https://www.optionsdecay.com/categories/trade-reports/ Recent content in Trade Reports on 0DTE SPX Bot Trade Logs & Options Education | OptionsDecay.com https://www.optionsdecay.com/images/logo.png https://www.optionsdecay.com/images/logo.png en-us Wed, 13 May 2026 19:33:04 -0400 https://www.optionsdecay.com/posts/2026/05/2pm-ironfly-may-13-underwater-for-110-minutes/ Wed, 13 May 2026 16:30:00 -0400 https://www.optionsdecay.com/posts/2026/05/2pm-ironfly-may-13-underwater-for-110-minutes/ A 0DTE SPX Iron Fly that took -47% heat, chopped sideways for an hour, and then collapsed to +82% in the final nine minutes. The trade no discretionary hand would have held. https://www.optionsdecay.com/posts/2026/05/9-32am-iron-condor-may-13-388-in-53-minutes/ Wed, 13 May 2026 11:30:00 -0400 https://www.optionsdecay.com/posts/2026/05/9-32am-iron-condor-may-13-388-in-53-minutes/ A 0DTE SPX Iron Condor closed for a 38% profit in 53 minutes. The same bot took a 52% loss two days earlier. Here's why the same delta target produced very different outcomes — and what it says about implied volatility at the open. https://www.optionsdecay.com/posts/2026/05/paying-out-an-insurance-claim-0dte-spx-iron-fly/ Wed, 13 May 2026 00:24:49 +0000 https://www.optionsdecay.com/posts/2026/05/paying-out-an-insurance-claim-0dte-spx-iron-fly/ A detailed trade review of a 0DTE SPX Iron Fly that took maximum heat in a one-sided market, highlighting the realities of mechanical option selling. https://www.optionsdecay.com/posts/2026/05/the-pain-of-the-mechanical-edge-0dte-spx-iron-condor/ Wed, 13 May 2026 00:03:12 +0000 https://www.optionsdecay.com/posts/2026/05/the-pain-of-the-mechanical-edge-0dte-spx-iron-condor/ Reviewing a 0DTE SPX Iron Condor that nearly hit its profit target before a sharp reversal triggered a stop-loss, emphasizing the importance of mechanical discipline. https://www.optionsdecay.com/posts/2026/05/why-we-spread-bot-entries-across-the-morning/ Mon, 11 May 2026 18:00:00 -0400 https://www.optionsdecay.com/posts/2026/05/why-we-spread-bot-entries-across-the-morning/ A detailed log of five staggered 0DTE SPX Iron Condor bots on May 11, illustrating the importance of time diversification in mitigating gamma risk. https://www.optionsdecay.com/posts/2026/05/the-9-32am-iron-condor-a-17-minute-squeeze-and-the-cost-of-doing-business/ Mon, 11 May 2026 14:30:00 -0400 https://www.optionsdecay.com/posts/2026/05/the-9-32am-iron-condor-a-17-minute-squeeze-and-the-cost-of-doing-business/ A detailed breakdown of a 0DTE SPX Iron Condor trade stopped out in 17 minutes by a rapid morning gamma squeeze, demonstrating why strict stop losses are mathematically necessary for mechanical systems. https://www.optionsdecay.com/posts/2026/05/10-30am-iron-condor-recap-when-60-percent-still-loses/ Sun, 10 May 2026 11:00:00 -0400 https://www.optionsdecay.com/posts/2026/05/10-30am-iron-condor-recap-when-60-percent-still-loses/ The 10:30 AM Iron Condor bot won 3 of 5 trades last week and still lost money — net -$23. The math explains why. So does the entry time. Full minute-by-minute breakdown of all five days. https://www.optionsdecay.com/posts/2026/05/2pm-0dte-spx-iron-fly-recap-the-discipline-of-probability/ Sat, 09 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.optionsdecay.com/posts/2026/05/2pm-0dte-spx-iron-fly-recap-the-discipline-of-probability/ Full minute-by-minute recap of our 0DTE SPX Iron Fly bot for May 4–8, 2026: four wins, one brutal loss, and a 9-minute gamma explosion that tells the real story of Wednesday. https://www.optionsdecay.com/posts/2026/05/2pm-ironfly-four-day-log-apr28-may1/ Fri, 01 May 2026 16:30:00 -0400 https://www.optionsdecay.com/posts/2026/05/2pm-ironfly-four-day-log-apr28-may1/ The 2:00 PM Iron Fly bot has no profit target and no stop loss — it holds to 3:59 PM every single day. Over four days it made $520, $1,835, lost $348, and lost $590. Net: +$1,417. https://www.optionsdecay.com/posts/2026/05/9am-iron-condor-three-day-log-apr29-may1/ Fri, 01 May 2026 14:00:00 -0400 https://www.optionsdecay.com/posts/2026/05/9am-iron-condor-three-day-log-apr29-may1/ The same 9:32 AM Iron Condor bot ran for three straight days. It won twice, lost once, and ended the week up $30. Here's what each day actually looked like from the inside.