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General indicator installation guide for Tradestation
General indicator installation guide for Tradestation

A quick guide to the complete installation of a study on Tradestation.

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Written by Duncan Boggs
Updated over a week ago

 

Download, save and install

 
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Tradestation 10

Tradestation 9.5

    

Before downloading your indicator!

If you just purchased the indicator you will need to have your Tradestation customer number available so you can authorized it for use.


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Step 1:  FIND YOUR CUSTOMER NUMBER:

From the Tradestation application, go to: HELP > About Tradestation


Step 2:  Find the Customer Number and copy it.

This is the number you will need to authorize your indicator after you download the installer. Here is the Tradestation 10 "About" window:


About window in Tradestation 9.5


In just a few short steps outlined below, you will have your indicator on your chart and be ready to start trading. 

Step 3:  Download The Indicator File 

From the Simpler website:

Hover over Dashboard

Click on My Indicators.

Step 4:  ENTER YOUR CUSTOMER NUMBER: 

Find the text box on the download page shown under "Tradestation".

Left click inside the text entry box and enter your Tradestation customer number from Steps 1 and 2.

Type or paste in your customer number into the text entry field.


Step 5:  CLICK ON THE LINK TO DOWNLOAD THE INSTALLER FILE 


The name of the indicator will appear in the lower left corner of your browser window.

Left click on the icon next to the name of the indicator file.

From the drop-down menu, left click on "Open".


Step 6:  OPEN INSTALL WIZARD

The installer will run after you click on Open.

You can also find the installer in your download folder. Double click on the file, or right click and choose Open.

Next You Will Complete the Installation Process

Once you have run the indicator file, you should see the Install Wizard window appear to walk you through the installation. Click through the installation steps to complete the indicator install. 

Select  Run...


Follow the prompts to complete the installation from the install wizard.

Step 7:  ADD THE INDICATOR TO YOUR CHART

Go to Studies > Add Study

Choose the appropriate category from the left column. This study's category is indicator. 

From the list on the right, find the name of the indicator, highlight it by left clicking on it once, click "OK".


Note that some studies may be part of a different category. For instance, the GRaB candles have 2 parts, it is a "PaintBar" study and an "Indicator" study.

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AN ALTERNATE WAY TO ADD AN INDICATOR'S TO YOUR CHART


After your indicator is installed into Tradestation, you can put an indicator on a chart by opening the workspace that came with the indicator. Opening the workspace will add the indicator to the chart with pre-set settings. This is a good way to see the indicator for the first time if you are not sure how it should look.

The file path to get to the indicator will be:Computer > Main (C:) > Program Files (x86) > SimplerTrading > ST_NameOfIndicator for Tradestation


Here is a helpful video walking you through opening an indicator's workspace.

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https://intercom.help/simpler-trading/en/articles/3476867

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Tradestation - Only part of the indicator is showing
https://intercom.help/simpler-trading/en/articles/3369034

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https://intercom.help/simpler-trading/en/articles/3263969

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