Futures Trader Pack (Version Michael Burke) Version Requirements: Sample Workspace requires TradeStation 9.5 Update 20 or later.

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2 Futures Trader Pack (Versin Michael Burke) Versin Requirements: Sample Wrkspace requires TradeStatin 9.5 Update 20 r later.

3 Imprtant Disclsures All supprt, educatin, and training services and materials n the TradeStatin website are fr infrmatinal purpses nly, and presented in rder t help custmers learn mre abut, and hw t use, the pwer f TradeStatin s sftware and services. All f the symbls used are fr demnstratin purpses and nt recmmendatins. N type f trading r investment advice is being made, given, r in any manner prvided by any TradeStatin instructr r affiliate. Stck, futures, and ptins trading carries a high degree f risk and may nt be suitable fr sme traders. This material may als discuss in detail hw TradeStatin is designed t help yu develp, test and implement trading strategies. Hwever, TradeStatin des nt prvide r suggest trading strategies. We ffer yu unique tls t help yu design yur wn strategies and lk at hw they culd have perfrmed in the past. While we believe this is very valuable infrmatin, we cautin yu that simulated past perfrmance f a trading strategy is n guarantee f its future perfrmance r success. We als d nt recmmend r slicit the purchase r sale f any particular securities r derivative prducts. Any symbls referenced are used nly fr the purpses f the demnstratin, as an example nt a recmmendatin. Finally, this material may discuss autmated electrnic rder placement and executin. Please nte that even thugh TradeStatin has been designed t autmate yur trading strategies and deliver timely rder placement, ruting and executin, these things, as well as access t the system itself, may at times be delayed r even fail due t market vlatility, qute delays, system and sftware errrs, Internet traffic, utages and ther factrs. Ntice: Futures cntract specificatin infrmatin is subject t change with little r n ntice be sure that yu are fully aware f and understand the futures cntract specificatin infrmatin fr any instrument that yu trade. Infrmatin prvided by any EasyLanguage tls and indicatrs may be ut f date r inaccurate based n the available data r versin date f the EasyLanguage cde.

4 Futures Trader Pack The Futures Trader Pack is a pre-built wrkspace with a set f custm EasyLanguage-based utilities fr futures traders. The utilities include: #Futures Inf - A charting indicatr that allws yu t easily see the cntract specificatins fr any futures symbl. #Futures Level Calc - A charting indicatr that allws yu t measure a price mve in dllars frm the current price r the entry price f an active futures psitin. (This tl can als be used with stcks.) COT Cmmercial Ribbn - A charting indicatr that displays the shrt-term change in net psitin fr the Cmmitments f Traders data fr cmmercial traders. Mv Avg 2 Lines RS - A RadarScreen indicatr that displays the trending mde fr a watch list f symbls. The Trader Pack als utilizes sme standard built-in TradeStatin indicatrs: COT Net Psitin - Displays the net lng r shrt psitin in cntracts f cmmercial, large, and small futures traders. COT Ttal Psitin - Displays the ttal psitin in cntracts f cmmercial, large, and small futures traders. Kase Bars - A charting interval based n price mvement. Similar t Range Bars. Average True Range - Determines the setting fr Kase Bars. The Futures Trader Pack can be dwnladed frm the TradeStatin TradingApp Stre: Prvide Feedback r Ask A Questin at: Learning@Tradestatin.cm

