentials. CATS is built for everyone, clear enough that a teenager can learn to read a chart with it. Every play has a surf name and its textbook term side by side, like 🦆 Duck Dive (Trend Pullback), so you learn the real language as you go.
- Trade with a plan and disciplineRules and limits set before the trade. Some days the best trade is no trade at all.
- Open to everyonePlain words for beginners, full control for pros. Not just for people in suits.
- Knowledge that puts the odds on your sideRules built from the best traders’ methods, then tested honestly.
- Learn the markets, protect your moneyHow stocks, options and futures work. Smart decisions. Put your money to work, and protect it.
Clawdog’s Surf Report
A daily email before the open: today’s Surf Call, the news, what history says it tends to mean, and which dashboard to open.
- Today’s Surf Call and the news behind it
- Where to paddle: sectors to look at
- Which dashboard and panel section to read
“Always remember your why.”
I grew up surfing. Then work took over, the way it does for most of us, and the board sat in the garage for years. Trading is what gave me my time back: time in the water, and time with my family.
The knowledge that makes trading work isn’t hidden. It’s scattered across a hundred books and courses, buried in jargon. CATS is that knowledge, organized into rules and sitting right on your chart in plain words.
Eric Clawson, founder of CATS · Read the full story
Simple monthly pricing. Cancel anytime.
Each dashboard is sold on its own on the TrendSpider Store. In The Barrel is just $2.99 a month, and the daily Surf Report email is free.
| Dashboard | What it does | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Chart ReaderAny symbol: stocks, ETFs, futures, crypto, forex | Read any chart | $10.99/mo |
| Session CoachAny stock or ETF | Day trading · stocks & ETFs | $27.99/mo |
| Trend Rider SwingStocks and ETFs on the daily chart | Swing trading · daily chart | $10.99/mo |
| Futures ScalperMES, ES, MNQ, NQ | Intraday futures | $27.99/mo |
| Options DashboardAny optionable stock or ETF | Option spreads · stocks & ETFs | $35.99/mo |
| Futures Options DashboardQQQ for NQ / MNQ options · $SPX or SPY for ES / MES options | 0–2 DTE index options | $35.99/mo |
| GEX FilterAny optionable symbol: QQQ, SPY, $SPX or single stocks | Read the ocean under the price | $7.99/mo |
| In The Barrel (Options)Pairs with the Options Dashboard and the Futures Options Dashboard | Manages open trades: every exit, step by step | $2.99/mo |
| In The Barrel (Stocks/Futures)Pairs with Session Coach, Trend Rider Swing and the Futures Scalper | Manages open trades: every exit, step by step | $2.99/mo |
Try any dashboard free for 5 days. Paper trade with it, learn the calls, and decide if it earns a spot on your chart. You’ll need a TrendSpider account, sold separately.
Go to the TrendSpider StoreBefore you paddle out
I’ve never traded. Is this really for me?
Yes. Choose the Beginner view and the dashboards explain every line in plain words. Start by paper trading: follow the GO DOG plans without real money until the reasoning clicks. That’s how we recommend everyone starts. The Getting Started page walks you through it.
What do I need to run it?
A TrendSpider account (sold separately) and a broker to place your trades. The dashboards run inside TrendSpider as custom indicators. Add one to your chart and it starts reading.
Does it place trades for me?
No. You stay in control. The dashboards hand you a ticket with every leg, price and order type spelled out, and you place it with your broker.
Will it make me money?
Nobody can promise that, and you should be wary of anyone who does. What CATS gives you is tested rules, honest grades, strict risk limits and a clear exit plan. The discipline is built in. The decision stays yours.
Which dashboard should I start with?
Trading stocks during the day? Session Coach. Got a day job? Trend Rider Swing. Selling options? Options Dashboard. Trading NQ or ES? Futures Scalper or the Futures Options Dashboard. Just want to learn to read a chart? Chart Reader.
Let’s catch the next wave together.
Start with the free Surf Report, or try any dashboard free for 5 days.