Master The Options Chain In ThinkOrSwim (ToS) | Trading Tutorials

[@retirefire2700]

This guy might be the best instructor on the internet. I feel like I stumbled into a full tuition class. Great work TB!

[@TradeBrigade]

Wow, thanks! always appreciate comments like these. Hope you have the best of luck in ToS and your trading journey!

[@masteryconstructionllc8199]

I agree!

[@WeenieTradesLLC]

A much better version of someone's video. Well done Matt!

[@TradeBrigade]

Cheers Weenie! Thanks for stopping by.

[@WeenieTradesLLC]

@@TradeBrigade my pleasure! You're doing great things here at Trade Brigade

[@dannyfong6350]

good job explaining the features.

[@TradeBrigade]

Cheers! Thanks for checking out the tutorial

[@antoineg639]

Excellent video, thanks for making it! Very well done, all around, as usual. I came to TOS a couple months ago from RH, so I still have a lot to learn and this was very useful....not sure I'll stick with all the tips, but hope to put a few to work 👍

[@TradeBrigade]

Glad to hear bits and pieces were useful! Thanks for tuning in and taking the time to drop a comment. Best of luck with the platform and let me know if there are any other topics you would like covered.

[@Ms.RobbiA]

Great video---especially for new users of TOS.

[@TradeBrigade]

Cheers! Glad it was helpful

[@coreyhillegass1948]

thanks for doing this video learned so much, going to have to watch this a few times lol.

[@TradeBrigade]

Lots of little things to pick up. The goal of this is to get you familiar with where everything is, and from there you can dive deeper into settings, information etc. Best of luck with the platform!

[@evandutil8233]

phenomenal video

[@TradeBrigade]

Thanks Evan! Appreciate you taking the time to drop a comment.

[@oscarnyc500]

Great video Matt! Have you ever used Bookmap on ToS?

[@TradeBrigade]

Hi Oscar, I have not. I've seen it used, and while I do think it can be a useful tool, its not something I have dove into. For now my strategy works just fine without it, if its not broken, dont fix it!

[@adproproductions2038]

This was a great tutorial, thank you! Do you know of any ways to use the Product depth tab to try to gauge where the market will go?

[@TradeBrigade]

Glad it helped. Product depth helps us plot characteristics about the options greeks... Not all that helpful for market direction IMO.

[@Dannydtexas]

Wow, amazing education with the most fluid delivery..... you my friend are a natural top level educator.... subscribing now

[@TradeBrigade]

Thanks for tuning in Danny! Hope you can more easily navigate ToS now. Best of luck in your trading

[@fanzia7271]

WOW! Great content! I found it very useful! Thank you Matt!

[@TradeBrigade]

Thanks Fanzi! Appreciate you taking the time to comment

[@sharath05091989]

Got a chance to check this out... Nice nuances... Always something to learn in every video of yours. Thank you.

[@TradeBrigade]

Appreciate it Sharath! Hopefully this integration to schwab doesnt change anything.... the new login screen makes me nervous they will break something...

[@sharath05091989]

@@TradeBrigade haha yeah i noticed that today… need to keep up with performance and speed, schwab street edge is a lagged and has bad UI… hopefully stays the same

[@robshannonjr]

You answered questions that Schwab couldn't Thanks

[@steveedelen3251]

Thanks for the Tour. Learned some things.

[@TradeBrigade]

Appreciate you stopping by Steve!

[@steveedelen3251]

@@TradeBrigade No Problem man. Sorry I was late. I always want to ask questions but I then I feel like I'm annoying you so I try to refrain. Would love to get a better understanding of how to choose the best contracts. Put options have been the only thing really working for me lately. I need to make myself sit down and get a better understanding of all the different variables.... the greeks, IV, open interest, ITM vs atrm vs otm? its hurting the brain a bit. I understand each of these individually but when I try to take them all into consideration at the same time I feel like all my understanding goes out the window.

[@Metodo3]

This videos are way better than the actually TOS Channel Thank you new subscriber here would love a in depth video of Level II for options

[@TradeBrigade]

Thanks for the sub! Appreciate the feedback as always, and will keep this in mind for future tutorials. Have a great weekend!

[@DanWallBeats]

Beautiful, thanks Matt!!

[@TradeBrigade]

Thanks Dan! Nice to see ya.

[@SPEARScapital]

Excellent video and explanation as usual you are Truly a gem Matt you are appreciated for everything you do for us Matt

[@TradeBrigade]

Appreciate that sentiment M Spears! Thanks for tuning in.

[@kristapowell8732]

Great video. I've been using TOS for a while now & didn't know where some this info was in the program. Fantastic tutorial. Thank you so much:)

[@TradeBrigade]

Glad it was helpful!

[@anasmatar7733]

Excellent video .. Thanks

[@TradeBrigade]

Appreciate you tuning in Anas! Hopefully you were able to pick up some new information.

[@nanikoei4129]

as always, very thorough explanation and very useful, thank you Matt 👍

[@TradeBrigade]

My pleasure!

[@idealnnyc8390]

Awesome video

[@TradeBrigade]

Appreciate it!

[@msheplervideo]

Great vid! My TOS options layout does not show the expected move for each expiration. How does one turn this feature on?

[@TradeBrigade]

Make the window wider? It should be a default option with no functionality to toggle on or off.

[@tknut6615]

As always very informative!

