TradeStation Help

Changing a Symbol's Session

You can change the specific details of the session currently assigned to a symbol in the Sessions window. The session information is shown in a graphic format in the Session Preview section. You can also create a custom session template, modify an existing template, or delete a template in the Sessions window.

Changing the Session Information for a Chart Analysis Symbol

  1. Activate a Chart Analysis window.
  2. From the Menu bar, click Format > Symbol. The Format Symbol dialog is displayed.
  3. Click the Properties tab. The name of the session that is currently applied to the symbol is displayed in the Session Preview box.
  4. Next to the Session box, click View/Customize. The Sessions dialog is displayed.
  5. Under Session Settings:
    1. Select Use regular session for standard session hours for the selected symbol.
    2. Select Use Custom session to choose a custom Template Name from the drop-down list.
    3. Click Create, Modify, or Delete to edit custom session settings.
  1. Click OK to close the Sessions dialog.
  2. Click OK to close the Format Symbol dialog.

Changing the Session Information for an OptionStation Symbol

  1. Activate a OptionStation Analysis window.
  2. From the Menu bar, click Format > Symbol. The Format Symbol dialog is displayed.
  3. Under Interval Settings, the name of the session that is currently applied to the symbol is displayed in the Session box. Click View/Customize. The Sessions dialog is displayed.
  4. Under Session Settings:
    1. Select Use regular session for standard session hours for the selected symbol.
    2. Select Use Custom session to choose a custom Template Name from the drop-down list or click Create, Modify, or Delete to edit custom session settings.
    3. Click OK to close the Sessions dialog.
  5. Click OK to close the Format Symbol dialog.

Changing the Session Information for a RadarScreen Symbol

In RadarScreen, you can change the session information for a single symbol or multiple symbols.

  1. Activate a RadarScreen window.
  2. From the Menu bar, click Format > Symbol > Selected Symbols or All Symbols. The Format Symbol(s) dialog is displayed. Under Display, the name of the session that is currently applied to the symbol is displayed in the Session box.
  3. Click View/Customize. The Sessions dialog is displayed.
  4. Under Session Settings:
    1. Select Use regular session for standard session hours for the selected symbol.
    2. Select Use Custom session to choose a custom Template Name from the drop-down list or click Create, Modify, or Delete to edit custom session settings.
    3. Click OK to close the Sessions dialog.
  1. Click OK to close the Format Symbol(s) dialog.