Master the Think or Swim (ToS) Stock Scanner | Trading Tutorials
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- Опубліковано 6 лип 2024
- In this video we will go through stock scanning tools on Think or Swim so that you can become a master. This how to trade tutorial will give you all the tools you need to find any ticker based on very specific scan criteria.
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00:00 - Intro
00:29 - Reset The Scanner
01:03 - Top Level Filters
03:03 - Condition Groups
04:17 - Adding Filters
04:34 - Stock Filters
07:43 - Option Filters
09:18 - Fundamental Filters
10:40 - Study Filters
12:31 - Custom Study Filters
14:34 - Building a Real Scan
18:45 - Saving A Scan Query (Dynamic)
20:18 - Customize Data Shown
21:00 - Save Results to Watchlist (Static)
21:42 - Building a Stock Watchlist
23:26 - Get Alerts When Scans Update
24:44 - Scanning for Stocks Premarket
26:30 - Building a Gap Scanner
28:24 - Scanning After the Bell
We start off by resetting the scanner. Note that our Stock Hacker and the Option Hacker are one in the same.
The first thing you always want to do when building a scan is use top level filters to narrow the search of the platform and help increase the speed of the scan. Top level filters include things like all optionable stocks, all nyse stocks, all nasdaq stocks, etc... We also have the ability to include or exclude tickers from other lists to avoid redundancies.
Once we have top level stock scan filters in place we can start to think about the condition groups that make sense for our particular scan. More often than not you will find that the all of the following makes the most logical sense when trying to narrow your results. We also have the capacity to look for none of the following or any of the following.
Next we have to start adding filters. There are four main categories; stock filters, option filters, fundamental filters, and study filters. We NEVER advise that anyone uses the pattern filters as technology hasn't quite been able to match the human touch.
Stock filters are related to the stocks price and volume. Everything that has to do with shares can be found here.
Option filters are related to the stocks option chain. Everything having to do with option pricing, greeks, and volume can be found here.
Fundamental filters are related to the companies financial health. Everything about their finances should be filtered for here, including dividend information, earnings per share, etc..
Study filters are related to technical analysis. We can scan for different types of candle stick patterns, when earnings are coming up, what specific indicators are reading, or how they compare to other indicators, and most importantly we can generate our own custom scan criteria in this window. This is perhaps the most powerful and under utilized piece of the entire Think or Swim (ToS) trading application.
Once we build something that we like we can save the scan as a query and load it to a dynamic watchlist in the side bar. Or if we want to generate a static list we can use the save to watchlist function under the scan button menu. Dynamic watchlists will update automatically as new results start meeting the criteria of the scan.
If you want alerts from the program when things are added we can do that too by creating alerts that are pushed to you phone and or email address.
Lastly we run through a live example of using the think or swim scanner to scan in the pre market for optionable stocks that could be in play. The main thing to note about these scan examples is the huge emphasis that is placed on the liquidity aka volume filters. Once the bell rings we tweak things just a bit to look for regular trading hours volume and start the process over again.
DISCLAIMER: The information provided in this video is for informational purposes only. It should not be considered financial or legal advice. I am not a Registered Investment Advisor. Buying and selling financial instruments is highly speculative and carries risk.
Did you know the platform was this powerful?
ya, but its a train wreck and not great if you need to use another broker. takes huge CPU. Can you do something on Mometic Scanner and set up like you would? Please!!
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Hands down the best ToS scanner explanation video out there! thanks for all you do!
You got it! Happy scanning!
This is seriously the best TOS scanner tutorial a ever WASTCHED ON UA-cam
Appreciate the feedback!
Great video, I learned a lot. Best description of the TOS scanner I have been able to find. I am looking forward to watching more of your videos as I am trying to learn to become a Day Trader. Thank you.
Take it slow and steady. Learn the tools inside and out and then get screen time when the market is actually open. Trading is a marathon not a sprint, as cliche as it sounds, its true.
By far best TOS scanner video I've come across on youtube so far! Cut my learning curve majorly!
Thanks Kendall! Appreciate you tuning in and taking the time to drop a comment. Happy scanning!
Thank you soo much I have realized how custom scanners are too pivotal in leveraging the power of this technology for me to succeed!!!!! This is hundreds of dollars of information for FREE!!!!
