Investigate real trading problems.
Research begins with a problem that conventional platforms, generic indicators or standard retail workflows do not adequately solve.
About The Stop Hunter
Trading technology built from markets, research and engineering.
The Stop Hunter is an independent trading technology and quantitative research company developing advanced charting, probability, analytics and systematic execution tools for serious independent traders.
“Algorithmic trading guru”Society of Technical Analysts
30+ years Professional financial-market experience
Published author Renko, options and trading process
MSTA lecturer Society of Technical Analysts
Established 2015 Canterbury, United Kingdom
What The Stop Hunter is now
From trading education to a specialist technology and R&D company.
The Stop Hunter began in 2015 by publishing professional trading knowledge. The business has evolved. Today, its central work is the research, engineering and commercialisation of proprietary trading technology.
The customer base remains largely independent and retail traders. The company identity is not retail education. It is a specialist technology business making professional-grade research and tools accessible to that market.
Build proprietary solutions.
Charting engines, probability tools, market analytics and automation infrastructure are designed around practical market requirements.
Test in real conditions.
Research outputs move through prototype, backtest, historical review, live validation and repeated development before release.
Document the thinking.
Books, research notes, videos and selected education explain the methodology behind the technology and help users apply it properly.
Current technology fields
Building where conventional retail trading tools stop.
The current development pipeline centres on non-time-based charting, market-state analysis, probability-led decision systems, systematic execution and cross-platform engineering.
Renko Footprint Charts
Brick-level bid/ask volume, delta, cumulative delta, absorption, confirmation and exhaustion inside completed Renko bricks.
Released · Continuing development
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Quantitative researchProbability Trading Systems
Decision tools built around distributions, expected move, conditional outcomes, expectancy, volatility regimes and risk.
Research · Model development
Systematic execution
Trading Automation
Research-to-live infrastructure covering strategy engines, broker execution, monitoring, recovery, controls and backtest-to-live parity.
Internal testing · Live validation
NT · MT4 · MT5
Cross-platform engineeringProfessional Renko Engines
Modern Renko architecture for NinjaTrader, MT4 and MT5, with cleaner chart construction, advanced analytics and trader control.
Released and in development
Development method
Research. Engineer. Test. Validate.
The objective is not to produce another generic indicator. It is to turn difficult market and platform problems into robust, usable technology.
01 Define the problem Specify the market, data, platform and user constraint.
02 Form the hypothesis Identify the capability or technical advance being pursued.
03 Prototype Build, compare architectures and expose failure points.
04 Test Historical, performance, usability and edge-case testing.
05 Validate Controlled live use, monitoring and research-to-live parity.
06 Release Commercialise selected outputs with documentation and support.
Founder and Head of Research
Stephen Hoad
Trading technology researcher · Quantitative trader · System developer · Published author
Stephen has more than 30 years of experience across professional trading, portfolio management, quantitative analysis, derivatives and senior risk management. That background now leads The Stop Hunter’s research across Renko charting, probability trading, automation and systematic execution.
His career has included senior roles at Koch Industries, Merrill Lynch, WestLB and Mitsubishi UFJ Securities, with specialist work across commodities, options, technical analysis, systematic and automated trading, quantitative theory and risk management.
“Algorithmic trading guru” Attributed to the Society of Technical Analysts
Professional markets Portfolio management, proprietary and options trading,
quantitative analysis and risk.
Formal education Economics graduate and MSc in Financial Markets & Derivatives.
Technical analysis Qualified Technical Analyst, MSTA, with specialist Japanese
charting knowledge.
Teaching and speaking STA lecturer and experience teaching for professional bodies and
universities.
Career and authority
Market experience behind the technology.
The company’s research is informed by professional markets, formal financial education, technical-analysis accreditation and the practical realities of building and operating trading systems.
30+ years
Professional experience across financial markets, commodities, trading, derivatives, quantitative analysis and risk.
PM, prop and options
Portfolio-management and proprietary-trading experience gives the work a practical rather than purely academic foundation.
Quant and automation
Systematic strategy research, backtesting, execution engineering, broker integration and live-system validation.
MSTA and author
Qualified technical analyst, STA lecturer and author of books across Renko, options and trading discipline.
Professional background includes: Koch Industries · Merrill Lynch · WestLB · Mitsubishi UFJ Securities.
Specialist fields include commodities, derivatives, technical analysis,
systematic and automated trading, quantitative theory and senior risk
management.
Published work
Books that document the thinking behind the technology.
Long-form published work reinforces the company’s research authority and makes its frameworks accessible beyond individual software products.
Renko and systems
Renko Chart Trading Revolution
Theory, techniques, strategy and automation for the modern Renko trader.
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Discipline and execution
The Samurai Trading Code
One hundred rules for mental strength, discipline and professional trading edge.
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Options and probability
Trading Options For A Living
Strategy, edge, Greeks, volatility, probability, risk and real-world execution.
View editions →Industry relationships
Working with established platforms and professional bodies.
Commercial platform relationships support software distribution. Professional affiliations support technical standards, research, teaching and market authority.
IG Index
IG is a leading trading platform giving clients access to spread betting, CFDs, forex, indices, commodities and international markets. Through The Stop Hunter, qualifying new UK clients can access the IG Index Renko Starter Pack route.
Visit IG through The Stop Hunter → NinjaTrader
NinjaTrader
NinjaTrader is a specialist futures-trading platform with charting, simulation, market replay, brokerage access and an open environment for custom indicators and trading technology development.
Visit NinjaTrader through The Stop Hunter →Society of Technical Analysts
The STA is the UK professional body for technical analysts. Stephen is an MSTA lecturer and contributes expertise in algorithmic trading, systematic design and Renko charting.
Visit the STA → Featured STA event
IFTA Conference 2026 — London
A global gathering of technical analysts, quantitative traders, researchers and market professionals hosted by the Society of Technical Analysts.
View the IFTA Conference → Professional contact
Technology enquiries, partnerships and serious business contact.
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The Stop Hunter · Canterbury, UK Trading Technology · Quantitative Research · Market R&D
Risk disclosure: Futures, options, forex, CFDs and spread betting involve substantial risk
and may not be suitable for all traders. Leverage can magnify gains and
losses. The Stop Hunter provides technology, research and educational
information, not personal financial advice, investment recommendations,
signals or promises of profitability.
Risk Disclosure: Options, futures, forex and CFD trading involves substantial risk and is not suitable for every investor. An investor could potentially lose all or more than their initial investment. Risk capital is money that can be lost without jeopardising one's financial security or lifestyle. Only risk capital should be used for trading, and only those with sufficient risk capital should consider trading. Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results.
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