Category: Tutorials

How to use SamurAI Options backtester
This is the first post, describing our unique options backtester. Our options backtester allows the user to set up an event, and then see…
Trade post-mortem 3 – $PM $DIS $MDLZ $WMT
It’s been a while since I’ve done a trade post-mortem. Since we have a public trade log, you can still follow on the different…
Research, Analyse and Trade
Option Samurai is designed to help you find trade ideas quickly. After using our predefined scanners to find ideas quickly, we display all the…
Causes for stock price crash
A sudden crash in stock prices is very painful for investors and traders, and since we trade with options – Unexpected crush could be amplified…
Webinar: Finding your edge
** 2021 update: We no longer integrated with eSignal, but the workflow and edges described in the app are still available in our platform….
How to use Pre-Defined Screens
One of our coolest features is the pre-defined screen. Every strategy has several pre-defined screens to help you start using the app as soon as…
The Edge of Implied Volatility Percentile
Implied volatility is one of the most important concepts in options trading. This is the measure most market players use to check if an…
Trading Earning announcement with options
Earning announcements are probably the most important corporate action for a public company. Due to the uncertainty of the announcement, the expected (and realized)…
Trading Implied Volatility – Part 1 – Predicting stock movements
Predicting stock movements is the holy grail of investors, and many studies, tests, and systems have been developed and are being developed to do…
FAQ: The option scanners
As part of this FAQ post we are going to expand on the different option scanners available on option samurai. You can read more…