Not sure about hundreds, however certainly some valuable nuggets in there. Appreciate you tuning in and taking the time to drop a comment!
Great video, TB Matt. Keep it up! You're great help for traders. Thank you!💪🙏
Thank you Abel. Glad you're finding value here. Stay green out there
Best TOS scanner tutorial yet! Thanks!
Thanks Kristine! Appreciate the comment.
Dude, what a great video. It's so clear and informative. It was exactly what I was looking for. Thanks!
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for tuning in, hope you have nothing but success in the platform and with your trading!
I knew it was powerful. Harnessing its power is what I haven't figured out
Grab the reigns and hold tight! Hope this and other tutorials on the channel help level up your abilities
Wow! So much value here!
Thanks for checking out the tutorial! Best of luck with ToS
Holy moly! You’re very versed in TOS! I’m very impressed! Much better than the other TOS instructors! Thanks!
Appreciate the comment Rich! Hope the tutorial was useful and you left with all your questions answered.
Great stuff, very informative. Thanks for this!
Glad it was helpful!
Amazing Content. Thanks for the detailed tutorial
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for tuning in and taking the time to drop a comment
Great video. Better delivery, and more in depth, than a lot of TD Ameritrade's educational videos. Glad I watched it.
Glad it was helpful! Sometimes it takes a user, instead of a suit to explain the product best!
Really Great Tutorial. Exactly what I needed. Thank You!!!
Glad to be of assistance. Hope your ToS journey is off to a strong start.
Excellent instructional vid on the scanner. Thanks Matt. I watch your premarket prep daily and it has helped me dial in the price action on the various stocks I track.
Love to hear it Sandman! Thanks for tuning in and taking the time to watch the scanner video. Wishing you a great long weekend.
Thanks so much ! Very appreciated this video!
Tommy, you bet! Hope you can start taking advantage of this sweet piece of software.
Very helpful video. Thanks.
Appreciate you taking the time to drop a comment. Stay green out there.
Another excellent video. I really enjoy your style. Thank you.
Glad to hear it George! Thanks for tuning in
Excellent video. Very well done. Thanks.
Appreciate the comment! Best of luck
Thanks. One of the best scanning presentations.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Very informative. Thanks a million.
You bet! thanks for taking the time to check out the tutorial
Thanks for this Matt!
Always a pleasure Brendan. Glad the video was valuable.
Great video. Love the way you take your time and describe the setups in the video. Thank you
thanks Tony! Hope you have a green rest of the week.
If that is taking his time, I would hate to see when he is in a rush or hurry.
Thanks for a great explanation of the screener! Powerful stuff!
You got it!
Wow! Amazing! Thanks for this.
My pleasure. Thanks for coming out to the tutorial and leaving a comment. Hope you have an easier time now finding setups!
Thank you for your detailed tutorial. I really appreciate it.
My pleasure Rickyy. Hope this helps kickstart or improve your trading routine. Stay green out there!
So easy to follow. I could not setup my new scanner TOS without your help,Thanks
Glad it helped!
Very helpful tutorial. Thanks.
Cheers! Best of luck on your think or swim journey. Have a great trading week.
Thank you so much trying to read about this on TOS is well you know... being shown is infinitely easier thanks so much
Glad it was helpful!
Great video, many thanks!!
Glad you liked it!
Thanks for the very thorough lesson on the TOS scanner.
You bet! thanks for coming out to the tutorial!
great video, thank you i learned alot
Love to hear it! Hope you have nothing but success with the platform.
Thanks bro this was huge!
Glad it helped!
Excellent tutorial, thank you.
You are welcome!
Pretty awesome!Thanks
You betcha! Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment.
Thanks for your sharing!
My pleasure.
Great job!! i got a
lot out of the video!
Appreciate that Diego! Glad it was useful
Fantastic. A lot to digest.
Glad it was useful! Thanks for taking the time to tune in and drop a comment.
Wow, very informative video.
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed
This is a great tutorial. I learned a lot. Thx.
Glad to hear it! thanks for tuning in
Wow! You did all that in one breath. Very impressive.
Still going with that same breath!
You nailed it got my sub, like, comment
Appreciate it Valdas!
Good overview of many features.
Appreciate the feedback! thanks for tuning in D
Excellent video sir
Appreciate that! Thanks for tuning in and dropping some feedback.
