Getting Hands-On with EasyLanguage
The TradeStation website, and the web in general, offers a plethora of training material on EasyLanguage, which can be disorienting for those who want to start learning this language. In this chapter, we have organized the training material to provide you with an effective starting point, aiming to get you quickly writing your first scripts. The chapter requires familiarity with basic concepts of mathematics and financial markets, but no experience in other programming languages is necessary.
In this chapter, you will learn how to create an EasyLanguage script, write basic code, and apply scripts to charts. The goal of the chapter is to equip you with basic programming skills to succeed in the subsequent chapters.
This is what you will learn about in this chapter:
- Understanding the basics of EasyLanguage
- Writing indicators
- Writing strategies