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Listed below you will find all the videos and articles included in the TOS Scans category.
Free indicator included, linked below. Plot both the Historical and Implied Volatility together in the same subgraph of a stock chart. Clearly see where crossovers occur. Use this free indicator in a custom scan. Step-by-step instructions in the video show how to run three different kinds of scans from this one indicator.
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.
Are you using the TTM Trend indicator in your trades? Would you like to build a custom scan based on the TTM Trend? You don’t need access to the source code, this video shows you how. And you don’t even need to know how to write code. Because we provide the custom code for you via the link below.
Learn how to build custom stock scans and spend less time reviewing charts. This video shows that you don’t need access to the source code to write a customized scan for a licensed indicator on the Thinkorswim platform. In this video, Thinkorswim Scan TTM Squeeze Histogram, you will learn how to build and run a custom scan. You will receive a free custom scan indicator via clicking the link below. This indicator is actually four different scans built into one. This video shows how to select which of the four scans to run.
Free custom indicator included, and linked below. One of our viewers contacted us via Facebook page asking for help with a custom scan on the Thinkorswim trading platform. The request was to demonstrate how to combine three indicators into a single scan. The specified indicators are the standard MACD, and RSI along with the *TTM Squeeze©.
Have you ever wished you could take your favorite setup and convert it to a custom scan? Wouldn’t it be great to just press the scan button and instantly have a list of qualified charts to review? In this video, you learn how to convert the logic of your setup into a custom scan on the Thinkorswim platform. You’ll have to work with a little bit of scripting language.