Wow, Great, Thank you!
My pleasure Jim!
Just came across your video. It’s marvelous. Thanks so much. I had a question on study and right at the start you addressed my very question.. weird.. the universe guides you the right way sometimes…
Love to hear that I could be of some use! Thanks for tuning in and taking the time to drop a comment with some feedback. Wishing you nothing but success in your trading and ToS journey.
This is seriously the best TOS scanner tutorial ever and it's not even close. Very well done and very much appreciated!
You bet Mike! Thanks for takign the time to tune into the tutorial and leave a comment. Hope you're able to find the exact setups you are looking for now
You are a legend..
Appreciate that Daniel. Just sharing what I know and may be helpful to other traders.
Great stuff!
Thanks!
Awesome video
Thanks Rajnish!
Very good
Appreciate the feedback!
This is one of the most helpful tutorials on creating scanners I have found on YT. Great job. I wish ATR (Average True Range) was an option to add into the TOS scanner criteria, but it is not available from what I can see. Thank you very much for the deep dive!!
Glad it was helpful! appreciate the comment and yes ATR can be scanned for! Add a custom study filter and use the condition wizard with ATR.
@@TradeBrigade Could any one tell me how to ATR condition in the scan wizard?
This was pure gold
Thanks for checking out the tutorial
Excellent
Thank you! Cheers!
thank you.
My pleasure!
Awesome.
I see you've found some of our other tutorials! Glad youre enjoying them.
Matt, I have been watching your videos for the nine short months I have been trading and I must say you are without question in the top five teachers maybe even the best. I have re-watched your videos on numerous occasions because I learned from my tennis lessons that the teacher can't teach the student unless the student is ready to receive the lesson. So in this case I was ready to receive of the lesson for the scanner. Really great tutorial and it has certainly opened my eyes to a tool that I can make tremendous use of. As always thank you for your contributions to the community.
An absolute pleasure James! Thanks for taking the time to pen this note, means a bunch. Game, set, match!
Great Info. Pause button is on Fire. You must be from the East Coast. FAST TALKER. Thanks for the content.
HA! Yes, New England
very useful but someone said the thinkorswim scan has delays. But this is by far the best ToS scanner explanation after viewing quite a few of them and it gives you some ideas to play with.
Thanks for the feedback! If you set your quote speed to real time, there should be no delay
@@TradeBrigade will do, thank you. Any videos on charts?
Nice 👍 bro
Thanks for tuning into the tutorial. Hope you found the breakdown valuable.
Wow.. you just earned a sub today! Excellent and clear presentation, well done! I REALLY wish Schwab would offer in-person weekend seminar on ToS courses, like beginner, intermediate, and advanced. I learn best in person, in a classroom, with an instructor in front of me. I'd be willing to pay for a seminar like this, but none are offered. Maybe you can do it, you got the knowledge and the presentation skills.
Awesome kind words Twreck! Possibly some point down the line that would be doable!
@@TradeBrigade please, make it so! I’m telling you, I’d pay for a seminar on ToS from soup to nuts. I have told Ameritrade this and apparently they’re not interested.
Yo dawg tbh I'm new af and barely understand half of the actual filters and analytics but good shit bro I fucks with it
Appreciate the comment Dark Lynch. Glad this was helpful in getting a jumpstart.
@@TradeBrigade I'm starting to watch your other videos too bro thanks. Do you have videos explaining what all the filters do? Like in your HQ scanner what is RSI and what is a moving average, why is the 20>9 on it so important? I am familiar with options but not scanners in the slightest lol
25:35 What a memories, AMC at that price :)
One for the history books!
wow, and thank you.
You got it! Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment.
@@TradeBrigade i have ToS, use it some, not a lot, has many more bells & whistles than i need. but your presentation was eye-opening. there is an indicator i'm using, & didn't know how to scan for it anywhere. now i do. i also changed the default parameters on the charts, so i'll see if i can do that with the scan. if so, i'll be scanning my behind off this weekend. thanks.
Great video, thanks. I am not sure why scanners are not available in the Paper Trading accounts though.
Interesting. I didnt notice that, but maybe its worth reaching out to support about. Worst case scenario, just fund your account with a few bucks!
Great video, thanks. Can you scan with volume when the market is closed? Thanks.
You can only scan on closed volume for the session once the market is closed and then it will resume at the next day's open
@@TradeBrigade Thanks.
