ThinkOrSwim Accessibility -- Visually Impaired

[gstq54]

Richard Wilkinson here: a 71 year old widower and completely new to trading. I had a stroke in 2009 that left me paralysed on my left side, however my cognitive skills have returned quite well. I can only use my right hand and index finger to trade. My keyboard skills may not be very swift but I do think I will be able to hit the Buy button and hopefully turn green in short or long order!
Enough of my waffling, my trading question relates to accessibility. I am visually impaired and when I run a scan the ticker symbols are too small for me to read easily.
However, if any members of the community know of settings that may help with this issue I would appreciate your help.
Cheers to All, Richard, the Expat Brit.




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[rad14733]

@gstq54 Greetings, Richard, and welcome to the useThinkscript community...

The Windows standard of Ctrl+, Ctrl-, and Ctrl0 don't work within TOS so the next best solution would be to make text larger within the TOS application settings... Goto Setup > Application Settings > Look and Feel > Font Size and select a slightly large font size...

As an alternative, you could perform a Print Screen and then View and enlarge the captured image... In Windows you can capture the entire screen or just a portion using Windows + Shift + S... You can also take a screenshot of the Scan panel from the Actions Menu as depicted in the image below... By default Windows stores screenshots in your Pictures > Screenshots directory...

 

[gstq54]

@gstq54 Greetings, Richard, and welcome to the useThinkscript community...

The Windows standard of Ctrl+, Ctrl-, and Ctrl0 don't work within TOS so the next best solution would be to make text larger within the TOS application settings... Goto Setup > Application Settings > Look and Feel > Font Size and select a slightly large font size...

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As an alternative, you could perform a Print Screen and then View and enlarge the captured image... In Windows you can capture the entire screen or just a portion using Windows + Shift + S... You can also take a screenshot of the Scan panel from the Actions Menu as depicted in the image below... By default Windows stores screenshots in your Pictures > Screenshots directory...

Thanks so much for your detailed reply. I went to TOS desktop and followed your example and transformed my screen. It's so much easier to read, one problem is, the output is now so large it spreads beyond the borders of the scan. I will try screenprint next.

A new brain and a new pair of eyes and a successful trading journey will surely follow!
Thanks again, Richard

 

[rad14733]

A new brain and a new pair of eyes and a successful trading journey will surely follow!
Thanks again, Richard

Great...!!! By the way, my street name is Ralph, not Richard... Have a great weekend...

 

[gstq54]

Great...!!! By the way, my street name is Ralph, not Richard... Have a great weekend...

Sorry Ralph, I was replying as Richard and not to Richard!
Never posted on a forum before, so much learn.
I have just loaded Buy the Dip and look forward to learning how to use it. Is it possible to back test BTD and see how successful it would have been over the past year?

 

[MerryDay]

Sorry Ralph, I was replying as Richard and not to Richard!
Never posted on a forum before, so much learn.
I have just loaded Buy the Dip and look forward to learning how to use it. Is it possible to back test BTD and see how successful it would have been over the past year?

Sadly no. The idea that there are winning backtested day trading strategies that work for all instruments in all market conditions is a figment promoted by the talking heads on social media; and is the reason that >80% of daytraders fail.

No. There are no magic arrows for Buy The Dip or any other indicators on VIP.
Holy Grails do not exist.

Profitable VIP day traders hone their technical chart reading skills to recognize a myriad of possibilities.
If you are not proficient at chart reading. You can learn the basics from our resident expert @csricksdds
https://usethinkscript.com/threads/...er-or-how-to-become-one-in-thinkorswim.21355/
@csricksdds chart setups:
https://usethinkscript.com/search/2...1&c[nodes][0]=5&c[title_only]=1&o=replies&g=1

Here are types of basics discussed and that all day traders must learn:
https://usethinkscript.com/threads/good-strategy-basics-in-thinkorswim.8058/

Then you can apply these basics to your BTD strategy.
Here is an example to start you off:
https://usethinkscript.com/threads/buy-the-dip-basic-chart-setup.14773/

Many more BTD strategies here:
https://usethinkscript.com/forums/add-ons-resources.38/

Read about the differences between reversal (BTD) and trend strategies:
https://usethinkscript.com/threads/...n-of-signal-what-do-you-do.21338/#post-155119