5 #Futures Inf (Charting Indicatr) The #Futures Inf charting indicatr is a simple utility that sits n the right-hand a chart, and allws yu t easily see the cntract specificatins, margin requirements, and last trading dates fr the Data1 futures symbl in the chart. Input Infrmatin indicatr has n inputs. side f The Descriptin The indicatr has three infrmatinal sectins: Basics PintValue$ is the dllar value fr a 1-pint mve frm ne cntract. MinMve$ is the dllar value fr 1-minimum price mvement increment. MinMve is the minimum price mvement increment. LcSess is the pening and clsing sessin times based n the lcal time zne. ExchSess is the pening and clsing sessin times based n the exchange time (The Time Zne setting is available in the Frmat Symbl > Settings dialg.) Exchange is the futures exchange where rders are ruted. Cntract Mnths Cdes are the mnthly cdes fr building a futures symbl. zne. Sessin Backgrund Clr Alerts: Green = The sessin is active Gray = The sessin is clsed Pink = The sessin will clse in less than 20 minutes Red = The sessin will clse in less than 5 minutes Margin Initial$ is the initial margin required per cntract when placing an pening trade. Maint$ is the maintenance margin required per cntract vernight. DayTrd is the available margin rate in percent and dllars fr day trading. LastUpdate is the date the margin rates were last refreshed frm TradeStatin. Nte: The Cntract Multiplier at the tp allws yu t simulate the PintValue, MinMve in dllars, and margin rates fr multiple cntracts traded. Last Trading Dates (FN = First Ntice Date) (LD = Last Trading Date) Chart(FN) is the First Ntice Date fr the Data1 symbl in the chart. Chart(LD) is the Last Trading Date fr the Data1 symbl in the chart. Frnt(FN) is the First Ntice Date fr the frnt mnth cntract based n vlume. (Always Green Backgrund) Frnt(LD) is the Last Trading Date fr the frnt mnth cntract based n vlume. (Always Green Backgrund) Current(FN) is the First Ntice Date fr the current calendar mnth cntract. (Always Red Backgrund) Current(LD) is the Last Trading Date fr the current calendar mnth cntract. (Always Red Backgrund) Next(FN) is the First Ntice Date fr the next cntract mnth after the current frnt mnth cntract. Next(LD) is the Last Trading Date fr the next cntract mnth after the current frnt mnth cntract. Nte: Sme frward cntract mnths r cash settled futures may nt reprt a First Ntice Date right away (displayed as??? ). Make sure t check with the exchange website t be sure yu are aware f the last trading date fr any instrument yu are trading. It is gd practice t rll r clse yur psitins based n the earlier f the tw dates. Hide Inf View Yu can hide r display the Futures Inf windw n the right by selecting EasyLanguage Applicatin Bar frm the charting View menu.

6 #Futures Levels Calc (Charting Indicatr) The #Futures Levels Calc charting indicatr is a utility that allws yu t measure the price mve in dllars frm the current price fr tw pre-drawn hrizntal lines. By dragging the hrizntal lines t new levels, yu can quickly measure any price mve in dllars, and yu can als display the difference between the tw hrizntal lines. The hrizntal lines can be frmatted fr clr and style, and yu can insert the indicatr multiple times int the same chart t measure multiple price levels. The line price levels and line frmatting settings are saved with the wrkspace fr multiple symbls and intervals within the same chart, s yu dn t have t reset the levels every time yu change the symbl r interval. Input Infrmatin TradeSizeMdifier(1) - Sets a calculatin multiplier fr the level dllar distance calculatins. PsitinPxOR(0) - Sets a fixed reference price fr the level dllar distance calculatins. This value verrides bth the Last Price and UsePsitinPrice input setting belw; a value greater than zer will place a yellw crss at this value. This input must be set back t zer in rder t use the last price as the calculatin reference price. ShwLabels(TRUE) - Displays the price mve in dllars n the tw lines. Set t True(default) t display. Set t False t hide. ShwDiff(TRUE) - Displays the difference in dllars between the tw lines. Set t True(default) t display. Set t False t hide. UsePsitinPrice(FALSE) - Sets the reference price fr the level calculatins. Set t True t use the pen psitin average entry price as the referenced price. Set t False (default) t use the last price. A yellw crss will mark yur Average Entry Price. ResetAppStrage(FALSE) - This is a trubleshting mde fr strage f price levels and frmatting. Set it t TRUE then relad the chart, then set it t False (default), and reset the chart again. A yellw crss marks a psitin s Average Entry Price.

