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Ranker Criteria, Filters, and Signals

Here you’ll find helpful definitions and resources for the available criteria to add to your Brutus Options Ranker strategies.

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Downside Protection

The percent move down that the underlying can make until the trade begins to show a loss at expiration. The nearest expiration is used for the basis of calculation for time spreads.

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Upside Protection

The percent move up that the underlying can make until the trade begins to show a loss at expiration. The nearest expiration is used for the basis of calculation for time spreads. Note a value of 100% signifies no losses to the upside, while a value >100% (very rare) signifies a break-even at greater than double the underlying price.

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Gamma-Theta Ratio

Trade gamma divided by trade theta. Ratio gives indicator of the gamma risk vs. the time decay potential.

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Month 1 ATM IV

First-month (the next normal expiration that is neither quarterly nor weekly) Implied Volatility at the Money.

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Month 2 ATM IV

Second-month (normal expiration that is neither quarterly nor weekly) Implied Volatility at the Money.

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Month 3 ATM IV

Third month (normal expiration that is neither quarterly nor weekly) Implied Volatility at the Money.

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Month 4 ATM IV

Fourth month (normal expiration that is neither quarterly nor weekly) Implied Volatility at the Money.

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200d SMA Cross Below Signal

Signals true when a ticker’s last price at time of ranking crosses from yesterday’s previous value above the 200d simple moving average (SMA) to below the 200d SMA

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EMA 200d Cross Above Signal

This filter triggers when the underlying close price crosses from under the 200-day Exponential Moving Average (EMA) to above the 200d EMA.

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ITM

Determines if any of the spread or trade is ITM (in-the-money). Returns 1/0 for true/false and can only be used as a filter, not as a criterion.

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