How great would it be if you could go back in time and learn from your past mistakes? Maybe you would have taken that job offer, married your high school sweetheart, or passed on drinking that expired milk? Of course, reliving the past is just a fantasy, right? Well, not with thinkorswim OnDemand, a powerful […]

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It doesn’t matter whether you’re just starting out as a trader or are a seasoned pro; sometimes the hardest part is finding trade candidates. Many traders say the market seems elusive and does all it can to distract them with random noise and mixed signals. Don’t you wish there was a tool that could cut […]

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There are a lot of benefits to being a trader, but unless you happen to work on a trading desk, one of the downsides is that it can be a lonely endeavor. Plus, staring at screens by yourself for hours at a time, without any human interaction, can lead to a trader’s biggest enemy: boredom. […]

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So, there are education offerings sprinkled throughout the TD Ameritrade website, mobile app, and thinkorswim platform. How’s a trader or investor to find/sort/make sense of them all? Education is invaluable, essential, and useful, which makes it an ideal gift for anyone. TD Ameritrade has taken its educational offerings to the next level. We’ve integrated our educational tools […]

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Key Takeaways Tracking options activity can offer a peek into market expectations for a particular stock Learn how the Sizzle Index can help traders find, filter, refine and monitor stocks experiencing unusual options activity Tracking unusual flare-ups in options activity can offer potential stock ideas. Following the options crowd or at least seeing what they’re […]

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Key Takeaways The Stock Hacker tool in the thinkorswim platform can help you match potential trade candidates to a set of fundamental criteria Once you’ve identified a subset of stocks matching your criteria, you can use technical analysis to help complement your fundamental outlook Too many indicators can often lead to indecision and antacids. But […]

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Key Takeaways Watchlists can be helpful but don’t always provide a sense of market sentiment The High/Low Graph, now on the thinkorswim® platform, uses a formula to help track sentiment for individual securities This feature could help investors who need to quickly check sentiment for securities in their watchlists If you’ve ever created a watchlist to […]

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Key Takeaways Options are one way advanced traders can get directional exposure in a stock  Around earnings time, an option that may typically be inexpensive can cost substantially more Selling an option spread can give you directional exposure, defined risk, and potentially, a lower buying power requirement  Earnings season: It’s pageant time for the companies […]

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