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0DTE Options Strategies: Insights from 25k Trades

0DTE Options Strategies: Insights from 25k Trades

We analyzed over 25,000 0DTE option positions traded in the autotrading platform to assess what worked and how traders set up short-term trading strategies.
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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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Introducing $0 Commission Free* Trading with Option Alpha and Tradier
Introducing $0 Commission Free* Trading with Option Alpha and Tradier
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Introducing the Bot Wizard
Introducing the Bot Wizard
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Create Bots Instantly from Any Backtest
Create Bots Instantly from Any Backtest
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New Open High Low Close (OHLC) Stock Decisions
New Open High Low Close (OHLC) Stock Decisions
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13 Stock Chart Patterns that You Can’t Afford to Forget
13 Stock Chart Patterns that You Can’t Afford to Forget
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4 Must Know Options Expiration Day Traps to Avoid
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?
How Can a Call Option Decline in Value When a Stock Rises?
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What Your Mother Didn’t Tell You About Trading Iron Condors
What Your Mother Didn’t Tell You About Trading Iron Condors
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The Three Best Option Strategies for Earnings
The Three Best Option Strategies for Earnings
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How to Set Up a Broken-Wing Butterfly Option Strategy
How to Set Up a Broken-Wing Butterfly Option Strategy
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Problems Getting Your Option Order Filled? Try These 3 Quick Adjustments
Problems Getting Your Option Order Filled? Try These 3 Quick Adjustments
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3 Option Strategies to Use During Low Volatility Markets
3 Option Strategies to Use During Low Volatility Markets
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Share Bot Automations Just as Easily as Bot Templates
Share Bot Automations Just as Easily as Bot Templates
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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 Manage Assigned Autotrading Positions
How To Manage Assigned Autotrading Positions
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Automated Trading Using AND/OR Decision Criteria
Automated Trading Using AND/OR Decision Criteria
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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 Setup Your Bot Automations to be Incredibly Flexible
How to Setup Your Bot Automations to be Incredibly Flexible
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How to Add a Global VIX Filter to the Beginning of an Automation
How to Add a Global VIX Filter to the Beginning of an Automation
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How to Automatically Avoid Trading When Markets are in a Downtrend
How to Automatically Avoid Trading When Markets are in a Downtrend
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SmartPricing Released
SmartPricing Released
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Use Bot-Level Decisions for Added Flexibility
Use Bot-Level Decisions for Added Flexibility
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Order Controls Released
Order Controls Released
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Bot Template Versioning Released
Bot Template Versioning Released
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0DTE Options Strategies: Insights from 25k Trades
0DTE Options Strategies: Insights from 25k Trades
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Bid-Ask Spread Expectations
Bid-Ask Spread Expectations
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Tail Risk Pricing Post-Pandemic
Tail Risk Pricing Post-Pandemic
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Is the “Golden Bull Market” Finally Ending?
Is the “Golden Bull Market” Finally Ending?
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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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Grouping and Nesting Decisions for More Powerful Automations
Grouping and Nesting Decisions for More Powerful Automations
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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
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Options Wheel Strategy Explained
Options Wheel Strategy Explained
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Have You Peaked?
Have You Peaked?
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Short Options Contract: Exercised or Assigned?
Short Options Contract: Exercised or Assigned?
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When to Hold a Position Before You Cut Losses
When to Hold a Position Before You Cut Losses
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