Frequently asked questions
About the site
What is Market Check?
A free dashboard of market prices and the headlines that move them: crypto, US stocks and ETFs, the major indexes, gold, silver and oil, with a watchlist and a portfolio tracker. It is built for a quick look several times a day. More on the about page.
Is it a brokerage? Can I trade here?
No. Market Check does not place orders, hold money or connect to any brokerage, bank or wallet. It shows information only.
Is this financial advice?
No. Nothing on the site is a recommendation to buy, sell or hold anything, and the site does not publish price predictions. The Learn guides explain how to read the numbers, not what to do with them.
Is it the same as MarketCheck, the car-listing company?
No. Market Check on marketcheck.money is unrelated to that company.
How is it paid for?
By advertising, which is always labelled and kept below the first screen. The site is free to use and an account is optional.
Prices and data
Where do the prices come from?
CoinGecko for crypto, Yahoo Finance for stocks, funds, indexes and commodities, Jupiter for Solana tokens, Nasdaq for fund sizes, and alternative.me for the Crypto Fear & Greed Index. The sources page lists each one and how often it refreshes.
Are prices real-time?
Not guaranteed. They refresh often (as often as every 30 seconds for some stock tiles while the market is open), but free public data can run behind the exchange. The time of the latest update is shown at the top of every page.
Why is a price different from my broker's?
Usually because of a delay, extended-hours trading, a different reference price for the day's change, or (for crypto) a different exchange. Your broker's quote is the one to trust. See how price changes are measured.
Why does a stock's "1D" not match a coin's "24h"?
Stocks are compared with the previous session's official close; coins use a rolling 24-hour window because crypto never closes.
Why are some coins missing from the movers lists?
Movers are picked only from the 250 largest coins, and a coin must have traded at least $2 million in the last 24 hours. Stablecoins and wrapped copies of other coins are left out. Thinly traded coins can show huge percentage changes on almost no money, which would make the lists misleading.
Do the changes include dividends?
No. All changes are price changes only.
What happens when a data source fails?
The page keeps the last good figures and says so, with the time they were last updated. If there is nothing to show, you see a plain message instead of a made-up number.
Your lists and account
Do I need an account?
No. Everything works without one, and your watchlist, portfolio and settings stay in your browser. Signing in only adds saving them across devices.
Can Market Check see my real holdings?
No. Holdings are numbers you type in. The site never connects to an account where you hold money.
How do I delete my data?
If you signed in, open the account menu at the top right and choose Delete my saved data. Without an account, clearing your browser's data for the site removes everything. See the privacy policy.
How is my profit or loss worked out?
Units times the latest price, minus units times the average cost you entered. Fees, dividends and taxes are not included. The portfolio guide has a worked example.
Other features
What is the daily call?
A free game: before each US session, guess whether the S&P 500 will close higher or lower than its previous close. There are no prizes and nothing is staked. Rules are on the sources page.
Who writes the news?
The publishers do. Market Check collects headlines from their public feeds, sorts them into topics and links each one to the original. It does not write or rewrite articles.
Can I link to a single stock or coin?
Yes. Opening an asset puts it in the address bar, for example marketcheck.money/?q=AAPL, so you can bookmark or share it.
Contact
Found a wrong number or want something added? Email [email protected]. Including the symbol, what you saw and roughly when helps a lot.