One year later, still a good tutorial.
Appreciate it Sean! Thanks for tuning in.
How are you able to "draw" on your chart using highlighter (paintbrush) tool. I have not found this on TOS, only on Trading View. Thanks for the info!
Its a separate app called demo pro for mac. Hope this helps.
Hi Matt,
This is great really help me a lot.
A question Please. I have followed step by step how to se up the Custom Study, last one. But the SMAs and RSI are not working for me, cannot see it in my charts like yours. Any help Please
Are you trading in a funded think or swim account? Paper accounts do not have the capacity to load custom study filters on the scanner.
@@TradeBrigade Hi Matt,
thanks for reply, my account has already money and I have time doing some trades.
Again, I don't know what is wrong but study to get the trending stocks does not work for me, maybe is Canada jaja
Matt, thank you for this video tutorial. It has helped me a lot - better that what TOS people are teaching. I do have a question, though. You used Daily timeframe for the watchlist/scanning. If I am using 1minute timeframe on my chart, do I have to change my watchlist/scan to 1 minute timeframe of leave it on Daily? Thanks
Glad it was helpful! To scan on the one minute chart for changes in STUDY FILTERS you must change the timeframe. To find any price information the timeframe will not matter. Hope this answers the question!
1 minute is a little tight.
You have anything on stop losses on TOS? I want to start sending bigger orders out with a tighter stop loss, but with 0DTE options moving so fast, I hate sending the order out then going back to add a stop loss after it’s been filled, is there a safer way?
There are OCO orders and trigger orders you could send. As soon as you place the buy order, youll already have a stop and take profit in place. Will add it to my list of videos to make!
Does the dynamic watchlist Update only for that Day scan was Conducted? Does it also take stocks out of watchlist when they fall out of the criteria? If it’s $25 and it falls to 24.00 will the watchlist update the same way it adds new ones that meet criteria
The scan will dynamically update regardless of day. So my high volume options scan pulls new data each morning. Yes when a stock falls out of criteria it is removed from the watchlist.
question ? if possible a Video on the SCAN TAB having it Trigger Buy Sell Conditional Orders using the Custom tab . and Your Scrips what do U think .
Thats a whole heck of a lotta scripting... Outside of my wheelhouse and likely asking a bit too much out of the platform. Something like Sierra chart and a connected broker is a better route IMO
THE SCRIPTING IS NOTHING DID IT ALREADY . IT'S IN THINKORSWIMS needs a work around within the platform .@@TradeBrigade
THIS TUTORIAL IS SO MUCH BETTER THAN WHAT TD AMERITRADE PROVIDES!
IS IT POSSIBLE TO FIND JOHN CARTER'S 'squeeze' CANDIDATES USING THE TOS SCAN? IF SO, PLEASE POST A VIDEO UPDATE. THANK YOU.
I can look into it and see how that might be done.
Great video ! but for some reason when switching over to charts my trend lines won’t show up.
What do you mean? Im not sure I understand the issue. Trendlines should stay on the drawingset you drew them on.
Awesome video mate, few questions though. For the volume lets say you put 1 million in, and hit scan. Will it show you all stocks that have hit 1 million volume since the calendar day flips (midnight)? So if you scan at 8:30 AM EST will it show you all stocks that have traded 1 million in the last 8.5 hours (obviously probably not many since pre market)? And if you scan at 6 PM EST will it then show you all the ones that have traded that volume in the last 18 hours? You said volume on the "Day", so just wondering when the "Day" starts? So it is important to what time you scan depending on the strategy you are looking to play? Thanks in advance hope these questions made sense!
Yes! Volume starts counting when the calendar day changes. So midnight each day will start a new count on each ticker.
Thanks...great video. For some reason I can't get my studies to pull over to my charts when reviewing my WL (scan results). Even after saving / loading the appropriate scan query. Any simple answer (ha ha). Cheers, J
Hey J! What do you mean by have the studies pull over? The scanner can be exported to a WL and then whatever studies you have set on the chart should stay consistent as you move through the WL.
We're good...thanks again for the great vids. Cheers, J
Street Smart Edge has a filter for showing the top option movers by %. Is that something that can be configured directly in this? I can add volatility and such to try and fake/simulate what will also likely be a top mover but for some reason the "% change" isn't a scannable filter it doesn't seem.
