Category: Guides

Optimal Iron Condor Strategy and how to find it in Option Samurai
9 min read
Today we will discuss one of the most popular strategies in options trading: iron condor. The Strategy became very popular due to the limited risk profile while maximizing the time value derived...
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Multi-column sorting
3 min read
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We've just launched the Multi-column sorting feature that allows you to sort results by two...

Analyse your trade in the Trade tab
2 min read
We are happy to announce that we have recently deployed another new feature - the Trade tab. In the Trade tab, you can see the Profit and Loss (P/L) of the strategy in different strike prices, and...

See the Future of the Trade: The Scenario Engine
2 min read
We are delighted to announce we are launching a unique scenario engine on our platform. The engine will allow you to see the profit and loss of the trade, assuming a shift in underlying price by...

Using MA report in your trading
6 min read
As part of our premium plan, we send our users a weekly sector report. This report analyzes all sectors of the market from a bird's-eye view. It measures the current distance of each sector from...

Legging into your trade positions
3 min read
INTRODUCTION
Let us consider a put vertical spread structure. It is formed by simultaneously selling a put and buying a put below the strike price of the put. The same structure can be created...

Changing option structure in predefined scans
3 min read
One of the prominent features in SamurAI are the predefined screens. The screens (over 20 of them) allow you find trade ideas in one click in different market conditions. We’ve created the screens...
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How to trade when a stock is over extended
1 min read
As traders we are constantly on the look to understand the market's tendency and how to act on it. One way is by examining how stocks behave after they are oversold. We believe this is an essential...
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Picking the perfect covered call strike
5 min read
Covered call is one of the most popular options strategies. Last week we mentioned that option-sellers have an edge when trading, and we talked a little bit about the edges in covered calls - They...

How To Choose A Covered Call Using A Predefined Scanner ($MOS Example)
3 min read
In this article, we’re going to see how to choose an option for generating income. The strategy we’ll use is covered calls, which means we own a stock or will buy it then sell call options on the...