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Video tutorials

Check for a Profit Every Day Before the Close

Run Any Automation Instantly

Clear Bot Logs in One Click

Modify Bot Templates Shared in the Community

Setup Custom Inputs from a Cloned Bot Template

Create Custom Ticker Inputs

Estimate the Probability of Trades being ITM at Expiration

Quickly and Easily Test Bot Automations

Bot examples

Trend w/ Stocks

Portfolio Trend

Trend w/ Options

Multiple Moving Averages

MACD Swing

Trend & Momentum

Weekly Credit Spreads

Recurring Iron Condors

The "Honey Badger"

Hybrid Spreads

High IVR Iron Condor

Live workshops

Bot templates

45 DTE Iron Condor

Opens a portfolio of 0.15 Delta, 45 DTE Iron Condors on 10 of the SPDR Sector Funds.

Bear Backup

Combines further dated Long Put Spread as protection for closer dated Short Put Spreads.

High IV Rank Iron Condors

A classic bot strategy that scans for high IVR in a basket of tickers and sells wide iron condors.

Monthly Iron Condors ($3k Portfolio)

A fully automated iron condor strategy built specifically for small portfolios around $3k.

RSI Swing Trading w/ Credit Spreads

Sample template that outlines a swing trading strategy using RSI signals for trading credit spreads.

Reactive 2X EMA w/ Debit Spreads

A sample bot that trades with the market’s short-term momentum using risk-defined debit spreads.

SPY Drops

Drops fill an ocean. Trying to get 1-3% on SPY 0DTE iron condors managing them by limiting the loss

Cherry Picker

An opportunistic bot that scans RSI, CCI, and Stochastics for short-term market tops.

Podcast episodes

1-Year Review of the $3k Monthly Iron Condor Bot

This podcast reviews the Monthly Iron Condor ($3K portfolio) Bot’s performance over the last 12 months and explores future adjustments that we can make to the strategy.

Building a Bot for All Market Conditions: The "Hexabot" Story

What if you could build an automated strategy that navigates all market conditions? The Hexabot evaluates the market trend and proactively adapts to current market conditions. In today’s episode, we introduce you to the Hexabot and share its entire origin story.

2 hours, 40 mins

Four "Wicked-Smart" Ways to Use SmartPricing

On this episode, we'll explore four intelligent ways you can leverage SmartPricing in your automations.

Free courses

Options Basics

2 hours 12 mins

Entries & Exits

2 hours 37 mins

Options Expiration

Bullish Strategies

Neutral Strategies

Bearish Strategies

Portfolio Management

Pricing & Volatility

Trade Adjustments

Automated trading

Share Bot Automations Just as Easily as Bot Templates

Share Bot Automations Just as Easily as Bot Templates

The Power of Reusable Automations Across Multiple Bots

The Power of Reusable Automations Across Multiple Bots

How To Manage Assigned Autotrading Positions

How To Manage Assigned Autotrading Positions

Automated Trading Using AND/OR Decision Criteria

Automated Trading Using AND/OR Decision Criteria

Bot inspiration

How to Automate a MACD Strategy with Bots

How to Automate a MACD Strategy with Bots

How to Setup Your Bot Automations to be Incredibly Flexible

How to Setup Your Bot Automations to be Incredibly Flexible

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

How to Automatically Avoid Trading When Markets are in a Downtrend

How to Automatically Avoid Trading When Markets are in a Downtrend

Platform updates

SmartPricing Released

SmartPricing Released

Use Bot-Level Decisions for Added Flexibility

Use Bot-Level Decisions for Added Flexibility

Order Controls Released

Order Controls Released

Bot Template Versioning Released

Bot Template Versioning Released

Launch Platform

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Trending videos

Easily Run Automations On Specific Days of the Week

Filter for Tight Bid-Ask Spreads

Avoid Pattern Day Trader (PDT) Rule Automatically

How to Move Bots to Your Live Trading Account

Estimate the Probability of Trades being ITM at Expiration

Estimate the Probability of Maximum Loss

Setup Automated Profit Targets and Stop Losses

Combine Multiple Decisions for Position Exit Triggers