Is there a reason why you want to scan for the options? Why not just scan for the underlying which is the whole reason that the options would be moving aggressively any how? You can only scan % change mark on underlying via the "options hacker" scanning tool in ToS. Could build a custom scan if you wanted using think script.
I'd be looking for stocks that jumped unexpectedly. If an underlying has earnings and their options are all priced in and it jumps 50% overnight I wouldn't want to see that. The options wouldn't increase much since the jump was anticipated. Stocks where the jump is 50% and nobody saw it coming would have options prices in the 1000% range and those are what I would be looking for.@@TradeBrigade
Hello Trade Brigade, do you know how I can add Dollar Volume to the scan function ?
It would need to be coded as a custom study criteria.
@@TradeBrigade thank you!
I really like your detail and clarity of presentation, including showing carefully your mouse clicks. I did find something today: The TOS top level scan set to NYSE also includes NASDAQ results. To check this (because I was comparing a SSE vs TOS simple scan) I set the top level scan to NYSE, and then scanned for Volume >10,000,000. On today's market I got 58 results, and 6 of them were NASDAQ.... VS, FLJ, LQR, NXU, AMD, AAL. I consider this a very basic flaw in the TOS system. I wonder how many other flaws are there that I cannot identify? Can anyone else check?
Its possible to have dual listed companies, could just be those names showing up which isnt technically "wrong"
@@TradeBrigade Yes, I guess not technically wrong, and the NYSE is not well defined ("S&P500" is well defined) as to what is included or not, ie Arca stock/ETF's.
Hello, at 2:46, you mentioned 'exclude/personal/core list'. For my TOS platform, 'personal' is shaded out, I am unable to click it. Will it be OK as-is, or what do you suggest? Thank you :)
It likely just means that you do not have any personal watchlists saved. Once you do, it will work just fine.
@@TradeBrigade Thank You TB 👍
Hello bro, my TOS platform doesn’t show scanning results before market open. Their customer services told me market has to open to show the results but in your video tickers pop up in the pre market. Any feedback ?
You should be able to run premarket scans for premarket criteria. Make sure there isnt a huge volume filter, usually that is what throws things off.
Ross Cameron talks about looking at stocks that are moving 4% & up, is there a "Filter" for that type search?
Yes, you just search for %change >4% and send that to a watchlist.
@@TradeBrigade ah ok. So just add that " % Change" in the Filter to the Scanner and that's is what Ross is talking about?
Hi sir how i find which stock cross pre market high ?
PLEASE HELP Me
Check out this thread: usethinkscript.com/threads/scan-for-stocks-above-below-pre-market-in-thinkorswim.1228/
HI CAN YOU EXPLAIN HOW I SCAN STOCK CURRENT PRICE IS HIGHER THEN PREVIOUS DAY HIGH ?
Set up the condition wizard > custom study: If price is greater than, prior day close.
When I push Study it says I do not have permission for that function. Do you know what I need to do to fix this?
Hmm... Not entirely sure. Try resetting the platform? If that doesnt work might be worth reaching out to ToS support. I have never seen this before.
When the macd crosses on the 15 mins that’s one of the corfirmations i look for. Can this be set up as on the scanner also or just moving averages cross over?
Any study! just go into the custom study indicators and set it up as you please.
@@TradeBrigade lost of earning coming up, do you have anything on earning? That tells you the behavior of a certain stock when it beats or misses it earning, how many times has it beat or miss has it gapped up or down? Has it gap filled or gap and go, i was trying to add labels to chart showing this
@@brcleaningcompany2566 Thats outside the scope of a scanner. That would likely require a whole program to be created that would do that type of analysis.
@@TradeBrigade thank man your market internal videos has been a game changer for me when it comes to trading SPY, definitely a lot more confident with Spy.
@@brcleaningcompany2566 Glad to hear it!
Can we use the scanner to screen ETF's I tried to scan on RSI and DMI but the results were wrong .
You can indeed. Make sure that the timeframe you are using is correct for the scan to return the desired results. For example, if you are running a daily scan criteria it wont pick up on oversold hourly RSI.
Hi I want to add a study on the scanner but it says I am not permission to add a custom study what can I do
Are you trading on a live account or paper account? Paper money accounts have restricted permissions.
