About this episode

In this episode, Eric O'Rourke discusses building a winning options trading portfolio using data-driven strategies.

📊 Trade These SPX Setups With Us The strategies discussed in this episode are part of the Alpha Crunching Trade Setups , where we use backtesting and market data to build a portfolio of mechanical SPX strategies. Members get access to: Weekly rules-based SPX Trade Setups Live trade alerts in the Alpha Crunching Discord SPX trading tools and market statistics Strategy discussion and live trading chat Automation options for select strategies The goal is simple: data-driven SPX trading with repeatable rules and less time watching charts. 👉 Learn more and join at AlphaCrunching.com What happens when you stop looking for the “best” SPX trading strategy and start thinking in terms of a portfolio of strategies ? In Episode 196, I break down four mechanical SPX strategies based purely on the math — without focusing on the actual strategy or setup. We compare: Trade frequency Win rate Average winner Average loser Expectancy Risk/reward The differences are significant. One strategy wins just 35% of the time , while others win more than 70% . But higher win rates come with their own trade-offs, including larger average losses. The interesting part comes when we combine all four. Instead…

People in this episode

Host: Eric O'Rourke

Topics covered

• options trading
• portfolio strategies
• SPX trading
• data-driven trading
• mechanical strategies

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Alpha Crunching, AlphaCrunching.com, Discord

Places: SPX

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