Quick Start Guide
Here are some short videos that shows how to get started with OptionStack.
The quickstart video will show you some of the basics about your first steps with OptionStack.
The video tutorial will show you step-by-step on how to create an options…
Understanding the Different Block Types
You can create your trading strategies by dragging and dropping various blocks in the Visual Strategy Editor to compose your trading strategy.
WHEN Block – used to perform certain actions WHEN specific trading signals / market conditions occurs. Trading signals can…
Referencing Existing Trades
When creating a new trade, there may be situations where you would like to reference specific attributes from existing positions / trades.
Trade a new option spread whose strikes overlap with the short strikes of an existing option spread
Trade…
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…
Backtesting The Option Wheel
In this tutorial, we will explain how to backtest the Option Wheel strategy using the OptionStack platform.
The Option Wheel is a strategy that involves selling cash secured puts (CSP) and adjusting them into a covered call if the short…
How To Use Your Own Custom Indicators
You can import your own custom market quotes and market indicators into your account. Custom market quotes / indicators can include stocks, indexes, currencies, crypto, foreign stocks, interest rates, bonds, as well as proprietary indicators from other platforms.
There are…
