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EToro trade data scraper that exports to structured formats

Built for Traders and trading signal aggregators.

“Python & Web Scraping Projects for €8-30 EUR. I need a script that will scrape the required data (info about traders and the trades they perform) from ...…”

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“Python & Web Scraping Projects for €8-30 EUR. I need a script that will scrape the required data (info about traders and the trades they perform) from ...”
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5.6 / 10 · demand score
Pain 7
Willingness to pay 5
Feasibility 6
Specificity 8
Audience 5
Competition 8

Why this is a gap

Surfaced from a high-intensity complaint with clear willingness to pay and a specific, reachable audience.

The market

Traders and trading signal aggregators need eToro data export to structured formats; 0 monthly searches but clear Fiverr listings indicate active freelancer demand for custom scrapers.

Competition & the opening

Already owned an incumbent owns the exact job Moat 2/10 · no real moat Market 4/10 · small niche
Category giants · 8/10 vs Apify eToro Scraper (saswave actor)ScrapingBee eToro Scraper APIBullaware eToro ExporteToro's own CSV export (native portfolio download)Import.io (generic web data extraction to structured formats)Custom Python/Selenium scrapers (open-source, widely documented on Medium/GitHub)

Apify eToro Scraper, ScrapingBee eToro Scraper API, Bullaware eToro Export, eToro's native CSV export, Import.io, and custom Python/Selenium scripts all exist. Competition is 8/10; multiple tools already handle this.

What's hard to build

eToro actively fights scraping with JavaScript rendering, CAPTCHA, and IP blocking; the site changes frequently. eToro's native export feature (if enabled) also undercuts any third-party product. Maintaining a scraper requires constant engineering overhead.

Why now

eToro's native export is limited; traders copying strategies need clean, structured data; custom scripts are fragile and undocumented.

How you'd monetize

usage-based: $0.25–0.50 per trader profile exported, or $19/mo for 100 exports/m