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Stocks Could Be Stabilizing. How Do I Find Potential Opportunities?

Stocks Could Be Stabilizing. How Do I Find Potential Opportunities?

The stock market is bouncing after a dip. Are any companies stabilizing as sentiment recovers? Today's article will consider a method for discovering potential opportunities. It uses TradeStation's EasyLanguage scripting tool to create a custom indicator, which can...

Traders Have a Powerful Tool in OptionStation Pro

Traders Have a Powerful Tool in OptionStation Pro

OptionStation Pro is a comprehensive and powerful platform designed to meet the needs of options traders. Its intuitive interface includes tools for viewing, analyzing and trading options. This free educational video explains how customers can load chains, browse...

Outside Days Can Help Spot Reversals in the Stock Market

Outside Days Can Help Spot Reversals in the Stock Market

Traders often use candlesticks because they show the fullness of price action over different intervals. That can help spot a pattern called "outside days," which this article will cover. An outside day occurs when a stock trades below the previous session's low and...

Options Strategies for Earnings Season and Other Events

Options Strategies for Earnings Season and Other Events

Quarterly earnings and other important events have the potential to trigger sudden moves in stock prices. Call and put options can help investors manage the risk of these catalysts by positioning for directional moves or hedging against declines. Key strategies...

Using the Platform: Sector Performance May Be Confirming New Bull Market

Using the Platform: Sector Performance May Be Confirming New Bull Market

The S&P 500 keeps hitting new 52-week highs, but how strong is the rally? Today's post will use TradeStation's award-winning platform to diagnose the health of the move. The method will use the RadarScreen tool to compare the price performance of various sectors....

Suddenly Lots of Stocks Are Hitting New Highs

Suddenly Lots of Stocks Are Hitting New Highs

More stocks are showing signs of a breakout as the Federal Reserve meets and the S&P 500 jumps above last summer's peak. Forty-three members of the S&P 500 made new 52-week highs on Tuesday, according to TradeStation data. It was the highest total since April...

Here’s a Way to See Price Action More Clearly on the the Apple Chart

Here’s a Way to See Price Action More Clearly on the the Apple Chart

TradeStation's award-winning platform offers countless tools for staying on top of the market. Today we'll consider "ShowMes" on intraday charts. ShowMes are indicators telling you when something happens. They show events like new highs or certain candlestick types....

Symbol Linking Can Help Unlock the Power of TradeStation

Symbol Linking Can Help Unlock the Power of TradeStation

TradeStation's award-winning 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...

Platform Tools for Market Internals and Breadth

Platform Tools for Market Internals and Breadth

TradeStation’s platform is famous 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...