Summary

In this chapter, we learned the basics of EasyLanguage, how to manage the TradeStation development environment, how to program simple indicators and strategies, and how to handle both of them together as a whole. What you learned in this chapter will be very useful in the next chapters when you build real-life trading tools. This, of course, doesn’t provide exhaustive coverage of the vast subject matter related to EasyLanguage. On the TradeStation website, you can easily find a wealth of useful material to expand your knowledge and delve into specific topics.

In any case, if you have made it this far, it means you have acquired the basics necessary to progress to the next chapter, where, while the focus will still remain on learning EasyLanguage, we are going to change the perspective a bit by dealing with real cases encountered in the professional world. This is done with the purpose of preparing you for the real challenge that all algorithmic traders have to face...