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General indicator installation guide for

ThinkorSwim TOS? /

How to download, save and I install a study onto my TOS platform from
scratch?
Written by Duncan Boggs
Updated over a week ago

Import a study into TOS

Common pitfalls:

Before installing your indicator, be aware of the common issues people run into when
installing a TOS indicator.
Browser set to automatically open media files. TOS files look like video / audio
files to your computer. See link here: https://intercom.help/simpler-
trading/en/articles/3481530
Do not open the file directly. Trying to open the file instead of importing directly
from TOS will result in an error (see link above) .

Downloading the indicator multiple times and deleting the original copy (see link
above (see link above).
If link to download in email doesn't work, download directly from the Simpler

Trading website (see #1 below).

What you need:

You will need to be logged into https://www.simplertrading.com/ in order to download
your indicator(s).

1 - Download
Go to Simpler Trading > Dashboard > My indicators to download directly OR...
Open the email you received from Simpler Trading (see below)

In the example below, the link in the email will take you to a download page.
Regardless of how you receive the indicator, the process of installing into TOS will be
the same.

Click on the link in the email to download the file.

Ifyou are not logged into the Simpler Trading web site, you will not see the links to
download your indicator.

The name of the downloaded file will appear in the bottom left corner of the Google
Chrome browser page like in the image above.

Left click once on the arrow just to the right of the indicator's name. Then click on
"Show in folder"

Some download links may display a web-page that looks like this:

2 - Where is your file?

A Windows directory will appear and your indicator file will be highlighted.

Take note of the file path at the top of the window. This is where your indicator is
located on your computer.

case, the "ST_MultiRangeSTUDY" indicator is located

In this in:
Computer > Main (C:) > Users > Trader > Downloads

Simply put, this indicator file is in the Downloads folder. Why? Because that is the last
folder / directory listed from left to right.

Take note of this file path so you can refer to it when importing your indicator into
TOS.

When you go back to TOS, use the same path as you see at the top of the window
where you downloaded the file in above screenshot.

Your path will be sightly different than the one show here.

3 - Open the Edit Studies and Strategies Window.

After the file has finished downloading, open ThinkorSwim, open a chart.

Click on the "Edits Studies" icon found under the "Charts" tab.

4 - Click Import
Towards the bottom left hand side of the window, select "Import.

5 - Find the file

After clicking "Import", the "Load Study" window appears.

To find the "Downloads" folder, choose users as shown below.

Click on your user folder. In this case the user folder is "Trader".

Your user folder will likely have a different name.

Find the "downloads" folder and open it.

6 - Open the file

Now that you've found the "Downloads" folder, you should see the indicator file,
single click it and choose "Open."

In this case we are loading the Voodoo lines.

7 - Find the indicator is in your list of available studies.

At the top left hand corner of the studies window, make sure the "Studies" tab is
selected.

Left click in the blank search box and enter your search term
In this example type "TTM".

Anything with "TTM" will populate in the list.

8 - Add the indicator to the chart.

Double clickthe name of the indicator to add it to your chart.
In this example we're adding Voodoo Lines.

You should now see it available on the right hand side along with any of the other
indicators currently added.

At the bottom right hand side of the window click OK.

You should now see your indicator on your charts.

How do configure my memory settings in ThinkorSwim?

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https://intercom.help/simpler-trading/en/articles/3288051

How Do Import and Install an Indicator into ThinkorSwim/TOS?

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

TOS indicator will not import

https://intercom.help/simpler-trading/en/articles/3481530

General Installation Guide for Tradestation

https://intercom.help/simpler-trading/en/articles/3288127

Trading View - Installing an indicator

https://intercom.help/simpler-trading/en/articles/3498380

Custom settings and configuration for TOS indicators

https://intercom.help/simpler-trading/en/articles/3676039

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