See the Trade-Radar software in action - Training videos show you how!

Main Screen

This is the first screen that appears when the Trade Radar progam is launched. As you can see, it is a Windows desktop application. The menu at the top provides access to the basic features; however, the charting features are not activated unless a stock has been selected from the database. Scroll through the drop down list of symbols and click the Search Database button.

There are other buttons on this screen that allow you to move forward and backward through the price/volume data for the selected stock. There are also buttons that allow you to edit existing data or delete existing data.

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File Loading Screens

The program accepts comma-delimited data (CSV). Historical quotes must be loaded in this format in order to analyze the data in Trade Radar. There are two ways to obtain historical quotes: directly from Yahoo from within the TradeRadar program or by obtaining files manually from Yahoo, MSN Money, etc.

The easiest way to obtain data is to use the built-in facility to obtain data from Yahoo. The following image shows the screen that allows you to configure the download by entering symbol, date range, etc. Once the data is loaded, you may immediately proceed to the ChartView functions on the menu on the main screen.

Buy/Sell Signal Screen

The Signal screen is used to search for and evaluate the TradeRadar buy/sell signals. Not every chart will yield a signal. The closing price data and moving averages are displayed on the top chart and the signal is displayed on the lower chart. A drop-down is provided that allows you to choose whether you wish to look for a Buy signal or a Sell signal. A set of indicators is displayed along the top of the lower chart that provides information on signal strength and various other statistical measures of signal quality.

Note the new Auto checkbox. Checking it will cause the software to automatically adjust itself to display the signal you are looking for. What could be easier?

There are a number of other controls on this screen that allow you to adjust the time period being examined, the amount of filtering being used on the signal and the sensitivity of the algorithm.

Dashboard Screen

The Dashboard screen is launched by a button on the Buy/Sell Signal screen. The Dashboard provides a quick view of the signal indicators and, using a simple color-coded system (red-yellow-green with green being the best), gives a high-level determination of the quality of the signal. Short explanations of each indicator are also provided.

Portfolio Screen

Use this screen to log information about the trade, real or imaginary. You can capture the signal indicators at the time the trade was entered and closed, number of shares, share prices and commissions, etc. The screen will automatically calculate profit or loss. This becomes a record of the success of the analysis as well as the outcome of the trade. This profit-loss information will automatically show up on the Portfolio Summary.