Glanceway
A stock ticker for your Mac menu bar
Glanceway turns your macOS menu bar into a live stock ticker. Add the Stock Price source for US markets, the CN Stock Price source for A-shares, and Finnhub for breaking news — all three stream into one dropdown, right next to the clock.
US and Chinese markets, same menu bar
The Stock Price source covers US-listed equities: AAPL, MSFT, TSLA, whatever tickers you follow. Add them as a comma-separated list, pick a refresh interval, and Glanceway streams price, change, and percent move into the menu bar.
For Chinese A-shares and Hong Kong listings, the CN Stock Price source does the same thing against the Chinese market data endpoints. Both can run in parallel — watch your US tech basket and your 沪深300 at the same time.
Prices plus the news that moves them
A ticker alone answers "what," not "why." Pair Stock Price with Finnhub News for US market headlines, or with Wall Street CN / Jin10 / CLS Telegraph for the Chinese breaking-news wires that actually move A-shares. All the signals you'd normally juggle across three tabs, in one menu bar list.
Built to stay out of your way
Glanceway is glance-first by design: click the icon, scan the list, click the one row that matters. You're never pulled into an app — the menu bar is just a surface for the signal, not an environment you get stuck in. That's the whole difference between a "stock app" and a ticker.
Related Sources
Stock Price Monitor
FinanceMonitor global stock prices in your menu bar. Displays real-time price, change amount, and change percentage. Powered by Finnhub (free API key required).
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Finnhub Market News
FinanceFinancial news aggregated from major sources like Yahoo, Reuters, and CNBC via Finnhub
华尔街见闻
Finance华尔街见闻 7x24 快讯
金十数据
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Frequently asked questions
Which markets does the Stock Price source cover? +
The default Stock Price source targets US markets. For Chinese A-shares and HK listings, use the dedicated CN Stock Price source — both are community-installable.
Can I watch multiple tickers? +
Yes. Both stock sources accept a comma-separated list of ticker symbols and fetch them in parallel.
How fresh are the quotes? +
Refresh interval is configurable per source. The actual data latency depends on the upstream provider — read each source's detail page for specifics.
Does this replace a real trading app? +
No. Glanceway is a glance layer — it shows prices and news but doesn't place trades. Use it alongside your broker app, not instead of it.
Your menu bar, your ticker
Install Glanceway, add your tickers, and watch the market without opening a single trading app.