Question 1

AutoSync: Interactive Brokers

Accepted Answer

AutoSync: Connecting Interactive Brokers

Once this is set up you can import trades for the next 365 days before needing to reconnect. This will refresh your trades every 2 hours. When you make a trade through Interactive Brokers it can take 4-6+ hours for IB to make the data available through the feed.

Time to set up: 5mins

Once this is set up you can import trades for the next 365 days before needing to reconnect.

Set up the queries

Query 1 - Daily Sync: Follow the instructions here

We update using this query once per day. This will pull in the majority of your trades.

Generate the access token

Log into IBKR website: Login link
Click on the user icon on the top right corner and click on "Settings"
Once you see the account settings page, click on the Flex web service link.
In the popup that appears, check the "Flex web service status".
Click 'generate new token'
Change the drop down to 1 year
Click re-generate token
Copy the 'Current Token'
Click save
Now we will get the flex query ID, at the top hover over 'Performance and Reports', click Flex Queries
Click the 'Pencil' icon to the right of the flex query you created
Copy the query ID at the top
Enter these IDs below
Click save

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Question 2

Grouping trades

Accepted Answer

If you want to view all of your trades in a single row you can do this.

Head to the trades page
Drag any heading into the group by bar at the top

This consolidates multiple rows into a single row. You can click on a row to view aggregated data about the stock or strategy

Note: You can enable more columns in the table from the ‘columns’ button.

Question 3

How uploads work

Accepted Answer

You can upload your trades to Option Tracker using a CSV. We have a very sophisticated 'engine' that parses all types of files from brokerages and pulls out all the useful information.

First we 'normalize' your data to ensure it all meets a certain format that Option Tracker understands.

We then check to see if a trade is an open or a close, we then cross check these against each other to understand if these trades have an effect on themselves (such as closing an earlier trade).

Once we've completed this process, we then check to ensure that if we create these trades they are not duplicating any existing uploads. If the trade passes this stage we then look at your existing open trades and see if there is anything we need to modify.

This means that you can upload your trades from days 1, 2 and 3. You can then upload trades on day 4 and see the changes.

Question 4

Breakeven

Accepted Answer

Breakeven can be viewed by going to the trades page and then opening the 'columns' button.

For trades where you have traded the stock you'll be able to see your breakeven in the table while in a group by view which indicates a value that you should sell a covered call above.

Switch into the 'Grouped view' and you'll see the breakeven. You can do this by clicking and dragging any heading (such as stock ticker) into the grouping bar

Question 5

Add your own custom strategy

Accepted Answer

If you're using file upload or import, scroll down.

If you're using manual entry go to the add trade page:

Scroll down to strategy:

Type in your new strategy and click on the 'Click here to add X' box.

Click save.

File upload

Find a trade leg and right click it, click edit trade

Scroll down to strategy and type in your new strategy and click on 'Click here to X', click save at the bottom of the page

Refresh your screen and now you'll be able to select your new strategy from the dropdown:

You can now type to search for your new strategy

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Add a strategy from the trades table

Click the drop down, type a new strategy and click 'add new'

Update a strategy

Click the drop down and select the new strategy

Drag and drop that leg onto another leg

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Question 6

News & Sentiment Analysis

Accepted Answer

Sentiment

We provide sentiment analysis of your positions. These are split into 3 values. Positive, neutral and negative. These are synthesised from text data and then normalized to provide daily scores.

To view the data go to the trades page and switch from listview into a grouped view using the dropdown. If you can't see the heading then make sure you've enabled the column.

News

We provide a widget with the daily news (updated every 6 hours) for your open trades. You can access this on the dashboard. If you don't see it make sure you refresh and check again.

This is also available on the stock look up page. Clicking on a link will take you to the news article.

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