How did you get so good with TOS? I would love to master it but everyday is filled with frustration. What do you recommend? (Besides watching your awesome tutorials 🙂) Earned a like and a new sub.
Appreciate the comment! Thanks for the kind words about the tutorials, and glad to have you as a subscriber. I've gotten good over the years, it didnt come all naturally. Around year 3 I would say things started to click and I could really get the platform to bend and work for me, not the other way around. Stick with it and time will serve you well!!
@@TradeBrigade Thanks man, I'll keep at it and appreciate the encouragement.
Matt dude you missed your calling LOL this is straight forward and does not waste folks time " ) I am going to follow and would for sure like one on writing script if you have one of those in your hip pocket ... I tried to follow a fellow but my script would not turn blue ... I really know what I want but even with all the drop down menu and function can not find it in there lol
ToS ThinkScript is a beast on its own. Dont have anything in the queue, but maybe at some point in 2023. Stay tuned.
@@TradeBrigade It is great to have good friends but copy paste is way cool also ... you guys rock .. DiamondHands
Hi Lee, have you tried using ChatGPT to help you with writing the script? I am happy to do it for you, but I think it might be more efficient if you can give ChatGPT explicit instructions about what you want the script to do. This way, ChatGPT can assist you in creating the script more accurately and quickly.
I wish this was updated I'd like to be able to finish the studies portion, it'd be nice if he updated it. ")
The studies scanner?
Hello Matt, on your video "Master the Think or Swim (ToS) Stock Scanner | Trading Tutorials", you first saved the scan as Scan Query (HQ NYSE Stocks)". You saved it again as Watchlist (6-27 HQ NYSE Stocks)". Then, to make the list dynamic, you used the HQ NYSE Stocks file. My questions are (1) Why did you have to save the list as Watchlist before making it dynamic using the "HQ NYSE Stocks" instead of going directly to making the list dynamic? I didn't see any need or purpose of saving as watchlist. (2) Is there a place in TOS to set when the watchlist updates or refreshes - for example, update every 5 minutes? Thanks.
To answer question #1, it was just as an example to show you how you could save the results of ANY scan to a list, say a scan you didnt want to be dynamic. So just for examples sake, its not a key step in saving a dynamic scan. Question #2 there is not. The best way I've found is to load something else, and then reload the scan you want to run. It will force a refresh. Hope this helps! Thanks for tuning in
@@TradeBrigade Thanks a lot.
For liquidity, instead of Volume, which is only the current volume, I prefer the Study/Average Volume over 126day (6mo). Be sure D is showing at right so that it is looking at Daily Volumes. In this way I don't get stocks that have abnormally high volume such as after an earnings announcement.
This is a great point! Thanks for making this comment. I use average volume on my finviz scanner as well
@@TradeBrigade I wish TOS would tell you which scans are looking at end of day, and which scans are going on intra day and before/after market. I say this because I want to do my trading search work before and after market because I live in Hong Kong and currently the market hours are my 10:30pm to 5:00am.
Dumb question - Will this work for premarket also?
Yes it will! Just set the scanner criteria appropriately. ( As in expect lower volume, expect less movement, obviously options wont have any pre market volume, etc)
Wouldn't two weeks be 10 bars (5 trading days in a week) instead of 14?
Yes on a bar count 10 bars, on a date count 14 days.
If I want, say, 40 or 60 different stock charts open, what's the best way to do that to make it least resource-intensive? I don't need them open at the same time, but need access to them, without having to type in the symbol to change a chart. Can I set up different layouts - say, with 20 charts of my current positions, 20 with ones I want to keep an eye on, 20 with sectors? - and swap between those layouts?
Yes you nailed it in your comment. I would create a watchlist widget for each list. From there go to flex grid and populate 20 cells. In the top options menu, you can load symbols to cells to save the time of having to type them in manually. From there save that flex grid layout as a set. Repeat for each of the three categories and then to pull them up you just change the flex grid layout. You could also detach the grids one by one so you had all three layouts open in separate windows.
@@TradeBrigade Thanks for that description; I'll try to go through that. By chance do you have a video on such a scenario, though, in case I struggle?
@@JackJensenTrader ua-cam.com/video/hlxtb1FsQrw/v-deo.html The section on flexible grids in the later half of this video should help.
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Appreciate the thumbs up Michael