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Option spreads · stocks & ETFs

Options Dashboard

Turns a stock's option chain into one clear trade: which strategy, which strikes, how many contracts, and how to get out.

Works on: Any optionable stock or ETF

example
STRUCTURE FIT · WHICH TRADE?
🏄 GO DOG · Put Credit Spread ●●●
TRADE PLAN
SELL 1 × AAPL Nov 21 $180 PUT
BUY 1 × AAPL Nov 21 $175 PUT
Credit ~$1.12 · max loss $388 · breakeven $178.88
Trade grade A · calm water above the flip line
On a real chart

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Options Dashboard on TSLA: a Put Credit Spread built leg by leg, an earnings warning at the top, and the take-profit and roll plan.
Options Dashboard on TSLA: a Put Credit Spread built leg by leg, an earnings warning at the top, and the take-profit and roll plan.
What it does

How Options Dashboard works

The hardest question in options is which strike. Most tools show you a wall of numbers and leave the rest to you. The Options Dashboard reads the market's mood, scores seven spread strategies against it, builds the winner leg by leg off the real chain, and sizes it to your account. Auto for beginners, fully customizable for pros.

  1. Reads the market's mood

    Gamma (will big dealers calm moves down or push them bigger?), option prices (cheap or expensive against how the stock really moves, plus a VIX rank) and flow (are traders leaning bullish or bearish?).

    Quick Read: an earnings warning at the top, the GO DOG with its legs, the gates and the gamma read.
    Quick Read: an earnings warning at the top, the GO DOG with its legs, the gates and the gamma read.
  2. Scores seven spread strategies

    Put Credit Spread, Iron Condor, Bear Call Spread, Bull Call Spread, Bear Put Spread, Butterfly and Jade Lizard. The best fit goes on top with dots: ●●● means all three conditions agree.

    Structure Fit: the top-scoring strategy and the runner-up.
    Structure Fit: the top-scoring strategy and the runner-up.
  3. Builds the trade

    Real strikes off the chain, anchored to the gamma walls or a delta target. Legs listed one per line, ready for your broker, with credit or debit, max loss, breakeven, Greeks and a trade grade from A to F.

    Trade Plan: one order, two legs, the fill price, credit, max loss, Greeks and the trade grade.
    Trade Plan: one order, two legs, the fill price, credit, max loss, Greeks and the trade grade.
  4. Sizes it to you

    Contracts fit inside your risk limit and your total exposure cap. Spread width can narrow until one contract fits.

  5. Plans the exit

    A staged take-profit ladder and a clear "if it moves against you, do this" defense. Earnings, Fed and CPI days are flagged before you trade.

    Manage: the take-profit ladder, the roll if it moves against you, and other strikes ranked.
    Manage: the take-profit ladder, the roll if it moves against you, and other strikes ranked.
Why traders like it

Calm on the board, whatever the ocean does.

It hands you the trade.

Strategy, strikes, size and exit, not a chain to decode.

It explains itself.

Every verdict says why in plain words. Beginners learn while they trade, pros get the reasoning in one line.

It's honest.

A thin trade gets a WAIT, not a GO DOG. Low-grade trades and trades too big for your account are flagged.

Options Dashboard$35.99/mo
  • 5-day free trial on the TrendSpider Store
  • Beginner, Intermediate and Pro views
  • A Coach that explains every call
  • Works on: Any optionable stock or ETF
  • Pairs with In The Barrel (Options), just $2.99/mo
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Who it’s for

Anyone selling or buying option spreads on stocks and ETFs, especially credit-spread traders.

New to it? Choose the Beginner view and paper trade the plans until the reasoning clicks. Here’s how to get started.

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