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Customization is Key: Loading Options Chains and Building Spreads

Customization is Key: Loading Options Chains and Building Spreads

Building options spreads requires precision, not guess work. Learn how OptionStation® Pro may help you tailor strategies with improved accuracy.  OptionStation® Pro, part of TradeStation's award-winning desktop suite, offers a comprehensive platform for options...

Understanding the Basics of Algorithmic Trading

Understanding the Basics of Algorithmic Trading

Summary Algorithmic trading uses computer programs to automatically place trades based on predefined instructions, aiming to allow trading at speeds impossible for humans Algo trading offers potential advantages like speed, accuracy, and backtesting abilities, but has...

Symbol Linking Can Help Unlock the Power of TradeStation

Symbol Linking Can Help Unlock the Power of TradeStation

TradeStation's platform is rich in analytics and insights. Today's post will explain symbol linking, a key tool for pulling the functionality together. Symbol linking lets one application, like RadarScreen® or Scanner, load a stock or futures contract across other...

Visualizing Price Action with Candlestick Charts

Visualizing Price Action with Candlestick Charts

Candlestick charts have become one of the go-to methods for traders to visualize market data. To help you trade the way you want, TradeStation offers two distinct candlestick charting styles to cater to different preferences and analytical needs.  Choosing Your...

Assessing the Market With Sector Performance

Assessing the Market With Sector Performance

Market internals is a field of technical analysis that considers how companies within the stock market are performing. A recent article covered breadth, and now we'll turn to sector performance. This technique assesses the S&P 500 by comparing price changes of...

Platform Tools for Market Internals and Breadth

Platform Tools for Market Internals and Breadth

TradeStation’s platform is known for letting customers build their own tools. It also provides a series of calculated indexes for advanced technical analysis. Today's article will cover some of these indicators, which may be especially useful for assessing market...

Using Fibonacci Retracements on TradeStation

Using Fibonacci Retracements on TradeStation

Stock prices usually zig and zag instead of moving in a straight line. Today we'll explore Fibonacci retracements, a popular tool for navigating ups and downs in stock and futures markets. The Fibonacci ("Fib") tool is a drawing instrument on TradeStation's charts...

What Tools Can Help With Extended Hours Trading?

What Tools Can Help With Extended Hours Trading?

TradeStation recently increased its window for extended-hours trading. This article will consider some of the tools that might help in the pre- and post-market. The first application is Chart Analysis, which typically shows only regular stock-market hours of 9:30 a.m....