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Understanding the Strategy Block

The Strategy Block is used to define the stock and option strategies to trade.  Using the Strategy Block, you can trade a variety of supported  stock and option strategies, including but not limited to: Long / Short stock Call Option /…
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Understanding the Backtest Results

The Backtest Results displays the Summary Statistics of your strategy.  Start Date:  Start date of your backtest End Date:  End date of your backtest Portfolio Return:  Percentage return of portfolio Max Drawdown: max loss from a peak to trough of…
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How To Debug Your Strategy

Watch our tutorial video below to see how to debug / fix your  trading strategy when it is not working as expected.  Login to your account to follow along with the video! There are usually 2 reasons why your strategy may not be working as expected: Your trading…
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Understanding the Backtest Settings

The Backtest Settings is used to configure the runtime settings  of your backtests.   Start Date: Configure the start date of your backtests.  The available start date range will depend on which plan you have purchased. End Date: Configure the end date of…
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Basket Strategies

Backtest your strategies against a basket of 100+ symbols simultaneously. Using the OptionStack platform, you can scan for specific market conditions across 100+ stocks simultaneously, and trade when those market conditions arise. For instance, you can buy a call option whenever a…