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Autotrading Tutorials
Explore all the ways you can easily use bots to automate your trading.
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03:23
Use Time Stops with Bot Monitors
If you manage trades based on the position's duration, you can use a time stop decision recipe inside a monitor automation to close positions exactly when you want to.
3 min video
03:29
Automate Actions in Your Portfolio by Ticker Symbol
You can specify different actions inside an automation based on the position's ticker symbol in the bot.
3 min video
06:46
Setup Custom Inputs from a Cloned Bot Template
Cloning bot templates is an incredible feature of the autotrading platform. Learn how to setup custom inputs to customize bot templates added to your library.
7 min video
03:43
Modify Bot Templates Shared in the Community
You can easily modify any bot template that is shared in the Community. Learn how with this tutorial video.
4 min video
04:19
Dynamically Adjust Profit Targets The Week of Expiration
Let your automations dynamically adjust profit targets the week of expiration. Monitor automations can automatically manage positions as expiration approaches, so you don't have to.
4 min video
06:18
Get Notified of Early Assignment Risk
Worried about being assigned on your option position? Bots can automatically notify you of early assignment risk if your option is in-the-money.
6 min video
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Allocating Capital
Bot Allocation Limits
Contract Limits To Manage Size
Limit Position Count by Ticker
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Automating Exits
Combine Decisions for Exits
Profit Targets and Stop Losses
Close By Days Until Expiration
Check Profits Before the Close
Profit-Taking Bot Buttons
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Best Practices
Tight Bid-Ask Spread Filter
Filter Opportunities by Volume
Rate of Return Filters
Bots to Live Trading Account
Leverage SmartPricing Settings
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Bot Buttons
Custom Orders with Bot Buttons
Profit-Taking Bot Buttons
Liquidating All Positions
Close All Open Positions
Instantly Run Any Automation
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Bot Decision Recipes
Avoiding PDT Rules
Limit Position Count by Ticker
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Cloning Bots
Setup Custom Inputs from Clone
Modify Shared Bot Templates
Bots to Live Trading Account
Leverage SmartPricing Settings
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Closing Positions
Check Profits Before the Close
Close By Days Until Expiration
How to Stack Position Actions
Combine Decisions for Exits
Profit-Taking Bot Buttons
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Custom Inputs
Create Custom Ticker Inputs
Create Custom Profit Targets
Custom Inputs for Expiration
Setup Custom Inputs from Clone
Creating Flexible Bot Inputs
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Decision Recipes
Automate Decisions by Greeks
Moving Average Trend Filtering
Combine Decisions for Exits
Combine Probability Decisions
Estimate ITM Probability
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Earnings
Avoid Trading Around Earnings
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Event Automations
Scheduling Multiple Events
Scheduling for Market Events
Liquidating All Positions
Auto Events for New Positions
Check Profits Before the Close
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Expiration
Custom Inputs for Expiration
Close By Days Until Expiration
Adjust Targets at Expiration
How to Manage Assignment Risk
Assignment Risk Notifications
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Filtering Opportunities
Tight Bid-Ask Spread Filter
Filter Opportunities by Volume
Rate of Return Filters
Combine Probability Decisions
Check Position Probabilities
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Grouping Decisions
Using Decision Sub-Groups
Group Multiple Indicators
Monitor Multiple Position Legs
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Hedging Positions
Match Position Expirations
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Indicator Decision Recipes
Moving Average Trend Filtering
Create Dynamic Option Orders
Group Multiple Indicators
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Managing Assignment
How to Manage Assignment Risk
Assignment Risk Notifications
Close By Days Until Expiration
Adjust Targets at Expiration
Estimate ITM Probability
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Monitor Automations
Use Time Stops with Monitors
Monitor Positions by Delta
How to Stack Position Actions
Profit Targets and Stop Losses
Assignment Risk Notifications
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Opening Positions
Auto Events for New Positions
How to Stack Position Actions
Tight Bid-Ask Spread Filter
Filter Opportunities by Volume
Rate of Return Filters
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Opportunity Decision Recipes
Rate of Return Filters
Combine Probability Decisions
Estimate ITM Probability
Check Position Probabilities
Estimate Max Loss Probability
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Options Greeks
Automate Decisions by Greeks
Monitor Positions by Delta
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Position Decision Recipes
Check Position Duration
Create Custom Profit Targets
Profit Targets and Stop Losses
Close By Days Until Expiration
Adjust Targets at Expiration
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Position Sizing
Bot Allocation Limits
Contract Limits To Manage Size
Limit Position Count by Ticker
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Profit Targets
Create Custom Profit Targets
Profit Targets and Stop Losses
Adjust Targets at Expiration
Profit-Taking Bot Buttons
Check Profits Before the Close
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Rolling Positions
Match Position Expirations
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Scanning
Tight Bid-Ask Spread Filter
Filter Opportunities by Volume
Rate of Return Filters
Create Dynamic Option Orders
Avoiding PDT Rules
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Scheduling Events
Scheduling Multiple Events
Scheduling for Market Events
Auto Events for New Positions
Check Profits Before the Close
Run Automations Specific Days
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Sharing Templates
Modify Shared Bot Templates
Setup Custom Inputs from Clone
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SmartPricing
How to Stack Position Actions
Leverage SmartPricing Settings
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Stock Decision Recipes
Moving Average Trend Filtering
Create Dynamic Option Orders
Avoid Trading Around Earnings
Filter Opportunities by Volume
Tight Bid-Ask Spread Filter
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Technical Indicators
Create Dynamic Option Orders
Moving Average Trend Filtering
Group Multiple Indicators
Using Decision Sub-Groups
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Testing Bots
Quickly Test Bot Automations
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Using Notifications
Assignment Risk Notifications
Monitor Positions by Delta
How to Manage Assignment Risk
Automatically Run Automations
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