Go Big - Graphs & Charts

Anywhere you see the ‘Go Big’ icon , you can expand the graphic and access additional information.

The Chart Tab under Research has such a button in the icon toolbar as shown:

The Heat Map on the Market Tab will allow you to filter criteria such as stock price, volume, market cap, etc.   

In the Options Tab, you can do this with the P/L Graph and the Volatility Chart.  The icon is located at or near the upper right of the graph or chart.

Expanding the Stock/Volatility Chart allows you to view past Historic Volatility, Intrinsic Volatility and stock price on a day-to-day basis.

For deeper Trade Analysis, use the Volatility Slider tool and the Date Picker, located at the bottom of the P&L Graph:


Trend Lines, Notes & Shapes and Advanced Annotations

Customize your charts with Trend Lines, Notes and Advanced Annotations.

These tool icons are available above the chart, just below the Indicators drop-down box.

The Gear Icon sets/manages the default for these tools, as well as whether to save Trendlines, Notes & Annotations on the chart (recommended).

Each Trendline, Note Entry and Annotation can be individually customized by color and, where applicable, transparency.

Clicking on any Trend Line, Note, or Advanced Annotation, will display the “Annotation Settings” box for that entry.  

The Annotation Settings box can be repositioned elsewhere on the platform, if needed.

Line Color, Line Width and if applicable, Background Color and Transparency can be changed.

Be sure to click ‘Save’!

Note:  Parallel channels are initially drawn horizontally.  To change orientation click on the annotation then grab one of the ‘edit dots’ to drag to the position you wish.

Then click “Save” on the dialog box.


Click on graphic to view examples of editing the color/sizing 

Click on graphic to view examples of moving and changing end points of charting annotations. 


Crossover Arrows

The Crossover Arrows   identify the crossover points on indicators.

For upper indicators, you can select 2 indicators and the chart will show the crossover arrow.

Example:  If you select the 5 day and 20 day SMA the Green arrows will show the 5/20 crossover points when in an upward movement, Red for downward.

Only 2 moving averages can be selected at a time when utilizing this tool.  If you wish to make a change to another moving average indicator,  one must first be deselected before adding the new indicator.

 

 

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Journal Tag Analytics

Want to know how effective your trading strategies and practices are?  This is where you’ll get your answers

Get visual feedback broken down by strategies and analytical data including a Profit Graph, Average Gross P&L, the frequency of each strategy executed, % Win Ratio, Number of Days in a Trade.

Journal Analytics is a powerful tool to reinforce consistency in the practice of the trading process- from the overview, evaluation, research, execution and exiting.  Journaling identifies what works, what needs more discipline, etc.  Analytics provide this information in easy-to-read data.


Updating Journal Entries

Updating closed or adjusted trades in the Journal Tab is easy by the following steps:

1.  Go to the Order Status Tab, change the default “Today” in the upper-right area of the tab for previously executed trades.

2.  Click “Journal” for the trade you want to update.

3.   You can add Notes, #tags, outlook to be included in the Journal.  Click “Save”.  (Note the Account Name where this trade will appear)

4.  The trade is now updated in the Journal Tab.  Expand the tab to see trade detail: Number of days in the trade, the profit (loss), order execution details, notes, tags, the Account Name containing the trade, etc.

The Analytics section will update using tags from these trades, further assisting in tracking progress in your trading.

 


Add New #tags and Auto-Tagging

Trade Finder Scans have #tags that will automatically appear on the corresponding trade tabs in the Journal, such as #BullCall, #BullPut or #CoveredCall, for example.   Trades built manually will default to #custom.  In addition, trades that have expired will be auto-tagged: #expiration.

You can revise these tags and/or add your own, by the following steps:
1.  On the Journal Tab, select the Trade entry you wish to edit by clicking on the Pencil Icon.
2.  In the Tags section (lower part of box), start typing the word/phrase you wish to use.  Example:  favorite
(It is not necessary to enter the ‘#’ symbol first).
3. Click on “Add (#NewTag)“, then Save.
4. The new Tag will be on the individual Trade tab and the Analytics section of the Journal.