* NEW * OptionStation Pro

Learn how to build, analyze and trade virtually any option position or options strategy with OptionStation Pro.

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* NEW * Portfolio Maestro

Learn how to evaluate the performance of one or more strategies applied to a basket of symbols with Portfolio Maestro.

* NEW * Trade Free For Life * Sector & Stock Performance Indicator

This is the winning trading idea from TradeStation’s "Trade Free for Life" contest and demonstrates the “Sector & Stock Performance” indicator that identifies the strongest and weakest economic sectors, along with the strongest and weakest stocks within those sectors.

Adjusting the Load Additional Data Option for Indicators Requiring Historical Data in RadarScreen®

Learn how to adjust the load additional data option for indicators requiring historical data in a RadarScreen window.

Backtesting a Strategy: Generating a Strategy Performance Report

TradeStation's Strategy Performance Report provides a detailed analysis of a strategy backtest. Generating the report starts with creating a chart for testing, and then adding the strategy rules. TradeStation does the rest.

Building Histograms in TradeStation

A histogram can be built in TradeStation by using a candle chart and importing 3rd party data.

Building Simple Trading Strategies Without EasyLanguage

Build and test a simple trading strategy, using the built-in strategy components, based on indicators you use every day.

Charting 90 years of historical Dow Jones Industrials data

Learn how to create long term charts of historical data along with scaling options.

Commitments of Traders Data

Incorporate historical CFTC Commitments of Traders Data in Charting and RadarScreen for Futures Open Interest Analysis.

Create Custom Analysis Techniques without using EasyLanguage

Learn how to customize analysis techniques in TradeStation without using EasyLanguage. Specify your own conditions or forumulas in an Indicator, ShowMe, or PaintBar to display in charts.

Creating Multi-data Charts

Charts in TradeStation can include multiple symbols.

Customize Indicators and Strategy Calculations with Inputs

Inputs are user-editable parameters in analysis techniques and strategies. They allow you to adjust a calculation directly from a format dialog, without delving into the formulas. This makes it quick and easy to change a simple value like the length of a moving average, but also allows you to change more complex values, such as the price on which the average is calculated.

Drawing Trendlines

Learn to use hand drawn trendlines to highlight support and resistance levels, market trend, and measure market moves.

EasyLanguage Library

The EasyLanguage Library is a community of TradeStation clients sharing indicator and strategy ideas. Learn to access, import and insert these additional indicators and strategies.

Global Scanning for Stochastic

Scan the universe of stock symbols for stocks with extreme Stochastic values.

Global Scanning on Fundamental Stock Data

Learn to scan the universe of stocks on the hundreds of fundamental data fields available.

Implied Volatility and Put/Call Ratios for Stocks

Analyze Historical Implied Volatility and Put/Call Ratios for option able stocks and indices.

Import Indicators and Strategies

TradeStation’s Import Wizard makes it easy to import new analysis techniques and strategies from the EasyLanguage Library, TradeStation classes or third parties. See how easy it is to work with the Wizard and TradeStation’s ELD files.

Introducing the Walk Forward Optimizer

The Walk Forward Optimizer allows you to stress test a trading strategy by automating the complex task of walk-forward testing. Here is a quick walk through of the features and concepts of the TradeStation Walk-Forward Optimizer.

Monitor Positions and Orders within a Chart

Use Account Orders and Positions to monitor orders and positions in charts and compare them to historical and real-time data.

Monitoring Stock Option Positions in OptionStation

Monitor your open stock option positions in real time using the position section of OptionStation, and create risk graphs based on your real-world filled prices.

Multi-Futures Contract Analysis

Different futures contracts for the same security can be analyzed together in a single TradeStation chart.

NEW - Viewing PaintBar Studies in Candlestick Charts

PaintBar studies can paint the wick and the entire body of a candlestick or display as a vertical line as in a bar chart. See the difference and how to change the setting to your liking.

Option Chains in OptionStation

Learn to display real-time quotes of option chains in OptionStation along with the ability to filter certain strikes and series.

OptionStation Probability Calculator

Utilize the OptionStation Probability Calculator to determine the normal distribution probabilities of reaching certain price targets based on volatility and the time horizon for a trade.

OptionStation Search

Learn how to search all available options for an optionable stock to find the best position today for your market outlook.

Percent Change Charts

Learn to use a multi-data chart to chart the relative value of up to 50 symbols from any starting point historically.

Pre Market and Post Market Stock Sessions

Analyze pre- and post-market trading in a chart by adjusting the session setting.

Rapidly Rising and Falling Stocks in Hot Lists

The Hot List window can be monitored continuously to identify rapidly rising and falling stocks in a two-minute interval.

Resetting the VWAP in the Matrix

Learn how to reset the volume weighted average price (VWAP) displayed in the Matrix.

Scan the Market for Stocks that meet Specific Fundamental Criteria

Learn how to scan a universe of stocks based on fundamental criteria

Scanning a Global Universe of Securities for End of Day Trading Opportunies

Scan for trading opportunies at the end of the day.

Setting up Options Spreads using the OptionStation Analysis window

The OptionStation Analysis window makes the process of creating Options spreads simple. Learn how to enable this feature and enter spreads into the market more efficiently.

Status Button for Analysis Techniques and Strategies in Charting

Using the status button for analysis techniques and/or strategies within a chart is a quick and efficient way to switch back and forth between analysis technique and/or strategy in a TradeStation chart.

Tape-reading Market Activity in the Time and Sales Window

The Time and Sales window can be customized to tape-read market activity.

Track Realtime P/L for Open Positions in RadarScreen

RadarScreen allows you to track realtime profit and loss of any opened or theoretical position by using one of its built-in analysis techniques.

Tracking The Overnight S&P Trading

Track and analyze overnight electronic futures trading using the GLOBEX mini futures symbols.

TradeStation Calculated Indices

TradeStation provides clients with built-in calculated indices that offer market breadth data. Learn about the entire list of market breadth indices offered through the TradeStation data network.

Trendlines Revisited

Learn how to properly draw trendlines and use lines to display bar count and percent move between two points.

Understanding Candlestick with Trend

TradeStation’s candlestick with trend charting style provides additional analysis by looking at the trend of the candles bar by bar.

Understanding Forex Daily Rollover

Learn how short-term interest rates can affect your Forex position value during the daily rollover.

Using the Horizontal Line Tool to Quickly Set Price Alerts

Learn how to quickly set a price alert using the horizontal line tool.