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Backtester Now Includes Technical Indicators

Backtester Now Includes Technical Indicators

You now have expanded criteria for researching option strategies so you can customize your ideas with more detail.
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Introducing Interactive, Real-Time Options Payoff Diagrams
Introducing Interactive, Real-Time Options Payoff Diagrams
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Manual Trading Reimagined and Easily Connected to Auto-Management
Manual Trading Reimagined and Easily Connected to Auto-Management
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Faster Position Management with 1-minute Auto-Exit Options
Faster Position Management with 1-minute Auto-Exit Options
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0DTE Options Strategies: Insights from 25k Trades
0DTE Options Strategies: Insights from 25k Trades
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Introducing $0 Commission Free* Trading with Option Alpha and TradeStation
Introducing $0 Commission Free* Trading with Option Alpha and TradeStation
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13 Stock Chart Patterns that You Can’t Afford to Forget
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4 Must Know Options Expiration Day Traps to Avoid
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How Can a Call Option Decline in Value When a Stock Rises?
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The Three Best Option Strategies for Earnings
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Problems Getting Your Option Order Filled? Try These 3 Quick Adjustments
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How To Manage Assigned Autotrading Positions
How To Manage Assigned Autotrading Positions
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3 Smart Ways to Use SmartStops
3 Smart Ways to Use SmartStops
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Create Your Own Custom In-App Notifications
Create Your Own Custom In-App Notifications
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The Power of Reusable Automations Across Multiple Bots
The Power of Reusable Automations Across Multiple Bots
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How to Automate a MACD Strategy with Bots
How to Automate a MACD Strategy with Bots
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How to Automate a Bollinger Band Strategy
How to Automate a Bollinger Band Strategy
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Building an RSI Swing Trading Bot with Credit Spreads
Building an RSI Swing Trading Bot with Credit Spreads
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Automated Trading Using Multiple Moving Averages
Automated Trading Using Multiple Moving Averages
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Platform updates

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Faster Position Management with 1-minute Auto-Exit Options
Faster Position Management with 1-minute Auto-Exit Options
16 min video
Manual Trading Reimagined and Easily Connected to Auto-Management
Manual Trading Reimagined and Easily Connected to Auto-Management
7 min video
Upgraded Bot Logs Add "Highlights" & Quicklinks to Positions
Upgraded Bot Logs Add "Highlights" & Quicklinks to Positions
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Upgraded Backtester Offers Increased Precision
Upgraded Backtester Offers Increased Precision
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Trading the Opening Range: Mean Reversion vs Trend Following
Trading the Opening Range: Mean Reversion vs Trend Following
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0DTE Options Strategies: Insights from 25k Trades
0DTE Options Strategies: Insights from 25k Trades
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We Analyzed 20,000 Options Trades: Here’s What We Learned About Position Swings
We Analyzed 20,000 Options Trades: Here’s What We Learned About Position Swings
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3 AAPL Bullish Options Strategies Backtested
3 AAPL Bullish Options Strategies Backtested
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Best practices

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Using Folders for Organizing and Grouping Bot Automations
Using Folders for Organizing and Grouping Bot Automations
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Test Automations Directly Inside the Automation Editor
Test Automations Directly Inside the Automation Editor
5 min video
Grouping and Nesting Decisions for More Powerful Automations
Grouping and Nesting Decisions for More Powerful Automations
8 min video
When to Group Decisions Together and When to Separate Them into Multiple Steps
When to Group Decisions Together and When to Separate Them into Multiple Steps
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Strategic thinking

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Options Wheel Strategy Explained
Options Wheel Strategy Explained
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Portfolio Hedging Strategy with VIX Options
Portfolio Hedging Strategy with VIX Options
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Have You Peaked?
Have You Peaked?
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Automated Does Not Mean Unattended
Automated Does Not Mean Unattended
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