For all you Swimmers out there, I have re-created Greg's Spy Swing Trading System on my personal ToS platform. Use it at your own risk. Note the BBands and Keltners have only 1 plot - the upper band. All crossovers appear correct, but double check my work against his sample pic. At some point Greg may put this layout on his website so having this may be unnecessary. Also I would warn against front running any potential trades...wait for Greg to announce any trade actions. He know his system best... but we are able to see what he's thinking by following his chart. Remember, only you are responsible for managing your own risk.
Many, many thanks again. Trying to set it up myself was going so slowly. I have more than one ToS window open but don't know how to open more ToS windows. It's not straightforward like opening new browser windows.
to open a new cart window: From the Charts tab look all the way to right for a pancake menu icon. Click the dropdown arrow select detach and a duplicate chart will appear. It works like any other chart and you leave it open modify it and can trade from it.
Thank you very much again. The ToS platform is so complex, it is difficult to learn. I've had it for years but haven't used it until recently. The "detach" command is actually in the "Show actions menu" that has a small bulleted list icon for its dropdown at the extreme right on the line that has the pancake menu.
Yep! I followed Gregs directions to the letter on TOS and my bolingers and Ketners are three lines each really messing up the place with two much graphics. So I saved your study to my own. Sure enough looks just like Gregs. But I don't see any marks that signal buys and sells. What should I be looking for?
Many many thanks brother. Much appreciate it!!! Following the chart is key to understand how it works. I have to read up on how intersects work. I hope Intra-day is same principle as swing, but with different time frame?
That's because you are now under the Charts Tab. Save it like any other chart you created using that dropdown next to the layout name. If your still not sure you can YouTube saving a chart on ToS
I don't know for sure. Just tried to get BB & KC crosses close to what Greg 's pic showed.
Upper Band should show exhaustion and downturn more readily but this is mere pennies from using Mid & Avg on a Daily chart. Likewise pennies delay on Reversal up. Great question for Greg though.
How did you use this system that was for swing trading on SPY for NIO? Did you change and settings, and what time frame were you working off of? Thanks for your reply in advance. Good Sunday to you
It worked for me and I am here to help anyone to set what GREG told us to set. I have only one question: I have two options: SELL and BUY; but, what should I select for Qty when I proceed with the transaction? Thanks guys. THANKS GREG.
1 is 100 .. Start with one at a time then as you build profits the you can add or do more. There is always a option to add and subtract from a postion. Gregory knows more and there is other lions here to help.
I really wish this system was not a technical based system as I am now a fundamental trader. Greg has an extraordinary macro outlook on his daily videos and his mid-long term outlook is something I HIGHLY admire yet I'm very biased towards trading based on fundamentals and only using technicals after the fundamental view and trade idea is developed. Yet there's a lot of many in trading technicals and I know Greg will kill it and I do plan on joining him on his trades as I did last summer but I really am not comfortable on a technical based trading strategy.
I think fundamentals are out the window currently! That's why I just stack & ripped my cash & profits out over a yr ago and now I just watch & learn waiting for the inevitable implosion...may take decades yet I'm aware!
If your running a sector diverse portfolio you have to look at the fundamentals as each stock is a market unto itself. With fundamental trading it doesn't matter if the market goes up 900 points or down 900 points in a day as the trades are a 1-3 time horizon. I just use end of day closing prices and view the market during the day yet sometimes I don't even look at the market til close. I'm looking at a technical pair trading system as I do long/short yet I wasn't impressed and didn't' like the drawdowns yet I still have an affinity for the concept. Nothing I've seen beats a long/short stock portfolio and it works well in all markets with use of options your option is your stop loss so risk management is pretty good too! You have to trade the way you love to trade and whatever makes you excited and makes money......many different ways and I do know TA guys do make serious money but they also lose their rear when macro shock events take place.
Thank you man for that nice, intelligent, well thought out comment! You're certainly a bigger player than myself! You sound a LOT like Keith@Hedgeye, and if I had the means I'd pay for some of Hedgeye's services and trade like yourself & him. But alas I only have a bit left in my 401K I cashed my IRA's last yr, preparing for & preserving my retirement. So I'm just acquiring as much info & knowledge about investing, markets, macro & micro econ, etc, preparing for future opportunities. I really appreciate that response thank you, best of luck out there!
