How to Run a Trade Wizard Scan using a Saved Strategy -2

Trade Wizard

How to Run a Trade Wizard Scan using a Saved Strategy

How to Run a Trade Wizard Scan using a Strategy Learn how to use the Trader's Tool Chest Trade Wizard to scan for trading opportunities using saved strategies. This guide walks you through selecting a symbol, sizing your position, and finalizing your trade plan for your brokerage account.

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Click 'Trade Wizard' on the left hand side.

Trade Setup

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Select the Strategy option

Strategy Scan

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Select a Strategy from the dropdown.

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Here you will see a summary of the scannable rules in the strategy.

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Here you will select your scan universe.

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Click 'Run Scan' to start the scan.

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The stocks that match your scannable rules will be listed below.

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Select the stock you want to trade.

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A note will appear below indicating which stock has been selected.

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Click Next

Position Sizing

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Select you trading account. Your account size will determine how much you can risk.

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If you are trading stocks, you will enter your Risk per trade and Target price.

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If you are trading options, Select the options tab.

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Select your contract type, Expiration date, and Strike price.

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You can also modify your Risk per trade and Target Price.

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We will trade stocks.

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Once you are happy with the Risk per trade and Target price, click 'Use this Size'.

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A draft of the position size will appear below.

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Click Next

Rule Review

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Here you will see which scannable rules have matched.

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You will have to determine if the manual rules have been matched by selecting Yes, No, or N/A .

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Click next to continue to the Summary page.

Trade Summary

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Here you can go back to a previous step by clicking the link for that step,

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Here you can see a summary of the settings used in previous steps.

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Click 'New trade' to start the wizard over.

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Click 'Save to journal' to open the Save to journal dialogue.

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Click 'Copy for Broker' to copy a summary of the trade information to your clipboard.

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Select an option here to create a new trade note or link an existing trade.

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Select an option here to save to the journal as a plan or a trade.

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Click 'Save' to send the trade to the journal and start the 'Trade Wizrad' over.

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