Category: Tutorials

Lowering Cost Basis with Options (With a trade example)
In this post, I wish to talk about lowering the cost basis of a position. I will do that by showing a trade that didn't go so well but still showed a profit because I managed to lower my cost...

Optimal Iron Condor Strategy and how to find it in Option Samurai
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
[We have improved the usage of this feature based on your feedback. Here is the updated article: Here]
We've just launched the Multi-column sorting feature that allows you to sort results by two...

Creating an optimum vertical spread
Update: This article describes what vertical spreads are, considerations on how to build optimal spreads, data points to take into considerations, how to find your comfort zone, and more. Feel free...
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Stock Score Analysis
When trading options, we often focus on option specific data points such as IV, time decay, volatility, the Greeks, etc. These are essential measures that are unique to the options realm. However,...
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Difference between IV Rank & IV Percentile
In the OptionSamurai Scanner, we use IV Percentile to compare the IV of different stocks and call it “IV rank” as we think it is more intuitive to understand. We know that other market players...

Analyse your trade in the Trade tab
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
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
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...