I'm just looking for the settings of all of the indicators that greg used for his new system? A picture of all the settings like he did for the bollinger bands and the keltner channel will be very helpful thanks
Greg recently sent out a screen shot of extra detail with the bollinger bands and keltner channel. Is there any way he can do a screen shot like this for the rest of the indicators in the system like darvas and lbr etc or if anyone else who has got his system up and running so we can all see the details of all the indicators hes using and with what settings
Well, with that information in my pocket now, I only have to wait for Greg to proceed with my BUYs and SELLs :). THANK YOU SARA. By the way, I am an advanced computer guy, if one day you need help with your computer, just let me know; I would help you for free because Greg and you opened the doors for me to PLAY THE GAME. :)
🥰 I could always use true help. I have to get some money for my family. It's ruff right now with us moved to Illinois. Husband had to find New job. Damn title is taking forever 🙄 😒.
For all you Swimmers out there, I have re-created Greg's Spy Swing Trading System on my personal ToS platform. Use it at your own risk. Note the BBands and Keltners have only 1 plot - the upper band. All crossovers appear correct, but double check my work against his sample pic. At some point Greg may put this layout on his website so having this may be unnecessary. Also I would warn against front running any potential trades...wait for Greg to announce any trade actions. He know his system best... but we are able to see what he's thinking by following his chart. Remember, only you are responsible for managing your own risk.
https://tos.mx/0ja5OTY
You can youtube a tutorial on how to import a shared chart layout on ToS if you are unfamiliar with it.
Many, many thanks again. Trying to set it up myself was going so slowly. I have more than one ToS window open but don't know how to open more ToS windows. It's not straightforward like opening new browser windows.
to open a new cart window: From the Charts tab look all the way to right for a pancake menu icon. Click the dropdown arrow select detach and a duplicate chart will appear. It works like any other chart and you leave it open modify it and can trade from it.
Thank you very much again. The ToS platform is so complex, it is difficult to learn. I've had it for years but haven't used it until recently. The "detach" command is actually in the "Show actions menu" that has a small bulleted list icon for its dropdown at the extreme right on the line that has the pancake menu.
correct. thanks
thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Forget my last question I found 'em.
Yep! I followed Gregs directions to the letter on TOS and my bolingers and Ketners are three lines each really messing up the place with two much graphics. So I saved your study to my own. Sure enough looks just like Gregs. But I don't see any marks that signal buys and sells. What should I be looking for?
Thank you!
Many many thanks brother. Much appreciate it!!! Following the chart is key to understand how it works. I have to read up on how intersects work. I hope Intra-day is same principle as swing, but with different time frame?
Thank you very much make it easy in TOS I alway mess up with input Thanks
I appreciate it!
Woodn1, Thank you so much for working on that and sharing with us. would've taken me days to figure that out.
woodn1, how do you save to tos... the 9 box thing isnt there like it was for intra day
That's because you are now under the Charts Tab. Save it like any other chart you created using that dropdown next to the layout name. If your still not sure you can YouTube saving a chart on ToS
How do you know it's upper bands? I had midline and avg but changed them to reflect your chart. Thanks again.
I don't know for sure. Just tried to get BB & KC crosses close to what Greg 's pic showed.
Upper Band should show exhaustion and downturn more readily but this is mere pennies from using Mid & Avg on a Daily chart. Likewise pennies delay on Reversal up. Great question for Greg though.
Thanks very much for this.
Thanks man !
Guys I just want to say I made 4 trades in NIO today using the system and made 15%. I will continue collecting data. $$$
How did you use this system that was for swing trading on SPY for NIO? Did you change and settings, and what time frame were you working off of? Thanks for your reply in advance. Good Sunday to you
That's a good question, if this works on other tickers, trades?
Steps to setup the indicators:
1) Ameritrade account in the US .
2) Download Think Or Swim, then install
3) open, and enter login and password
4) go to charts
5) go to studies, and and add a study, then find each one: HullMovingAverage..... Search under Moving Average for it.
It worked for me and I am here to help anyone to set what GREG told us to set. I have only one question: I have two options: SELL and BUY; but, what should I select for Qty when I proceed with the transaction? Thanks guys. THANKS GREG.