[@TradeBrigade]

Appreciate it TK!

[@ollyonearth]

Thank so much for explaining this and making it so simple to grasp.

[@TradeBrigade]

My pleasure! thanks for coming out to the show!

[@sandrapowell7787]

I love this video. I kept saying wow the entire time. I was actually searching for lesson on changing the theme on the options chain as I am unable to see the highlight for in the money on my computer. I truly got far more than I expected. However can you assist me with the highlighting of in the money rows in the option chain in the "Light theme"?

[@TradeBrigade]

Hi Sandra! Thanks for tuning in, the best we can do to change hilight color is to go to Setup > Application Settings > Look and feel > Color Scheme . In there youll have to set a new custom color profile based on light, but change the tooltip color from the pale yellow to whatever you want. Best of luck!

[@natemickens88]

Solid presentation!!🔥

[@TradeBrigade]

Cheers Nate! Hope you have an easier time navigating the chain now

[@maureenkam9212]

Thank you for such a detailed explanation. It certainly sheds some insights.

[@TradeBrigade]

Thanks for taking the time to leave some feedback! Hope all is going well in your options trading journey.

[@traderrific]

Thank you kindly for this tutorial! Very helpful. On a side note, may I ask what stream recording software are you using? Love the smooth white cursor/drawing tool.

[@TradeBrigade]

Its a screen presentation tool, not part of the streaming software. Its quicktime screen recorder. Very basic setup, nothing fancy on my end

[@suvn89]

these TOS videos are clutch

[@TradeBrigade]

Appreciate that Suvn!

[@crazymonkey2408]

I like how detailed and informative this video, Thanks!👏

[@TradeBrigade]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for taking the time to drop a comment, and hope you have a great trading week!

[@Consistent_Investor]

Thank you for the very informative video! Everything i needed to know. Expanded my knowledge and learned something new like always! Thank you! 💯🔥

[@TradeBrigade]

Appreciate it CI!

[@Inf]

BASED trade brigade

[@TradeBrigade]

INF checking in. Good to see ya

[@Oct-jy4dz]

Do you have a video which explains Gamma under Product Depth section? How to understand the Gamma curve line on the chart?

[@TradeBrigade]

I do not have a video on that but I'll add it to my list of possible blog articles!

[@zzzlife]

Excellent presentation. I learned what I needed. Thank you so much.....

[@TradeBrigade]

glad to hear it! thanks for stopping by the tutorial, and hope you have an easier time navigating options into the future.

[@80sbabygal]

Thanks for a great presentation!

[@TradeBrigade]

My pleasure! Thanks for checking it out.

[@eduardosanchezvedelago9376]

great and very useful video!

[@theinflationsituation8870]

Great overview. Thank you!

[@TradeBrigade]

You bet! Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment.

[@tyman2007]

On TOS options chain on butterfly how can i adjust the strike width from the standard one where it shows on the chain ? Thank you

[@TradeBrigade]

You can generate a custom spread by using the alt button and selecting the strikes you want in the bid and ask column. Or you can bring up the order window and edit the strikes to generate a "broken wing"

[@theknightgod8238]

Do you know how I can put my options chain right beside my chart on thinkorswim. That way I don't have to switch back and fourth.

[@TradeBrigade]

You can detach the window and then have a multi window setup. Thats the only way!

[@SPEARScapital]

Thanks!

[@TradeBrigade]

Cheers! Thanks for the dono and glad you found the video useful.

[@juliem3783]

Wonderful video! Thank you, Matt! It brought to light how much I don't know lol

[@TradeBrigade]

Its always a learning process!

[@SPEARScapital]

I was looking for your video explaining implied volatility on options chain and applying it to out chart for that week i think it was a weekly update a few weeks ago but im looking for it to go over it a few more times

[@TradeBrigade]

Yes, weekly expected move is just taking the Friday expiration BEFORE THE MARKET OPENS MONDAY and using the implied move in parenthesis at the far right hand side.

[@brettmedina24]

What software did you use to draw the lines while recording?

[@TradeBrigade]

tradebrigade.co/faq

[@brettmedina24]

@@TradeBrigade 🙏

[@Mars2152]

at time stamp 16:29 you say I can buy the 416 yet you sell it? Did you mean to buy it? Was an Iron Condor your intention?

[@TradeBrigade]

Yes, I should have clicked on the ASK to initiate a buy. The other thing you could do is manually change the quantity from -1 to +1

[@Capable_Carlos]

On my screen I have some rows that show the date exp. and the days remaining in gray but it has 100(weeklys) in yellow, why is that?

[@TradeBrigade]

Those are just weekly expirations. They expire every Friday and are "non standard" expiration.

[@killahherb]

what is the MMM in yellow?

[@TradeBrigade]

Market Maker Move! Shows the implied move for earnings usually.

[@mikethestockimpaler3049]

👍 Appreciate it all...

[@TradeBrigade]

Always!

[@chewie1355]

Thanks

[@TradeBrigade]

You got it. Glad you found the video useful.

[@alanhill6852]

Love to learn options but it’s all “Greek” to me

[@TradeBrigade]

Im sure that was "pun" intended!

[@chuck5085]

Appreciate your presentation. Thank you so much.

[@TradeBrigade]

Always a pleasure Chuck. Hope this clarifies anything on the chain

[@chuck5085]

Very much appreciated!

[@TradeBrigade]

You got it chuck!