Compare Tab
The Compare feature, found under the Research Tab, allows investors to review a particular stock against its industry peers. Different Views offer Investors perspectives with different investment strategies, such as value or growth investing, to identify stocks that align with their preferred strategies within a specific industry.
Some of the Compare benefits include:
- Relative Valuation: Ratios like price-to-earnings (P/E), price-to-sales (P/S), or price-to-book (P/B) can be assessed whether a stock is overvalued or undervalued relative to its peers.
- Identifying Outliers: If a company has significantly different ratios compared to its peers, it may warrant further investigation to reveal potential investment opportunities or risks.
- Industry Trends: Analyzing ratios across an industry can reveal trends and patterns. For example, if the majority of companies in an industry experience a declining profit margin, it may indicate a broader industry challenge or trend.
- Risk Assessment: Comparing key ratios can help assess the financial health and risk profile in an industry context. Companies with lower debt-to-equity ratios, for instance, may be considered less risky, especially if this trend holds across the industry.
- Operational Efficiency: Comparing Ratios like return on equity (ROE) and return on assets (ROA) among industry peers can provide insights into a company’s operational efficiency.
NOTE:
While comparing key ratios within an industry offers valuable insights, it’s VITAL to consider other factors , such as the company’s business model, competitive advantages, management quality, macroeconomic conditions, etc. Ratios should be only part of a broader analysis to make well-informed investment decisions.
The fields automatically populate with industry peers. They can be changed to compare other symbols of your choice.
Price Slices - Premium Feature
Price Slices
Price Slices allow users to view theoretical outcomes of option positions, while providing the flexibility of changing data points, such as entry price or what the results will be if the stock price moves a specific dollar or percentage amount.
This feature is helpful with building discipline on when to exit a trade if it goes against you.
This feature is accessible when using the Strategy Templates on the Research>Option Tab
The default starting points include:
- Entry Point – shown in Blue in our example.
- High Point – considered Target or Resistance point – shown in Green.
- Low Point – considered Stop or Support point – shown in Red
(Up to 7 Price slices can be added for additional evaluation. See below for more details)
On Research>Option Tab, click the down arrow next to the default “Call+Put” view in the upper left corner of the window to access the Strategy Templates:
Select your Strategy and set up the position:
Quantity, Expiration Date, Strikes
On the right side of the same screen, click the 
button to display the default settings.
Using our example:
Entry point is $206.04 (Current Stock Price) shown in Blue
High point – defaults to 5% above Entry: $216.34, shown in Green/Gold
Low point – defaults to 5% below Entry: $195.74, shown in Red
The values are for ‘today’: what the Profit or Loss would be if the stock price were the High or Low price.
The Date, Price and/or % Offset can be manually adjusted, as indicated by the underline – to view different scenarios.
Price Slices – Adjust the % Offset Value
% Offset values were manually changed to 10% and -10%.
The lines on the graph are dynamically updated
Price Slices – Adjust the lines
In this example, the Top and Bottom lines were adjusted on the graph itself.
The new placement dynamically updated the values on the right.
Price Slices – Add, Reset, Go Big
Multiple Position Analysis
We often have more than one position on a particular Stock/ETF, so how can each position, or leg be evaluated?
Click the Graphic Below for video on the Option Tab P/L Feature to see how to evaluate individual legs or positions on a Stock/ETF
Option Chain Video
Platform Features Release: Compare and AI capability added, Tradier Streaming
Join us Wednesday, October 25th for a special Office Hours session for an in-depth review session of the newest enhancements to your platform.
Announcing the latest Release of feature and functionality enhancements to the trading platform with the goal of improving the investment/trading decision process.
Research Tab/Dashboard:
Compare Tab: Provides an at-a-glance comparison of competitors of the same industry group with the ability to change symbols and Swing, Position, or Investor views (also “All” and “Default”)
AI Analysis – AI generated competitive analysis for Large-cap stocks in the same industry group.
