Platform Features Release: Economic Dashboard, Chart Adjustment, Chart Time Period
Announcing the latest Release of feature and functionality enhancements to the trading platform to improve the investment/trading decision process.
Economic Dashboard: View chart data from dozens of economic reports. Includes information on why it is important, what to look for, and how to apply the data to trading.
Chart Adjustment: Ability to compress and expand y-axis.
Chart Periods: New look, improved functionality.
Economic Dashboard
Located under the Home/Market Tab, this powerful research tool provides important economic information in chart format.
- Select from 1*, 5,10 or 25-year views
- Allows you to select display order as well as ‘hide’ charts.
- Click on the Title to display: What the data represents, Why it is important, What to look for and How to apply the data in trading
- Provides info on the Economic Report Category (Consumer), what the numbers represent (%, $, units, etc), how Frequent the data is reported (Quarterly, Annually, Monthly, etc)
* Some reports are released annually. 5, 10 or 25 year view are recommended in these instances.
Chart Adjustment
Adjusting the chart’s y-axis gives you more flexibility – whether it’s forecasting, adding notes, viewing current positions, etc.
Simply click you cursor to the right of the y-axis, then drag your mouse/cursor up or down.
To reset, click the ‘refresh’ icon on the chart toolbar
Chart Time Periods
The Chart Period format has been streamlined for a more streamlined look.
The current chart period will be displayed at the top of the ‘favorite’ (saved) drop-down list.
Change Log
- ‘x’ moved to left side of symbol list in Research Tab
- Key Ratio and Compare Views are session sticky
- Seasonal chart corrected to show Price
- Cancel/Reuse display on Credit orders corrected
- Stock data restored on Scan backtest
- Staged Order display on chart functionality corrected
- Schwab Order Ticket close orders corrected
- Trade Station added under “Open New Account”
- Reward/Risk more clearly marked on Trade from Chart
- 1 Day/1 Minute added to Custom Page charts
- Resolved Seasonality percent chart
- Corrected MACD histogram overlap
- 60-minute charts/Schwab conflict resolved
- P/L Insight Graph includes up-to-date data
- Tradier Live Account Ticket credit/debit correction
- Staged Orders/Current Orders display consistency restored
- Screener – Score resulting in 0 candidates resolved
Platform Features Release: Trade from the Chart, Price Slices, Reset Virtual Account Options
Announcing the latest Release of feature and functionality enhancements to the trading platform to improve the position evaluation process, trade submitting process as well as offer additional practice account settings:
Price Slices: Evaluate theoretical outcomes of option positions when using the Strategy Templates.
Trade from the Chart: Use the control box or lines on Chart to adjust the entry point, Target Price and/or Stop Price.
Reset Virtual Account – Add ‘funds’ to an existing account OR reset everything and start fresh. You decide.
Price Slices (Premium Feature)
The Button appears on the right side of the screen when using the Strategy Templates.
Select one of the 22 Option Strategy Templates.
Build the position.
Click the Price Slices button to start your evaluation
Change the Date (default ‘today’), Price levels and/or % Offset
Add IV to view how this affects the theoretical P/L
Click the Go Big icon to view additional Greek data
Trade from the Chart
The button appears at the top of the chart for any symbol – whether there is an existing position or not.
Clicking this button activates an Order Window on the Chart, like this:
Note: Buy, Profit and Stop Loss line colors will match those displayed on the chart itself.
The values in the Order Window can be manually adjusted by $ or %
The values can also be dynamically adjusted by moving the corresponding line(s) on the Chart itself.
The Quantity value default is “1” to show the ‘per share’ dollar and percentage estimated risk, reward, as well as Position Total.
Click “Trade” for the prefilled Order Ticket to display.
The Order Ticket can be further adjusted, Staged or Reviewed to ensure it’s completed to your satisfaction, then Submitted.
Note: The brokerage selected must support Bracket Orders if the Stop/Stop Limit values are selected on the Order Window
Reset Tradier Virtual Account – 2 options
Tradier’s Virtual Account gives you the ability to add more “Cash” to your practice account – OR – completely start over:
On the account summary page, click “Reset Virtual Account”
Select “Balance Reset Only” – to keep your existing trade activity, but add more “cash” to your virtual account.
Select “Complete Reset” – if you want to remove all prior transactions, including Journal Entries, Gains, Orders, Positions, etc. Note: This selection cannot be undone once it’s processed.
Type RESET in the box provided, then click the “Confirm” button
Enhancements
- ATM Option Strikes are bolded for easier identification
Change Log
- Adjusted theme contrast
- Corrected Order Type Limit price entry
- Snapshot functionality restored
Trade from the Chart
Trade from the Chart
The button appears at the top of the chart for any symbol – whether there is an existing position or not.
Clicking this button activates an Order Window on the Chart, like this:
Note: Buy, Profit and Stop Loss line colors will match those displayed on the chart itself.
The values in the Order Window can be manually adjusted by $ or %
The values can also be dynamically adjusted by moving the corresponding line(s) on the Chart itself.
The Quantity value default is “1” to show the ‘per share’ dollar and percentage estimated risk, reward, as well as Position Total.
Click “Trade” for the prefilled Order Ticket to display.
The Order Ticket can be further adjusted, Staged or Reviewed to ensure it’s completed to your satisfaction, then Submitted.
Note: The brokerage selected must support Bracket Orders if the Stop/Stop Limit values are selected on the Order Window