TWS - My settings

By xngo on April 24, 2019

Hot keys

Shift + 1: Buy  500 shares at bid price + 5 cents.
Shift + 2: Buy 1000 shares at bid price + 5 cents.
Shift + 3: Buy 2000 shares at bid price + 5 cents.

Shift + c: Cancel ALL orders.
Shift + x: Close 50% position.
Shift + z: Close ALL position.

Moving averages

 20 EMA = Blue   = 0099FF
 50 EMA = Orange = CC99FF
200 SMA = Red    = FFCC66

Level 2 price colors

Blue   = 3333FF
Orange = FF6633
Green  = 00CC00
Black  = 000000

Forex

Currency pairs

AUD.CAD
AUD.USD
CHF.JPY
NZD.USD

GBP.AUD
GBP.CHF
GBP.JPY
GBP.USD

USD.CAD
USD.CHF
USD.JPY
EUR.AUD
EUR.GBP
EUR.USD

Forex strong events

Tue @ 8:30AM  CAD  GDP m/m                  USD.CAD
Wed @ 2:30PM  USD  FOMC Press Conference    USD.CAD
Thu @ 7:00AM  GBP                           GBP.USD
                BOE Inflation Report
                MPC Official Bank Rate Votes
                Monetary Policy Summary
                Official Bank Rate
Fri @ 8:30AM USD                            USD.CAD
                Average Hourly Earnings m/m
                Non-Farm Employment Change
                Unemployment Rate        

Moving averages

  6 EMA = White  = FFFFFF
 18 EMA = Blue   = 0099FF
 50 EMA = Orange = FF6600
200 SMA = Red    = FF0000

Hotkeys

Short (Shift+T) -> 1R to 1.5 R: 8 pips to 12 pips

WARNING:

  • All limit prices will not change if your move lines from the chart. This is really stupid.
  • To avoid changing multiple limit price, for the stop loss order, use stop order instead of stop limit order.
  • Double-check the limit price in the ChartTrader. Price shown in Order Management->Orders mosaic is misleading.

Long (Shift+G) -> 1R to 1.5 R: 8 pips to 12 pips

WARNING:

  • All limit prices will not change if your move lines from the chart. This is really stupid.
  • To avoid changing multiple limit price, for the stop loss order, use stop order instead of stop limit order.
  • Double-check the limit price in the ChartTrader. Price shown in Order Management->Orders mosaic is misleading.

Gap Up (Shift+U): 12 pips

1 minute before news, create a trade that is 12 pips away. The main idea is to catch the momentum of the good news that can go further than 12 pips.

Gap Down (Shift+J): 12 pips

About the author

Xuan Ngo is the founder of OpenWritings.net. He currently lives in Montreal, Canada. He loves to write about programming and open source subjects.