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New Risk & Drawdown Stats Adds Clarity to Performance

Platform Updates

New Risk & Drawdown Stats Adds Clarity to Performance

Backtestx include max risk and max drawdown stats to help traders evaluate strategies when comparing backtest results.

Kirk Du Plessis

Backtester Monthly P&L Table Helps Improve Expectations

Platform Updates

Backtester Monthly P&L Table Helps Improve Expectations

The 0DTE backtester includes monthly trade logs to visualize every position's details, giving you full transparency and the confidence of past trade performance.

Kirk Du Plessis

Automatically Generate Bots From Any Backtest

Platform Updates

Automatically Generate Bots From Any Backtest

Instantly turn any 0DTE or next day options backtest into an automated bot that trades the backtested strategy's exact entry and exit criteria and position settings.

Kirk Du Plessis

Combine Multiple Backtests Into One Portfolio P&L Curve

Platform Updates

Combine Multiple Backtests Into One Portfolio P&L Curve

Combine multiple 0DTE and next day backtests into one portfolio P&L curve to visualize and analyze the cumulative performance of different strategies.

Kirk Du Plessis

Backtest Slippage When Opening & Closing Trades

Platform Updates

Backtest Slippage When Opening & Closing Trades

The all new 0DTE and next-day backtester lets traders include slippage for entering and exiting positions when backtesting strategies.

Kirk Du Plessis

0DTE Oracle: Find and Backtest 0DTE Options Trades

Platform Updates

0DTE Oracle: Find and Backtest 0DTE Options Trades

0DTE Oracle is a new tool that helps us find and analyze 0DTE and next day trading opportunities.

Jack Slocum

Backtest Technical Indicators

Platform Updates

Backtest Technical Indicators

The 0DTE backtester includes technical indicators so we can use multiple entry criteria when researching historical option strategy performance.

Kirk Du Plessis

3 AAPL Bullish Options Strategies Backtested

Research Insights

3 AAPL Bullish Options Strategies Backtested

Bullish on AAPL stock? Use Option Alpha to backtest three bullish strategies and compare the results, or search a database of AAPL options strategies.

5-Year SPY Put Credit Spread Backtest

Research Insights

5-Year SPY Put Credit Spread Backtest

Using our Backtester, we explored the historical performance of SPY put credit spreads to help determine the entry and exit criteria that best fit your trading objectives.

Kirk Du Plessis

Top 0DTE Backtests + Automate 2 0DTE Strategies

Top 0DTE Backtests + Automate 2 0DTE Strategies

An in-depth look at two of the top 0DTE backtests and how to trade the strategies automatically.

Jack Slocum

November 19, 2024

New 0DTE Backtester + Top Performing SPX Strategy

New 0DTE Backtester + Top Performing SPX Strategy

Preview Option Alpha's new 0DTE/1DTE backtester. Plus, a breakdown of the current top performing SPX strategy in the community.

Jack Slocum

November 19, 2024

New RSI mean reversion options trading bot

New RSI mean reversion options trading bot

Follow along with a step-by-step tutorial on creating a bot that trades mean reversion options strategies using overbought and oversold RSI levels.

Jack Slocum

October 17, 2024

Automated 1DTE Iron Butterfly w/ Backtesting Data + 0DTE Debit Spread Bot

Automated 1DTE Iron Butterfly w/ Backtesting Data + 0DTE Debit Spread Bot

This video highlights new SPX overnight backtest data and two autotrading strategies: a 1DTE iron butterfly based on the research, and 0DTE debit spread bot.

Jack Slocum

October 17, 2024

Peg Research Based 0DTE SPX Bot

Peg Research Based 0DTE SPX Bot

This automated options trading bot trades 0DTE iron condors with favorable reward/risk based on backtested SPX "peg" research data.

Kirk Du Plessis

October 17, 2024

0DTE Backtesting + my new fav 0DTE strategy

0DTE Backtesting + my new fav 0DTE strategy

A guided video introduction to the 0DTE Oracle, a tool that helps traders find backtested 0DTE and next day trading opportunities.

Jack Slocum

October 17, 2024

Predicting the Market's Next Move

Predicting the Market's Next Move

Most new (and experienced traders) use technical analysis to try and predict the stock market's next move. Our extensive backtesting research shows why that is so difficult.

Kirk Du Plessis

Intermediate Track

Does Adding a "Trend Filter" Improve Directional Option Selling Strategies?

Iron Butterfly Strategy - 8 Tips Before Your Next Trade

Trendy Short Put Spread [Bot Talk]

1 hour, 26 mins

Fully Automated Trend Trading w/ Stocks or Options

Short-Term Performance of Long-Term Strategies

The Misbehavior of Markets – Exclusive Interview w/ Co-Author Richard Hudson

1 hour, 19 mins

Trading Options? Here Are the 11 “Golden Rules” to Follow

What Should We Do About this Losing Option Trade? First, Trust the Process

The 17 Most Asked Questions by Option Alpha Members w/ Answers

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