Compare Tab
The Compare feature, found under the Research Tab, allows investors to review a particular stock against its industry peers. Different Views offer Investors perspectives with different investment strategies, such as value or growth investing, to identify stocks that align with their preferred strategies within a specific industry.
Some of the Compare benefits include:
- Relative Valuation: Ratios like price-to-earnings (P/E), price-to-sales (P/S), or price-to-book (P/B) can be assessed whether a stock is overvalued or undervalued relative to its peers.
- Identifying Outliers: If a company has significantly different ratios compared to its peers, it may warrant further investigation to reveal potential investment opportunities or risks.
- Industry Trends: Analyzing ratios across an industry can reveal trends and patterns. For example, if the majority of companies in an industry experience a declining profit margin, it may indicate a broader industry challenge or trend.
- Risk Assessment: Comparing key ratios can help assess the financial health and risk profile in an industry context. Companies with lower debt-to-equity ratios, for instance, may be considered less risky, especially if this trend holds across the industry.
- Operational Efficiency: Comparing Ratios like return on equity (ROE) and return on assets (ROA) among industry peers can provide insights into a company’s operational efficiency.
NOTE:
While comparing key ratios within an industry offers valuable insights, it’s VITAL to consider other factors , such as the company’s business model, competitive advantages, management quality, macroeconomic conditions, etc. Ratios should be only part of a broader analysis to make well-informed investment decisions.
The fields automatically populate with industry peers. They can be changed to compare other symbols of your choice.
AI Analysis
Located within the Activity Tab in Research, Stock AI analysis has the potential to enhance and streamline the process of evaluating and trading stocks in the financial markets.
Stock AI analysis can quickly process and analyze vast amounts of financial data, news, and market sentiment in real-time. This enables investors and traders to make more informed decisions based on a comprehensive view of the market.
Click on the AI Analysis Tab for the current symbol you are viewing. A progress bar will appear while the information loads for the initial session view only. The information will remain even if you log out and back in again during the same Market Day.
It’s important to note:
While Stock AI analysis offers these benefits, it also comes with challenges and risks, such as overreliance on algorithms, potential biases in data, and the need for continuous monitoring and oversight. Investors and traders should use AI analysis as a tool to complement their decision-making process rather than relying solely on it.
Streaming Quotes with Tradier
Your Tradier Account offers Real-Time Streaming Quotes!
Simply log in to your Tradier account from the platform, and you’ll see the Real-Time quote updates without having to change screens or refresh your browser!
Change Log
- At-the-Money Strike price bolded on Templates
- Long Butterfly template error corrected
- Resolved slider bar/template editing functioning
- Event flag display function preserved
- Slider bar function corrected on template page
Key Ratio (formerly Valuation)
Key Ratio
A stock’s key ratios provide valuable insights into various financial aspects of the company. They are derived from the financial statements and help investors evaluate the company’s financial health, performance, and overall investment potential.
Assessing Key Ratios may vary by the type of trader one is: Growth Investors differ from Swing Traders who differ from Position Traders. The platform offers different views using Key Ratios for such scenarios.
Key Ratios allow you to not only view the company’s financial health but also view them in relation to others in the same industry, comparing ‘apples to apples’. Having this information allows you to better evaluate potential opportunities.
Deciphering the graphics
The illustrations show how to read the information provided as well as provide context on how the particular stock is performing to the Industry as well as the S&P.
Note: Depending on the Industry and/or S&P values, their tab(s) may not appear on the bar graph.
Select the view that matches your style of trading.
Just like trading, there is no ‘one-size-fits-all’. Those focusing on longer-term trades would not be interested in the same criteria as those who prefer shorter-term positions.
Clickable Key Ratio Value
View other industry stocks’ ranking by clicking on the numeric value as shown.
What does “N/A” or “–” indicate?
If a number does not appear in the Ratio criteria, you will see either a “N/A” or “—“
N/A indicates the datapoint is applicable, but the value not currently available
— indicates the data point does not apply, such as Inventory Ratios with Banks
Price Change Indicator
Green and Red Arrows have been added to each symbol tab when in Research.