1 is 100 .. Start with one at a time then as you build profits the you can add or do more. There is always a option to add and subtract from a postion. Gregory knows more and there is other lions here to help.
I really wish this system was not a technical based system as I am now a fundamental trader. Greg has an extraordinary macro outlook on his daily videos and his mid-long term outlook is something I HIGHLY admire yet I'm very biased towards trading based on fundamentals and only using technicals after the fundamental view and trade idea is developed. Yet there's a lot of many in trading technicals and I know Greg will kill it and I do plan on joining him on his trades as I did last summer but I really am not comfortable on a technical based trading strategy.
I think fundamentals are out the window currently! That's why I just stack & ripped my cash & profits out over a yr ago and now I just watch & learn waiting for the inevitable implosion...may take decades yet I'm aware!
If your running a sector diverse portfolio you have to look at the fundamentals as each stock is a market unto itself. With fundamental trading it doesn't matter if the market goes up 900 points or down 900 points in a day as the trades are a 1-3 time horizon. I just use end of day closing prices and view the market during the day yet sometimes I don't even look at the market til close. I'm looking at a technical pair trading system as I do long/short yet I wasn't impressed and didn't' like the drawdowns yet I still have an affinity for the concept. Nothing I've seen beats a long/short stock portfolio and it works well in all markets with use of options your option is your stop loss so risk management is pretty good too! You have to trade the way you love to trade and whatever makes you excited and makes money......many different ways and I do know TA guys do make serious money but they also lose their rear when macro shock events take place.
Thank you man for that nice, intelligent, well thought out comment! You're certainly a bigger player than myself! You sound a LOT like Keith@Hedgeye, and if I had the means I'd pay for some of Hedgeye's services and trade like yourself & him. But alas I only have a bit left in my 401K I cashed my IRA's last yr, preparing for & preserving my retirement. So I'm just acquiring as much info & knowledge about investing, markets, macro & micro econ, etc, preparing for future opportunities. I really appreciate that response thank you, best of luck out there!
what is "1-3 time horizon" mean? thanks
That's the estimated time frame from when the trade is put on til when the target price-take profit happens.
like 1-3 days?
1-3 months
I found someone who shows u step by step how to set up the system just read the description for his update he did
https://youtu.be/ZsYr09Hvj1M
I'm just looking for the settings of all of the indicators that greg used for his new system? A picture of all the settings like he did for the bollinger bands and the keltner channel will be very helpful thanks
Greg recently sent out a screen shot of extra detail with the bollinger bands and keltner channel. Is there any way he can do a screen shot like this for the rest of the indicators in the system like darvas and lbr etc or if anyone else who has got his system up and running so we can all see the details of all the indicators hes using and with what settings
Thanks for the System Greg. But what are the signals for buys and sells?
If you added the all lines. There is mark when to buy and when to sell.
Hi Sara. Quick question; I would highly appreciate your help. what should I select for Qty when I proceed with the transaction?
1 qty =100 One contact is 100 . So if your starting out do 1.
Well, with that information in my pocket now, I only have to wait for Greg to proceed with my BUYs and SELLs :). THANK YOU SARA. By the way, I am an advanced computer guy, if one day you need help with your computer, just let me know; I would help you for free because Greg and you opened the doors for me to PLAY THE GAME. :)
🥰 I could always use true help. I have to get some money for my family. It's ruff right now with us moved to Illinois. Husband had to find New job. Damn title is taking forever 🙄 😒.
Patience and pray. There is a creator that CARES about you. https://www.jw.org/en/library/magazines/watchtower-no3-2018-sep-oct/
Don't see 'em.
Hello, I managed to set up the system indications.
Can someone please outline how to get the three trend lines to show like Greg's example?
Trend Lines
Red-circle
Blue-triangle
Green-circle
Also, what do the trend lines represent?
Thanks for your help
Thanks Greg, this system looks INCREADIBLE!!! Can't wait to try it out!!!
Your awesome
Can't wait for you (Greg) to post the first trade with the new system!
Hi Greg, thanks for all that you do!
The ThinkorSwim Quant System Indicators Settings on pg. 7 are different than the Indicator Settings on your email.
I will save both settings. Which one should we use?
Excellent!