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Automated Trading7 min

How to Set Up Iron Condor Automation for Passive Income in 2026

Setting up iron condor automation for passive income in 2026 requires three things: a brokerage account with options approval, a platform that manages the…

Bernardo Rocha
Laptop showing an automated trading dashboard with scheduled executions and performance metrics
Automated Trading8 min

How to Automate Your Investment Strategy in 2026

Automating your investment strategy in 2026 means choosing a system that executes trades according to defined rules — without requiring you to monitor the…

Bernardo Rocha
Clean trading dashboard on a laptop screen with an automation toggle switched on and a 2026 calendar beside it
Automated Trading8 min

How to Automate Your Options Strategy from Day One in 2026

Starting automated from day one is the right approach for most options traders. Waiting to "get experience manually first" sounds reasonable — but in practice,…

Bernardo Rocha
Laptop showing a trading dashboard with a calendar showing January as background
Automated Trading7 min

How to Set Up Automated Options Trading for the New Year

Setting up automated options trading for the new year takes less time than most people expect. If you have a brokerage account and about 30 minutes, you can be…

Bernardo Rocha
Person completing a quick setup process on a laptop for automated options trading
Automated Trading6 min

How to Set Up Automated Options Trading in Under 30 Minutes

Setting up automated options trading takes less than 30 minutes once you have a brokerage account ready. The process involves four steps: creating a Tradematic…

Bernardo Rocha
Simple trading dashboard on laptop with automated setup interface
Automated Trading7 min

How to Automate Iron Condor Trading Without Technical Skills

You can automate iron condor trading without writing a single line of code, setting up an API, or building a bot. The technical skills most people imagine are…

Bernardo Rocha
Person relaxing outdoors with phone showing automated trading dashboard
Automated Trading7 min

How Automated Trading Frees Up Time While Growing Wealth

Automated trading frees up time by handling the tasks that would otherwise keep you in front of a screen: monitoring positions, executing exits at profit…

Bernardo Rocha
Automated trading system dashboard with strategy performance metrics
Automated Trading7 min

What Is a Profitable Automated Trading Strategy?

A profitable automated trading strategy is one that produces positive expected value over a 12-month or longer horizon — not just a single good trade or a…

Bernardo Rocha
Two paths diverging, one with a rulebook and one with a chess piece, representing systematic vs discretionary trading approaches
Automated Trading7 min

Systematic vs Discretionary Options Trading: Which Is Better?

Systematic options trading uses a fixed set of rules to enter, manage, and exit every trade — the same way, every time, regardless of what the trader feels…

Bernardo Rocha
Legal compliance and options trading regulations in the United States
Automated Trading7 min

Is Copy Trading Options Legal in the United States?

Introduction Copy trading options in the United States is legal, but the rules around it are more nuanced than with simple stock copy trading. The legality…

Bernardo Rocha
Upward scaling chart with trading account growth indicators on dark navy background
Automated Trading10 min

How to Scale Up an Automated Trading Account

Scaling up an automated trading account is not simply a matter of depositing more capital. Position sizes, risk per trade, liquidity constraints, and margin…

Bernardo Rocha
Performance report showing trading strategy metrics including Sharpe ratio, drawdown, and monthly returns
Automated Trading8 min

How to Read a Trading Strategy's Performance Report

How to Read a Trading Strategy's Performance Report A trading strategy performance report contains specific metrics that, read correctly, tell you whether a…

Bernardo Rocha