Platform Features Release: August 2022
Announcing the latest Release of feature and functionality enhancements to the trading platform. These allow for more customizing ability and streamlines functions on accessing or displaying information. Highlights include:
Screen for Weekly Options – The ability to screen for weekly options has been added to the Screen Function under Find.
Rearrange Screener Data Points – Change selection order directly on the Results page, by drag/drop action.
Large Chart Widget on Custom Page –The new widget fits an entire row on the custom page.
Customize Moving Averages – The Moving Average thickness can now be customized.
Vertical Zoom on Chart – Function expanding to allow for Horizontal and Vertical Zoom.
Double-click function on Expiration Cycle Page –Eliminates need to click “Okay” button
Screen for Weekly Options
The Screener – located under the Find Tab – now provides the ability to screen for Weekly Options.
Now customizing your own searches is even better!
Remember, you can save Screens for future use – and even edit/update them as needed.
Rearrange Screener Criteria
Rearrange Screener data points on the Results page by clicking 
located on the upper left corner of each data point, then drag up/down.
The data points are filtered with each entry in the order they are listed.
Additional edits can be made with the existing Screener data points:
Click 
to keep the data point but disregard in an updated “Run Search”.
Click 
to remove the data point from an updated “Run Search”.
Save to keep the edited Screener for future use.
Large Chart Widget on My Custom Page
An individual chart can be set on an entire row on the Custom Page by selecting the Large Chart widget.
The Custom Page set-up and arrangement remain the same.
Customize Moving Average Lines
All Moving Average Indicators, Exponential, Simple, Triangular and Weighted can be customized to set Line Width. The default setting is ‘1’.
This update, along with previously added, user-defined “Line Type” allows for even more identification in charting analysis.
Expiration Cycle Double-click Functionality
Quickly access one or more Expiration Cycles by double-clicking on each row you wish to evaluate.
The selected dates will automatically display on the Chain.
Click “Expiration Cycles” button again to revise/add to existing cycles.
Vertical & Horizontal Zoom Functionality
Change Log
- Corrected “Extend By” behavior on Chart with Streaming
- Created ability to reconcile partial trades
- Updated Annotation editing capability when adding text
- Resolved Edge browser/Annotations conflict
- Volatility Stop Indicator – expanded
- Fixed navigation break: Chain>Chart>Chain
- Analyze function restored on certain strategies
- Alert tool-tip correction
- Adjusting Parallel lines now saving
- Corrected Pending/Executed Order on Chart display
Premium Features Release: Custom Home Page & Alert Functionality
Features Release Notes:
Custom Home Page, Alert Capability
Announcing: New Powerful Premium Features Added to the Trade Tool Trading Platform
Two new features, exclusive to the premium desktop version of the trading platform have been designed and implemented to help you make better trading decisions and have more control in managing existing trades.
Custom is located in the redesigned former Market Tab and gives you control of features you want to see in one customizable location.
Alerts gives you more control of your trading by setting up notifications set by your criteria.
Both features allow for expansion on future releases.
Custom Home Page
You now have a Custom Home page!
Located in the “Home” Tab (formerly Market), this is a flexible feature which allows for a convenient way to research trades or find opportunities – in one place – all defined by you.
Start by adding Widgets: Chart, Quote and News pertaining to the stock, and even Market News The platform system will automatically adjust according to the available space on your desktop/laptop.
Each symbol can have multiple Chart set-ups – each with their own time period, chart type and indicators.
Want to rearrange the widgets? Custom allows you to do so.
Want to keep the settings, but change the selected stocks quickly? That’s covered too.
Alert Functionality
Alert capability gives you more control of managing existing trades or being notified of possible trade opportunities. Set by Last Price, $ or % Change, % Offset or Volume.
Receive triggered alerts on your computer and/or mobile device (with the mobile app).
Alert Management, located in Research, allows for easy modifying or removing active alerts from your current list.
Increase your profitability while minimizing risk on existing trades with this powerful feature!
Alerts are easily set up from the Research Dashboard.
Click on the bell icon, located in the Quote Box,
Complete each field
Click “Save”
Quotes are RealTime if you have Streaming Quotes on the platform – OR – have a linked brokerage account that provides RealTime quotes to the platform – AND – have logged into that account in the last 30 days.
Change Log
- Researching Staged Orders resolved
- Adjustments/Building trades in Order Ticket issues corrected
- Deleting Snapshot trade in chain corrected
- Research/Dashboard/EPS data aligned
- Scroll bar improvement on PCs in Journal, Watch Lists
- Corrected “Position/Order Display” on Charts
- “Existing Positions” label displays on Charts
- Earnings display corrected when adding 10,30,60,90 periods
- TDA – History data updated
- TDA – Login resolved for Android mobile & Google Pixel