Chesley Spencer
Director, Trading Product Development, TD Ameritrade

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Sizzle Index: Screen Stocks With Unusual Options Activity June 6, 2023 10:15 AM   |  

Read how the Sizzle Index, available on the thinkorswim® platform, can help traders find, filter, refine, and track stocks experiencing unusual options activity.

5 min read  |  thinkorswim Platform
Getting False Charting Signals? Try Out Stock Chart Indicators April 27, 2023 10:42 AM   |  

Using stock chart indicators with buy and sell signals can help your trading decisions. Here are three charting tools to consider when you run into false signals.

5 min read  |  Charting
Cool Scripts: Create a Stock Momentum Tool with a Twist November 20, 2020 10:30 AM   |  

Learn to use simple moving averages (SMAs) to track stock momentum by creating scripts with thinkScript® on the thinkorswim® trading platform from TD Ameritrade.

3 min read  |  Charting
How to Find Stocks: Scanning the Universe of Stocks in 60 Seconds March 4, 2020 10:30 AM   |  

Too many indicators can lead to indecision. Check out this stock analysis tool from TD Ameritrade that can help you make decisions about stock trades.

5 min read  |  thinkorswim Platform
Easy Coding for Traders: Build Your Own Indicator December 27, 2018 4:00 AM   |  

Yearning for a chart indicator that doesn't exist yet? Why not write it yourself? All it takes is knowing your thinkScript® ABCs.

5 min read  |  Charting
High/Low Graph: Stock Sentiment on thinkorswim Watchlists September 27, 2018 4:00 AM   |  

Wish sentiment was displayed on your stock watchlist? Learn how to use the High/Low Graph function in the thinkorswim® platform from TD Ameritrade.

5 min read  |  thinkorswim Platform
thinkorswim Charts That Rule the World: Become a Charting Ninja June 1, 2018 4:00 AM   |  

There are plenty of charting programs out there. But seriously, why look further? Other than make you an extra-shot nonfat vanilla latte, thinkorswim charts can do almost anything you’d need a chart to do–even if you’re not a chart reader.

5 min read  |  Charting
How Do You Find Potential Opportunities in a Huge Market? Scan It September 28, 2017 12:00 AM   |  

With the scan tool traders can choose from and modify hundreds of predefined scans or create custom scans based your their search criteria.

3 min read  |  thinkorswim Platform
Monitor Tab on thinkorswim: Quick Access to Your Trading Activity September 26, 2017 12:00 AM   |  

When you’re looking for critical information about your trading account, holdings, and activity, you don’t want to have to go poking around for key figures and stats.

1 min read  |  thinkorswim Platform
Assess Your Positions’ Risk with Beta Weighting on thinkorswim September 26, 2017 12:00 AM   |  

Traders can use the beta weighting tool on the thinkorswim platform to assess their various positions in terms of volatility or market risk.

3 min read  |  thinkorswim Platform

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