VolRadar

VolRadar is your daily cheat code for options premium selling on S&P 500 names. Think of it as the weather app for your portfolio, but instead of rain or shine, it tells you if the volatility gods are smiling on your iron condors, credit spreads, cash-secured puts, or wheel strategies today. Every night after the US market closes, we pull fresh end-of-day options data from ORATS (the institutional-grade data source), run it through our proprietary models, and ship a pre-market brief straight to your inbox. By the time you roll out of bed and pour your coffee, you already know which tickers are worth selling premium on and which ones will wreck your P&L. We scan over 500 US stocks and major ETFs, giving you a Weather Score from 0 to 100 that tells you if today is a good day to sell premium or sit on your hands. The core idea here is simple: stop spending 55 minutes digging through charts and option chains every morning. VolRadar does the heavy lifting for you, ranking tickers by volatility edge, flagging earnings risk, and even computing your strikes at target deltas or credits. It is built for the premium seller who wants to be efficient, disciplined, and profitable without the grind. Whether you are a free-tier user checking the daily forecast or a Starter subscriber getting full ticker access and weekly ideas, VolRadar turns your morning research into a 30-second ritual. No fluff, no noise, just the data you need to decide what to sell before the opening bell rings.

Weather Score

This is the main event. The Weather Score is a composite number from 0 to 100 that tells you if the macro climate is right for selling premium. It blends five key factors: Premium Edge (how fat the premiums are relative to risk), VIX level, Vol Trend (where volatility is heading), Earnings Safety (are earnings reports about to mess things up?), and Term Structure (the shape of the volatility curve). A score of 65 or above means conditions are favorable for selling premium broadly. Between 40 and 64, you gotta be selective and pick your spots. Below 40? It is time to stand aside, protect your capital, and wait for better days. This single number saves you from making dumb decisions on bad days.

Full Ticker Report

Click on any stock in the scanner, and you get a full breakdown that tells you everything you need to know before entering a trade. You get the Volatility Risk Premium (VRP) which is the 30-day implied volatility minus the 20-day realized volatility, showing you if options are overpriced. You get the IV Rank based on a 252-day lookback on 30-day ATM implied volatility, telling you where current IV sits historically. There is also an earnings risk flag that warns you if the stock is approaching an earnings report, which can crush your position. The report also ranks which strategy works best for that ticker right now, whether it is a short put, iron condor, or covered call.

Computed Strikes and Strategy Builder

This feature is a game-changer for premium sellers who hate doing manual math. Instead of guessing where to set your strikes, VolRadar computes them for you based on your target delta or target credit. You tell the system what you want, and it spits out pre-filled strikes with breakeven points, max loss, and P&L estimates. It shows you the top ranked strategies for each ticker, like a short put with a $1.85 credit or an iron condor with a $2.10 credit. This turns your analysis from a math problem into a simple pick-and-click decision.

Pre-Market Brief

Every morning before the market opens, you get a clean, scannable brief that summarizes the key data from the overnight scan. It tells you how many stocks have strong signals, how many have positive VRP, and which tickers are the top candidates for the day. You also get the daily Weather Score with a quick explanation of what changed overnight. This brief is designed for the trader who wants to know the most important stuff in under 30 seconds. No fluff, no long paragraphs, just the cold hard data you need to plan your day.

Morning Research Routine

You wake up, grab your coffee, and open VolRadar. In 30 seconds, you check the Weather Score to see if today is a selling day. You scan the top five candidates ranked by edge, check the VRP and IV Rank for each, and see if any earnings flags are popping up. You pick a ticker, open the full report, see the computed strikes, and click to build your trade. That is it. You just saved yourself 55 minutes of digging through option chains and staring at charts. This is the main use case for the busy trader who values time as much as money.

Earnings Season Navigation

Earnings season is a minefield for premium sellers. One bad report can blow up your iron condor or credit spread. VolRadar helps you navigate this by flagging stocks with upcoming earnings and showing you the earnings crush effect, which is the IV collapse that happens after the announcement. You can filter out tickers that are too risky or look for stocks that have already reported and now have inflated IV that will crush down. The Earnings Safety component of the Weather Score also tells you if the overall market backdrop is safe for selling premium near earnings.

Portfolio Rotation and Idea Generation

When your current positions are running smoothly, you need fresh ideas for the next cycle. VolRadar scans over 500 stocks every night and ranks them by volatility edge. You can browse the full scanner to find tickers you might not have considered. Maybe you usually trade AAPL and MSFT, but today the scanner shows GDDY and EBAY with strong signals. You can quickly analyze those tickers, see if they fit your strategy, and rotate into new positions. This keeps your portfolio diversified and prevents you from getting stuck in the same old names.

Backtesting and Strategy Refinement

The free tier gives you four calculators, and the Starter tier unlocks more tools. You can use these calculators to simulate different trade setups and see how they would have performed historically. By looking at the VRP, IV Rank, and RV Ratio data over time, you can refine your strategy to focus on the setups that historically have the highest edge. VolRadar gives you the data to be systematic and disciplined, turning you from a gut-feel trader into a data-driven premium seller.

What exactly is the Weather Score and how is it calculated?

The Weather Score is a composite number from 0 to 100 that tells you if today is a good day to sell options premium. It is calculated using five factors: Premium Edge (how much premium you can collect relative to risk), VIX level (market fear gauge), Vol Trend (where implied volatility is heading), Earnings Safety (how many stocks have upcoming earnings that could mess things up), and Term Structure (the shape of the volatility curve across expiration dates). A score of 65 or above is favorable for selling premium broadly. Between 40 and 64 means be selective. Below 40 means stand aside and protect your capital.

What data source does VolRadar use and is it reliable?

VolRadar uses ORATS as its primary data source, which is widely considered institutional-grade options data. ORATS provides end-of-day options data for over 500 US stocks and major ETFs. We also pull data from CBOE and S&P 500 indices for the macro climate components of the Weather Score. The data is updated daily around 6 PM ET after the US market close, so you get fresh numbers every night. This is the same quality of data that hedge funds and professional trading firms use, so you can trust the numbers.

Do I need to be a professional trader to use VolRadar?

Not at all. VolRadar is built for anyone who sells options premium, from beginners running their first cash-secured put to seasoned pros managing complex iron condor portfolios. The interface is clean and simple, with the Weather Score giving you a quick yes or no on whether to trade. The scanner ranks tickers by edge so you do not need to know how to calculate VRP or IV Rank yourself. If you understand the basics of selling premium, you can use VolRadar effectively. The free tier is a great way to test the waters without any commitment.

What is included in the free tier versus the Starter plan?

The free tier gives you the daily Weather Score, four calculators, and a basic scanner that shows you the top five tickers. You can also access the full ticker report once per day. The Starter plan costs $19 per month and unlocks the full scanner with all 500+ tickers, the pre-market brief delivered daily, computed strikes with pre-filled trade setups, up to three ranked strategies per ticker, earnings risk gates, and weekly trade ideas. If you are serious about selling premium regularly, the Starter plan is worth it because it saves you a ton of time and gives you way more data to work with.

Free tier: Weather Score, four calculators, basic scanner showing top five tickers, and one full ticker report per day. No credit card required, free forever.

Starter plan: $19 per month. Unlocks full scanner with all 500+ tickers, daily pre-market brief, computed strikes, up to three ranked strategies per ticker, earnings risk gates, and weekly trade ideas.