Show HN: Free alternative data for investment research

Over the last decade, professional investors have increasingly turned to nontraditional data sources to gain an information edge over the market. Much of this “alternative data” doesn’t require a deep financial background to interpret, which means that even casual investors can find plenty of unique insights. However, existing alternative data providers sell almost exclusively to professional clients and charge thousands of dollars a year for access to their services.

During my summer break from college, I’ve been recreating some of the most commonly-used alternative datasets, and hosting them on a free, easy-to-use platform designed for non-professional investors. My hope is that this platform will help bridge the data gap between retail investors and Wall Street.

Some of the data I’ve aggregated so far includes:

-Corporate private flights (professional investors use this to predict upcoming M&A and investments)

-Personal stock trading by U.S. Senators and Representatives

-Social media trends and sentiment

-Insider trading

-Robinhood user holding trends

-COVID-19 research progress

and much more. You may have seen my senate trading dashboard on the frontpage of Hacker News earlier in the summer.

You can do a deep dive into a specific source, or do a ticker search to return all of the data for a specific company. I’d love to hear any feedback you have on the site, and suggestions for new data sources to add to the platform.