Research

21 Years of Market Pulse: The Stage Entry That Pays Best

We backtested Market Pulse stage entries across roughly 600 symbols from 2004 to 2025. The first pullback of a fresh trend won 63.2% of 11,013…

13,505 Trades at the Edges: The Dow 30 Retest Study

Two years of live-era data on the Dow 30: retest entries at the aggressive Volatility Box levels won about 61% of 13,505 trades on a…

Delta beat, then faded into the lower Volatility Box: the $DAL long that hit 2.0R in 2 minutes

Datadog at the edge: how the Volatility Box marked a record-high extreme in $DDOG

Micron Tagged the Daily Conservative Volatility Box and Reversed for 2R in 72 Minutes

TSM Faded From the Upper Daily Volatility Box for a Clean 1R

How to Use Volatility to Select Covered Call Strikes in 2026

Learn how IV percentile and expected move calculations determine optimal covered call strikes. Target 16-20 delta at IV above 50% for best returns.

Iron Condor in High Volatility: When to Sell, How Wide, and How to Manage

Iron condors collect 2-3x premium when VIX is above 25. Learn wing width rules, delta targets, position sizing, and management for elevated volatility.

How to Trade the VIX: Complete Strategy Guide for 2026

Trade VIX using futures, options, and ETFs. 5 backtested strategies with entry/exit rules, risk management, and regime filters. Data from 2008-2025.

0DTE Options and Volatility: The Complete Day Trading Guide

0DTE options now represent 59% of SPX volume. Learn theta decay timing, gamma effects, VIX1D signals, and position sizing for same-day expiration trading.

UVXY Explained: Why It Always Goes Down and How to Trade It

UVXY ETF loses 7.5% monthly from contango and leverage drag. Learn why it decays, when it spikes 50-340%, and how to trade it tactically.

IV Percentile Explained: Why PG at 28% IV Is More Volatile Than AAPL at 32%

PG has lower IV than AAPL but higher IV Percentile. Raw IV is meaningless without context. Learn what IV Percentile measures, how it differs from…