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SPX 0DTE Credit Spread Strategy Using the Trend Spread Engine

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SPX 0DTE Credit Spread Strategy Using the Trend Spread Engine

Learn how the Trend Spread Engine (TSE) from Alpha Crunching combines trend analysis, time-of-day backtesting, and strike selection to identify high-probability levels for trading SPX 0DTE credit spreads. This update also introduces a new chart view in the alerts, showing the top performing short strikes and their 90-day win rates.

Mar 19, 2026

SPX 1DTE Bias Explained: Using Market Regimes to Estimate Next-Day Odds

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SPX 1DTE Bias Explained: Using Market Regimes to Estimate Next-Day Odds

A daily 3:45pm ET probability snapshot showing how SPX has historically behaved the next trading day under similar market regimes. Built to add context — not signals — for options traders.

Feb 26, 2026

SPX 0DTE Trend Spread Engine: Real-Time Alerts With Built-In Performance Tracking

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SPX 0DTE Trend Spread Engine: Real-Time Alerts With Built-In Performance Tracking

Learn how the SPX 0DTE Trend Spread Engine works. The TSE is both a real-time alert system and a built-in performance tracker that records and ranks every 15-minute trend-based credit spread alert. Updated weekly, the report shows which time-of-day windows have been statistically strongest for SPX 0DTE trades.

Mar 19, 2026

Fine-Tuning Your SPX 0DTE Credit Spread Entries Using Data and Patience

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Fine-Tuning Your SPX 0DTE Credit Spread Entries Using Data and Patience

In this article, we explore how fine-tuning your SPX 0DTE credit spread entries — instead of entering immediately — can improve strike selection, credit received, and overall trade structure. By combining the data-driven probabilities of the Alpha Crunching Trend Spread Engine with patience during volatile market conditions, traders can enhance an already high-probability framework and execute with greater consistency.

Feb 17, 2026

Top Indicator For ES Futures Trading

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Top Indicator For ES Futures Trading

Looking to improve your ES futures trading system? The Alpha Crunching Weekly Forecast Indicator could be the edge you’ve been searching for.

Jan 5, 2025

Options Position Sizing Case Study

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Options Position Sizing Case Study

Position sizing is a critical but often overlooked component of successful trading. In this post, we summarize a detailed exploration of how position sizing affects risk, returns, and overall performance.

Jan 5, 2025

How To Trade Options With A Full Time Job

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How To Trade Options With A Full Time Job

Planning your trades before the week begins is so much easier...

Jan 5, 2025

Weekly Options Strategies That Work for SPX

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Weekly Options Strategies That Work for SPX

Alpha Crunching's Trade Ideas tab now gives you backtested trading strategies for the upcoming week based on their proprietary data so you have a trading plan ready before the trading week begins.

Oct 23, 2024

SPX Weekly Options Trading Research for 7DTE Credit Spreads

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SPX Weekly Options Trading Research for 7DTE Credit Spreads

In this SPX options trading research video, we'll explore trading SPX put credit spreads with 7DTE(days to expiration) using the Weekly Triumph Rate from Alpha Crunching as a guide to know what the best days of week are to put on a trade.

Jun 25, 2024

Options Trading Research: SPX 1DTE Put Credit Spreads

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Options Trading Research: SPX 1DTE Put Credit Spreads

This options trading research for trading 1DTE put credit spreads looks to trade like a stock market insurance company by looking at the rate at which the next trading day has closed higher or not.

May 19, 2024

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