These are the hands-on tutorials: how to actually drive the tools, set up the scans, and run the workflows, step by step. Most of them center on Trade Ideas, since that’s where the deepest scanning and the steepest learning curve meet. Part of our app comparison, where you can see how all the apps compare.
Every step here is drawn from the official platform documentation and checked against the current interface. Where a setting or value matters, we name it exactly.
Drive the scanner
Trade Ideas tutorials
Getting startedHow to use Trade IdeasA walkthrough of the scanner from first login to a working window layout.Open the guide
ConfigurationBest Trade Ideas scan settingsThe filters and values that turn the scanner into a usable premarket gapper list.Open the guide
AI tierHolly AI explainedWhat Holly actually does, how the signals are generated, and the crowding to watch for.Open the guide
BacktestingBacktesting with OddsMakerHow to test a setup’s historical odds before you trade it live.Open the guide
Scan and execute
Scanning and execution
ConceptHow stock scanners workThe mechanics under any scanner: filters, real-time data, and why alert speed matters.Open the guide
WorkflowGap scanning strategyBuilding the premarket gap scan that feeds a gap-and-go morning.Open the guide
ExecutionDAS Trader hotkeysThe hotkey setup that lets you enter, size, and bail without hunting for buttons.Open the guide
New to scanners entirely? Start with how stock scanners work, then come back for the tool-specific setup. If you don’t own Trade Ideas yet, the Trade Ideas review covers whether it fits before you follow the configuration guides.