Comparison

Valor Analytics vs MacroStaq

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Valor Analytics

Features
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Valor Analytics gives commodity and energy professionals mobile access to options, futures, volatility, Greeks, watchlists, seasonal views, historical comparisons, and trade-analysis workflows through native market dashboards. Users must sign in with a Valor Analytics account to access market data and analysis tools.

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MacroStaq

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Know the regime before you size the trade. Most traders don’t lose because they pick the wrong stock — they lose because they’re trading the wrong macro environment. Macro Staq fixes that. Stop guessing risk-on vs risk-off. Stop reacting to headlines. Get a real-time, data-driven view of the macro cycle — and what it means for equities, bonds, crypto, FX, and volatility. Institutional-grade macro intelligence. In your pocket. Used by traders, portfolio managers, and serious investors, Macro Staq gives you clarity when markets get noisy. Whether you’re sizing positions, hedging risk, or understanding market moves — this is the tool that explains why. THE MACRO REGIME ENGINE A live regime classifier identifies where we are in the cycle: Goldilocks · Risk-On · Reflation · Caution · Risk-Off · Stagflation · Deflation Built from 8 market pillars: Volatility · Credit Spreads · Liquidity · Growth · Sentiment · Yield Curve · Inflation · Breadth Each is normalized and combined into a real-time risk score, showing how stressed markets are — and whether conditions are improving or deteriorating. Get clear asset positioning: Equities · Bonds · Credit · Commodities · FX · Volatility (Overweight / Neutral / Underweight) COMMAND CENTER Your daily macro dashboard: • AI-powered market brief (bullish/bearish bias) • Live intraday pulse: SPY, QQQ, VXX, HYG, IWM, EUR/USD, USD/JPY • Signal heatmap (200+ cross-asset signals ranked by strength) • Z-score extremes to spot dislocations • Full macro risk scorecard RATES & CREDIT • Yield curve analytics (2s10s, 3m10y, 5s30s) • Global sovereign yields (G10 + EM) • High-yield & investment-grade credit stress • Gold vs real rates signals • EM sovereign risk tracking FX & MACRO • G10 carry trade signals • FX trend + macro z-scores • EM FX stress indicators • Central bank policy divergence (Fed, ECB, BOJ, BOE, BOC, RBA, SNB) • Correlation matrix with regime shifts EQUITIES & VOLATILITY • Sector & style rotation signals • Volatility regime (Low → Extreme) • Equity-credit-vol confirmation • Realized volatility term structure • Vol positioning & momentum LIQUIDITY • Fed, ECB, RRP, TGA combined into net liquidity • Short- and medium-term liquidity trends • Direct asset impact signals • BTC & ETH as real-time liquidity proxies SIGNALS & ALPHA • 200+ cross-asset signals (equities, FX, crypto, commodities, rates) • Trade labels: Long, Short, Fading, Recovering • Signal strength ranking • Breadth, sentiment, and macro overlays • Historical performance vs SPY CHARTS • Interactive charts across all asset classes • Timeframes from 1-minute to 10+ years HOME SCREEN WIDGET Track the live macro regime, risk score, and key signals instantly — without opening the app. BUILT FOR SPEED • Real-time updates (30s refresh) • Background data sync • Face ID login • Customizable dashboard • Light & dark mode The market moves fast. Your macro read should too. Macro Staq is for informational and educational purposes only and does not constitute financial advice.

Screenshots

Valor Analytics4 screens
MacroStaq4 screens

Verdict

The call

Valor Analytics and MacroStaq are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Valor Analytics versus MacroStaq: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterValor AnalyticsMacroStaq
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB6 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperValor Analytics LLCiInnovate LLC

In-app purchases

None

Valor Analytics

No in-app purchases

None

MacroStaq

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Valor Analytics free?
Valor Analytics is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MacroStaq free?
MacroStaq is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Valor Analytics or MacroStaq have ads?
Neither Valor Analytics nor MacroStaq shows ads.

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