This applies to any selected Watchlist or the default “Recents” list.
Each time one symbol is clicked, the entire list will update the latest price update.
Platform Features Release: April 2023
Announcing the latest feature(s)/function(s) updates, additions, or edits to the trading platform:
Cloning and Editing Trendlines
New Trendline Customization
Clone trendlines with the push of a button. Easily define or edit trendline endpoints.
Click on an existing trendline to display the Annotation Settings box, make your changes, then click “Save”.
Enhancements
- Reusing canceled GTC Order preserves Duration
Change Log
- Repaired contrast on Find>Scans>Filter table
- Chart crosshair behavior resolved
- Pivot Point indicator editing restored
- Removed duplicate Inner Circle>Insider Information
- Platform Notification>“Don’t show again” fixed
- Backtest>Analyze Date selection repaired
- Corrected date display above chart
- Seasonality Chart behavior corrected
- Screener functionality repaired on several items
- Hide function on Option functionality restored
- Russell 2000 restored on Find>HeatMap
- Backend fixes on previous releases
- Net Debit/Credit responsiveness restored on Manual Accounts
Platform Features Release: March 2023
Announcing the latest features/functions updates, additions, or edits to the trading platform:
Valuation and Fundamental Data Points added
Users have more criteria to select from for both the Screener, to find potential trade candidates, and Watchlist Views to analyze candidates.
Valuation and Fundamental Data Points Added
Watch List Views
Over 30 data points were added to the Valuation and Fundamental sections for Watch List Views.
Build, Save, and Edit your customized Watch List Views to your needs.
Learn how to use this feature:
Screener
Over 30 data points have been added to the Screener Function under the Valuation and Fundamental sections.
There are 3 Levels of Data Points. Level 2 has more Data Points than 1, Level 3 has all criteria available to select from.
Now users have more tools to choose customize screens. These may be saved and edited at any time.
Enhancements
- Added Average Volume line to (upper) Volume Indicator
- Saving Annotations/Texts, etc on charts are an automatic function. It no longer has to be selected.
- Scroll function added to lists on Custom, Market and Watch pages
- GAAP/non-GAAP PE/PEG (TPE and PE chart in Valuation section to reflect GAAP PE)
Change Log
- Resolved Screener Export Function
- Open/Close “save” function fixed in Backtest mode
- 2nd email saving in Notification feature setup
- Candlesticks and Volume bars line up
Customize Watchlist Views
Customize Watchlist Views
You have the ability to customize Watchlist Views – based upon criteria you want to see.
Click on the 
next to “Default” or current view you are on to create a different View.
If/When you want to edit any of your personal views, simply click the 
icon, remove/add criteria, adjust placement, then click “Save”.
From Assets to Z-Score, there are over 160 data points to select from including data from: Company Information, Technicals, Valuation, Fundamentals & Options.
Simply:
1. Name the View
2. Select Data Points
3. Arrange – clicking on arrows to move up/down
4. Save
Your Watchlists are now more powerful because they show the data you want to see to help you make your trade decisions.
The Result:
Note: The Symbol, Score Icons and Last Price are fixed
Research Your Watchlists
Research Watchlist Functionality
Users are able to access all Watchlists from the Research Tab.
Click the to access the dropdown list as shown in the graphic.
Lists with more than 20 symbols will have a scroll bar allowing for easier research of larger lists.
All other functionality remains the same: Symbols can be moved to other lists, have alerts set, deleted, add Journal notes
When a symbol is entered in the Symbol Search Box on the Research Tab, the symbol will automatically be displayed on the default “Recents” list.
In addition, when a symbol or group of symbols is sent to Research from anywhere else on the platform, it will appear on a list under the default “Recents” list.
Examples of when the “Recents” list will be displayed:
- Sending a symbol/symbols from a list on a Watch Tab.
- Selecting a group of symbols from a Scan or Screener list.
- Clicking on the Technical Icon from any symbol when not in the Research Tab. will be displayed under “Recents”.
The functionality of adding a note, an alert or sending a symbol to a specific list remains the same.