This board is for those interested in using technical analysis to trade ETF's and stocks using swing trading and day trading systems.  The board is for open minded people who wish to share ideas and observations about just in time action in the stock market.   All are welcome to join in the fun!  ThinkorSwim is the primary platform used to create charts and as such most of the discussion is around programming and creating charts in ThinkorSwim.

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Resources on the Web:

  The Chart Pattern Trader:  http://thechartpatterntrader.com/

VIX Blog:  http://vixandmore.blogspot.com/
Understanding Decay Part 1:  http://caps.fool.com/Blogs/understanding-etfetn-decay/597736
Understanding Decay Part 2:  http://caps.fool.com/Blogs/understanding-etf-decay-part/597928
Volatility Indexes:  http://hypervolatility.com/volatility-modelling/equity-volatility-indices-vix-vxn-vxd-rvx/
2013 Spreadsheet VIX&SPX: http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=91737761
 
  Trading Gaps:  http://www.thegapguy.com 
  Stocktwits.TV:   http://www.stocktwits.tv/
  Wall Street Journal:   http://online.wsj.com/mdc/public/page/marketsdata.html
  Dow Theory:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dow_theory
  Ten Best Candlestick Patterns:  http://www.swing-trade-stocks.com/candlestick-patterns.html
   Bullish/Bearish Candlestick Patterns:  http://www.candlesticker.com/Bullish.asp
   Bulkowski's Best Chart Patterns:  http://thepatternsite.com/BestPatterns.html
   Using Prophet Charts to find Patterns:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkpMHF7Ridc
   Economic Calendar: http://www.bloomberg.com/markets/economic-calendar/
   Tim Knight's Slope of Hope Blog:  http://slopeofhope.com/
   Corey Rosenbloom's Afraid to Trade Blog:  http://blog.afraidtotrade.com/
   Condor Options Blog:  http://condoroptions.com/
   Great Software for IRS Wash Sales:  http://www.tradelogsoftware.com/products/tradelog/
   Abnormal Returns Blog:  http://abnormalreturns.com/
   ETF Prophet:  http://etfprophet.com/
   Buy/Sell Model:  http://buysellmodel.com/
   Monthly Put/Call Analysis for Opt. Exp.:  http://leavittbrothers.com/blog/?cat=103
   Option's Calendar:  http://www.cmegroup.com/trading/equity-index/files/SP-500-options-calendar.pdf
   HeatMap of Market - configurable:  http://www.smartmoney.com/map-of-the-market/
   Trading Gaps:   http://trading-stocks.netfirms.com/gaps1.htm
   The "Myth of Max Pain" article:   http://investmentxyz.blogspot.com/2006/05/myth-of-max-pain_19.html
 

Trading Videos:

   Tastytrade Market Talk Videos:  https://www.tastytrade.com/#/shows/market-talk
   Emini Trading:  http://emini-watch.com/

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Think or Swim Resources:

email:  thinkorswimtechsupport@tdameritrade.com; phone:  800-672-2098 (ask for Chicago office.)

  Constant Colors:  http://team.thinkorswim.com/manual/dark/thinkscript/reference/Constants/Color/index.html
  Custom Sounds:  http://finance.dir.groups.yahoo.com/group/TOS_thinkscript/message/4780 
  ReadTheProspectus:   http://readtheprospectus.wordpress.com/
  Shadowtrader:  http://www.shadowtrader.net/weekend_updates2011/111030we_final.html
  Free Code:  http://freethinkscript.blogspot.com/ 
  More Free Code:  http://search.traders.com/search?q=thinkorswim+script&btnG=Search&entqr=0&output=xml_no_dtd&sort=date%3AD%3AL%3Ad1&client=default_frontend&ud=1&oe=UTF-8&ie=UTF-8&proxystylesheet=default_frontend&site=entire_site&filter=0

  TOS Ratio Charts:  http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=72707087
      ThinkDesk User's Manual:  http://mediaserver.thinkorswim.com/support/thinkDesktop.pdf
  Linking Excel and ThinkorSwim:  http://readtheprospectus.wordpress.com/2009/09/06/linking-excel-and-think-or-swim-for-streaming-real-time-calculations/
Thinkscript:
Custom Indicator Scripts:  http://www.thinkscripter.com/
Paintbars Come to ThinkorSwim:   http://readtheprospectus.wordpress.com/2009/09/12/paintbars-finally-come-to-think-or-swim/
Getting Started With Thinkscript Parts 1 & 2:
  Part 1:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4y19UdTA9A&feature=related
  Part 2:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRB42FsOWRw&feature=related
      ThinkScript User's Manual:  https://www.thinkorswim.com/tos/thinkScriptHelp.jsp?laf=dark
      ThinkorSwim Resource Manual:  http://team.thinkorswim.com/manual/dark/index.html
Prodigio:  (Prodigio is no longer supported by TDAmeritrade!!!
email:  Prodigio@thinkorswim.com; phone:  Direct 773-244-7749 or 866-839-1100 ext. 7749; 
  Forum:  http://www.prodigiorts.com/http://www.prodigiorts.net/forums/Getting%20Started
  Video Archive:  http://www.prodigiorts.net/videoarchive
           Introduction to Trading with Prodigio:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtcU6Z0m2po&feature=related
       Prodigio Manual:   http://rr-corner.squarespace.com/prodigio-manual/

Posts with Custom Code not in TOS (may contain errors...works in progress.)
  Spdpro:  http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=68488237
  Fibonacci Pivots:  http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=72995202
  ADX:  http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=73059624
  Standard Pivots:  http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=72983311
  BollingerBand Fill:  http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=72971915
  Spdpro:  http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=72934360
  RVI:  http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=72375457
  RSI with Gradient Line:  http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=73474308
  EMASix:  http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=74016255
  Spdpro update 4/8/12:  http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=74153484
  Volume with 2 Averages:  http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=74343095
  Alert Code: http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=91364438
  Fractal Code:  http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=91678788
  Volume Zone Oscillator http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/post_new.aspx?board_id=18585

Using Pivot Points:  

Custom Code:  http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=121798065

https://www.tradingview.com/chart/SPX500/47iWUwzO-Pivots-Indicator-I-Made-A-Living-Trading-This-System-For-2-Yrs/
http://www.pivotpointcalculator.com/
http://tradingmarkets.com/recent/combining_trading_strategies_to_improve_your_odds-640609.html
http://tonylaporta.com/the-intricacies-of-the-pivot-points/

Technical Issues:
   Reoccurring Error Messages in popups:  http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=73711643
   Restore to Previous Build:  http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=73713733
   Software Questions/Answers:   https://www.thinkorswim.com/tos/displayFaq.tos?categoryKey=SOFTWARE

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Volatility:
Quarterly Statistics:  http://www.investopedia.com/articles/financial-theory/08/volatility.asp#axzz1wBh8M2L2
Volatility Calculator; just input symbol:  http://etfreplay.com/volatility.aspx

Resources for Measuring Economic Growth:
  ISM Report:  http://www.ism.ws/ismreport/mfgrob.cfm
  US GDP Growth Rate:   http://www.tradingeconomics.com/united-states/gdp-growth-annual
  20 Year Treasury Bond Forecast:  http://forecasts.org/interest-rate/20-year-treasury-bond-yield.htm
  TED Spread Chart:  http://thedismaloptimist.net/index.php/ted-spread-chart.html
   H.15 Release  http://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/h15/current/default.htm

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