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Reading OptionBench

A working guide to every screen, chart and matrix in the platform — what each number means, how it was computed, and where it stops being reliable.

OptionBench shows a lot of numbers, and most of them are stricter than the ones you will find elsewhere: every return appears under two conventions, every win rate carries its cycle count, thin samples are greyed rather than rounded up, and entries are priced at the ask and the bid, not at mid. This guide explains why, one screen at a time — from the Today page to the entry × exit matrix and the Forecast validation table.

It is written for people who already trade options and want to know exactly what a figure on the screen is claiming before they act on it. Twenty-six pages, twenty-two screenshots, no account needed.

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What is inside

  1. How to read a number here — the two conventions, samples, percentiles
  2. The tools, and what each one answers
  3. Today — the Opportunity Map
  4. Weeks — the calendar
  5. The scanner table
  6. The expanded row
  7. The Playbook
  8. The cycles chart
  9. The entry × exit matrix — reaching a target and keeping it
  10. Best OS ETF — and why it is sometimes empty
  11. Ticker-Options Ideas
  12. Trade Doctor
  13. Forecast by Options
  14. Glossary

Everything in the guide describes historical backtests and live market data. None of it is investment advice. Updated when the platform changes; the version online is always the current one.

Disclaimer

OptionBench is a research and analysis tool, not an investment advisor. Nothing on this site constitutes investment advice or a recommendation to buy or sell any financial instrument. Backtested and simulated results are hypothetical and do not guarantee future performance.