7 COT Cmmercial Ribbn (Charting Indicatr) The COT Cmmercial Ribbn is a custm charting indicatr that uses the Cmmitments f Traders (COT) data t lk at the mmentum f Ttal Net Psitin fr cmmercial futures traders. By lking specifically at shrt-term changes, the indicatr determines a lnger-term bullish r bearish bias in the underlying future. COT is a weekly reprt published every Friday by the Cmmdity Futures Trading Cmmissin (CFTC). The reprt prvides futures traders with infrmatin n the trading activity f cmmercial traders, large prfessinal traders, and small retail speculatrs, fr every future traded in the U.S. markets. This indicatr fcuses slely n the week ver week activity f cmmercial futures traders. The frmula (Shrt-Term Mmentum) Three-Week Average f the (CmmTtalNetPsitin - CmmTtalNetPsitin f Three Weeks Ag) CmmTtalNetPsitin is the difference in ttal cmmercial shrt psitins frm ttal cmmercial lng psitins. Input Infrmatin FuturesOnly_Or_FuturesAndOptins_1_r_2( 1 ) - This input setting determines which data is used when lking at ttal net cmmercial psitins fr a specific underlying future acrss all active trading mnths: When set t 1, the indicatr nly uses futures pen interest. When set t 2, the indicatr uses bth futures pen interest and futures ptins pen interest. Display Charted nly n a weekly bar interval, this indicatr uses a unique ribbn pltting style created by setting the plt value t a fixed number (10), and then using cnditinal clring t determine the bullish(blue) and bearish(red) states based n the changes in calculated mmentum f the cmmercial ttal net psitin week ver week.

8 Mv Avg 2 Lines RS (RadarScreen Indicatr) The Mv Avg 2 Lines RS is a RadarScreen indicatr that takes the standard tw-line mving average cncept that yu wuld nrmally use in a chart and turns it int a scanning pprtunity fr a list f futures symbls at any bar interval. When the Fast Mving Average is abve the Slw Mving Average, the trend bias is Bullish, and when Fast Mving Average is belw the Slw Mving Average, the trend bias is Bearish. When the Fast Mving Average crsses abve the Slw Mving Average, there is a new bullish alert, and when the Fast Mving Average crsses belw the Slw Mving Average, there is a new bearish alert. Yu can visualize the mving average cncept by simply adding the standard Mv Avg 2 Line indicatr int a chart. Input Infrmatin FastPrice(Clse) - Value t be used in calculating the "fast" mving average. SlwPrice(Clse) - Value t be used in calculating the "slw" mving average. FastLength(13) - Number f bars t include in calculating the "fast" average. SlwLength(34) - Number f bars t include in calculating the "slw" average. MA_Up_Clr(Cyan) - Clr t be used t plt bullish values. MA_Dn_Clr(Red) - Clr t be used t plt bearish values. BackgrundClrAlertCell(DarkBrwn) - Clr t be used t plt alerts. The indicatr has tw clumns: The Signal clumn displays the market mde, either bullish r bearish depending n the fast and slw average rientatin. The Alert clumn displays a New Bullish Trade r New Bearish Trade alert whenever the fast and slw mving average crss.

9 #BidAsk Spread (RadarScreen Indicatr) The #BidAsk Spread indicatr is a helpful utility t measure, track, and visualize the bid-ask spread. The main benefit f this indicatr is t shw the inside bid-ask spread in cntext with the price actin. This indicatr displays the bid-ask spread fr any symbl at any interval in tw ways: 1. First, the indicatr draws a thick bx n the last real-time bar in the chart. The tp f the bx is the real-time inside ask and the bttm f the bx is the inside bid. 2. Secnd, an ptinal text bject shwing the bid-ask spread can be displayed at the bttm f the bar. This value is the bid-ask spread cnverted t minimum mvements based n the minimum price mvement increment fr the symbl. In frex, this wuld be called pips. Input Infrmatin Text_On(TRUE) - Turn n (TRUE) r ff (FALSE) the bid ask spread text display. Clr(YELLOW) - Sets the clr f the bid-ask spread bx n the bar. Min. Mve =.25, a spread f.50 wuld display as 2. GOOG Min. Mve =.01, a spread f.05 wuld display as 5. EURUSD Min. Mve =.00001, a spread f wuld display as 1.5.

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