Independent MetaStock Guide · Updated August 2026
MetaStock 20 is serious technical-analysis software with a serious price tag. The good news: you can run the full version, on your own watchlist, for a month, then decide whether it earns a place on your desk.
FULL VERSION · REAL DATA · CANCEL ANYTIME
What's in the trial
The 30-day trial is the complete MetaStock 20 package. That matters, because the features that justify the price are exactly the ones a cut-down demo would hide:
It runs on Windows. Mac users need Parallels or a similar tool (see system requirements).
Why listen to this site
My name is David Jenyns. I have used MetaStock since the early 2000s, built and backtested trading systems in it, authored MetaStock training programs, and taught thousands of traders how to get value out of it. This site has been recommending MetaStock since 2011, and it earns a commission when you start a trial through it.
That is exactly why the advice here is conservative: recommending software to people who then hate it is a bad long-term strategy. MetaStock is not for everyone. It is expensive at the real-time tier, it is Windows software, and if all you want is a pretty chart, cheaper tools exist. Where it wins is for traders who want to test their rules before betting money on them. If that is you, take the month and put it through its paces.
The 60-second version
Daily Charts. For end-of-day, swing and position traders. The edition most systems traders actually need.
from ~US$59/month
Trial D/C Free → Real Time. For intraday and day traders who need tick-by-tick data and the XENITH news terminal.
from ~US$100/month
Trial R/T Free →Indicative pricing from public sources, August 2026. MetaStock confirms exact pricing during checkout. Full breakdown on the pricing guide.
Everything unlocked: charting, backtesting, scanning, the Forecaster and live data. Decide with your own eyes, on your own watchlist.
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Before you click
Yes. Charting, backtesting, scanning, the Forecaster and live data are all unlocked for 30 days. It is the same MetaStock 20 that paying customers run.
Yes, you can cancel any time during the 30 days. Diarise day 25 as your decision day and you will never be caught out.
Not natively. MetaStock is Windows software. Mac users run it through Parallels, Boot Camp or a Windows virtual machine.
The current release is MetaStock 20, shipped in 2026. If you used an older version years ago, see what has changed since. Short version: the Forecaster, XENITH news integration and the unified Power Console did not exist back then.
No. This is an independent affiliate site. The trial link goes to the official metastock.com signup, and MetaStock pays this site a commission if you become a customer. The price you pay is the same either way.
Thirty days is enough time to load your watchlist, backtest one real strategy and know for certain whether MetaStock pays for itself on your trading.