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5
min
End-of-Day Iron Condor: A Simple Mechanical Strategy for SPX 0DTE
The End-of-Day Iron Condor is a mechanical SPX 0DTE options strategy that looks to profit from the typically quieter market activity during the final hours of the trading day. The strategy follows a simple set of rules, removes much of the emotion from trading, and has shown consistent results across multiple years of backtesting while maintaining a positive expectancy.
Jul 22, 2026
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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
min
SPX 0DTE Options Trading: Using the Trend Spread Engine to Find High-Probability Intraday Windows
Discover how the Alpha Crunching Trend Spread Engine (TSE) combines intraday trend and strike selection to uncover shifting intraday seasonality in SPX 0DTE options trading.
Feb 16, 2026
12
min
SPX 0DTE Options Trading Research: Using Intraday Trend to Improve Credit Spread Timing
A data-driven look at SPX 0DTE credit spreads using intraday trend analysis. Learn how Alpha Crunching’s Trend Spread Engine identifies optimal time windows to trade SPX options more systematically and with less screen time.
Feb 16, 2026
5
min
30-Minute Opening Range Breakout (ORB 30): A Mechanical 0DTE Call Debit Spread Strategy
30-Minute ORB is a mechanical SPX options strategy that uses a breakout of the opening range to capture upside momentum. Designed for consistency and automation, it complements our existing credit spread and debit spread strategies while helping diversify overall portfolio risk.
2
min
7DTE Strategy For SPX Options
Learn how this simple 7DTE SPX put credit spread strategy combines Alpha Crunching's Weekly Triumph Rate (WTR) with trend confirmation to identify high-probability bullish trades. Backtested from 2023 through mid-2026, this mechanical strategy achieved an 80% win rate while requiring just a quick check near Monday's close each week.
3
min
A Simple SPX 0DTE Credit Spread Strategy Using Time, Trend, and Strike Selection
Learn how this simple SPX 0DTE credit spread strategy uses time of day, trend, and strike selection to identify high-probability trades with minimal screen time. In this breakdown, we walk through the Trend Spread Engine framework, real-time alerts, strike selection near the expected move, and recent backtest performance results.
30
min
The SPX 0DTE Strategy That Solves “What Do I Trade Today?”
In this conversation, Alpha Crunching founder Eric O’Rourke sat down with Matt from Option Omega to break down the Trend Spread Engine and how it’s being used to test and refine SPX strategies in real time.
5
min
How to Trade SPX 0DTE Options Using Trend, Timing, and Credit Spreads
Trade SPX 0DTE options using a structured, data-driven approach designed to remove guesswork. The Trend Spread Engine (TSE) identifies the best times of day, aligns trades with intraday trend, and uses probability-based strike selection—helping you focus on high-probability credit spread setups backed by real performance data.
3
min
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.
