The truth? The tools to properly backtest options have never really been available to individual traders. It’s the kind of institutional edge Wall Street has… and you don’t.

UNTIL NOW.

This tool puts that same institutional-grade power on your screen. You can now build, test, and prove your strategy with a statistical edge that was once off limits to everyone but the pros.

Options Backtester Wizard

Options Backtester

Strategy Setup

Screening Rules

Review & Run

Step 1: Strategy Setup

Strategy Type

Long Call Short Put

Initial Universe

Top 500 Stocks by Options Volume

Contract Duration

Strategy Reconstitution

Step 2: Screening & Exit Rules

Volatility & Skew Factors (Universe Pre-Filter)

IV Rank (1y) > 50%

Contango > 0

IV Fcst > IV

Pass/Fail Technical Indicators

OI > 100

Volume > 20

IV > 30%

Price > 50 SMA

Price > 200 SMA

50 > 200 SMA

MACD > Signal

RSI > 50

Price > Upper BB

Define Drill-Down Filter Layers
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Step 3: Review & Run

Exit Strategy Rules (Optional)

Profit Target (%)

Stop-Loss (%)

Exit DTE (Days to Exp.)

Trading Costs & Assumptions

Commission (per contract)

Slippage (per share)

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The Options Backtester

Backtesting Stocks is Common…Backtesting an Actual Options Strategy is a RARE Power

Options Backtester

Step 1: Strategy Setup

Step 2: Screening & Exit Rules

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Step 3: Review & Run

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