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Education

Credit Spread Ladder - How to Build a Routine Instead of a Launch Day

7 min read

Learn how a credit spread ladder works: open spreads on different dates, size by max loss, follow simple rules and find trades with our scanner.

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Trades

Trade Idea - Iron Condor on SPY

2 min read

A defined-risk iron condor on SPY, 10 days out, with elections, the jobs report and CPI inside the trade window: strikes, credit, breakevens and the full setup.

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Research

Backtesting the Aroon Filter on Any Stock [Free Backtest File]

10 min read

We backtested the Aroon filter to see what stocks do after a "Moved into uptrend" signal, then used it to pick a real trade in the scanner.

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Research

Backtesting the Parabolic SAR Filter on Any Stock [Free Backtest File]

7 min read

How to read a Parabolic SAR backtest: edge vs. baseline, mean vs. median, and the six checks to run before trading a SAR signal. Free backtest file inside.

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Company News

Option Samurai Q3 2026 Version - Watchlists, Technical Indicators and Alerts

6 min read

Our biggest release this year: smart watchlists, scheduled email reports, five new technical indicators, industry filters, and a redesigned blog.

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Research

Backtesting the ADX Filter on Any Stock [Free Backtest File]

10 min read

See what ADX sideways, bullish and bearish readings actually did on a stock over the next two weeks, and how to spot a false edge. Free backtest file inside.

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