Research your own ideas. Or query thousands of validated edges. Your call.
Last updated: May 2026
Every action on VARRD that involves computation — loading market data, building charts, running statistical tests, generating trade setups — costs a small amount of credits. The heavier the computation, the more credits it uses. Simple operations like scanning your saved strategies or searching your library cost nothing.
This means you only pay when you are actively researching. There is no monthly fee ticking away while you are not using the platform.
| Action | Approximate Cost |
|---|---|
| Full research session (idea → chart → test → trade setup) | $0.20 – $0.30 |
| ELROND expert council (8 AI investigators generate formulas) | $0.40 – $0.60 |
| Multi-market testing (3+ markets in parallel) | Up to ~$1.00 |
| Autonomous research (AI explores a topic end-to-end) | $0.20 – $0.30 per hypothesis |
| Scan saved strategies | Free |
| Search strategy library | Free |
| View hypothesis details | Free |
| Check credit balance | Free |
$2 free credits on signup
One-time credit pack
One-time credit pack
One-time credit pack
Every tier gets the same features. There are no locked capabilities. The only difference is how many credits you start with. Credits never expire.
VARRD has validated thousands of trading edges across futures, equities, crypto, FX, and commodities. Our signal scanner monitors all of them every 15 minutes. You can query which edges are active right now:
| Query Tier | Cost | What You Get |
|---|---|---|
| $2 query | $2 | Market, direction, entry price, exit target, timeframe, freshness score, live performance. No account required. |
| $5 query | $5 | Everything in $2 plus the full hypothesis, setup code, formula, K value, p-values, OOS results, historical fire dates with P&L, decay trend, equity curve — and the ability to load the edge into your own session and continue testing with it. |
| $300/month | $300/mo | Unlimited edge feed access at full $5 depth. No per-query charges. Your own private research lane — your queries stay private, never published to the public feed. $50/month of research compute included. |
Every edge's audit trail — the hypothesis, K values, p-values, equity curve, decay metrics, and failures — is always free and public. You pay for the actionable detail (entries, exits, setup code), not the proof. We never paywall the proof.
Edge feed queries are available via MCP, REST API, or the web app. AI agents can query the feed programmatically without an account — just pay per call.
VARRD is not a charting tool or a data feed. It is a complete quant research engine that turns plain-English trading ideas into statistically validated trade setups. Here is what is included at every tier:
app.varrd.com/mcppip install varrd for terminal and programmatic accessTraditional quant research tools charge subscription fees regardless of usage. VARRD charges only for active research.
| Platform | Cost | Model | AI Research |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bloomberg Terminal | ~$24,000/year | Annual subscription | No |
| QuantConnect | $0-48/month | Monthly subscription | No (code-first) |
| TradingView | $0-60/month | Monthly subscription | No (manual charting) |
| VARRD Research | $0 to start, ~$0.30/session | Pay-per-use credits | Yes (full pipeline) |
| VARRD Edge Feed | $2-5/query or $300/mo | Per query or subscription | Yes (validated edges on demand) |
To put it concretely: 100 full research sessions on VARRD costs roughly $25. That is the same as one month of TradingView Premium — except you get statistically validated trade setups with exact entry and exit levels, not just charts.
How much does VARRD cost?
VARRD uses a credit-based model with no subscriptions. You get $2 free on signup, enough for 6-8 full research sessions. A complete workflow — idea, chart, statistical test, trade setup — costs approximately $0.20-0.30. Credit packs are available at $5, $20, and $50. Many features like scanning, searching, and viewing strategy details are completely free.
What can I do with the free $2 credits?
Everything. The free credits give you full access to every feature on the platform: event studies, backtests, SL/TP optimization, ELROND expert council, multi-market testing, autonomous research, MCP access, and CLI. There are no feature restrictions. Free credits work identically to purchased credits.
Do credits expire?
No. Credits never expire. Buy a credit pack and use it at your own pace. There are no monthly minimums, no use-it-or-lose-it policies, and no auto-renewals.
Is there a subscription option?
Yes. The $300/month plan gives you unlimited access to the VARRD Edge Feed at full $5 depth, plus a private research lane where your queries are never published to the public feed. It includes $50/month of research compute. For research-only users, credits (no subscription) remain available.
What is the VARRD Edge Feed?
VARRD has validated thousands of trading edges through rigorous statistical testing. Our scanner monitors all of them every 15 minutes. The Edge Feed lets you query which edges are active right now — $2 for entries/exits/direction, or $5 for the full hypothesis, setup code, testing history, and the ability to load it into your own session and keep testing. Every edge's audit trail is always free and public.
Can AI agents query the Edge Feed?
Yes. The Edge Feed is available via MCP and REST API. AI agents can query it programmatically without creating an account — just pay $2 or $5 per call. This is designed for hedge fund AI agents, custom GPT workflows, and any system that needs validated trading edges on demand.
What features are free?
Scanning your saved strategies against live market data, searching your strategy library, viewing full hypothesis details and performance metrics, and checking your credit balance are all free and consume zero credits. Only active research — loading data, running statistical tests, generating trade setups — uses credits.
Beyond testing your own ideas, VARRD maintains a growing library of statistically validated edges across futures, equities, and crypto — monitored against live market data around the clock. When an edge fires, you see the market, direction, entry, stop, target, hold period, and the complete audit trail of how it was discovered and validated.
What you get at each tier:
Every edge shows its post-discovery performance tracked separately from in-sample results — so you can see whether the edge is holding up in real time or decaying. Full transparency.
Access via MCP (varrd_edges tool), CLI (varrd edges), or web app (app.varrd.com).
$2 free research credits on signup. No credit card required.
Or query the Edge Feed — $2 to see what's firing right now.
MCP: app.varrd.com/mcp | CLI: pip install varrd
Pricing information maintained by VARRD Inc. Costs are approximate and may vary based on research complexity. Last updated May 2026.