Stock Replacement Strategy
Jim Cramer, host of CNBC’s Mad Money, discussed an options trading strategy called the “Stock Replacement Strategy“.
The main purpose of the Stock Replacement Strategy is the reduction of overall portfolio risk through the replacement of stocks using deep in…
Backtesting Gamma Scalping
Charles Cottle, author of Options Trading – The Hidden Reality, recently published a strategy on gamma scalping / dynamic hedging. He discusses using stock to dynamically adjust a position back to delta neutral as the position’s delta hits thresholds.
We will show…
Backtesting Short Butterflies
Jeff Augen, author of The Volatility Edge in Options Trading, recently published a strategy on trading weekly short butterflies. He discusses the following strategies for trading weekly short butterflies:
Sell an At-The-Money Butterfly on the Friday prior to expiration
Close the trade at…
Backtesting Iron Condors
Tasty Trade recently published a video episode on trading iron condors. In their episode, they recommended the following strategies for trading an Iron Condor:
Sell the 16 delta call option & put option
Buy the 5 delta call option &…
Backtesting Of Call Options Strategies
In this lesson you will learn how to create and backtest trading strategies to buy call options when a stock hits oversold conditions.
We will construct an options trading strategy that will purchase call options when the underlying stock is…
Backtesting Of Put Options Strategies
In this lesson you will learn how to create and backtest trading strategies to sell put options when a stock hits oversold conditions.
We will construct an options trading strategy that will sell put options when the underlying stock is…
API Documentation
The following is a list of available API documentation:
Backtest Strategy Runner
List Of Studies (Technical, Statistical, Volatility)
List of Options Strategies
List Of Strategy Order Filters
If you are searching for a particular method or study, please use our…
Backtesting Covered Calls
Tasty Trade recently published a video episode on trading covered calls. In their episode, they discussed the following strategies for trading a covered call:
Sell a call option with 30 delta
Waiting until expiration to roll to the next month.
We…
Backtesting Strangles
Tasty Trade recently published a video episode on trading strangles. In their episode, they recommended the following strategies for trading a strangle:
Sell the expiration closest to 45 days to expiration (DTE).
Compare & contrast the following:
Sell the 30…
Technical FAQ
This FAQ answers many of the commonly asked questions regarding how to use the OptionStack platform. Topics such as how to create / adjust your positions and how to analyze / tune your trading systems are discussed below. If you…
