Study and Strategy Libraries

TradeStation® Studies and Strategies are designed to be inserted in TradeStation analysis windows (charts and grids) to perform technical and fundamental analysis of market data and to manage strategy trading based on predefined rules.

This help file includes topics about:

  • Studies -  Definitions, inputs, and plot information for built-in studies such as indicators, ShowMe's, etc.

  • Strategies - Definitions, inputs, and plot information for built-in strategies used for strategy back-testing and automated trading.

  • Columns & Rows - Definitions for columns and rows used in various analysis windows such as TradeManager, Time & Sales, etc.

Accessing Studies and Strategies Help:

  • From the menu bar of the TradeStation Platform, click Help > Get Help > Studies & Strategies

  • From the menu bar of the TradeStation Development Environment, click Help > Studies & Strategies

  • By pressing the F1 key while editing a built-in Study or Strategy in the EasyLanguage editor.  

  • By clicking the Help button, or Definition button when a Study or Strategy is inserted in a chart or grid window to display context-sensitive information.

Ways to find information in Help:

  • Menus - The top navigation bar includes drop-down menus that link to the listed help topics. Also, on the right side of the topic page is a mini-menu with links to related topics.

  • Search - Use the Search box to find a word or phrase within help topics.


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