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Mark Palangio, OptionStack2

1/24/23

Enter trade only on a specific day of week (Friday)

You can use the LookBack study to wait X periods after a market condition is hit, before entering /

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Enter trade only on a specific day of week (Friday)

You can use the LookBack study to wait X periods after a market condition is hit, before entering /

1/24/23

Brody, OptionStack2

1/17/23

Iron Condor - Risk Management

You can create a custom position sizing method that can account for multiple factors (risk, quantity,

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Iron Condor - Risk Management

You can create a custom position sizing method that can account for multiple factors (risk, quantity,

1/17/23

Matthew Palmer, OptionStack2

12/17/22

YTD Lows S&P 500

Yes, you can import custom indicators, such as ($NYLA), into your account. You can simply download

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YTD Lows S&P 500

Yes, you can import custom indicators, such as ($NYLA), into your account. You can simply download

12/17/22

T Lin, OptionStack2

11/4/22

New position after rolling

If you want to prevent any new positions from being entered while a "rolled position" is

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New position after rolling

If you want to prevent any new positions from being entered while a "rolled position" is

11/4/22

T Lin, OptionStack3

11/4/22

Thank you very much! On Wednesday, November 2, 2022 at 9:00:10 PM UTC-7 OptionStack wrote: Under the

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Thank you very much! On Wednesday, November 2, 2022 at 9:00:10 PM UTC-7 OptionStack wrote: Under the

11/4/22

att97, OptionStack4

10/27/22

Different entry date

Hi, Meanwhile I found this other solution. This one allows me to set a different number of contracts

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Different entry date

Hi, Meanwhile I found this other solution. This one allows me to set a different number of contracts

10/27/22

Elvio Romeo, OptionStack2

10/27/22

Price days Back

Thank you for your feedback! We are excited that you find OptionStack amazing! To answer your

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Price days Back

Thank you for your feedback! We are excited that you find OptionStack amazing! To answer your

10/27/22

Neel Kaipatur, OptionStack5

10/24/22

Keeping cost base to sell CC after put assignment

Unlike a bull put spread (short put vertical spread), the maximum risk of a bear put spread (long put

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Keeping cost base to sell CC after put assignment

Unlike a bull put spread (short put vertical spread), the maximum risk of a bear put spread (long put

10/24/22

T Lin, OptionStack2

10/20/22

Iron Condor Adjustment is not executed

If your market conditions are NOT being triggered as expected, you can plot your specific market

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Iron Condor Adjustment is not executed

If your market conditions are NOT being triggered as expected, you can plot your specific market

10/20/22

Miguel Garcia, OptionStack2

10/18/22

Change parameters for studies?

Yes it is indeed possible to modify the default parameters for studies such as MACD, Stochastics, etc

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Change parameters for studies?

Yes it is indeed possible to modify the default parameters for studies such as MACD, Stochastics, etc

10/18/22

Miguel Garcia, OptionStack2

10/16/22

"x days ago" conditional ...can it be back tested?

You can use the LookBack study to reference the state of another study X time periods ago. The

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"x days ago" conditional ...can it be back tested?

You can use the LookBack study to reference the state of another study X time periods ago. The

10/16/22

Giuseppe Randazzo, OptionStack2

10/15/22

0 dte options on emini S&P500

Although we do not currently support the emini S&P 500, we support 0 DTE strategies on the SPX

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0 dte options on emini S&P500

Although we do not currently support the emini S&P 500, we support 0 DTE strategies on the SPX

10/15/22

T Lin, OptionStack3

10/15/22

Calendar longer term position selection

Thank you for your help! On Friday, October 14, 2022 at 9:13:58 AM UTC-7 OptionStack wrote: Can you

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Calendar longer term position selection

Thank you for your help! On Friday, October 14, 2022 at 9:13:58 AM UTC-7 OptionStack wrote: Can you

10/15/22

T Lin, OptionStack4

10/13/22

Adjust Iron Condor and calculate P/L grouping all positions into one.

Unfortunately your sharing link doesn't work. Perhaps sharing was disabled or the file deleted?

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Adjust Iron Condor and calculate P/L grouping all positions into one.

Unfortunately your sharing link doesn't work. Perhaps sharing was disabled or the file deleted?

10/13/22

Miguel Garcia, OptionStack2

10/13/22

condition "x days ago"

To create a condition to enter a trade X days after a signal has occurred, you will need to use dummy

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condition "x days ago"

To create a condition to enter a trade X days after a signal has occurred, you will need to use dummy

10/13/22

Ivan Novak, OptionStack6

10/13/22

Wheel only going long once?

