Settings
Paper account
Starting cash$100,000
Reset wipes every position, order, and equity snapshot and restores starting cash. There is no undo.
Pick exit rules
Fixed rules frozen into every pick at mint; shown for reference
Daily picksup to 5 per trading day
Risk per idea2% of portfolio (worked at $100,000)
Spread profit target60% of max profit
Spread stop50% of the debit
Spread time exit10 days before expiration
Stock stop8% under entry
Stock time exit45 days, or the next earnings report
Track record curve10% allocation per pick; hidden under 5 resolved
Screen thresholds
Fixed in v1; env-overridable server-side
EPS surprise> +8%
QoQ EPS growth> +15%
Trendprice above SMA 20, 50, 200
RSI 1450 to 70
Relative volume> 1.3x 50 day average
Report recency30 days
Spread DTE window25 to 75 days
Long leg delta0.45 to 0.7
Short leg delta0.15 to 0.35
Open interest> 100 both legs
Bid-ask width< $0.15 or 10% of the leg's mid, whichever is larger
Net debit cap40% of width (33% flagged ideal)
IV rank cap60% (proxy < 1.6 until 60 days of history)
Risk-free rate4.0%
Data sources
Quotes, candles, earnings, chainsYahoo Finance (delayed ~15 min)
Alpaca chain sourceconfigured
Every displayed number comes from these sources or is computed from them. Missing data renders as n/a or fails a screen; nothing is estimated.
Universe
Tracked securities1704
With a known earnings date1521
mid cap591
large cap442
small cap411
micro cap165
mega cap65
unknown cap30