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Iron Condor Strategy7 min

How to Scale an Iron Condor Strategy from $5k to $100k

Scaling an iron condor strategy is mathematically simple: as your account grows, increase contract count proportionally. The rules stay the same. Only the…

Bernardo Rocha
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Market Conditions7 min

The Delay Problem in Political Trading: Why Signals Arrive Too Late

Following congressional stock trades has become popular among retail traders. The premise is appealing: if members of Congress outperform the market, copy…

Bernardo Rocha
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Risk Management7 min

What Is Maximum Drawdown and How to Set Your Limit

Maximum drawdown (MDD) is the largest peak-to-trough decline in account equity over a given period. Every systematic trader needs two distinct layers of risk…

Bernardo Rocha
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Options Education6 min

Best Options Strategies for Spring 2025

The best options strategies for spring 2025 are systematic iron condors configured for elevated volatility — wider strike placement, slightly reduced position…

Bernardo Rocha
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Options Education6 min

Options Income vs Crypto: A Long-Term Comparison

Both options income and crypto have attracted significant retail interest over the past decade. Both can generate meaningful returns. But the underlying…

Bernardo Rocha
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Automated Trading8 min

What Is a Strategy Subscription Service for Trading?

A strategy subscription service provides access to a fully developed, rules-based trading strategy and executes it automatically in your brokerage account.…

Bernardo Rocha
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Automated Trading9 min

Automated Options Trading: The Ultimate Guide

What Is Automated Options Trading? Automated options trading uses software to execute options strategies according to predefined rules, without requiring…

Bernardo Rocha