Excellent, thank you! On Thursday, October 13, 2022 at 11:57:11 AM UTC-5 OptionStack wrote: If for

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Wheel only going long once?

Excellent, thank you! On Thursday, October 13, 2022 at 11:57:11 AM UTC-5 OptionStack wrote: If for

10/13/22

ramb...@gmail.com, OptionStack2

9/21/22

closing iron condor

You can model your exit condition as follows: WHEN: returnOnMaxProfit (Put Vertical) >= 0.5 AND

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closing iron condor

You can model your exit condition as follows: WHEN: returnOnMaxProfit (Put Vertical) >= 0.5 AND

9/21/22

ramb...@gmail.com, OptionStack2

9/11/22

If you want to manage each of the credit spreads (put credit spread vs call credit spread)

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If you want to manage each of the credit spreads (put credit spread vs call credit spread)

9/11/22

Alex Garrison, OptionStack2

9/7/22

Not Sure what is wrong

It takes X number of "bars / ticks" for a technical study to be fully initialized. For

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Not Sure what is wrong

It takes X number of "bars / ticks" for a technical study to be fully initialized. For

9/7/22

Samuele Libetti, OptionStack4

9/1/22

Problem with when case

If you do NOT want to close your positions as expiration, you can change the expiration behavior of

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Problem with when case

If you do NOT want to close your positions as expiration, you can change the expiration behavior of

9/1/22

ekz, OptionStack2

8/31/22

ichimoku indicator

It appears that the Ichimoku indicator consists of 5 different plot lines based on Period High /

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ichimoku indicator

It appears that the Ichimoku indicator consists of 5 different plot lines based on Period High /

8/31/22

ekz, OptionStack3

8/31/22

Detect if an indicator value is rising / falling

Great. Thanks a lot for this. On Tuesday, August 9, 2022 at 7:36:35 AM UTC-7 OptionStack wrote: To

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Detect if an indicator value is rising / falling

Great. Thanks a lot for this. On Tuesday, August 9, 2022 at 7:36:35 AM UTC-7 OptionStack wrote: To

8/31/22

Matthias Kurz, OptionStack4

8/29/22

open a short put vertical and long put vertical with different quantity as combo on the same day

Your custom "Space Ship Trade" strategy has a compilation error in the code. The

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open a short put vertical and long put vertical with different quantity as combo on the same day

Your custom "Space Ship Trade" strategy has a compilation error in the code. The

8/29/22

bsn, OptionStack5

8/27/22

Combine strategies

You can combine multiple strategies into a single transaction by creating them as a CustomSpread. For

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Combine strategies

You can combine multiple strategies into a single transaction by creating them as a CustomSpread. For

8/27/22

Ram Hochberg, OptionStack4

8/23/22

VIX trade entery parameter

You can find the RateOfChangePercent method as one of the hundreds of studies in the Market Studies

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VIX trade entery parameter

You can find the RateOfChangePercent method as one of the hundreds of studies in the Market Studies

8/23/22

Karthik S, OptionStack3

8/21/22

When - Time of Day - equals to - 9:45

You can specify the time of day when to enter and exit trades by using the CurrentHour /

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When - Time of Day - equals to - 9:45

You can specify the time of day when to enter and exit trades by using the CurrentHour /

8/21/22

Haciamirumbo, OptionStack2

6/28/22

How to do specific spreads not the prebuild ones.

You can leg into multiple spreads, combining one spread into larger spreads. For instance, you can

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How to do specific spreads not the prebuild ones.

You can leg into multiple spreads, combining one spread into larger spreads. For instance, you can

6/28/22

Matthias Kurz, OptionStack3

6/28/22

delta neutral butterfly

Thanks for your help! Here is my latest try: https://think.optionstack.net/zs/3/k-

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delta neutral butterfly

Thanks for your help! Here is my latest try: https://think.optionstack.net/zs/3/k-

6/28/22

Matthias Kurz, OptionStack2

6/18/22

save changes behaviour

Changes are auto-saved every 1 - 2 minutes. You can reset the original examples by selecting the

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save changes behaviour

Changes are auto-saved every 1 - 2 minutes. You can reset the original examples by selecting the

6/18/22

David A, … Matthias Kurz3

6/18/22

Turning OptionStack strategy into a bot

Just had the same question. :-) It would be a big enhancement. Your puzzle like, intuitiv Drag and

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Turning OptionStack strategy into a bot

Just had the same question. :-) It would be a big enhancement. Your puzzle like, intuitiv Drag and

6/18/22

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