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Listed below you will find all the videos and articles included in the Thinkorswim category.
So you know how to use the Strategies tool in the Thinkorswim platform. But do you know how to export the strategy data and create a “P/L Curve” and “Equity at Work” plots on a graph? Do you think you can do this for multiple stocks and plot all the trade data on the same graph?
Well here I am late into a Saturday evening and I don’t have anything recorded yet. No worries, I spent the day developing some great material. I know exactly what the next video is about. I am very excited to get started, but it will have to wait until tomorrow. I decided to write this brief article for you, to give you an idea what is going to be covered in the next video. As the title suggests, the video is going to be all about TOS Strategy Analysis.
Do you know how to convert a custom Scan on Thinkorswim into a custom Strategy? You will not believe how simple it is. This video shows the step-by-step instructions on how to convert custom Scans into custom Strategies. There is also a quick demo of how to convert a Strategy back into a Scan. After watching this video you will be better equipped to take your trading ideas and put them into practical use.
So you have this trading strategy but you have no idea how it performs. Wouldn’t you love to be able to have Thinkorswim automatically test your strategy for you? And wouldn’t it be great if it let you export the trade details so you could analyze them in a spreadsheet? Yeah, it can do that. This video, “Thinkorswim Strategy Guide”, shows you how.
This video is based on an article in the Summer 2015 edition of the thinkMoney magazine. Page 35 of this edition contains a description of how to use a TD Ameritrade proprietary indicator called MarketForecast. In this video I demonstrate a customized version of this indicator which can be applied as an overlay to any of your favorite momentum indicators.
Three time frames packed into a single MACD? How is that possible? Check it out and see for yourself. The link to download this free custom indicator is embedded within the video. It’s very important you watch the video all the way through in order to understand what this indicator does, and how to adjust it to fit your needs. It will only work on time based charts. Sorry, tick and range charts are not supported.
Based on a viewer’s request, this video takes the original MACD RSI Scan to new territory. Two custom indicators are included. One is linked below, the other is linked within the video. The original code for the MACD RSI Scan is used to create a full featured indicator that plots on the price graph. It has built in alerts, both audible and visual. It has many adjustable parameters for customization.
